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Japan is set to begin work on a next-generation payment infrastructure, with an initial goal of enabling the instantaneous settlement of transactions in stocks and Japanese government bonds at any time of day using blockchain technology, Nikkei reports

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Japan is developing next-generation blockchain payment infrastructure aimed at enabling instantaneous 24/7 settlement for stocks and government bonds.

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