Making 'Protecting Your Own Assets' More Accessible: Aiming for the Popularization of Crypto Assets like Bitcoin and Monacoin, and Public-Key Cryptography.

Monatoka Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; CEO: Jumpei Watanabe) aims to deliver the new concept of asset management—'protecting your own assets'—to more people through crypto assets like Bitcoin and Monacoin, and the public-key cryptography that supports them. We support the 'April Dream' initiative, which aims to make April 1st a day to share dreams. This press release is the dream of Monatoka Co., Ltd. ■ Protecting your own assets: Recently, risks such as financial institution failures and inflation due to monetary easing have increased the danger of losing or devaluing one's assets without doing anything. Monatoka wants to widely promote the idea of asset preservation through crypto assets like Bitcoin and Monacoin as a solution to such problems, approaching this from both technical and ideological perspectives. Crypto assets are based on cryptographic technology where only the person managing the private key has the authority to transfer them. Assets like Bitcoin and Monacoin have a fixed issuance limit, preventing value dilution through excessive issuance. ■ Bringing the power of public-key cryptography to people: Public-key cryptography is essential for crypto assets. It uses a pair of keys: a private key (known only to you) and a public key (known to everyone). Typical uses include 'encryption' and 'signing.' Encryption: Messages encrypted with a public key can only be decrypted by the holder of the private key. Signing: You can create a signature for a message using a private key, which anyone can verify using the public key, confirming the sender's identity. This 'signing' mechanism plays a crucial role in crypto assets. While not a new technology, it is a powerful tool we want more people to know and use. ■ Enjoying crypto assets: Monatoka currently provides services related to Monacoin. We believe that if people can 'enjoy and touch these technologies without realizing it,' it will be a great step forward. We aim to provide fun, interesting, and useful services. (Note: Monacoin is a decentralized crypto asset born in 2014, based on Bitcoin's source code, and is handled by multiple domestic exchanges. It has a strong community centered around 'Mona Cards' and is familiar to many Japanese users.) [Services Provided] ■ Knights of Monadom: A new type of card battle game where AI creates battle stories based on the 'names' and 'profiles' of Mona Cards. ■ Monacotto: A marketplace for Mona Cards (FT/NFTs) issued on the Monacoin blockchain. ■ monashell: A wallet service for handling Monacoin and Mona Cards. ■ Honmono Coin: A community currency project in collaboration with the Honmono Association, aiming to improve currency value by enhancing community quality. We will continue to work on promoting these technologies and creating opportunities for people to learn with peace of mind.