Kazumasa Kondo, Japan Open Chain | 100× Faster Than Ethereum? How Japan Is Building a Regulated, Bank-Backed Blockchain Ecosystem | Bitcoin.com News Podcast

🇯🇵 Kazumasa Kondo (@kazkondo), CEO of Japan Open Chain, joins David Sencil (@_dsencil) on the Bitcoin.com News Podcast to reveal how Japan’s first enterprise-grade public blockchain is reshaping Web3 — with bank-backed stablecoins, 1,000 TPS performance, and a governance model that lets participants vote to lower gas fees.

Japan Open Chain aims to be 100× faster than Ethereum, providing a regulated and compliant blockchain environment for banks, corporations, and developers to deploy real-world applications. Built with Japanese institutions in mind, the network bridges speed, security, and legal clarity, enabling everything from digital yen initiatives to Web3 business integrations.

Kondo shares how Japan’s unique regulatory framework supports innovation while ensuring consumer protection — and why global builders are now looking to Japan as a model for practical blockchain adoption.

• How Japan Open Chain achieves 1,000 TPS with Ethereum compatibility
• Building compliant, bank-integrated stablecoin infrastructure
• The importance of governance transparency and community gas voting
• Japan’s Web3-friendly regulation and enterprise blockchain strategy
• Why Japan could lead the next phase of regulated crypto adoption

A must-listen for developers, policymakers, and Web3 entrepreneurs interested in how Japan’s blockchain model blends speed, compliance, and innovation to build the foundation for a truly regulated crypto economy.

🎙️ Host: David Sencil – Bitcoin.com News Podcast
💼 Guest: Kazumasa Kondo – CEO, Japan Open Chain
🔗 Learn more: bitcoin.com | japanopenchain.org | @kazkondo | @_dsencil

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