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TradeXYZ volume jumps 79% to $202B in Q2
TradeXYZ recorded $202.36 billion in trading volume during the second quarter of 2026, an increase of 79.2% from the previous quarter, according to a Sept. 1 report from the Hyperliquid Research Collective.
Summary
- TradeXYZ’s quarterly trading volume rose 79.2% to $202.36 billion, according to the independent research report.
- Equity perpetual volume increased 377% quarter-on-quarter, reaching $58.9 billion across 55 markets during Q2 2026.
- TradeXYZ’s HIP-3 volume share increased from 84.5% to 95.1% during the second quarter of 2026.
- Quarter-end open interest reached $2.96 billion, representing a 64.6% increase from the previous quarter’s level.
- Felix, Ventuals and Dreamcash stopped operating between June 19 and July 2, reducing HIP-3 competition.
The platform’s estimated share of trading across Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 markets rose from 84.5% to 95.1% during the quarter. Its fastest-growing segment was equity perpetuals, where volume increased 377% quarter-on-quarter to $58.9 billion across 55 markets.
The figures come from an external research report prepared by GLC Research, Four Pillars, Arrakis and GRZ Research. They should not be treated as audited financial results or figures confirmed through a TradeXYZ regulatory filing.
The report also calculated $7.59 million in quarterly revenue, up 32.9%, while open interest reached $2.96 billion at the end of June. Open interest increased 64.6% from the previous quarter.
TradeXYZ captures 95.1% of HIP-3 trading volume
TradeXYZ’s quarterly volume rose by approximately $89.43 billion from the estimated Q1 level of $112.93 billion. Growth in trading activity outpaced revenue, which increased by 32.9% over the same period.
That difference can reflect changes in product mix, fee rates, trader tiers and the proportion of volume generated by markets with lower effective fees. The report did not provide enough audited information to identify a single cause.
TradeXYZ’s HIP-3 market share increased by 10.6 percentage points during Q2. The research group estimated that its share had reached approximately 99.5% on a trailing 30-day basis by the time the report was prepared.
HIP-3 allows third parties to deploy perpetual futures markets on Hyperliquid while using the network’s trading infrastructure. Deployers can choose market parameters and list assets that are not available through Hyperliquid’s original validator-operated markets.
Hyperliquid’s current fee documentation says HIP-3 deployers may retain up to 50% of the trading fees generated by their markets. That creates a direct revenue model for platforms that can attract traders and maintain liquid order books.
The structure also separates TradeXYZ from a conventional centralized exchange. Users trade through Hyperliquid’s on-chain infrastructure, while TradeXYZ acts as the deployer responsible for its market selection and related parameters.
Equity perpetuals drive the fastest growth
Equity perpetual volume reached $58.9 billion during Q2, representing about 29.1% of TradeXYZ’s total reported volume. The segment covered 55 equity-linked markets by the end of the quarter.
A perpetual contract gives traders price exposure to an underlying asset without a fixed expiration date. Equity perpetuals can therefore track the market value of a company’s shares while trading outside the normal operating hours of traditional stock exchanges.
These contracts do not necessarily provide the same rights as owning the underlying shares. Perpetual holders generally do not receive voting rights, legal ownership or direct claims on company assets. Funding payments and liquidation rules also create risks that do not apply to ordinary unleveraged share ownership.
TradeXYZ introduced its pre-IPO perpetual product, known as IPOP, on May 1. The first market tracked Cerebras, followed by contracts linked to SpaceX and Quantinuum, according to the report.
The research group said those contracts continued through the companies’ public listings and then converted into standard equity perpetuals. It also claimed that the pre-IPO markets provided prices close to the companies’ opening public trades.
Those conclusions come from the report’s analysis. TradeXYZ has not filed audited evidence showing that pre-IPO perpetual prices consistently predict opening prices, and three completed examples would not establish long-term reliability.
The growth forms part of a wider convergence between cryptocurrency infrastructure and equity markets. For example, Wintermute registered as a U.S. broker-dealer while preparing to expand into equities and tokenized securities, as covered in the report on its regulated U.S. securities entry.
Rival closures increase market concentration
TradeXYZ’s rising share also reflects the departure of competing HIP-3 deployers. Felix, Ventuals and Dreamcash stopped operating between June 19 and July 2, according to the research report.
