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Japan is making a HUGE, coordinated move toward on-chain finance For years, Japan has been cautious around crypto. But new regulations, major corporate partnerships, stablecoins and Web3 infrastructure are starting to come together into something much bigger So what happens when tech giants, banks, regulators and Web3 builders all move in the same direction? You get the early foundations of a new digital financial system Startale’s $63M funding round, backed by SBI Group and Sony’s Innovation Fund, is one major signal. At the same time, Japan is moving toward a more predictable 20% flat tax framework for spot crypto, potentially making the market more attractive to institutions Then there’s stablecoins ethereum:0xe7c3d8c9a439fede00d2600032d5db0be71c3c29 built by SBI and Startale, is designed to bring yen-denominated payments on-chain, with ambitions around enterprise payments and cross-border transfers But scaling on-chain finance isn’t just about putting assets on a blockchain Privacy, interoperability, account abstraction, zk-proofs and institutional infrastructure all matter The goal is simple, make blockchain infrastructure powerful enough for institutions, while making it invisible enough for everyday users That’s where products like the @StartaleApp and @soneium come in. connecting stablecoins, mini-apps, games and other on-chain services without forcing users to deal with seed phrases, gas fees or complicated wallets Japan isn’t just trying to put finance on-chain It’s building the infrastructure to make on-chain finance actually usable at scale So the real question is: If Web3 finally becomes this easy to use, what will you build, play or create?

Soneium officially said it’s moving toward Onchain Entertainment Economy Basically, the idea is to bring IP ownership onchain and eventually launch its ecosystem token $SONEIUM There are already 250+ apps across music, gaming, anime, movies, collectibles and fan-made content running on Soneium The idea is pretty simple Creators, fans, and investors all meet in the same place That’s where Tokenized IP comes in Instead of IP just sitting somewhere as a copyright or legal asset, Soneium wants to bring it onchain so creators can unlock its economic value, fund their next project with help from fans and investors, and grow together The main platform for this is Soneium Portal, where people can discover these IPs, support them and participate in their growth. The first example is Moriusa, created by Nanamori and produced by Japanese company Super State Holdings It’s already one of the most traded NFT characters, with a pretty active community Now it’s making its first move into Web3 through Soneium The idea is that fans can help Moriusa expand into things like physical products, short animations and new licensing opportunities, while also sharing in the growth around the IP After that, Soneium is bringing things like IP Vault, where you can participate in things such as music catalogs and IP Bond, which tokenizes K-pop concert royalties through a collaboration with DayOneDream Soneium’s architecture basically has three layers One records who created an IP and its provenance Another maps how different works are connected Original works Derivatives Collaborations Fan-made content and even AI-generated content And the third handles royalties and licensing automatically through smart contracts, based on the rules set by the IP owner Soneium is also supporting the ERC-8432 standard, which lets both humans and AI agents read licensing terms and handle settlements So this isn’t meant to replace traditional copyright. It’s more like adding an onchain layer on top of it Then there’s $SONEIUM The token is designed to become the economic layer connecting creators, IP owners, builders, fans and investors and align everyone around the growth of the ecosystem The details around the token launch and TGE will be announced later And if you want to get into the ecosystem, Startale is basically one of the entry points So what exactly is Soneium Portal? It’s Soneium’s official Tokenized IP platform You can discover projects, support them and participate in their growth The whole idea is basically Entertainment you can actually be part of Creators bring their stories to life with the people who love them You discover projects, support them and grow alongside them There’s also an important Moriusa announcement coming on November 5. And Mofees is the name for the group of Moriusa characters, each with their own personality and style, with the goal of spreading a little more happiness So Zooming Out what’s Soneium actually trying to build? Soneium is an Ethereum Layer 2 focused on entertainment The bigger idea is to connect IP with capital A creator registers their IP. Other people can build around it Games Collectibles Fan creations Collaborations and more And whenever new value is created, royalties and economic rights can be distributed automatically to the people defined by the IP rules, while the creator keeps control over the original IP That’s the bigger picture behind Tokenized IP Turn the attention and emotional connection people already have with entertainment into something that can create real economic value Soneium wants entertainment to become fully onchain Tokenized IP is one of the ways it plans to get there It starts with Moriusa, the main platform is Soneium Portal, and $SONEIUM is expected to come later And the interesting part? They’re designing the whole system to work with AI too