Japan’s First Listed Company to Hold Hyperliquid, Eyes ¥100M Position
Eole Inc., listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Growth Market under ticker 2334, has become the first Japanese public company to formally hold HYPE, the native token of the Hyperliquid DeFi protocol, disclosing the purchase through Japan’s TDnet (Tokyo Stock Exchange’s official corporate disclosure system) on July 28, 2026.
The initial buy of 1,078.25469311 HYPE at an average price of ¥9,352.77 per token cost ¥10,084,663 (~$66,000), with a stated target to scale the position to ¥100 million (~$611,000) by August 31, 2026.
JAPAN LISTED FIRM BUYS $HYPE!
Tokyo-listed Eole has acquired Hyperliquid’s $HYPE token, the first Japanese publicly listed company to do so.
Bought ~¥10 million (~$61k / 1,078 HYPE) on July 28. Plans to scale total purchases to ¥100 million (~$610k) by end of August.
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The move is not a one-off treasury bet. It was filed under Eole’s previously announced change in use of funds from July 16, 2026, which expanded the company’s digital asset mandate from Bitcoin only to a broader set of assets. HYPE is the first execution under that expanded mandate.
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