A new 3 billion yen crypto investment fund, named SBI Crypto Fund, will use staking, portfolio rebalancing, and hedging to manage assets and serve as a bridge for Japan’s corporate sector to access the crypto market while building an operational track record ahead of a potential future approval of crypto ETFs in Japan.

Regulators in Japan are evaluating changes that could permit crypto ETFs in the future; any launch would depend on further rule changes, with the first Bitcoin ETF potentially arriving by 2028 in a speculative scenario.

Gumi positions the fund as both a bridge to Japan’s future crypto ETF market and an experimental proof of concept for institutional crypto infrastructure aligned with evolving regulatory stance on ETFs.

Daiwa Securities Group and other investors have committed capital to the fund, though individual contributions were not disclosed.

The fund has a size of approximately 3 billion yen (about $18.3 million), runs for three years, and is structured as a private placement.

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Gumi has long been active in blockchain since 2018, including a dedicated blockchain-game subsidiary and multiple projects culminating in a March 2024 NFT/OSHI token-enabled game release.

The fund is not open to ordinary retail investors and will be offered privately.

Gumi’s crypto assets totaled 14.13 billion yen as of April 30, 2026, nearly double the prior year, indicating a growing crypto balance sheet with XRP as a core holding.

The latest annual report highlights that crypto holdings are a significant part of Gumi’s balance sheet, amounting to 14.13 billion yen as of April 30, 2026.

Gumi’s crypto balance sheet has grown to about 14.13 billion yen ($86.6 million) with XRP as a core holding, signaling a deliberate XRP-focused approach.

Gumi’s strategy centers on accumulating XRP and integrating XRPL technology into gaming, signaling a shift from Bitcoin-first reserves toward XRP-centric infrastructure.