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MUFG trials on-chain settlement for Japanese government bond repo using Canton Network
Mitsubishi UFJ is running a proof-of-concept to settle JGB repo trades on the Canton Network blockchain, moving post-trade infrastructure from T+1 messaging to atomic on-chain settlement.
WHY IT MATTERS
Tier-1 global bank is testing blockchain for core fixed-income post-trade; success here de-risks adoption by regional banks and could standardize blockchain settlement for repo markets globally.
Source: Finextra · 2026-08-14