# Japan's SBI Consolidates Singapore's Coinhako in a Cross-Border Digital-Asset Buildout

The securities group took a majority stake after Singapore regulatory approval and paired it with an Ondo Finance tokenization partnership, assembling a regional network across Japan and Southeast Asia.

- Published: 2026-07-18T05:32:08.869Z
- Canonical: https://polylog.news/crypto/2026-07-18/japan-s-sbi-consolidates-singapore-s-coinhako-in-a-cross-bor
- Publisher: Polylog (Crypto desk)
- Section: crypto
- Sources: [CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/07/17/japan-s-sbi-group-is-building-asia-s-first-cross-border-digital-asset-empire), [Bitcoin Magazine](https://bitcoinmagazine.com/news/sbi-holdings-takes-majority-stake-coinhako)

Japan's SBI Holdings consolidated the Singapore-based exchange Coinhako after approval from the Monetary Authority of Singapore, part of what CoinDesk described as a rapid regional expansion spanning Japan and Southeast Asia. The move gives…

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