Yuzo Kano

Part of bitFlyer Holdings Co. Ltd., bitFlyer Inc is a cryptocurrency exchange based in Tokyo, Japan. BitFlyer is the largest cryptocurrency exchange in Japan, offering secure transactions, advanced charts, and sophisticated order types. Customers can purchase popular cryptocurrencies such as bitcoin, ripple (xrp), monacoin, and ethereum from as little as 1 yen, and the Japanese company provides real-time market information such as bitcoin charts, prices, and market capitalization. Founded in 2014, the company provides a glossary of bitcoin and virtual currency, explaining a wide range of terms from virtual currency-related terms such as bitcoin, ripple, and ethereum to technical terms such as blockchain and mining.

REAL FINTECH Co., Ltd. engages in the operation of Real Pay and Real Pay Gift. Real Pay service enables users to receive rewards in real time in cash as needed, and use cash, digital money according to their lifestyle. Real Pay Gift is a digital gift service that does not require membership registration, users just select a gift from the exchange destination such as Paypay and Amazon gift certificates. The company was founded in April 2016 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

HashPort, Inc. provides blockchain technology and investment solutions. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company was founded in 2018 by Seihaku Yoshida. Seihaku Yoshida has been the CEO since 2018.

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, Inc. Ltd. is a British company that operates as a blank check company. The private company is based in London, UK. The company was founded in 2016.

Sumitomo Mitsui Card Co. Ltd., engages in credit card, loan, guarantee and gift card related business. The company was founded on December 26, 1967 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

LiB Consulting Co. Ltd. is a management consulting firm specializing in providing services to car dealers. The private company is based in Tokyo, Japan. The Japanese company publishes management information, seminar information, and know-how reports that are specialized in the automotive industry. LiB Consulting Co. constantly updates the results of marketing strategy, strengthens operating skills, and develops human resources at any time. and has subsidiaries in South Korea and Thailand.

Topaz Capital, Inc. is a financial brokerage firm that specializes in private debt funds. The Japanese company is a pioneer in this field and offers middle-risk, middle-return credit opportunities for institutional investors.

Aeon Bank Ltd. operates a bank which offers depository and loan services. It provides retail banking services to turn its money-losing operations around by incorporating incubator bank's advanced loans to small and medium size companies. The company was founded on March 15, 2006 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Legend Partners Ltd (Legend Partners) is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

TIMEINTERMEDIA, Inc. is a holding company that specializes in open source technology. It provides systems integration, network infrastructure, and open source software development. It also includes marketing strategy and e-business development consulting; content planning, production, and design of interactive media; and systems integration with a focus on web, e-commerce, and other Internet technologies. The company was founded on April 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

ToposWare, Inc is a research and American engineering company that focuses on building disruptive technology for a trustless, connected future. The company is based in a remote-first location, with satellite offices across the USA. The company takes a collaborative, academic approach to innovating and engineering infrastructure, protocol standards, and products to enable inclusive value creation within a future. ToposWare is committed to solving the hardest problems in cryptography and distributed systems to advance novel open internet standards. The team is composed of a group of passionate computer scientists, cryptographers, and engineers from all over the world with backgrounds including CERN, Google, Meta, University of Oxford, École Normale Supérieure, Telecom, and UCL. ToposWare is creating the technical groundwork for a new standard for web3 while solving some of the hardest problems in cryptography and distributed systems. The company was founded in 2019 by Theo Gauthier, who has been the CEO since 2019.

pring, Inc. operates a mobile money transaction application. Its product is called “pring”, an application that offers money transfer, remittance, and settlement transaction services. The company was founded in May 2017 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

Asuka Holdings, Inc. operates as a holding company which provides investment services. The company was founded on April 10, 2000 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

JPYC, Inc. is a company that creates a stablecoin for the Japanese yen on a public blockchain, providing a foundation for startups to thrive globally. The company is based in Tokyo, Japan. and has subsidiaries in Japan. The company was founded in 2019 by Noritaka Okabe, who has been the CEO since 2019.