🇯🇵 Japan's SBI says $BTC and $XRP are becoming corporate treasury assets. As the yen loses purchasing power, firms are adding $BTC & $XRP to balance sheets. SBI VC Trade + BITPOINT accounts have now passed 2M, doubling from 2025. Treasury adoption is coming!

What happened

SBI said Bitcoin (BTC) and Ripple (XRP) are being added to Japanese corporate treasury balance sheets, and SBI VC Trade and BITPOINT accounts have now passed two million, about double the 2025 level.

Confirmed

Global impact / market context

Holding BTC and XRP gives companies a hedge—a tool that can protect against yen inflation—so more corporate demand could lift prices, increase crypto market liquidity, and push other firms to consider similar treasury strategies.

Analyst inference

The yen’s weakening purchasing power is forcing Japanese firms to look for alternative stores of value; using crypto assets like BTC and XRP reflects a broader move to diversify cash reserves as the currency loses value.

Analyst inference

What to watch

1. Growth in corporate holdings of BTC and XRP in Japan – rising balances would indicate wider acceptance and could provide price support for the assets. Analyst inference
2. Regulatory clarification on crypto as treasury assets – clear rules may encourage more firms to adopt or impose limits that curb corporate use. Analyst inference
3. Trends in yen inflation – if the yen continues losing purchasing power, companies may accelerate diversification into crypto, boosting demand and affecting market dynamics. Analyst inference

Affected assets

• BTC — Bitcoin
• XRP — XRP

Evidence

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