Mixi, a listed company in Japan, announced that its equity affiliate, the cryptocurrency exchange BitBank, is preparing to go public. In addition to requiring approval from relevant departments for stock listing, the timing and market for the listing have not yet been determined, and it is possible that the listing may be temporarily suspended during the stock listing preparation process. Currently, MIXI Corporation holds 26.99% of the shares, Ceres Corporation holds 23.05% of the shares, and the representative director and CEO of BitBank Corporation holds 30.69% of the shares. In September 2009, Mixi became a shareholder of Bitbank K.K. by distributing new shares through a third party investment of approximately 7 billion yen.