Japan’s Biggest Financial Institutions to Launch 24/7 Tokenized Stock Trading in 2026

A powerful consortium comprising Japan’s major securities firms, led by SBI Holdings, and trust banks, will fundamentally reshape equity trading. Beginning in 2026, Japanese retail and institutional investors can trade tokenized versions of public company shares 24/7, with minimum purchase sizes as low as 1 Japanese yen (JPY). The rollout marks one of the most significant regulated applications of blockchain technology in traditional finance to date. Japan Builds the World’s Largest Regulated On-Chain Equity Market The initiative involves transforming traditional listed equities into Security Tokens (STs) and enabling their trading on an industry-wide infrastructure source: https://beincrypto.com/japans-biggest-financial-institutions-to-launch-24-7-tokenized-stock-trading-in-2026/