Animoca Brands Japan and RootstockLabs have formed a strategic alliance to introduce Bitcoin DeFi tools in Japan, according to Kensuke Amo, CEO of Animoca Japan. The agreement aims to localize Rootstock’s institutional program, enabling corporations to manage BTC within their treasuries through decentralized protocols protected by the security of the main network.
Today we’re announcing a collaboration with @Animocabrandskk to explore Bitcoin-native, institutional use cases for the Japanese market 🇯🇵
— RootstockLabs (@RootstockLabs) January 27, 2026
The focus: enterprise-ready Bitcoin treasury and BTCFi infrastructure, anchored to Bitcoin’s security. pic.twitter.com/02ZXbcneM8
This partnership responds to the growing interest from firms such as Metaplanet and NEXON in adopting strategic crypto-asset reserves within the Japanese regulatory framework. By utilizing the Rootstock sidechain, institutions will be able to access assets like rBTC and infrastructure services (RIF), optimizing capital efficiency without sacrificing the robustness of Proof-of-Work (PoW) consensus.
The next phase involves the integration of these services through Animoca’s digital treasury management arm. Markets should closely monitor the regulatory response from the Financial Services Agency (FSA) and the speed at which other listed companies join this infrastructure to energize their financial balance sheets.
Source:https://x.com/RootstockLabs/status/2016157459480449415
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