Pacific Meta, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director: Shota Iwasaki; hereinafter referred to as “Pacific Meta”), a blockchain consulting firm, hereby announces that it has acquired a portion of the issued shares of Kirifuda Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President & CEO: Hideyuki Akagawa; hereinafter referred to as “Kirifuda”), a company that provides end-to-end support for blockchain business development including system development, thereby making Kirifuda a consolidated subsidiary.

Business Environment

In recent years, blockchain technology has moved beyond the phase of speculation and experimentation and has rapidly expanded into the realm of practical financial applications. Beyond its value as an investment product such as crypto assets, blockchain is increasingly recognized as a core infrastructure for next-generation financial systems. In particular, financial business domains utilizing stablecoins—whose value is pegged to fiat currencies—are experiencing accelerated growth. By 2025, several of the world’s leading financial institutions had begun issuing stablecoins, with annual transaction volumes reaching USD 33 trillion (*1).

In Japan, the amended Payment Services Act came into effect in 2023, establishing one of the world’s first legal frameworks for stablecoins and digital securities. In response, interest in stablecoin issuance has grown among major domestic financial institutions and finance-related companies. In 2025, JPYC, the first “Japanese yen stablecoin,” was issued, marking rapid growth in the domestic blockchain-related market. Furthermore, with the Financial Services Agency advancing institutional reforms toward the approval of crypto asset exchange-traded funds (crypto ETFs), the use of blockchain by traditional financial institutions is expected to continue expanding.

*1 Source: Binance Research, “Full-year 2025 & Themes For 2026,” p.80

Background and Objectives of the Subsidiarization

Pacific Meta has supported blockchain adoption by primarily large enterprises, leveraging its deep expertise in the blockchain and financial domains as well as its global team’s extensive network of industry stakeholders worldwide. The company’s consulting services—starting from the upstream phase of proposing how clients’ tangible and intangible assets can be leveraged through blockchain to drive business growth—have been highly regarded. In recent years, Pacific Meta has particularly strengthened its support for projects in the financial sector, accelerating growth amid the favorable business environment described above.

Meanwhile, Kirifuda has provided end-to-end support spanning strategy formulation, business development, and system development, based on strong technical expertise and data-driven analysis as a blockchain professional firm. Kirifuda has built a robust structure capable of supporting a wide range of business domains—including finance, regional revitalization, energy, entertainment and IP, marketing, and corporate DX—for major enterprises and government agencies. Its data-driven consulting and agile engineering team have earned high levels of trust and satisfaction from more than 100 companies and public institutions to date.

Recognizing that the strengths of both companies are complementary, and sharing a common vision of revitalizing the domestic economy through the social implementation of blockchain technology in Japan, the two companies have collaborated under a strong partnership. By further strengthening this collaboration, both parties agreed that providing truly end-to-end support—from consulting through development and implementation—would significantly enhance value delivered to clients. As a result, the companies have decided to operate as an integrated group.

Going forward, Pacific Meta and Kirifuda aim to become a leading representative presence in Japan’s blockchain industry, mutually accelerating the growth of both businesses.

While pursuing synergy creation through this subsidiarization, Pacific Meta will maintain Kirifuda’s managerial independence and encourage healthy competition, maximizing overall group growth.

Overview of Kirifuda Inc.

Kirifuda Inc. operates as a comprehensive consulting firm supporting the social implementation of blockchain technology, guided by its vision: “Creating a world where all value flows trustlessly.” The company provides one-stop services ranging from data-driven strategy formulation to system development for domestic and international enterprises as well as government agencies. Across diverse sectors—including finance, regional revitalization, energy, entertainment and IP, marketing, and corporate DX—Kirifuda accelerates client growth.

Company Name: Kirifuda Inc.

Representative: Hideyuki Akagawa

Established: March 14, 2022

Business Activities:

• Consulting on management strategy and business development utilizing blockchain
• System development and maintenance operations
• Social factoring business

Capital: JPY 15.01 million (including capital surplus)

Address: N&E BLD. 6F, 1-12-4 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061, Japan

Inquiries Regarding This Matter

Public Relations, Pacific Meta, Inc.

Inquiry Form: https://pacific-meta.co.jp/en/contact/

About Pacific Meta, Inc.

Pacific Meta provides comprehensive support for launching and operating blockchain businesses, from business strategy formulation and token design to fundraising and marketing. Within three years of its founding, the company has supported over 150 projects and has worked on projects across more than 41 countries worldwide. As a global team, Pacific Meta supports business expansion from both Japan-origin and overseas-origin perspectives. Through talent, expertise, networks, and investment, the company partners closely with clients to enable blockchain- and token-based businesses to rapidly achieve real-world social implementation.

Company Profile

Address: 8F Hamamatsucho PREX, 2-2-12 Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

Representative: Shota Iwasaki, President & CEO

Established: August 10, 2022

Business Activities: Blockchain accelerator business

• Blockchain business planning and design support
• Financial infrastructure design and implementation support
• Digital asset implementation and utilization support
• Global expansion and ecosystem building support
• Stablecoin issuance support

Capital: JPY 630 million (including capital surplus)

Official Website: https://pacific-meta.co.jp/en