[Japanese Game Company Gumi Partners with SBI to Launch 3 Billion Yen Bitcoin and Altcoin Fund] According to Deep Tide TechFlow on July 30, as reported by Cointelegraph, Japanese game developer Gumi announced that starting this Saturday, it will jointly operate a 3 billion yen (approximately $18.3 million) crypto asset fund with SBI Financial Services, with investments from institutions such as Daiwa Securities Group. The fund will be managed by SBI Crypto Fund (51% owned by SBI Financial Services and 49% owned by Gumi's subsidiary gC Labs) and will primarily invest in Bitcoin and major altcoins, utilizing strategies such as staking, rebalancing, and hedging. Gumi stated that this initiative aims to build a bridge between Japan's corporate sector and the crypto market, as well as to prepare for the potential lifting of the crypto ETF ban in Japan in the future. As of April 30, 2026, Gumi's crypto assets have reached 14.13 billion yen, nearly doubling from 7.58 billion yen a year earlier, with XRP being the core asset of its crypto business.