Stablecoins to face new restrictions in Japan

Only banks, wire transfer companies would issue currency-backed coins like Tether

SATOSHI TEZUKA, KENICHI ONOZAWA and KEITA SEKIGUCHI, Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- Japan is acting to limit the number of issuers of cryptocurrencies like Tether, which are backed by such reserve assets as the dollar or the yen, joining the U.S. in moving toward tougher restrictions on a growing segment of finance, Nikkei has learned.

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