# Japan targets early 2030s launch for blockchain-based stock and bond settlement system

https://mins.news/en/item/32822

- CoinDesk, 2026-08-26 09:06 UTC
- Economy
- Original: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/08/26/japan-plans-blockchain-settlement-network-for-stocks-and-government-bonds

> Japan is targeting the early 2030s to launch a blockchain-based system for settling stocks and bonds. Regulators are rushing to modernize national settlement infrastructure to keep institutional investors and foreign capital from moving to overseas markets.

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