Japan's Blockchain Ambition Meets Privacy Reality: How Selective Disclosure is Shaping Institutional Adoption
As Japan's major banks and corporations move beyond blockchain pilots, a core tension emerges: the technology's inherent transparency clashes with the nation's stringent data protection culture. This analysis explores how selective disclosure and zero-knowledge proofs are becoming critical tools to bridge this gap, enabling compliance with laws like the APPI without sacrificing blockchain's core benefits.