Japanese bitcoin industry raises approximately 800 million yen via BTC in-kind contributions, partners with ANAP subsidiary to deploy Lightning Network routing
Meanwhile, the company signed a basic cooperation agreement on Lightning Network routing business with ALC, utilizing the BTC held by ALC as liquidity for its operated channels to jointly build Japan-based routing infrastructure. The raised funds will be allocated to payment infrastructure development, talent recruitment, routing business, and R&D, with a primary focus on advancing "aurora," a Lightning payment service that can integrate with merchants' existing payment systems via API.