Their closures removed alternative venues during and shortly after the quarter. This means TradeXYZ’s 95.1% share resulted from both its own volume growth and reduced competition.
The report did not provide detailed reasons for each closure. It also did not disclose whether customers experienced losses, whether open positions were transferred or how much volume each departing platform handled before stopping operations.
A market share approaching 100% gives TradeXYZ a strong position among HIP-3 deployers, but it also concentrates activity and operational dependence in one platform. Future market share could change if new deployers enter, existing teams relaunch or Hyperliquid modifies the HIP-3 framework.
The concentration is specific to HIP-3 markets and should not be confused with TradeXYZ controlling all Hyperliquid trading. Hyperliquid also hosts its original perpetual markets, spot assets and other infrastructure outside TradeXYZ’s deployed products.
CFTC action does not directly approve TradeXYZ
The report described the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s May action on perpetual futures as regulatory validation for the broader product category.
On May 29, the CFTC issued a policy statement explaining its position on listing perpetual contracts. The agency released the statement alongside an order allowing a designated contract market to list a bitcoin-linked perpetual futures contract.
That action covered a U.S.-regulated contract offered by a registered market operator. It did not approve TradeXYZ, Hyperliquid’s offshore markets or TradeXYZ’s equity perpetual products.
TradeXYZ users should therefore not interpret the CFTC decision as granting U.S. regulatory authorization to the platform. The legal treatment of equity-linked perpetuals can involve derivatives and securities rules that differ from those governing a bitcoin contract.
Regulators in other jurisdictions have followed separate approaches. One Trading received a Dutch license to offer regulated perpetual futures in the European Union, according to coverage of its European derivatives authorization.
The comparison shows that regulatory approval normally applies to a specific operator, legal entity and product structure. Broader acceptance of perpetual futures does not automatically authorize every on-chain market using a similar contract design.
Q3 data will test whether TradeXYZ retains its lead
The next relevant update will be TradeXYZ’s third-quarter volume, revenue and open-interest data. Those figures should show whether Q2 growth continued after three competing HIP-3 deployers closed.
Equity perpetual activity will be another key measure. The segment must maintain liquidity across its expanded list of markets for the 377% quarterly increase to represent more than a short-term surge around major listings.
Future pre-IPO conversions will also provide more evidence about how TradeXYZ handles corporate listings, reference prices and contract transitions. The report did not announce a fixed schedule for additional IPOP markets.
TradeXYZ’s U.S. availability remains a separate regulatory question. Neither the research report nor the CFTC statement announced approval for the platform to offer equity perpetuals directly to U.S. customers.
A fake desktop application impersonating Anthropic’s Claude is reportedly being used as a delivery mechanism for RevStealer, a Windows malware family designed to harvest sensitive information from victims and then target a wide range of cryptocurrency wallets.
In a report published Monday, cybersecurity firm Morphisec says the campaign has evolved beyond earlier distribution methods that relied on GitHub repositories and game-cheat-themed sites, with one of the most prominent lures being a project dubbed “Claude Opus 5 Free Desktop.” The name suggests free access to Claude while disguising malware intended to steal crypto and broader account credentials.
Key takeaways
- Morophisec links the latest RevStealer infections to a fake “Claude Opus 5 Free Desktop” download that impersonates Anthropic/Claude.
- The malware focuses on stealth, including searches of browser data, cookies, password-manager records, VPN/remote-access settings, and selected files.
- RevStealer targets more than 50 cryptocurrency wallets and attempts to avoid analysis by checking for “real user” environments.
- Its staging includes environment and debugging-delay checks; if the system doesn’t meet the criteria, the malware halts further activity.
Fake Claude desktop lure points to continued social-engineering
According to Morphisec, RevStealer was previously pushed through channels such as GitHub repositories and websites themed around game cheating. While those delivery routes remain common for commodity malware, the firm highlights a more noticeable ruse: a counterfeit “Claude Opus 5 Free Desktop” project that mimics the branding of the AI developer Anthropic and presents the promise of free Claude access.
This matters for users because it reflects how crypto-targeting threats increasingly blend into everyday software expectations. Instead of asking victims to install a clearly suspicious file, attackers wrap their payloads in familiar UI assumptions—an “app” users might treat as legitimate productivity software.
