Odaily Planet Daily News Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has reduced its stake in tokenization platform Progmat from 49% to 42%. It is reported that the reason for the reduction is that Progmat has completed the Pre-A round of financing at the beginning of this week and introduced three new investors, including Nochun Trust and Banking, Aozora Bank and real estate company Kenedix. The specific amount of this round of financing has not been disclosed. It is reported that the completion of the new round of financing has also led to the dilution of the equity of other shareholders of Progmat, including Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank. They previously held 7.5% of the shares respectively, and now the shareholding ratio is slightly less than 6.5%.
Previous news, Progmat is currently one of the two major licensed blockchain networks used in Japan to issue digital securities. Its platform will issue yen stablecoins on public blockchains such as Ethereum, and Mitsubishi UFJ has also discussed the issuance of global stablecoins with many institutions. Its Mitsubishi UFJ Trust Bank plans to cooperate with Binance Japan to launch a new stablecoin. (LedgerInsights)