According to ChainCatcher news, as reported by Coindesk, Japanese brokerage and cryptocurrency exchange operator Monex Group announced on December 11 that its merged subsidiary Coincheck Group N.V. has been listed on the NASDAQ in the United States. Trading will begin on the 11th at Eastern Time, with the stock code "CNCK".Coincheck Group (CCG) will become the holding company of Japan's major cryptocurrency asset company Coincheck. After the listing, Monex Group will hold approximately 80% of CCG's shares, with CCG's market value estimated at around $1.6 billion (approximately 240 billion yen).

ChainCatcher News: Japanese financial services provider Monex Group has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in Canadian crypto asset company 3iQ Digital Holdings to expand its crypto business.It is reported that 3iQ previously launched North America's first regulated Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded fund and the first Ethereum ETF with staking capabilities on the Toronto Stock Exchange. Monex Group expects to meet the demand for crypto asset management from global institutional investors and exchanges through the acquisition of 3iQ.

ChainCatcher news, Dai Matsumoto, CEO of Japan's Monex Group, expressed interest in acquiring FTX Japan in an interview with Bloomberg, but declined to comment on the bid.It is reported that FTX filed for approval to sell its Japanese subsidiary FTX Japan through an auction in December 2022. Initial bids will close on February 1, and the auction will take place on March 21. Court documents show that about 41 companies have expressed interest in bidding for FTX Japan, with 25 having signed non-disclosure agreements. (Bloomberg)