SBI Group of Japan has been expanding its footprint in the wider crypto market. Most recently, it has been reported that it has joined hands with Chainlink.
As per the press release dated August 24, 2025, with this partnership it aims to develop a crypto tool for financial institutions and banks in Japan and the wider Asia Pacific region.
This development will pave over multiple use cases with a primary focus on the market in Japan. SBI Japan intends to dive into tokenized real-world assets with on-chain bonds and will be leveraging the technology of Chainlink to enable on-chain verification of stablecoin reserves.
In the most recent study by SBI Digital Asset Holdings, it has been noted that 76% of survey respondents aim to invest in tokenized securities to benefit from lower cost, shorter settlement period, including other primary benefits.
SBI Japan aims to cement its footing in the global crypto market
Earlier this week, it was reported that SBI Group partnered with Ripple to roll out RLUSD stablecoin in Japan by the first half of next year.
On June 10, 2025, it was reported that SBI Holdings and SBI Shinsei, its banking arm, have announced an investment of $50 million in USDC issuer Circle.
Following the blockbuster debut of Circle’s IPO, several traditional companies have injected funds into the company to support Web3 development worldwide.
Also, SBI Holdings has partnered with Startale Labs, a Web3 infrastructure company, with an aim to strengthen the blockchain and Web3 ecosystem in Japan.
The X post from Chainlink dated August 25, 2025, notes that, “ SBI Group and Chainlink will focus on powering several innovative use cases focused around tokenized funds, tokenized real-world assets such as real estate and bonds, regulated stablecoins, and many more.”
A quick overview of SBI Holdings Inc. stock
When writing, SBI Holdings Inc (TYO:8473) is priced at 6,748 with a decline of 0.53%, and in the past 5 trading sessions, it has lost 114 JPY of its price.
It is worth noting that in the monthly time frame, SBI stock added 721 JPY to its price, which has surged over 51% in the past six months, yet in the YTD frame, the stock grew by more than 68%. The stock marked a high of 6,984 JPY in the past 52 weeks, and its lowest trading price is 3,083 JPY.
SBI Holdings Inc. reported 443.19 billion JPY in revenue in Q1, 2025, with a net income of 84.61 billion JPY and a net margin of 19.09%.
The revenue in 2024 was 1.44 trillion JPY, surpassing the estimated revenue of 1.30 trillion JPY; however, the estimated revenue for the ongoing year is 1.38 trillion JPY.
