SBI Holdings has quietly rolled out a new on-chain bond designed to give ordinary investors direct exposure to XRP while keeping the product inside Japan’s regulated market.
Reports say the issue by the Japan-headquartered financial group totals 10 billion yen and is being recorded, issued and managed on a blockchain system rather than through the usual securities infrastructure.
SBI Starts A New Kind Of Bond
Based on reports, the bonds — nicknamed the “SBI Start Bonds” in some coverage — are being tokenized on a platform called ibet for Fin, a system built by BoosTry to register and manage securities onchain.
Investors who buy into the offering receive XRP roughly at the time their purchase clears. The firm has also scheduled additional XRP benefits to be paid on interest dates stretching through 2029.
How The Trading Will Work
Trading of these security tokens is set to occur on a proprietary system operated by Osaka Digital Exchange, with secondary market activity expected to begin on March 25, 2026.
Reports indicate the bonds carry a modest yield range, with some outlets citing an indicative coupon band in the low single digits — a feature that blends a fixed-income payout with crypto rewards.
Japan’s SBI Holdings has launched a ¥10 billion ($64.5M) on-chain bond issuance that rewards investors with $XRP. https://t.co/X9U0nW3sd2 pic.twitter.com/b7hwHJTiEG
— 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗸XRP (@BankXRP) February 21, 2026
Who Can Get The XRP
Eligibility rules are strict. Reports note that holders must be domestic residents and must hold an account with SBI VC Trade to collect the XRP benefit; there’s a procedural deadline for completing receipt steps by mid-May.
In short, this is not an open global giveaway — the offer is aimed at onshore retail investors inside Japan and tied to local account requirements.
Market Reaction And Possible Effects
Based on reports and market commentary, the structure could nudge demand for XRP because the issuer needs to supply the token for distribution and future payouts.
Some market watchers point out that while the initial sum — about $64.5 million by rough conversion — is limited against the size of global crypto markets, the product matters more for what it represents: a mainstream financial group packaging a digital asset into a regulated bond product. That may make other Japanese firms think about similar moves.
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