索尼將於 2023 年重啟從 Amber Group 購買的日本加密貨幣交易所 Whalefin

這家科技巨頭透過與新創公司的合作和投資涉足 Web3。

Technology giant Sony is set to restart the crypto exchange Whalefin, which it acquired from crypto lender Amber Group earlier this year. The news was first reported by Wu Blockchain and later confirmed by the Block.

科技巨頭索尼將重啟加密貨幣交易所 Whalefin，該交易所是今年稍早從加密貨幣貸款機構 Amber Group 手中收購的。該消息首先由Wu Blockchain報道，隨後得到了Block的證實。

According to a notice posted by Whalefin on Monday, its parent company Amber Japan was rebranded to S.BLOX. The notice also stated that the company was acquired by Quetta Web, a unit of Sony, in August 2023. The financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

根據 Whalefin 週一發布的公告，其母公司 Amber Japan 已更名為 S.BLOX。通知還稱，該公司於 2023 年 8 月被索尼旗下 Quetta Web 收購。

Previously known as DeCurret, Amber Japan was acquired by crypto finance firm Amber Group in 2022.

Amber Japan 以前稱為 DeCurret，於 2022 年被加密貨幣金融公司 Amber Group 收購。

Sony said in a press release on PR Times that it plans to relaunch the crypto exchange soon with a new app.

索尼在《公關時報》的新聞稿中表示，它計劃很快透過一個新應用程式重新啟動加密貨幣交易所。

The latest deal will mark the PlayStation maker's proper foray into crypto, as Sony has so far largely limited its Web3 involvement to partnerships and investments in startups. The company has previously partnered with the Astar Network for a Web3 incubation program and filed a patent for transferring non-fungible tokens (NFTs) between different games and consoles.

最新的交易將標誌著這家 PlayStation 製造商正式進入加密領域，因為索尼迄今為止在 Web3 方面的參與很大程度上僅限於與新創公司的合作和投資。該公司先前曾與 Astar Network 合作開展 Web3 孵化計劃，並申請了在不同遊戲和遊戲機之間轉移不可替代代幣（NFT）的專利。

Both Sony and Amber did not immediately respond to CoinDesk's requests for comment.

索尼和 Amber 均未立即回應 CoinDesk 的置評請求。

Last year, Bloomberg reported that Hong Kong-based Amber Group was planning to sell its Japan unit due to the country's strict crypto regulations.

去年，彭博社報道稱，由於日本嚴格的加密貨幣法規，總部位於香港的 Amber Group 計劃出售其日本子公司。

UPDATE (July 1, 2024, 07:20 UTC): This story was updated to include additional details of the acquisition.

更新（世界標準時間 2024 年 7 月 1 日 07:20）：本文已更新，包含了收購的更多細節。