The number of SBI VC Trade registered accounts has exceeded 2 million. This figure appears at a time when Japanese enterprises have accelerated their access to encrypted assets, and market attention has shifted from retail trade to business fund management, cross-border payments and compliance stabilization currency applications.
Enterprise demand-driven account growth
As of 6 July 2026, the number of registered accounts of the SBI VC Trade exceeded 2 million, a breakthrough of 1 million in 2025, just over a year. According to the article, this increase is not only from individual users, but also reflects the rising demand for bitcoin and XRP by Japanese enterprises.
The SBI corporate service platform SBIVC for Prime is considered an important driver. As the yen continues to be weak, some enterprises have begun to shift part of their reserves from simply holding cash to configuring encrypted assets in order to spread the risk of the funds and increase the flexibility of their use.
XRP synchronized expansion with stable currency operations
The role of XRP in the SBI system has also expanded. As a result of the long-standing cooperation between the SBI Group and Ripple, XRP is not only considered a trading asset at the local level, but is also used to cover events such as business incentives and financial services.
The stabilization currency became another growth line. After becoming Japan's first USDC-backed exchange in 2025, SBI VC Trade added a new Yen-backed trust stabilization currency, JPYSC, and Ripple-sponsored RLUSD.
The article also mentioned that the SBI was preparing to introduce a stable currency lending service and to continue to expand the use of regulated digital currencies.
Mergers and product layouts continue to advance
In addition to trading platform operations, the SBI recently announced the acquisition of Bitbank at $289 million. If the transaction is completed, the total amount of encrypted assets managed by the parties is expected to rise to approximately Yen 1.1 trillion.
Earlier this year, the SBI also disclosed plans to launch investment products linked to XRP at the Tokyo Stock Exchange, with the goal of covering approximately $32 billion in management assets over the next three years.
From the growth of accounts to the expansion of stable currencies, to M & As and product distribution, the SBI is linking transactions, hosting, payments and institutional services. According to the article, this means that in the next phase of Japan ' s encryption market, the focus may no longer be on personal transactions but on the actual use of enterprises and institutions.