Summary
- An analysis found that more Japanese companies are adding Bitcoin (BTC) and XRP to their corporate treasury reserves as the yen weakens.
- SBI VC Trade, the crypto subsidiary of SBI Holdings, said its registered accounts have surpassed 2 million and that use of its corporate-only service SBIVC for Prime is increasing.
- Its stablecoin business is also expanding with listings of USDC, RLUSD and JPYSC, as well as the launch of a stablecoin-collateralized lending service.
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Japanese companies are increasingly adding Bitcoin and XRP to corporate treasury reserves as the yen weakens, according to an analysis.
CoinDesk reported on July 7 that SBI VC Trade, the crypto unit of Japanese financial group SBI Holdings, said its registered accounts had surpassed 2 million. That is about double the 1 million accounts recorded in 2025.
The total combines SBI VC Trade and BITPOINT accounts. The two companies completed their merger in April and plan to complete brand integration by year-end.
SBI VC Trade said use of its corporate-only service, SBIVC for Prime, is rising. The company attributed the increase to growing demand from businesses looking to diversify reserves beyond cash as the yen loses value.
Demand has also been supported by companies that offer Bitcoin or XRP as shareholder benefits.
Its stablecoin business is also expanding. SBI VC Trade listed the dollar-based stablecoin USDC in March 2025, the first such listing in Japan. Last month, it added Ripple's RLUSD and JPYSC, Japan's first trust-based yen stablecoin, and launched a stablecoin-collateralized lending service.
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