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BlackRock Joins SBI and Startale to Link Tokenized MMFs With Japanese Yen Stablecoins

SBI Holdings and Startale Group signed a memorandum of understanding with BlackRock Financial Management and BlackRock Japan to explore linking tokenized money market funds with SBI's Japanese yen stablecoin, JPYSC, launched with Startale in June as Japan's first trust bank-backed yen stablecoin.

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What happened

BlackRock increased its voting stake in Ganfeng Lithium and notified German regulators about holding over 3% of TeamViewer. BlackRock also joined SBI Holdings and Startale in a memorandum of understanding to study connecting tokenized money market funds to the JPYSC yen stablecoin. The stablecoin was launched in June by SBI and Startale. No live service was confirmed.

Global impact / market context

For ordinary investors, this shows BlackRock is adjusting its holdings in two companies and exploring a new way to link traditional funds to a digital yen. The stablecoin study is early-stage, so it does not yet change how people invest or spend. The stake changes may affect how much influence BlackRock has in those companies.

What to watch

  1. Check if BlackRock makes further filings about its Ganfeng or TeamViewer stakes, because additional changes could signal more buying or selling.
  2. Watch for any announcement that the stablecoin study moves beyond a memorandum of understanding, since that would mean a real product is being built.
  3. Look for details on how the tokenized money market funds would work with the yen stablecoin, as clear rules would show whether this is practical for everyday users.

Affected assets

  • BlackRock USD Institutional Digital Liquidity Fund (BUIDL)
  • JPYSC yen stablecoin

Evidence