Progmat and Digital Asset Sign MOU to Advance Tokenization of Japanese Government Bonds

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Progmat and Digital Asset plan to connect the trading and settlement of Japanese Government Bonds to the Canton Network and to test tokenized government bonds.

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Progmat Partners with Digital Asset to Promote Tokenization and Round-the-Clock Settlement of Japanese Government Bonds

BlockBeats news, November 9, Progmat, a Japanese digital asset issuance and management platform, signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with U.S.-based Digital Asset Holdings, planning to use the institutional-grade blockchain Canton Network to migrate the trading and settlement of real-world assets (RWA) such as Japanese government bonds (JGB) on-chain.

In the first phase, the two parties will promote the integration of the Progmat platform into Canton Network, develop the tokenized government bond product tJGB that retains the existing legal attributes of Japanese government bonds, and link it with the existing securities transfer account book system. While maintaining the legal validity of government bond rights transfers and settlement finality, they will explore achieving on-chain settlement 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

The Digital Asset Co-Creation Consortium (DCC), led by Progmat, has established a relevant working group and plans to launch the second phase of actual machine verification in November, testing the issuance and management of test assets such as tJGB, tokenized deposits, and stablecoins on Canton Network, and gradually connecting domestic and international repo trading and collateral platforms. Previously, MUFG and three of its affiliated financial institutions also announced their participation in the relevant cooperation, verifying the entire process of putting government bond and digital currency delivery versus payment (DvP) and repo transactions on-chain.

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Key points

On November 9, Progmat signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with U.S.-based Digital Asset Holdings.
The two parties plan to leverage the Canton Network to migrate the trading and settlement of real-world assets, such as Japanese Government Bonds, onto the blockchain.
The first phase plans to develop a tokenized government bond product, tJGB, that retains the existing legal attributes of Japanese Government Bonds.
The two parties are exploring the realization of on-chain settlement 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
The DCC plans to launch the second phase of live-environment verification in November, testing the issuance and management of test assets such as tJGB, tokenized deposits, and stablecoins.
MUFG and its three affiliated financial institutions previously announced their participation in the related collaboration to verify the full on-chain process of Delivery versus Payment for government bonds and digital currencies, as well as repo transactions.

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Tokenization is the representation of an asset's rights and transaction records in digital form on a blockchain. This collaboration plans to first connect Progmat to the Canton Network, then test assets such as tJGB, and explore around-the-clock settlement.

Why it matters to readers

If the relevant integration and testing proceed, government bond trading, settlement, and repo processes could operate on-chain; however, the evidence only indicates plans and testing arrangements.

This is not a completed issuance or transaction, but an institutional collaboration plan. It is sufficient to follow subsequent live-environment verification, legal structures, and official announcements.

Risks and unknowns

The evidence comes from a BlockBeats report; no official announcements from Progmat or Digital Asset were provided.
It is unclear whether the second phase of live-environment verification has been launched and what its test results are.
The specific legal structure and issuance arrangements for tJGB are not specified in the evidence.
Whether the collaboration, integration, and testing can ultimately be implemented has not been confirmed.

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