Pacific Meta, Inc. (headquartered in Minato-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Shota Iwasaki; “Pacific Meta”), an implementation-focused blockchain consulting firm, today announced that it has launched a joint initiative with Elliptic (headquartered in London, UK; Elliptic Enterprises Ltd.; “Elliptic”), a provider of blockchain analytics and crypto-asset compliance solutions, and Kirifuda Inc. (headquartered in Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President and CEO: Hideyuki Akagawa; “Kirifuda”), which provides “Blockchain Intelligence (BCI),” a specialized on-chain analytics and AML support service, to support Elliptic’s introduction and expansion in the Japanese market.

Under this initiative, Kirifuda — serving as Elliptic’s local partner and drawing on the on-chain analytics expertise built through its intelligence business — together with Pacific Meta — leveraging the experience it has gained supporting the expansion of overseas products into Japan — will support the domestic adoption of Elliptic’s blockchain analytics platform across a wide range of businesses, including crypto-asset exchanges, wallet providers, stablecoin issuers, asset managers, banks, securities firms, and government agencies.

Background: The On-Chain Transformation of Finance and a Rising Bar for Compliance

As the tokenization of crypto-assets, stablecoins, and real-world assets (RWAs) advances, the “on-chain transformation of finance” — in which transactions, settlements, and asset transfers are recorded and made publicly visible on the blockchain — is accelerating. As a result, not only crypto-asset exchanges but also wallet providers, stablecoin issuers, asset managers, banks and securities firms, and government agencies increasingly need to build out AML (anti-money laundering) frameworks and to raise the sophistication of decision-making grounded in on-chain data.

At the same time, businesses that combine deep familiarity with the Japanese market with both specialized on-chain analytics expertise and hands-on operational experience remain limited. Against this backdrop, by having Kirifuda and Pacific Meta — both firmly rooted in the Japanese market — support the domestic adoption of Elliptic’s world-class blockchain analytics infrastructure, this initiative aims to meaningfully advance regulatory compliance and risk management for businesses in Japan.

About Elliptic and Its Services

Founded in London in 2013, Elliptic is a blockchain analytics pioneer that in 2015 delivered the world’s first crypto-asset compliance tools built on blockchain analytics. Today, positioning itself as the global leader in digital asset decisioning, the company serves financial institutions, crypto-asset businesses, and government agencies. Elliptic is headquartered in London, with offices in New York, Washington, D.C., Miami, Dubai, Singapore, and Tokyo.

Elliptic’s platform supports more than 65 blockchains, screens over one billion transactions per week, and is used by more than 700 customers across 30 countries. Its principal solutions include:

• Wallet / transaction screening: assessing the risk of crypto-asset addresses and transactions to support onboarding and ongoing KYC/AML
• Transaction monitoring: automatically detecting AML, sanctions, and fraud risk at scale using configurable risk rules
• Cross-chain investigation: tracing and visualizing fund flows across multiple blockchains
• Entity due diligence (VASP screening): assessing the risk of counterparties such as exchanges
• Stablecoin risk management
• AI-native compliance: an AI assistant that handles first-line alert triage and automates routine tasks

Elliptic supports global AML/CFT frameworks, including the FATF guidelines and the Travel Rule, and is used by major financial institutions and crypto-asset businesses such as Revolut and Coinbase.

Through this initiative, the Elliptic platform as a whole — integrating the capabilities above — will be the offering introduced to businesses in Japan.

Why Kirifuda and Pacific Meta Are Providing Support

Kirifuda: A Blockchain Consulting Firm with Strength in On-Chain Analytics

Since its founding in 2022, Kirifuda has supported more than 100 blockchain-related projects. Through “Blockchain Intelligence (BCI),” its specialized on-chain analytics and AML support service, the company analyzes transaction data recorded on the blockchain to deliver intelligence that informs corporate decision-making and market understanding. In June 2026, in collaboration with Coincheck, Inc., Kirifuda launched the regular publication of the “Coincheck Prime Onchain Report,” an on-chain analytics report for corporate and institutional investors — one example of its work to embed on-chain data into the decisions of businesses and investors. Kirifuda has also built a track record in domestic knowledge-building, including operating the on-chain analytics community “Dune Japan” and running training sessions. Drawing on its relationships with more than 100 operating companies and its on-chain analytics expertise, Kirifuda will, as Elliptic’s local partner, support domestic businesses evaluating adoption.

Pacific Meta: An Implementation-Focused Blockchain Consulting Firm with Strength in Bringing Overseas Products to Japan

Pacific Meta’s strength lies in supporting overseas projects’ entry into Japan. Since its founding, it has supported more than 260 projects on a group-cumulative basis and has worked with projects spanning over 41 countries. Leveraging its strong global network of overseas exchanges, VCs, chains, and projects, together with an end-to-end support structure spanning strategy, business development, and marketing, Pacific Meta will provide comprehensive support for Elliptic’s expansion in Japan through “Global Blockchain Partner Solutions,” its program for supporting the introduction and implementation of blockchain technology infrastructure originating overseas. Kirifuda is a group company of Pacific Meta.

Comment from Jackson Hull, CTO and COO at Elliptic

“Japan is a globally important market where regulatory clarity and active engagement with digital assets are advancing hand in hand. Demand for blockchain analytics has never been higher. Not only among cryptoasset exchanges, but also stablecoin issuers, banks, securities firms and government agencies.

To truly deliver value to customers in Japan, a local partner with deep market understanding and Japanese-language support is essential. We are confident that working with Kirifuda, with its on-chain analytics expertise, and Pacific Meta, with its proven track record in bringing global products to Japan, is the ideal setup. Through this collaboration, we look forward to helping Japanese businesses pursue digital asset initiatives with confidence, backed by global-standard compliance.”

About Pacific Meta Inc.

Pacific Meta Inc. is a company that, centered on AI × blockchain, handles everything in-house and end-to-end—from business strategy formulation, token design, and the design of financial infrastructure leveraging stablecoins, to smart contract development and business automation and autonomous management powered by AI—covering design, implementation, and operation. As a global team that has supported a cumulative total of more than 300 group projects across over 41 countries worldwide in the three and a half years since its founding, the Company supports the real-world implementation of businesses originating both in Japan and overseas.

Company Profile

• Company: Pacific Meta Inc.
• Address: Hamamatsucho PREX 8F, 2-2-12 Shiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
• Representative: Shota Iwasaki, President and CEO
• Founded: August 10, 2022
• Business: Business development, solution delivery, and acceleration in AI and blockchain
• Capital: JPY 730 million (including capital reserve)
• Website: https://pacific-meta.co.jp/en/

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