ALC, a subsidiary of ANAP Holdings, has entered into a capital and business alliance with 日本ビットコイン産業株式会社. ALC is expected to subscribe for JBI’s third-party allotment through an in-kind contribution of approximately ¥800 million worth of bitcoin, with its voting rights ratio expected to be 19.96%. The two companies will enter the payments infrastructure business using the Lightning Network.
ANAP Lightning Capital entered into a capital and business alliance agreement with 日本ビットコイン産業株式会社 on 22 October 2026. ALC will subscribe for JBI’s third-party allotment through an in-kind contribution of bitcoin that it holds, with its voting rights ownership ratio expected to be 19.96% after the capital increase.
Under the alliance, the two companies will jointly enter the Lightning service provider (LSP) business and promote cross-border payments for domestic content services. Through this cooperation, ALC aims to advance the implementation of the bitcoin ecosystem.
JBI operates UseBitcoin, an e-commerce platform dedicated to Lightning Network payments, the bitcoin learning app Yap Island and the technology media outlet Bitcoin Research Institute. It is also developing aurora, a self-custodial payment system for enterprises. The alliance is intended to expand Lightning Network payments into Japan’s payments infrastructure.
Going forward, the companies will develop Lightning Network engineers at Tokyo Bitcoin Base and seek to expand Japan’s domestic bitcoin ecosystem and promote small-value bitcoin payments in daily life. The representative expressed an intention to advance the implementation of bitcoin payments in society from Japan to the rest of the world.