OFFICER

Concurrent Positions

Director, Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association
Chairman, Japan Cryptoasset Business Association
Representative Director, Japan Digital Decentralized Finance Association
Visiting Researcher, Waseda University Global Scientific Information and Fusion Research Institute
Director and Executive Vice President , SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd.

Profile

Fascinated by the potential of the Internet, he has been involved in launching and managing IT startups for many years. In 2012, convinced that cryptoasset technology would evolve into the "Internet of Money," he founded Bitbank, Inc. in 2014.
Through his leadership in the cryptoasset exchange business, he has contributed to the growth of Japan's cryptoasset market while promoting a secure and reliable trading environment. He continues to advance the development of the cryptoasset and digital asset markets.

Career

April 1991　Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.

December 1999　Executive Managing Director, InterQ, Inc. (now GMO Internet Group, Inc.)

May 2006　President & CEO, Gala Inc.

June 2008　Founded Comuca, Inc., President & CEO

November 2014　President & CEO, the Company (current)

May 2022　President & CEO, Japan Digital Asset Trust, Inc.

October 2026　Director and Executive Vice President , SBI VC Trade Co., Ltd. (Current)