Exchanges· ★★★· bullish·

Japan Bitcoin Industry raises ¥800M in BTC for Lightning routing push

  • —Total allotment is ¥800,043,580, paid solely in BTC
  • —Buyers are Fulgur LLC and ANAP Lightning Capital (ALC)
  • —The firm signed a Lightning routing partnership with ALC
  • —Funds target the aurora payments API, hiring and R&D
Why it matters: The deal signals institutional bitcoin capital flowing into Lightning payment infrastructure in Japan.
Source: CoinPost