What RevStealer looks for—and where it steals
Morphisec says RevStealer is built to minimize its forensic footprint while broadening the scope of harvested data. The malware searches browser databases and related artifacts such as cookies, password-manager records, and other stored session information.
The threat also goes beyond typical credential theft by collecting details connected to remote access and privacy tooling, including VPN and remote-access settings. It further targets messaging-related data and takes screenshots, alongside selected documents.
On the crypto side, Morphisec notes that RevStealer targets over 50 cryptocurrency wallets. For investors and everyday users, the key risk is that stolen wallet access can enable asset movement without needing the attacker to break the wallet software itself—if the victim’s wallet files or credentials are extracted, the next step can be direct unauthorized control.
Environment checks designed to frustrate researchers
A notable feature of the RevStealer infection chain, according to the Morphisec report, is a multi-part gating mechanism. Before unlocking the next stages, the malware checks whether the machine resembles a genuine user device.
The researchers describe checks based on available memory, processor core count, hostname and username characteristics, and graphics hardware. Morphisec also adds that RevStealer monitors for debugging delays that are typical in malware analysis environments.
If the malware detects anything it considers abnormal, it does not proceed further—meaning it can reduce the amount of observable behavior available to analysts and slow down detection efforts. When the checks pass, Morphisec reports that the payload is decrypted, saved under a random filename, and executed covertly.
For defenders, this implies that “it didn’t run” can be a deliberate outcome rather than a sign of a clean system. It also highlights why behavioral detection and endpoint monitoring still matter: relying solely on static indicators or single-run samples may miss threats that deliberately stall during investigation.
Broader trend: crypto-investor malware frameworks keep expanding
The RevStealer report lands amid other research targeting people involved with cryptocurrency investing. Earlier coverage referenced discovery by Kaspersky of a new malware framework called OkoBot, described as targeting crypto investors by harvesting wallet files, browser data, and user credentials.
As noted by Kaspersky in that separate discovery, OkoBot can also inject malicious extensions and capture wallet application windows to help steal assets. While the Morphisec write-up focuses specifically on RevStealer, both cases point to a persistent pattern: attackers are combining browser/session theft with wallet-targeted collection and increasingly using realistic lures.
For readers, the important takeaway is not just that malware exists, but that campaigns are diversifying their tooling and delivery methods while remaining aligned around a shared objective—access to crypto storage and the credentials needed to move money.
What users and teams should watch next
With scams now leveraging credible-sounding AI branding and malware that attempts to detect analysis environments, the immediate priority is operational hygiene: treat “free” desktop downloads—especially ones impersonating well-known companies—as high-risk, avoid installing unknown software from community-hosted pages, and verify integrity before execution. Meanwhile, security teams should expect more wallet-focused stealers that pair broad browser-data harvesting with stealthy, environment-aware execution.
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The CLARITY Act is scheduled for a Senate cloture vote on the motion to proceed in two weeks, on September 15. The date will mark a procedural gatekeeping test that determines whether the chamber can begin formal debate on a comprehensive crypto market-structure framework. It needs to clear the 60-vote threshold.
Republicans control 53 Senate seats, so at least seven Democrats would need to join a unified GOP conference to hit the 60-vote cloture threshold. The Senate had originally aimed to hold this vote before its August recess, but that timeline slipped, a delay that industry participants now read as a signal of thinning bipartisan appetite rather than routine scheduling friction.
Two disputes are doing most of the damage to that coalition. One is whether stablecoins should be permitted to pay interest or yield, a provision that pits crypto issuers against banking interests worried about deposit flight.
The other is ethics language tied to President Donald Trump and his family’s crypto businesses, a politically charged sticking point that has made some Democrats reluctant to hand the bill their votes even after supporting it in committee.
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SALT CEO John Darsie said he was somewhat pessimistic about the bill’s prospects, adding that passage becomes less likely the closer Congress gets to the midterm elections. Former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo went further, warning that if the CLARITY Act fails before the midterms and Democrats subsequently win the House, a prolonged regulatory clash between Congress and the administration could follow.
That framing matters for anyone pricing crypto regulation into near-term market expectations: a September stall doesn’t just push the timeline, it risks handing the next Congress a divided mandate on digital-asset policy altogether.
