🔥First Japanese Public Company Buys $HYPE
Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market-listed Eole Inc. disclosed purchasing ~1,078 HYPE for about ¥10.1 million (~$66,000) around July 28 (public coverage July 29–August 1). It plans to scale the position to ¥100 million (~$611,000) by end of August via additional purchases.
This is reported as the first such acquisition by a Japanese listed company. Eole framed it as part of its “Neo Crypto Bank” strategy, citing Hyperliquid’s infrastructure suitability for AI-agent commerce/settlement alongside existing Bitcoin holdings.