Ripple Labs has joined forces with Kyobo Life Insurance to launch the country's inaugural tokenized government bond settlement system powered by blockchain technology.
Japan's biggest loyalty program may have just become one of crypto's most unexpected entry points. Related Reading: Bitcoin Could Hit $85K Before April Ends, Analyst Says A Rewards System Worth $23 Billion Opens Up Rakuten is sitting on more than 3 trillion loyalty points — valued at roughly $23 billion — and users can now convert those points into XRP.