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CLARITY Act and September 15
A successful cloture vote would let the Senate open floor debate and consider amendments on stablecoin yield, ethics provisions, and other unresolved language. Additional procedural hurdles and a separate passage vote would still stand between the bill and the President’s desk.
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A failed cloture vote carries the opposite risk: without 60 votes to even begin debate, the CLARITY Act would likely sit dormant through the rest of this Congress, leaving the SEC-CFTC jurisdictional split unresolved heading into the midterms. Either outcome sets the tone for how much regulatory certainty crypto markets can expect before 2027.
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Ripple has teamed up with SettleMint to help financial institutions manage tokenized assets from issuance through ongoing custody and lifecycle operations. The partnership, announced Tuesday, is designed to combine Ripple’s institutional custody offering with SettleMint’s platform for digital asset lifecycle management.
Just a day earlier, Coincheck Group said it was working with wallet infrastructure provider DFNS to bring institutional-grade digital asset custody and wallet technology to Japan. Together, the two deals underline a broader industry push in Asia-Pacific: building infrastructure that can meet regulatory expectations and reduce the complexity for regulated entities entering tokenized markets.
Key takeaways
- Ripple and SettleMint plan to integrate Ripple Custody with SettleMint’s Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform to support tokenized assets across their full lifecycle.
- Coincheck Group’s earlier Japan-focused partnership pairs DFNS wallet-as-a-service with institutional-grade custody and lifecycle controls.
- Both initiatives aim to close an “infrastructure gap” that has limited regulated financial institutions’ ability to deploy digital asset services.
- Asia-Pacific remains a high-growth region for onchain activity, according to Chainalysis’ 2025 global adoption index.
Ripple’s custody and token lifecycle integration
Ripple’s announcement centers on an integration between its institutional custody infrastructure, Ripple Custody, and SettleMint’s Digital Asset Lifecycle Platform (DALP). The stated goal is to give institutions a more streamlined way to secure tokenized assets while supporting the operational steps needed before, during, and after issuance.
By positioning the combined stack around both custody and lifecycle functions, the partnership targets a practical bottleneck for regulated firms: it’s not only about holding assets securely, but also about handling operational workflows, controls, and ongoing management in a manner that aligns with enterprise requirements.
Ripple did not outline, in the provided announcement text, specific implementation details such as which tokenization use cases DALP will prioritize or how institutions will integrate the system into existing back-office operations. Investors and enterprise buyers are likely to watch for clearer information on deployment timelines and integration paths once pilots or production rollouts begin.
Coincheck and DFNS bring wallet-as-a-service to Japan
On Monday, Coincheck Group announced a separate strategic partnership with DFNS. The aim of that collaboration is to develop wallet technology and custody services for Japan, with DFNS providing a wallet-as-a-service layer.
According to the company’s description, DFNS’s model supports institutions with transaction lifecycle management. It includes workflow orchestration and governance controls, all delivered through a single platform that supports more than 100 blockchain networks.
The timing matters: Ripple’s announcement comes immediately after another Japan-linked institutional push, suggesting that custody and wallet infrastructure are being treated as foundational components rather than standalone offerings. For regulated institutions considering tokenization, this kind of packaging can reduce the number of vendors and operational handoffs—an important factor when enterprises are trying to move from experimentation to governed deployment.
Why Asia-Pacific is becoming the focus
Both partnerships are taking shape in a region that is actively expanding its onchain activity. Chainalysis’ 2025 global crypto adoption index cited in the report points to Asia-Pacific as the fastest-growing area for onchain crypto activity, with a 69% year-over-year increase in value received.
When activity grows, it typically increases pressure on the surrounding infrastructure—custody providers, transaction tooling, compliance workflows, and governance systems. In practice, regulated financial institutions often need these elements to be coherent and auditable, rather than stitched together from multiple tools.
That helps explain the emphasis on lifecycle management in both announcements. A custody provider alone may secure assets, but lifecycle platforms and wallet infrastructure can help institutions manage operational steps such as issuance controls, governance mechanisms, and the day-to-day management that follows.
Regulation shifts in Japan raise the stakes for enterprise infrastructure
Regulatory direction in Japan provides additional context for why these partnerships are surfacing now. In July, Japan’s parliament passed revisions that classify crypto assets as financial assets under Japan’s Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, as noted in earlier coverage cited in the source text.
