Ethereum Company Announces Basic Agreement on Business Partnership with Hakuhodo KEY3 for Digital Corporate Bond Business

Ethereum Company has concluded a basic agreement with Hakuhodo KEY3 to establish a cooperative framework for advancing businesses related to digital corporate bonds.

[Background of the Agreement] Under the vision of "expanding the future of financial infrastructure as an Ethereum company," we contribute to the ecosystem through our HODL business (long-term holding and management) and BUIDL business (blockchain technology development and implementation). Recognizing on-chain finance as a key management priority, we have been focusing on the rapidly growing security token market. The cumulative issuance of public security tokens in Japan reached approximately 333.3 billion yen in fiscal year 2025.

As a publicly listed company specializing in blockchain, we possess expertise in stablecoin payments and custody infrastructure. Among security tokens, digital corporate bonds offer benefits including diversified funding, fractionalization, efficiency, and integration with marketing. We aim to provide services ranging from planning to marketing and community building.

Hakuhodo KEY3 possesses expertise in Web3 business production and marketing. We believe that collaborating with them will enable us to more concretely promote project planning and deal origination, leading to this partnership.

[Content of the Agreement] 1. Planning, promotion, and development of digital corporate bond projects: Joint marketing and deal origination. 2. Cooperation on stablecoin payments and related areas: Support for payment implementation, development, research, and study. 3. Common measures: Establishment of a steering committee, joint marketing, and community building.