Proof of concept launched for Japanese Government Bond repos. Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Inc. (President & Group CEO: Junichi Hanzawa; "MUFG"), Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities Co., Ltd. (President & CEO: Hiroyuki Seki; "Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities"), Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Corporation (President: Hiroshi Kubota; "Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking"), and MUFG Bank, Ltd. (President & CEO: Masakazu Osawa; "MUFG Bank") (together, the "four MUFG companies") announce that, together with Digital Asset Holdings, LLC (CEO: Yuval Rooz; "DA") and Progmat, Inc. (CEO: Tatsuya Saito; "Progmat"), they are launching a collaboration on a proof-of-concept ("PoC") for bringing on-chain Japanese Government Bond ("JGB") repo transactions using Canton Network, a blockchain purpose-built for institutional finance. 1. Background and Objectives of the PoC As an application of blockchain technology in financial markets, the domestic primary market has seen growing issuance of security tokens backed by bonds, real estate, and other assets. More recently, overseas markets have advanced PoC projects and practical implementations that bring secondary-market financial transactions on-chain, aiming to improve operational efficiency through automation of the transaction lifecycle and to enhance funding and capital efficiency through real-time, 24/7 settlement. In Europe and the United States in particular, PoC projects for intraday (starting and ending on the same trading day) government bond repo transactions have rapidly expanded, and commercial services for intraday U.S. Treasury repo are already in operation. Given their high creditworthiness and liquidity, JGBs are widely used as collateral for repo transactions by market participants in Japan and overseas, and momentum and expectations for bringing them on-chain are growing. MUFG has to date pursued a range of on-chain finance initiatives and, as Japan's largest financial group handling JGBs, provides JGB liquidity and settlement-related services. We believe that continuing to offer these same functions and services on-chain is essential to the development of financial markets and to maintaining and enhancing convenience for investors. Against this backdrop, MUFG is launching the collaboration described below on a PoC for bringing JGB repo transactions on-chain. Toward the PoC and its subsequent implementation in society, we intend to engage in appropriate, in-depth communication with the relevant authorities, and to work together not only within MUFG but with a wide range of market participants, including financial institutions in Japan and overseas. We also aim to further develop the projects in close collaboration with Morgan Stanley, our global strategic alliance partner. This PoC will be conducted as part of a series of pilot projects selected in February 2026 under the "Payment Innovation Project" led by the Financial Services Agency (FSA) of Japan. 2. Overview of the PoC (On-Chain Repo Transactions) * On-Chain Simultaneous Settlement (DvP) of JGBs and Digital Money[*1] Scope: Drawing on precedents, and while preserving the legal nature of JGBs as book-entry transfer bonds, the transfer registration ledger held by the account management institution would be updated in conjunction with the blockchain; use of tokenized deposits or stablecoins as digital money is also being considered * On-Chain Implementation of the Full Repo Transaction Lifecycle Scope: Through a mechanism similar to that described in 1, the lending protocol[*2] provided by Secured Finance AG (Founder & CEO: Masakazu Kikuchi; "SF") would be used to automate the full sequence of processes * Expected Benefits * Operational efficiency through automation of the full repo transaction lifecycle, among other benefits * * Improved funding and capital efficiency through real-time intraday repo transactions and expanded settlement window * Roles of Participating Companies * DA: Provides the tokenization framework built on the "Canton Network" blockchain and supports token issuance and management * Progmat: Analyzes existing practices and provides support, including productization, for applying blockchain technology to JGB book-entry transfers and their use in repo transactions * SF: Implements the repo transaction lifecycle within the lending protocol (On-Chain Implementation of the Full Repo Transaction Lifecycle) Roles of MUFG Group Companies Market Participants: Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, MUFG Bank Account Management Institutions: MUFG Bank, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking Deposit-Taking Institution: MUFG Bank And receive exclusive articles on securities markets The 2026 Global Markets Choice Awards are here! 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MUFG PoC to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain. MUFG's experiment plans to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain to achieve 24/7 settlement, as well as improved capital and operational efficiency. Four MUFG companies plan to bring Japanese government bond repo transactions onchain using the Canton Network, as part of a new proof of concept (PoC). The four companies, including MUFG, Mitsubishi UFJ Morgan Stanley Securities, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking and MUFG Bank, will collaborate with Digital Asset Holdings and Progmat for the PoC, according to a Thursday announcement. The companies said they seek to improve operational efficiency through automation of the transaction lifecycle, enable real-time intraday settlement 24/7, as well as enhance funding and capital efficiency. The initiative is part of the Payment Innovation Project pilot announced by Japan's Financial Services Agency in February 2026, aimed at helping fintech firms run PoCs on advanced payment technologies such as blockchain-based solutions, stablecoins, tokenization and onchain settlement. MUFG has been extending its push into blockchain. In June 2023, the financial services firm announced that its stablecoin issuance platform "Progmat Coin" will be used by banks to launch Japanese yen-pegged stablecoins on several public blockchains. MUFG dropped its blockchain payments project GO-Net Japan in February 2022 to focus on its stablecoin initiatives.

