Subsidiary Bitbank Ventures Invests in "SPEQTRA," a Systematic Quant Fund Specializing in Crypto Assets

bitbank inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; President: Noriyuki Hirosue), operator of the crypto asset exchange "bitbank," announced today that its subsidiary, Bitbank Ventures LLC ("Bitbank Ventures"), has invested in "SPEQTRA Systematic Digital Assets Feeder Fund L.P." ("the Fund"), a systematic quant fund specializing in crypto assets, advised by SPEQTRA Investment Research Pte. Ltd. (Headquarters: Singapore; CEO: De Yang Li; "SPEQTRA").

Bitbank Ventures made this investment in recognition of SPEQTRA's expertise in advanced analytical and operational technologies utilizing systematic investment ※1, AI, and quant techniques ※2, as well as its potential for future development in the on-chain finance domain ※3.

Through this investment, we aim to deepen our knowledge in the area where advanced analysis and operations leveraging AI and data analysis technologies merge with on-chain finance, while also supporting SPEQTRA's growth.

We will continue to contribute to the industry's development through investments in promising crypto asset-related projects both domestically and internationally.

※1 Systematic investment refers to an investment method that completely eliminates human emotions and subjective judgment, and involves buying and selling according to rules defined by computer quantitative models and algorithms.

※2 Quant techniques refer to methods that utilize advanced mathematics, statistics, and programming to analyze financial markets and construct investment strategies.

※3 The on-chain finance domain refers to a next-generation financial system that centralizes money movement, asset holding and transfer, and various financial transactions by utilizing transactions and smart contracts (automatic contract execution) recorded and processed directly on the blockchain.

■ Background of the Investment

In recent years, with the advancement of AI technology, the automation of analysis, decision-making, and trade execution in financial markets has been rapidly progressing. Particularly in the crypto asset market, which operates 24/7 and generates vast amounts of data, there is growing attention towards advanced analytical and operational infrastructure that utilizes AI and data analysis technologies.

SPEQTRA is a company that specializes in the crypto asset market, utilizing AI and data analysis technologies for market analysis and operations. Based on the analysis of market data and investor behavior, it automates trading decisions and risk management using proprietary algorithms, and is building the technological infrastructure to support the next generation of the digital asset market.

Bitbank Ventures promotes investments in technologies that can become future financial infrastructure in the crypto asset domain. Believing that the importance of automated operations technology based on AI and data will further increase, we highly evaluated SPEQTRA's technological capabilities and future potential, leading to this investment.

Moving forward, we will leverage the strengths of both companies to explore possibilities for collaboration aimed at advancing analytical and operational technologies in the crypto asset market and providing new financial services.

◾️SPEQTRA Comment

De Yang Li, CEO of SPEQTRA Investment Research Pte. Ltd.

We are deeply honored to receive this investment in our Fund from Bitbank Ventures, the investment arm of bitbank, a crypto asset exchange operator with top-class scale and achievements in Japan. The recognition of our Fund's strategy is a testament to the solid trust in SPEQTRA's investment philosophy and future potential, for which we are profoundly grateful.

The crypto asset market, operating globally 24/7 and generating an immense volume of data continuously, is precisely the frontier where quant investment should demonstrate its true value. SPEQTRA has consistently pursued systematic investment, thoroughly eliminating human subjectivity and emotions, by building proprietary algorithms that focus on market perception and behavioral biases.

As the financial market structure undergoes accelerated transformation with the advancement of data analysis and on-chain finance, partnering with bitbank and Bitbank Ventures, pioneers in Japan's crypto asset industry, represents an extremely important milestone in SPEQTRA's growth strategy. With this investment as a catalyst, we will dedicate all our efforts to further enhance our operational quality and establish the next generation of asset management infrastructure.

◾️Bitbank Ventures Comment

Jun Kuwabara, Managing Director of Bitbank Ventures LLC

Due to its 24/7 operational nature, the crypto asset market exhibits extremely high affinity with data analysis and automated operation technologies. SPEQTRA is a rare team that combines the knowledge of quant investment cultivated in traditional finance with a deep understanding of the crypto asset market, and we highly value their technological capabilities and execution power.

The fusion of AI and finance is one of the crucial themes shaping the future digital asset market. Bitbank Ventures supports the development of the ecosystem through investments in technologies and projects that can become future financial infrastructure, and we anticipate the new possibilities that will emerge from our collaboration with SPEQTRA.

◾️About SPEQTRA Investment Research

SPEQTRA Investment Research is a Singapore-based company that conducts quant research for the crypto asset market. It provides investment advisory services by combining multiple strategies such as trend, carry, and volatility, utilizing proprietary algorithms based on cognitive behavioral biases. CEO De Yang Li graduated from the University of Tokyo and previously led the foreign exchange electronic trading field at Goldman Sachs Japan Co., Ltd.

◾️About Bitbank Ventures

Bitbank Ventures was established as a subsidiary of bitbank inc.

It promotes investment in and business collaboration with advanced projects both domestically and internationally, focusing on the crypto asset and Fintech domains.

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