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SBI Holdings sign beside an XRP coin outside a corporate office, highlighting the ¥10 billion retail bond launch and an XRP reward incentive with conditions attached

Banking

Japanese finance giant offers XRP rewards to bond buyers — but the payout is tiny

Buyers only get the XRP if they open an SBI VC Trade account and finish receipt steps by noon May 11.

4 weeks ago

mining-farm corridor with neon-lit racks as an SBI Crypto badge is struck by red breach streams that route through glowing nodes into a bright green Tornado Cash swirl.

Hacks

Top Bitcoin mining pool SBI Crypto hacked, $21 million stolen

ZachXBT reveals that the stolen funds from SBI Crypto were quickly funneled through instant exchanges and Tornado Cash.

6 months ago

Cinematic Tokyo skyline at golden hour with Tokyo Tower as teal global capital arcs flow into an open briefcase brimming with Bitcoin coins, symbolizing Metaplanet’s overseas raise for a BTC treasury spree.

Digital Asset Treasuries

Metaplanet surges past 30,000 BTC creating 4th largest Bitcoin treasury

Metaplanet's strategic BTC expansion leads to 115.7% revenue increase in Q3.

6 months ago

A bright, cinematic Tokyo crossroads fractures beneath a towering red sun while stacks of yen-like bonds tilt on one side and a glowing Earth with warning triangles and rising market arrows looms on the other, signaling Japan’s debt reckoning and a global economic alarm.

Macro

Crisis crossroads: Japan’s debt reckoning and the global economic warning

Japan’s debt has soared to nearly 235% of GDP, an unprecedented level for a developed economy, with lessons for the U.S. and other countries borrowing without limits.

6 months ago

Investments

Metaplanet coming to United States amid $1.4 billion global expansion

Through its new ventures, Metaplanet said it wants to become the second-largest corporate holder of Bitcoin globally.

6 months ago

A glowing onigiri emblem anchors a neon bridge of blockchain rails linking San Francisco’s skyline to Tokyo Tower and a torii-framed bay, as coins flow into a rising venture pool

Adoption

Japanese TradFi giant Credit Saison launches $50M blockchain fund to bridge US startups with Asia

Onigiri Capital aims to bridge U.S. startups with Asia's digital asset markets leveraging Credit Saison's extensive network.

6 months ago

A golden stream of Bitcoin, US dollars, and Japanese yen flows into a towering Metaplanet building, symbolizing plans to raise $837 million for Bitcoin purchases - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate. Image includes combined content which may include AI-generated content

Crypto

Metaplanet upsizes share offering to $1.4B to aggressively acquire more Bitcoin

Metaplanet plans to allocate 1$1.25 billion for Bitcoin purchases and $138.7 million for its Bitcoin income generation business.

7 months ago

A Bitcoin treasure chest glows as two-thirds are marked by Strategy and Metaplanet logos, symbolizing their control of supply - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Investments

Strategy and Metaplanet scooped up 66% of newly mined Bitcoin last week

Strategy missed the S&P 500 but doubled down with 1,955 more Bitcoin this week.

7 months ago

A glowing Bitcoin symbol hovers above a Metaplanet skyscraper, representing the firm’s milestone of 20,000 BTC holdings - Cover art/illustration via CryptoSlate.

Crypto

Metaplanet achieves 20,000 BTC milestone amid shareholder-approved $2.8B treasury growth plan

During the shareholder meeting, CEO Simon Gerovich outlined the company's plan to acquire 210,000 BTC by 2027.

7 months ago

Japan-based Gumi commits $17M to XRP amid expansion into global payment networks

Tokenization 7 months ago

Japan-based Metaplanet aims to raise $880M from overseas investors for Bitcoin buying spree

Adoption 7 months ago

Strategy and Metaplanet collectively control 651,448 BTC worth $72.6B after surprise $367M buy

Adoption 7 months ago

76% of Japan’s banks eye tokenized securities as SBI bets on Chainlink

Tokenization 7 months ago

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Japanese finance giant offers XRP rewards to bond buyers — but the payout is tiny

Top Bitcoin mining pool SBI Crypto hacked, $21 million stolen

Metaplanet surges past 30,000 BTC creating 4th largest Bitcoin treasury

Crisis crossroads: Japan’s debt reckoning and the global economic warning

Metaplanet coming to United States amid $1.4 billion global expansion

Japanese TradFi giant Credit Saison launches $50M blockchain fund to bridge US startups with Asia

Metaplanet upsizes share offering to $1.4B to aggressively acquire more Bitcoin

Strategy and Metaplanet scooped up 66% of newly mined Bitcoin last week

Metaplanet achieves 20,000 BTC milestone amid shareholder-approved $2.8B treasury growth plan

Japan-based Gumi commits $17M to XRP amid expansion into global payment networks

Japan-based Metaplanet aims to raise $880M from overseas investors for Bitcoin buying spree

Strategy and Metaplanet collectively control 651,448 BTC worth $72.6B after surprise $367M buy

76% of Japan’s banks eye tokenized securities as SBI bets on Chainlink