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Leading Japanese Financial Firm SBI Holdings Rolls Out Crypto Lending Services

Jaspreet KalraNov 24, 2020

A subsidiary of SBI Holdings said it's launched a service allowing users to ‘lend’ bitcoin to the firm and earn an interest at the rate of 1% annually in return.

STOs

SBI Subsidiary to Hold Security Token Offering Later This Month

Daniel PalmerOct 9, 2020

The Japanese financial group is also mulling other business lines around tokenized securities.

Ripple Effect

XRP Is a Crypto Asset in Japan, Not a Security, Ripple Partner SBI Claims

Daniel CawreyDec 28, 2020

The SBI Holdings statement refers to a research article by Sadakazu Osaki of the Nomura Research Institute indicating that under Japanese law XRP is a "cryptocurrency asset" and not a security.

Derivatives

Japanese Financial Giant SBI Holdings Launches Short-Term Crypto Derivatives

Daniel PalmerAug 28, 2020

Already live on SBI's forex trading platform, the contracts for difference (CFDs) are available in bitcoin, ether and XRP flavors.

Prime Brokers

Crypto Trading Firm B2C2 Eyes Prime Brokerage Space With $30M Stake Sale to SBI

Daniel PalmerJul 1, 2020

B2C2 wants to use its new partnership with SBI Holdings as a route to becoming a crypto prime broker.

SBI Holdings

Japan

Financial Firm SBI Holdings to Offer XRP Cryptocurrency as Shareholders’ Benefit

Daniel PalmerJan 31, 2020

Japan's crypto-friendly financial firm SBI Holdings will give shareholders the option to receive the XRP cryptocurrency as a benefit.

Mining

SBI, GMO to Rent Capacity at Massive Bitcoin Mine in Texas: Report

Daniel PalmerJan 7, 2020

Potentially the world's biggest bitcoin mine, one still under construction, is said to have signed up two top corporate customers in the form of SBI Holdings and GMO.

Ripple

Ripple Raises $200M in Series-C Round Led by Tetragon

Daniel PalmerDec 20, 2019

Blockchain-based payments firm Ripple has raised $200 million in a Series-C funding round with Tetragon, SBI Holdings and Route 66 Ventures all investing.

Crime

Crypto Sleuthing Firm Elliptic Raises $23 Million in Fundraise Led by SBI

Ian AllisonSep 4, 2019

Blockchain forensics firm Elliptic has raised $23 million in Series B round led by Tokyo-based financial institution (and XRP holder) SBI.

Ripple

SBI Holdings Subsidiary Will Pay a Shareholder Dividend in XRP

Daniel KuhnAug 29, 2019

SBI Holdings, the investment arm of Japanese financial giant SBI Group, will pay out dividends in the third largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, XRP.