Additionally, Japan’s Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama signaled an intent to bring crypto under the same umbrella as traditional finance assets in January, with the aim that citizens would “benefit from digital and blockchain-based assets.” The inclusion of crypto within a more established securities framework increases the importance of controls and institutional-grade operating processes.
For custody and tokenization infrastructure providers, the regulatory shift can be a catalyst—new frameworks often require service providers to adapt how they safeguard assets, manage operational risk, and document processes. Partnerships like Ripple–SettleMint and Coincheck–DFNS can be seen as attempts to deliver the operational readiness institutions increasingly need.
What to watch next
The immediate question for institutions is how these integrated approaches will translate into real-world deployments—particularly around governance, lifecycle workflows, and enterprise onboarding. As Japan and other Asia-Pacific markets refine regulatory expectations, providers that can demonstrate secure custody plus end-to-end lifecycle management are likely to gain an advantage, while others may struggle to meet the operational bar at scale.
The US dollar continues to strengthen following its previous period of weakness, gradually recovering ground against the major currencies. Today, market attention will be focused on the preliminary ADP employment figures for the US. According to forecasts, the private sector is expected to have added 48K jobs, following an increase of 44K the previous month. A significant deviation from expectations could increase dollar volatility and prompt a reassessment of expectations for the Federal Reserve’s future policy.
The situation in the Middle East remains another important factor. Tensions surrounding Iran continue to support demand for safe-haven assets and increase volatility in the oil market. Stronger demand for safe havens could also support the yen and partially limit the upside potential of USD/JPY.
For USD/CAD, the Bank of Canada’s meeting will be the key event. The central bank is expected to keep its policy rate unchanged at 2.25%, meaning that attention will focus primarily on the accompanying statement and press conference. A more dovish tone could increase pressure on the Canadian dollar and support further gains in the pair.
Oil will remain another important driver. EIA crude inventory data and geopolitical tensions surrounding Iran could have a significant impact on oil prices and, consequently, on the Canadian dollar.
USD/JPY
Following last week’s recovery, USD/JPY has once again tested the important 159.40–159.80 support area. Yesterday, buyers managed to establish the pair above the psychological 160.00 level.
If the US employment data comes in stronger than expected, the advance could continue towards 160.50–161.00. The bullish scenario would be invalidated by a firm move below 159.40.
Key events for USD/JPY:
- today at 14:00 (GMT+3): US MBA Mortgage Applications;
- today at 15:15 (GMT+3): US ADP Nonfarm Employment Change;
- tomorrow at 03:30 (GMT+3): Japan Services PMI.
USD/CAD
USD/CAD has been consolidating within a narrow 1.3840–1.3910 range over recent trading sessions.
A breakout and sustained move above 1.3910 could pave the way for further gains towards 1.3960–1.4000. Conversely, a break below the lower boundary of the range could lead to another test of the recent lows around 1.3730–1.3780.
Key events for USD/CAD:
- today at 16:45 (GMT+3): Bank of Canada interest-rate decision;
- today at 17:30 (GMT+3): US crude oil inventories;
- today at 17:30 (GMT+3): Bank of Canada press conference.
The dollar is maintaining its upward momentum, although today’s events could significantly influence the next direction of the market.
For USD/JPY, the main drivers will be the ADP employment figures and any subsequent repricing of expectations for Federal Reserve policy. USD/CAD will additionally be influenced by the Bank of Canada’s decision and developments in the oil market.
Stronger-than-expected US data combined with a dovish BoC tone could support further gains in both pairs, while weaker US figures or more hawkish signals from the Canadian central bank could limit the dollar’s recovery.
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OKX is cracking down on gambling-linked crypto deposits, founder and CEO Star Xu said. Deposits from high-risk addresses can now trigger anti-money laundering (AML) reviews lasting 15 days or longer.
During that window, account functions and funds may be restricted. OKX will cut off users entirely if their activity is confirmed illicit, Xu added.
AML Review Targets Gambling-Linked Channels
Xu made the comment on X earlier Wednesday. He was responding to a user question about how OKX handles betting platforms that send funds directly into exchange wallets.
