SBI Global Asset Management and the Yomiuri Shimbun Group Headquarters will host a free investment seminar in Tokyo on June 30, with SBI VC Trade offering a small XRP reward to eligible in-person attendees. According to reports from crypto.news, the seminar titled 'In a turbulent world and rising markets, what should investors be thinking now?' will take place at Yomiuri Otemachi Hall in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. The event will stream online but the XRP reward is limited to people who attend in person. The seminar is completely free to attend, pre-registration is strictly required, and the event will open its doors at 18:00, with the main presentation running from 19:00 to 20:30 local time.
The seminar targets individual investors trying to understand why financial markets continue to rise while global political and economic risks remain high. As reported by crypto.news, the event will run from 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. local time, with doors opening at 6:00 p.m. The seminar is free but requires pre-registration, with only 333 physical guests allowed inside the hall. Online viewers will not receive the XRP reward, making the incentive exclusive to a small group of participants. Cooperating partners supporting the initiative alongside the main co-sponsors include SBI Securities, SBI Asset Management, SBI VC Trade, and Wealth Advisor.
Tomoya Asakura, President and CEO of SBI Global Asset Management, will lead the main market session, explaining how investors can approach rising markets during uncertain conditions. According to crypto.news, the second session will feature Asakura in a discussion with Sayaka Aoki, a media personality and essayist who has written about her own financial learning process in the Yomiuri Shimbun's monthly column 'Sayaka Aoki Learns About Money.' The program includes light refreshments and merchandise tied to Neko Pitcher, a manga serialized in the Sunday edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun. The second half of the event will shift to a practical discussion on long-term wealth building, with Asakura joining Aoki on stage to outline vital perspectives individual investors must understand.
As reported by crypto.news, SBI VC Trade will give 1,000 yen worth of XRP to each eligible physical attendee. The offer requires an active SBI VC Trade account on the day of the event, making the reward contingent on participants having a regulated Japanese platform account. The XRP reward is small in value but serves a clear purpose by giving traditional investors a simple first contact with a crypto asset through a regulated Japanese platform. Those attending in person will also be treated to complimentary light refreshments and a chance to win exclusive merchandise from Neko Pitcher, the popular manga currently serialized in the Sunday edition of the Yomiuri Shimbun.
The seminar follows a broader digital asset push by SBI Group, with SBI VC Trade being used across several crypto services including trading, stablecoin work and reward-based products. According to crypto.news, SBI and Visa launched a card that lets users earn Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP rewards through SBI VC Trade and Aplus, linking normal card spending with crypto rewards. SBI has also started talks with Bitbank over a capital and business alliance that could make Bitbank a consolidated subsidiary, following SBI VC Trade's merger with Bitpoint Japan in April 2026. Organizers are actively encouraging traditional investors to explore digital assets as a starting point for modern portfolio diversification, with the seminar aiming to address the apparent paradox of rising financial markets against a backdrop of global geopolitical and economic instability.