Arqitech deploys Canton Token Standard V2 in its Atomic Swap Protocol for institutional counterparties. Arqitech executes native multi-chain swaps of Canton Coin to Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana and TRON with regulated firms who require full control of their assets and privacy. BOCA RATON, Fla., July 28, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Arqitech, Inc. today announced that it has completed its first Canton Token Standard V2 atomic swaps on the live main network with partner institutions. These transactions let institutions exchange Canton Coin (CC) directly on-chain for Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and TRON assets in a secure, all-or-nothing way, without handing control of their assets to any middleman and without using any bridges or wraps. Canton Token Standard V2, approved by the Canton Foundation in June 2026, was created to make Canton work better with traditional and decentralized finance processes. The standard introduces committed allocations, an irrevocable lock until a defined settlement deadline, which gives the Canton leg of a cross-chain HTLC the same timelock guarantees institutions expect from native chain settlement. Arqitech collaborated with Digital Asset on the standard, which now underpins advanced institutional uses such as trustless atomic swaps and regulated real-world asset settlement. "We completed our first institutional native swap of Canton Coin to Bitcoin on MainNet through Arqitech's Atomic Swap Protocol. The ability to settle atomically without giving up custody or privacy is exactly the standard our clients expect." - Javier Martinez, CEO, sFOX For regulated firms, the practical benefit is immediate. Institutions can now take holdings that live on the Canton network and swap them for tokens on selected public blockchains while continuing to benefit from Canton's private, secure settlement environment. Participants keep exclusive control of their private keys, avoid the risk of using a third-party custodian, and can continue using their existing compliance and accounting processes. The result is a controlled connection that expands liquidity options without giving up the privacy and operational standards that make Canton attractive to institutional users. Arqitech's Atomic Swap Protocol is built so that every participant signs their own transactions, whether through enterprise key-management systems or their own private nodes. Network validator nodes only prepare and submit instructions that have already been signed. This delivers institutional-grade settlement that keeps full custody with the participants at every step. "We have been building and operating DeFi infrastructure since 2018, and we're bringing that experience to the Canton Network. Our Atomic Swap Protocol delivers native on-chain swap interoperability, liquidity and settlement rails, while meeting the same custody, audit, and risk standards institutions require," said Brian Wasserman, CEO of Arqitech. "Today's MainNet trades demonstrate and deliver that capability." With Canton Network cross-chain atomic swaps now live on Arqitech's Atomic Swap Protocol, and with Arqitech operating as a validator on the Canton Network, Arqitech now provides full two-way, non-custodial connectivity between Canton and major digital-asset networks. This forms a core part of the company's institutional cross-chain and real-world asset settlement architecture. FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS DISCLAIMER This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. 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The platform connects broker-dealers and their clients to tokenized securities, digital assets, and regulated prediction markets, all supported by robust compliant onboarding and reporting infrastructure. Arqitech is also creating a proprietary tokenized asset supply, making high-yield RWA products previously available only to large institutions available to its client broker-dealers, while driving deeper liquidity and strong network effects across the ecosystem. Arqitech is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida. For more information, visit arqitech.com. Legal Disclaimer: EIN Presswire provides this news content "as is" without warranty of any kind. We do not accept any responsibility or liability for the accuracy, content, images, videos, licenses, completeness, legality, or reliability of the information contained in this article. If you have any complaints or copyright issues related to this article, kindly contact the author above.