31/10/2016
"[With] such environmental changes as a background, we meet the diverse needs of investors by providing an investment opportunity of a new value asset. [As a result], we have decided to enter the business of virtual currency exchanges."
https://www.cryptocoinsnews.com/japanese-financial-institution-set-launch-digital-currency-exchange/
Japanese financial services group SBI is set to launch a digital currency exchange that enables the trading and exchange of virtual currencies.