Overview
- The firms announced a basic agreement on Jan. 27 to assess Rootstock Institutional features—Bitcoin-backed borrowing, on-chain yield, and rBTC—for corporate treasury use.
- Work has begun on technical, legal, and compliance evaluations to align the infrastructure with Japanese listed-company requirements.
- Animoca Brands Japan may fold the capabilities into its Digital Asset Treasury Management Support Service launched in September 2025.
- Rootstock operates as a Bitcoin sidechain secured by merged mining, supported by over 80% of Bitcoin’s hash power, and offers Ethereum-compatible smart contracts with consistent uptime since 2018.
- An invitation-only Institutions × #BTCFi event in late February 2026 will brief asset managers, traditional finance firms, exchanges, custody providers, and corporate treasury teams on next steps.