The Japanese financial giant SBI Group's cryptocurrency subsidiary "SBI VC Trade" has confirmed it will take over the accounts and assets of the hacked cryptocurrency exchange DMM Bitcoin, with the transfer expected to be completed by March 8, 2025. This marks the end of the liquidation process for DMM Bitcoin following a $305 million hacker attack in May 2024, after which SoftBank will take over the cryptocurrency exchange business.
According to an announcement on December 25, customer accounts will be automatically transferred to SBI VC without the need for re-registration. SBI will take over DMM users' fiat and cryptocurrency assets as well as all transaction records. Additionally, SBI will introduce 14 new cryptocurrencies, including Tron, The Sandbox, Algorand, Maker, and some leveraged trading pairs, but will not include existing trading pairs.
For assets like ETH and AVAX held by DMM, SBI will automatically enable staking, with the first staking rewards expected to be distributed in April 2025. This indicates that SBI Group is not only actively investing in AI business; previously, Masayoshi Son announced a $100 billion investment plan in the U.S. to design and build an AI center. At the same time, the company is also actively positioning itself in the cryptocurrency field and will operate its own cryptocurrency exchange in the future.
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