Ginco Inc. — Japan B2B blockchain custody infrastructure provider
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- 1. Corporate entity / shareholders
- 2. License / registration status
- 3. Handled currencies
- 4. Scope of business
- Main products / services
- Supported business domains
- 5. Positioning in public information
- 6. Official company-outline snapshot
- 7. Strategic developments (recent 12 months)
- 8. Related people
- Related
- Sources
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B2B blockchain infrastructure provider · established 2017-12-21 · summarized from official product pages and case studies
1. Corporate entity / shareholders
- Trade name: Ginco Inc. (株式会社Ginco; English: Ginco Inc.)
- Established: 2017年12月21日
- Head office location: 27-4号, 3-chome Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 〒104-0032
- Capital: 1億円 (as stated on the official site)
- Representative: Ryo Sakane (as stated on the official site in 2026-04)
- Founder: Muyuto Morikawa (started R&D in 2016年10月, founded the company in 2017年12月)
- Major investors (publicly disclosed, in chronological order):
- 2018年1月third-party allotment of new shares from Global Brain
- 2020年4月third-party allotment of new shares from DBJ Capital
- 2021年11月third-party allotment of new shares from Miyako Capital, DBJ Capital, and Mitsubishi UFJ Capital
- Main banks: MUFG Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, Mizuho Bank
- Listing status: unlisted (an independent startup · as of 2026-05 )
2. License / registration status
- Japanese regulatory position: official materials describe Ginco as a B2B blockchain infrastructure provider. Whether a particular service requires registration depends on the provider and activities, so verify the current FSA lists and obtain specialist advice
- Industry associations: verify current membership, including JVCEA, in each association’s official member list; this entry does not infer non-membership from an omission
- Affiliated organizations (publicly disclosed):
- Fintech Association of Japan (general incorporated association)
- Japan Cryptoasset Business Association (JCBA) (general incorporated association)
- Japan Security Token Association (JSTA) (general incorporated association)
- JP Crypto ISAC (general incorporated association)
- Certifications / standards: SOC 2 Type II (AICPA-certified), SGS certification obtained (per the logo display on the official site)
3. Handled currencies
Because the company does not directly provide buying / selling / custody services for crypto assets to individuals or corporations, “handled currencies” is defined as the number of supported assets as B2B infrastructure that supports its client VASPs.
- Ginco Enterprise Wallet support: official product pages describe support for multiple blockchains. Scope and implementation time vary by engagement and date, so verify current materials
- Consumer-facing Ginco Wallet: a self-custody-type mobile wallet supporting Bitcoin, Ethereum, and several other assets (provided from 2018年4月)
- Verify currently supported assets and blockchains in official product documentation or an engagement-specific proposal
4. Scope of business
The company is not a crypto-asset-exchange operator (VASP) but is classified as a B2B infrastructure-provider firm for crypto-asset operators. Rather than conducting the buying / selling / brokering / custody of crypto assets in its own name, it provides the systems and technical infrastructure for VASPs and others to carry those out.
Main products / services
Source: The entire table is based on Ginco’s official Enterprise Wallet and company outline, checked on 2026-07-29.
| Service | Content |
|---|---|
| Ginco Enterprise Wallet | Distributes private-key management between an HSM and a dedicated signing device, and provides cold / hot wallets, deposits and withdrawals, and approval workflows. The official page displays “No. 1 adoption record” but does not state the comparison population or survey date |
| GEW Monitoring Solution | A business monitoring tool that integrates and manages multiple wallets |
| Ginco Web3 Cloud | A general-purpose blockchain development platform at financial-institution level (supporting public / private) |
| Web3 Professional Service | End-to-end business-creation support, from planning and requirements definition to development |
| Ginco Wallet | A consumer-facing self-custody-type mobile wallet app (provision started 2018年4月) |
Supported business domains
- Crypto-asset exchanges (wallet provision to FSA-registered VASPs)
- Financial institutions (securities companies, trust banks, etc.)
- NFT service infrastructure (NFT BASE)
- Security-token (ST) custody systems
- Web3 consulting / node hosting
5. Positioning in public information
- The official Enterprise Wallet page displays “Japan’s largest number of supported currencies” and “No. 1 adoption record.” Because that page does not state the comparison population, percentage, or survey date, treat these as current company marketing claims.
- Individual customers, competitor ranks, and supported-asset counts can change. Check case-specific official releases and the current product page.
6. Official company-outline snapshot
Source: The entire table is based on Ginco’s official company outline, checked on 2026-07-29.
| Item | Official description |
|---|---|
| Company | Ginco Inc. |
| Representative | Ryo Sakane |
| Location | 3-27-4 Hatchobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo |
| Established | 2017-12-21 |
| Capital | JPY 100 million |
| Business | Business crypto-asset wallet, NFT / security-token infrastructure, blockchain platforms, consumer wallet, and consulting |
7. Strategic developments (recent 12 months)
- 2025-09Partnered with Membrane (UK-based), a lending & derivatives manager. Provides a Bitcoin-holding-plus-management solution
- 2025-11Built a partnership with UPBOND. Creating use cases in the DID/VC × Crypto domain
- 2025-11Min Brian appointed as new CISO. Strengthens IT governance / external collaboration
- 2025-12Collaborated with Babylon Labs to promote “BTCFi 2.0” in Japan (Bitcoin staking/earning functions)
- 2025-12Participated as a validator in the Canton Network (an enterprise blockchain of the Goldman Sachs / Digital Asset lineage)
- 2026-01Concluded a Web3 -domain partnership with GVA Law Office
- 2026-03Supported a web3 -technology-introduction verification in Ebara Corporation’s “Ebara Brain Project”
- 2026-04The official site identifies Ryo Sakane as Representative Director. Do not infer the handover history or role changes without an official announcement
Scope supported by public materials: official product pages and case studies describe wallets, ST and trust-related infrastructure, BTCFi, and DID. This entry does not infer the purpose of a development base, a competitor’s sales strategy, or Ginco’s superiority without public evidence.
8. Related people
- Muyuto Morikawa: founder identified in the official history. Verify his current role in official people or corporate disclosures; do not infer that a change of representative means he stepped down
- Ryo Sakane: Representative Director (as stated on the official site as of 2026年4月)
- Min Brian: CISO. Appointed in 2025年11月. Responsible for strengthening IT governance and external collaboration
Related
- japan-financial-regulation — Japan financial regulation as a whole
- jp-trust-type-sc-architecture — related ST (security token) system
- japan-stablecoin-regulatory-landscape — related stablecoin system
- jp-exchange-bittrade — an example of a VASP customer
- jp-institutional-custody-three-pillars — JP institutional custody, the three pillars
- jp-custody-fireblocks-japan — Fireblocks Japan (competitor)
- progmat — Progmat (collaboration partner)
- jp-vasp-cold-storage-segregation-rules — JP VASP cold-storage segregation rules
Sources
- Ginco basic information / history (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- Ginco company-information top (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- Ginco Enterprise Wallet service details (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- Ginco news list (retrieved 2026-05-18)
- Ginco business domain (crypto-asset-exchange-facing) (retrieved 2026-05-18)
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