SBI Holdings

SBI Group backs payments firm dtcpay in $25 million funding round
Stablecoin payments company dtcpay completed a $25 million Series A funding round with a strategic investment from Japan’s SBI Group.

SBI buys 20% stake in Indonesia's Ajaib for $270 million to expand yen stablecoin in Southeast Asia
The Japanese financial giant is acquiring a 20% stake in the Indonesian online brokerage to build a cross-border, blockchain-based settlement network.

Stablecoin neobank Fasset lands $1 billion valuation as SBI backs its payments push
The firm raised $68 million as its revenue has grown six-fold as stablecoin payments and settlement expand, CEO Mohammad Raafi Hossain told CoinDesk.

Crypto market maker B2C2 held sale talks with multiple potential buyers
The SBI-owned crypto trading firm is said to have attracted takeover interest from a number of suitors over the past 18 months, but valuation has been a sticking point.

Japan's SBI Group is building Asia's first cross-border digital asset empire
The securities giant announced today the consolidation of Singapore-based Coinhako as part of a rapid regional expansion that includes a tokenization partnership with Ondo Finance.

EDX Markets raises $76 million in funding round led by SBI Holdings
EDX’s model targets institutional clients by separating trading from custody through a central clearinghouse to minimize counterparty risk.

SBI's $289 million Bitbank deal is symptomatic of Japan's crypto consolidation: Architect Partners
The investment bank said the purchase of Japanese crypto exchange Bitbank is a bet on regulated scale as sweeping reforms reshape the country's digital asset market.

Japan's SBI to issue 10 billion yen onchain bond with XRP rewards for retail investors
The SBI START Bonds offer a fixed interest rate, blockchain settlement, and XRP rewards for eligible investors registered on the firm’s exchange.

Japan's SBI Holdings Joins Tokenized Stock Push With Startale Joint Venture
The financial conglomerate is building a blockchain platform for tokenized assets with Startale, the blockchain development firm that build Soneium with Sony.

Circle's USDC to be First USD Stablecoin in Japan
SBI VC Trade will be the first to list Circle’s stablecoin under the country’s new payments framework.