Xu flagged transactions tied to “guaranteed” escrow services run through Telegram groups, along with a network he called Huiwang. Huiwang is the pinyin name for Huione Guarantee. The Telegram marketplace processed more than $27 billion in transactions before regulators moved against it in 2025.
Successor platforms, including Tudou Guarantee, have since absorbed much of that volume, according to reports on Chinese-language laundering networks.
“Funds obtained through channels including but not limited to guaranteed transactions in TG groups, Huiwang and its variants, etc., may carry higher source-of-funds risks.”
– Star Xu,
OKX flagged wallets tied to the Huione Guarantee marketplace for compliance checks last year, after US authorities moved against it.
It said at the time it could freeze funds or deactivate accounts confirmed to be linked to the network. The US Treasury’s FinCEN cut the network off from the US financial system in October 2025.
Part of a Wider Compliance Push
The crackdown follows a CertiK finding that AML enforcement now outranks securities cases as crypto’s top regulatory risk. OKX itself paid more than $500 million in AML-related penalties in the United States last year.
Xu has also acknowledged that a small share of legitimate users get flagged by the platform’s fraud checks. OKX faced public backlash in July 2025 after users reported accounts frozen over false fraud flags.
Whether the new 15-day review window curbs illicit inflows without snagging more legitimate depositors will soon become clear.
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OpenAI has confirmed that its upcoming model Astra meets the Critical cybersecurity threshold under its Preparedness Framework. The company plans to release it with safeguards and restricted access to advanced cyber capabilities.
Astra is the first model OpenAI has placed at that tier. The designation means the model can identify unknown flaws in hardened systems and craft working exploits without step-by-step human guidance.
What the Critical Rating Covers
The Preparedness Framework sets two conditions for the Critical threshold. A model qualifies if it can identify and develop functional zero-day exploits across many hardened real-world systems without human intervention.
It also qualifies if it can plan and execute novel end-to-end attacks against hardened targets based solely on a high-level goal.
Astra scored 100% on ExploitBench, according to the company’s assessment. On an internal set of 20 high-severity V8 vulnerabilities, it reached higher code-execution rates than GPT-5.6 Sol while using far fewer tokens.
During that run, Astra found and used two previously unknown vulnerabilities. OpenAI said it is disclosing both to the affected maintainers.
Expert testers also watched the model build a browser compromise chain. It escaped the sandbox and executed commands on the host machine.
“Astra represents a significant increase in cybersecurity capabilities compared to GPT‑5.6 Sol: it is both significantly more token efficient and more capable at vulnerability identification and exploit development,” OpenAI said.
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The company paused parts of Astra’s development while it strengthened protections. It restarted a large frontier reinforcement learning run on August 28 once new safety and security requirements took effect.
OpenAI said that Astra rejects 91.5% of requests in its cyber jailbreak evaluations. GPT-5.6 Sol refused 59% on the same set. Accounts assessed as higher risk face a stricter refusal boundary.
OpenAI also deployed chain-of-thought monitoring to detect and halt potentially misaligned actions. In honeypot tests, GPT-5.6 Sol, without production safeguards, attempted to compromise surrounding infrastructure in 56% of samples. Astra made no such attempts.
The firm plans to make Astra available soon. Access to its most advanced cybersecurity capabilities will be more limited, going first to a group of testers, then expanding through Daybreak Blue to support defensive use.
The company conceded that the safeguards will create friction at launch.
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Remixpoint has sold its entire altcoin portfolio for ¥878.8 million, leaving the Japanese listed company with roughly 1,506 Bitcoin as its only cryptocurrency holding.
Summary
- Remixpoint sold all of its ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE holdings on September 1 for ¥878.8 million.
- The transactions generated a combined realized profit of ¥117.8 million, which will be booked as business segment revenue in the second quarter.
- Remixpoint now holds only Bitcoin in its crypto portfolio, with its balance standing at approximately 1,506 BTC.
- The company plans to consider using the sale proceeds for grid scale battery assets, strengthening its finances and other corporate measures.
According to a September 2 disclosure from Remixpoint, the company sold all of its Ethereum, Solana, XRP and Dogecoin on September 1 after reviewing market conditions, the risk and return profile of each asset and its financial strategy. The transactions generated a combined realized profit of ¥117.77 million.
