{"id":"tp-1630","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Japanese bank MUFG to launch yen-pegged stablecoin this year","author":"Shampa Mani","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/investing/1630","datePublished":"2019-04-10T07:34:06.000Z","dateModified":"2019-04-10T07:34:06.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"Japanese banking giant Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) is gearing up to launch its digital currency, MUFG Coin, for practical use this year, Cointelegraph reported.","section":"Investing","references":[{"title":"digital currency initiative","url":"https://www.econotimes.com/Japans-MUFJ-Bank-Explores-Its-Own-Digital-Currency-153593"},{"title":"featured article","url":"https://www.mufg.jp/english/ourbrand/featuredarticle/2016_03.html"},{"title":"test the stablecoin","url":"https://www.ethnews.com/mufg-bank-reconfirms-development-of-mufg-coin"},{"title":"announced","url":"https://www.mufg.jp/english/vcms_lf/news/pressrelease-20190212-001-e.pdf"},{"title":"new blockchain service","url":"https://www.mufg.jp/dam/pressrelease/2018/pdf/pressrelease-20180521-002_en.pdf"},{"title":"digital currency platform","url":"https://tokenpost.com/Mizuho-Bank-to-launch-digital-currency-platform-J-Coin-Pay-in-March-1333"},{"title":"launched","url":"https://linecorp.com/en/pr/news/global/2018/20"}]}