Iole Acquires Cryptocurrency Asset HYPE, a First for a Listed Company in Japan

2026/07/29 15:46 (Updated 2026/07/30 07:02)

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Iole Acquires Cryptocurrency Asset HYPE, a First for a Listed Company in Japan

Iole's Acquisition of HYPE

Iole, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market, announced on the 29th that it has acquired the cryptocurrency asset HyperLiquid (HYPE) as part of its 'Neo Crypto Bank Initiative.' This marks the first instance for a domestic listed company.

HyperLiquid is one of the world's largest on-chain derivative trading platforms, operating on a proprietary infrastructure capable of processing thousands of transactions per second in less than 100 milliseconds. HYPE refers to the native token issued on this platform...

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