staking
Animoca Brands Japan has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for strategic cooperation in the Digital Asset Treasury (DAT) domain with Solv Protocol, the Bitcoin decentralized finance (BTCFi: Bitcoin DeFi) protocol. Under this agreement, Animoca Brands Japan and Solv Protocol will support Japanese listed companies in holding and managing Bitcoin.
blockchain
Next Finance Tech has joined the Canton Network, a privacy-friendly open blockchain network governed by over 40 of the world's leading financial institutions and service providers, as a validator (node operator) from August 2025. Currently, there are over 400 ecosystem participants in Canton. Leveraging Next Finance Tech'
cryptocurrency exchange
Coincheck Group reported a mixed first quarter for fiscal year 2026, characterized by a challenging crypto market that impacted trading revenues, but underscored by significant strategic progress and strong underlying growth in its user base and assets. First, we did not make any money. Gary Simanson, CEO Coincheck Group Total
venture capital
Headquartered in Rome, Italy, Colossus created the Institutional Hub, the only B2B marketplace enabling Digital Asset Holders to access staking, governance, and DeFi protocols natively from custody. The Hub enables native transactions in a safe, compliant and verifiable way across 25+ chains and multiple validators. The investment was made through
DeFi
Laser Digital, Nomura’s digital asset subsidiary, announced the evolution of the investment strategy of its Ethereum Adoption Fund SP, designed to offer enhanced yield to investors in collaboration with Galaxy, a global leader in digital assets and data center infrastructure, and Monarch Digital, a spin-off of DeFi startup Dinero
crypto
Korean blockchain infrastructure company DSRV has signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Japan's Next Finance Tech (NFT). Through this agreement, both companies plan to jointly pursue blockchain infrastructure business across Asia, starting with the Japanese market. DSRV will provide infrastructure services in Japan including node operation,
web3
NTT Digital and Figment, a leading independent global staking infrastructure provider, are strengthening their validation business efforts with the aim of developing the Web3 ecosystem. NTT Digital provides services using advanced Web3 infrastructure technology to Web3 users who continue to expand globally, and will further promote efforts to develop the
cryptocurrency exchange
Coincheck Group, a Dutch holding company for the leading Japanese crypto exchange Coincheck, reported its fiscal 2025 third-quarter results (for the period ending December 31, 2024). The report and subsequent earnings call highlighted significant growth, strategic milestones, and ambitious future plans. The key takeaway is that Coincheck experienced substantial quarter-over-quarter