The Japanese Bitcoin industry raised approximately 800 million yen in funding with BTC in physical contributions, partnering with a subsidiary of ANAP to lay out the Lightning Network routing

At the same time, the company signed a basic agreement for cooperation in Lightning Network routing business with ALC, using the BTC held by ALC as liquidity for the channels operated by the company, jointly building local routing infrastructure in Japan. The raised funds will be used to pay for infrastructure development, talent recruitment, routing business, and research and development, with a focus on promoting the Lightning payment service "aurora" that can be accessed through APIs for merchants' existing payment systems.