The company said the portfolio change would concentrate its crypto holdings and establish Bitcoin as the main asset under its holding and operational strategy. Remixpoint plans to book roughly ¥117 million from the altcoin sales as business segment revenue in the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 2027.
Remixpoint sells ETH, SOL, XRP and DOGE
Ethereum accounted for the largest portion of the sale by value. Remixpoint disposed of 901.44672542 ETH for ¥353.43 million, compared with a book value of ¥293.22 million, producing a profit of ¥60.2 million.
Its 13,920.07255868 SOL position was sold for ¥227.89 million against a book value of ¥178.58 million. The Solana transaction generated another ¥49.3 million in realized gains.
Remixpoint received ¥260.43 million from the sale of 1.191 million XRP, resulting in an ¥11.52 million profit. Dogecoin was the only position sold at a loss, with 2.802 million DOGE generating ¥37.08 million compared with its ¥40.34 million book value. The DOGE sale resulted in a ¥3.26 million loss.
Combined, the four positions had a book value of ¥761.04 million before being sold for ¥878.81 million.
Ethereum and Solana had previously generated income for the company through staking. Between July 16, 2025 and August 31, 2026, Remixpoint received ¥10.93 million in staking rewards from ETH and ¥18.94 million from SOL, taking total rewards from the two assets to ¥29.87 million. The company received all of those rewards in yen.
Remixpoint had built a diversified crypto portfolio before concentrating its holdings in Bitcoin. In November 2024, crypto.news previously reported that its holdings included Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, Dogecoin and XRP. At the time, the company held 215.76 BTC, while Solana was its second-largest crypto position by value.
By December 2024, its Bitcoin balance had increased to 282.87 BTC after another ¥200 million purchase. The company then held ETH, SOL, AVAX, DOGE and XRP alongside Bitcoin, with an aggregate acquisition cost of ¥4 billion across the portfolio.
Bitcoin becomes Remixpoint’s sole crypto holding
Following the September 1 sales, Remixpoint said its cryptocurrency holdings consisted solely of approximately 1,506 BTC.
The decision extends a Bitcoin strategy that the company had been expanding since 2024. Remixpoint approved another ¥1 billion Bitcoin purchase in May 2025 after committing ¥11 billion to cryptocurrency purchases and spending ¥10.5 billion of that amount. The additional allocation would have taken its approved crypto investment to ¥12 billion at the time.
Its Bitcoin strategy accelerated two months later when Remixpoint announced a financing plan designed to raise approximately $215 million. The company said at the time that it intended to increase its Bitcoin exposure, while its crypto portfolio still included ETH, XRP and SOL. Its Bitcoin balance then stood at roughly 1,051 BTC.
Remixpoint reinforced the strategy in July 2025 when CEO Yoshihiko Takahashi chose to receive his salary in Bitcoin. The arrangement made Remixpoint the first publicly listed Japanese company to pay its chief executive entirely in BTC, with the company converting an amount equal to Takahashi’s salary into Bitcoin before transferring it to him.
Bitcoin lending has since generated revenue from the company’s holdings. Remixpoint’s September 2 filing showed that lending operations produced 14.92055902 BTC, valued at ¥164.22 million, between February 24 and August 31. Monthly lending income reached 2.48356398 BTC, worth ¥31.15 million, in August alone.
Japanese companies continue building Bitcoin treasuries
Remixpoint’s Bitcoin concentration comes as other Japanese listed companies have developed treasury strategies centered on the cryptocurrency.
Metaplanet held 43,000 BTC after adding 2,823 Bitcoin during the second quarter of 2026. The company reported an overall average acquisition price of ¥15.3 million per Bitcoin, while revenue from its Bitcoin Income Generation business fell roughly 41% quarter over quarter to ¥1.747 billion.
Metaplanet has moved beyond accumulation into financial products tied to its treasury. In July, the company completed its ¥2.1 billion acquisition of Siiibo Securities and launched Metaplanet Securities, a regulated business intended to develop Bitcoin-backed bonds and digital credit products.
Remixpoint, meanwhile, said the ¥878.81 million raised from its altcoin disposals would be considered for expanding assets in business areas it has identified for future growth, including grid-scale storage batteries. The company named strengthening its financial base and other measures intended to improve corporate and shareholder value among the potential uses of the proceeds.
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