Japanese listed firm Eole makes its first purchase of HYPE, with plans to invest a cumulative total of 100 million yen.

Japanese listed company Eole, which trades on the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s Growth Market, announced it purchased 1,078.2547 HYPE tokens on July 28, valued at around 10.08 million yen (approximately $66,000), making it Japan’s first publicly listed company to disclose a HYPE purchase. The firm plans to acquire additional HYPE in batches by the end of August, bringing its total investment in the asset to 100 million yen (about $611,000). Eole stated that HYPE will be held as a strategic asset alongside BTC under its “Neo Crypto Bank” strategy, with the goal not limited to capital gains but to support on-chain finance and Web3 business development. The company also intends to boost asset utilization via digital asset lending, traditional financial market hedging, and explore integrating related assets with its own services. Separately, Japanese listed firm Quantum Solutions announced it has sold 1,000 ETH, generating roughly $1.9 million in proceeds, which will be used for AI infrastructure development including data center operations.