Hotta Marumasa Announces Corporate Name Change to 'Bitcoin Japan Corporation' and New Management Team, Awaiting Approval at November Extraordinary General Meeting

On the 26th, Hotta Marumasa decided at its board meeting to hold an extraordinary general meeting on November 11, 2025, where it announced the change to its new corporate name in English, 'Bitcoin Japan Corporation.' Backed by approximately a 30% equity acquisition by Bakkt Holdings, a major U.S. digital asset platform, the company plans to launch a Bitcoin treasury business as a new venture. The addition of business objectives and the change of the corporate name are aimed at expanding the scope of future business activities and venturing into new fields, thereby embracing new business opportunities as part of its new ventures.