Last updated on December 18th, 2025 at 01:43 pm
Quick Breakdown
- Animoca Brands Japan signs MOU with Solv Protocol to enhance Bitcoin DeFi services.
- Collaboration enables BTC staking, lending, and yield farming for Japanese corporates.
- Partnership supports strategic digital asset treasury management and corporate growth.
Animoca Brands Japan, the strategic subsidiary of global Web3 leader Animoca Brands, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Solv Protocol, a Bitcoin-focused decentralized finance (BTCFi) platform, to advance collaboration in the digital asset treasury (DAT) space. The partnership will enable Japanese publicly-listed companies to hold and manage Bitcoin securely while participating in DeFi-based yield and lending solutions.
Animoca Brands Japan、ビットコイン分散型金融プロトコルを提供する@SolvProtocolと #DAT 領域において戦略的協力に関するMOUを締結🤝
日本の上場企業によるビットコインの保有および運用において連携🔥https://t.co/owZWdhd9w1
— Animoca Brands Japan (@Animocabrandskk) December 12, 2025
Driving bitcoin DeFi access for institutions
Solv Protocol is building a $1 trillion Bitcoin-native financial ecosystem that offers products such as lending, liquid staking, yield vaults, and fund management. Its proprietary Staking Abstraction Layer (SAL) simplifies access to multiple DeFi services, enabling BTC holders to deploy assets across platforms easily. The protocol’s flagship product, SolvBTC, provides 1:1 Bitcoin backing, allowing the companies to participate in yield farming or lending without relinquishing ownership of their Bitcoin. Through this collaboration, Animoca Brands Japan will help corporates integrate BTCFi solutions into their treasury operations, bridging traditional finance and decentralized ecosystems.
Comprehensive digital asset treasury services
Since September 2025, Animoca Brands Japan has offered Digital Asset Treasury Management services to support publicly listed companies in strategically deploying crypto assets. This includes staking, lending, yield farming, and other active management strategies designed to optimize returns and align with corporate financial goals. Leveraging Solv Protocol’s BTCFi infrastructure, the partnership expands the range of compliant, secure, and high-yield digital asset solutions available to institutional clients.
The collaboration reflects the increasing demand among Japanese corporations for regulated, sophisticated crypto asset strategies. By combining global expertise with local market knowledge, Animoca Brands Japan and Solv Protocol aim to enhance corporate value, provide secure access to Bitcoin liquidity, and promote sustainable adoption of decentralized finance technologies in Japan.
Meanwhile, Animoca Brands, in partnership with Chess.com, announced on November 13 the integration of the $CHECK token, establishing it as the native utility token for the game’s growing ecosystem. This move directly links players’ strategic skill, creative contributions, and learning achievements to measurable on-chain value, moving beyond simple click-based incentives.
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