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Noritaka Okabe
Chief Executive Officer
JPYC
Noritaka Okabe began his entrepreneurial journey in 2001 while studying at Hitotsubashi University, founding his first company and serving as Representative Director and Director/CTO. In 2017, he co-founded Real World Games Inc., where he held key positions including Director/CTO and CFO before continuing as a Director. In 2019, Okabe established Japan Cryptoasset Market, Inc. (now JPYC Inc.) and became its Representative Director.
Since 2021, Okabe has led the issuance of the yen-denominated prepaid token “JPYC Prepaid.” That same year, he was appointed Visiting Professor at the Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation (iU) and Director of the Blockchain Collaborative Consortium (BCCC). In July 2023, he became Chair of the BCCC’s “Blockchain Adoption Promotion Committee,” and since June 2025, he has also served as a Director of the Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA).
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9:50–10:10午前木 26 2月Experts DialogueMain Stage, Bellesalle B2Open
Blueprint for Digital Assets
Architecting JPYC: Noritaka Okabe on the Future of Digital Yen [In Japanese] | JPYCの設計と実装──岡部典孝氏が語るデジタル円の未来［日本語セッション］
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Noritaka OkabeChief Executive OfficerJPYC
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Yuki KamimotoChief Executive OfficerN.Avenue Inc (NADA NEWS)Moderator
About this session
As Japan accelerates its digital finance transformation, the launch of regulated stablecoins like JPYC marks a pivotal step in linking traditional monetary systems with blockchain‑based innovation. In this session, JPYC Founder and CEO Noritaka Okabe traces the origin and evolution of Japan’s first regulated stablecoin—highlighting the regulatory breakthroughs, technical milestones, and ecosystem partnerships that brought the Japanese Yen into the programmable age. The conversation explores JPYC’s practical utility within Japan’s expanding Web3 economy and its role in bridging traditional finance with decentralized markets. Attendees will gain firsthand insights into the challenges and opportunities of building a compliant, high‑velocity digital currency in one of the world’s most advanced financial environments.
日本でデジタル金融の変革が進むなか、JPYCのような認可を受けたステーブルコインの誕生は、既存の通貨制度とブロックチェーン技術を結びつけるうえで重要な一歩となっています。本セッションでは、JPYC株式会社の創業者であり代表取締役の岡部典孝氏が、日本初の認可を受けたステーブルコインの構想から現在に至るまでの道のりを振り返ります。制度面での転機、技術的なマイルストーン、そしてエコシステムの連携がどのように“プログラム可能な円”の実現につながったのかを明らかにします。
さらに、拡大する日本のWeb3経済におけるJPYCの実用性や、伝統的な金融と分散型市場を橋渡しする役割について掘り下げます。世界有数の成熟した金融環境のなかで、法令に準拠しつつ即時性の高いデジタル通貨を構築する際の課題と可能性について、当事者の視点から具体的な洞察を得ることができます。 -
