Asteria and Howdy Crypto Form Business Alliance on Stablecoins: JPYC Gateway to Standardize Support for Domestically Developed Hardware Wallet Openloop
Asteria and Howdy Crypto have formed a business alliance to standardize support for the domestically developed hardware wallet "Openloop" within Asteria's enterprise JPYC deposit and withdrawal management service, "JPYC Gateway." This partnership aims to provide a secure private key management environment and accelerate corporate utilization of stablecoins.
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Asteria Corporation (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Yoichiro Hirano; Securities Code: 3853; hereinafter "Asteria") and Howdy Crypto Inc. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director and President: Kazunori Asada; hereinafter "Howdy Crypto") announce a business alliance between Asteria's enterprise JPYC deposit and withdrawal management service "JPYC Gateway" and Howdy Crypto's domestically developed hardware wallet*1 "Openloop" (hereinafter "Openloop"). This partnership will provide companies introducing JPYC Gateway with a secure private key*2 management environment, accelerating their utilization of stablecoins. Additionally, Openloop will be provided free of charge to the first 100 companies adopting JPYC Gateway.
## ■ Background of the Business Alliance
With the issuance of Japanese Yen-denominated stablecoin JPYC*3 expected to begin in October 2025, and projections of its issuance scale reaching approximately 30 trillion yen by 2030, corporate utilization of stablecoins is rapidly expanding.
However, for companies to effectively utilize stablecoins in their operations, secure management of private keys and the signatures generated using them is indispensable. Especially for corporations, the leakage of private keys or unauthorized access directly leads to business risks, demanding high-level security. Most hardware wallets currently on the market are manufactured overseas, creating a demand for a reliable, domestically developed and supported device that can flexibly adapt to the advancements in the Japanese market for managing Japanese Yen stablecoins.
Therefore, Asteria, which provides the enterprise JPYC deposit and withdrawal management service "JPYC Gateway," and Howdy Crypto, which develops the highly reliable hybrid-designed*4 domestically developed hardware wallet "Openloop," have formed a business alliance to build an environment where companies can safely and securely utilize JPYC.
## ■ Overview of the Business Alliance
This business alliance will undertake the following initiatives:
- Integrate hardware wallets for private key management in JPYC Gateway.
When sending funds, users will confirm transaction details on the device's touchscreen and approve with a cryptographic signature, creating a secure mechanism where transfers cannot be executed without physical approval from the device.
- As a launch campaign for JPYC Gateway, Openloop will be provided free of charge to the first 100 companies.
This supports companies in quickly establishing a secure wallet environment.
- Jointly develop and provide best practices for corporate stablecoin utilization.
## ■ About "JPYC Gateway"
"JPYC Gateway" is an enterprise JPYC deposit and withdrawal management service provided by Asteria. The transaction fee is 8 yen per transaction, which is extremely low compared to typical bank fees, and it can be integrated with existing ERP and accounting systems without code via ASTERIA Warp.
## ■ Background of the Business Alliance
With the issuance of Japanese Yen-denominated stablecoin JPYC*3 expected to begin in October 2025, and projections of its issuance scale reaching approximately 30 trillion yen by 2030, corporate utilization of stablecoins is rapidly expanding.
However, for companies to effectively utilize stablecoins in their operations, secure management of private keys and the signatures generated using them is indispensable. Especially for corporations, the leakage of private keys or unauthorized access directly leads to business risks, demanding high-level security. Most hardware wallets currently on the market are manufactured overseas, creating a demand for a reliable, domestically developed and supported device that can flexibly adapt to the advancements in the Japanese market for managing Japanese Yen stablecoins.
Therefore, Asteria, which provides the enterprise JPYC deposit and withdrawal management service "JPYC Gateway," and Howdy Crypto, which develops the highly reliable hybrid-designed*4 domestically developed hardware wallet "Openloop," have formed a business alliance to build an environment where companies can safely and securely utilize JPYC.
## ■ Overview of the Business Alliance
This business alliance will undertake the following initiatives:
- Integrate hardware wallets for private key management in JPYC Gateway.
When sending funds, users will confirm transaction details on the device's touchscreen and approve with a cryptographic signature, creating a secure mechanism where transfers cannot be executed without physical approval from the device.
- As a launch campaign for JPYC Gateway, Openloop will be provided free of charge to the first 100 companies.
This supports companies in quickly establishing a secure wallet environment.
- Jointly develop and provide best practices for corporate stablecoin utilization.
## ■ About "JPYC Gateway"
"JPYC Gateway" is an enterprise JPYC deposit and withdrawal management service provided by Asteria. The transaction fee is 8 yen per transaction, which is extremely low compared to typical bank fees, and it can be integrated with existing ERP and accounting systems without code via ASTERIA Warp.