ANAP Holdings subsidiary ANAPライトニングキャピタル will contribute Bitcoin in kind to 日本ビットコイン産業, giving the ANAP group a 19.96% voting rights stake. The third-party allotment totals ¥800,043,580, with フルグル合同会社 and ALC as the 2 allottees. The payment date is 2 November.
日本ビットコイン産業, an unlisted company, announced on the 28th that it would conduct a third-party allotment of new shares totaling ¥800,043,580. The entire contribution will be accepted in the form of Bitcoin (BTC). The 2 allottees are フルグル合同会社 and ALC, a subsidiary of ANAP Holdings, and the scheduled payment date is 2 November.
ANAP disclosed that ALC had entered into a share subscription agreement and a basic business alliance agreement with 日本ビットコイン産業 on the 22nd. The terms of ALC's subscription were specified, with ALC accounting for most of the total contribution. ALC is scheduled to subscribe for 268,000 common shares at ¥2,980 per share, for a total of ¥798.64 million, through an in-kind contribution.
ALC's voting rights ownership ratio will be 19.96% after the capital increase, and the total number of issued shares will be 1,342,353. The number and price per share allocated to フルグル have not been disclosed. The difference attributable to フルグル is approximately ¥1,403,580, and is effectively viewed as フルグル's subscription amount.
Under the business alliance between ANAP and 日本ビットコイン産業 concerning Lightning payments, ALC will provide the Bitcoin it holds as liquidity to nodes on the Lightning Network. This will enable instant transfers for small-value payments, and ANAP aims to expand usage, beginning with payments for domestic content services.
日本ビットコイン産業 was established in 2024 and plans to use the funds for payment infrastructure development, recruitment and research and development. フルグル合同会社 is the Japanese base of US-based Fulgur Ventures and is affiliated with Kawai Rintaro (川合林太郎), who also serves as Representative Director and President of ANAP.