Moon Inc. (HKEX: 1723) has raised about US$8.8 million to launch a Bitcoin pay as you go card in Thailand and South Korea, with plans to develop throughout Asia. The corporate, a frontrunner in pay as you go connectivity and digital asset options, confirmed the profitable HK$65.5 million fundraising earlier right this moment.

The spherical was supported by a consortium of Bitcoin miners and buyers by means of the issuance of recent shares and convertible notes, in line with a word shared with Bitcoin Journal. 

“The profitable completion of this personal placement marks one other important milestone in Moon Inc.’s progress, and we’re grateful for the arrogance our new and current buyers have proven in our long-term imaginative and prescient,” mentioned John Riggins, CEO of Moon Inc.

In accordance with a submitting with the Hong Kong Inventory Alternate, the proceeds will help Moon Inc.’s Pan-Asian enlargement, beginning with Thailand and South Korea, alongside the launch of its Bitcoin-enabled pay as you go card. 

The playing cards allow customers to accumulate, retailer, and switch Bitcoin with out the complexity of conventional wallets, merging Moon Inc.’s pay as you go telecom experience with modern digital asset performance.

In different phrases, the playing cards will let individuals purchase and ship Bitcoin simply, while not having a separate crypto pockets — mainly like a pre-paid cellphone card.

Trying forward, Moon Inc. is evaluating Taiwan, Japan, and Vietnam for future progress alternatives.

Conventional markets are merging with the Bitcoin economic system

Riggins framed the fundraise and new pay as you go card as a step towards bridging conventional capital markets throughout the Bitcoin economic system, leveraging Moon Inc.’s current wholesale telecom distribution networks. 

“We see this as greater than a fundraise — it’s a vote of confidence in Hong Kong’s position as a gateway for regulated digital-asset innovation and in Moon Inc.’s potential to bridge conventional capital markets with the Bitcoin economic system,” Riggins mentioned.

Again in March, the corporate turned the primary publicly traded firm in Higher China to undertake a Bitcoin treasury technique, integrating Bitcoin into each its steadiness sheet and retail enterprise mannequin.

The fundraising follows Moon Inc.’s majority acquisition by Sora Ventures and UTXO Administration earlier this yr, a transfer that has accelerated the corporate’s strategic initiatives and broadened its digital asset choices. 

Along with the pre-paid card, Moon Inc. additionally introduced they have been named one among Hong Kong’s 10 most modern firms by Capital Journal.

“We’re honored to be acknowledged for driving Bitcoin adoption in Asia, notably by means of our pay as you go Bitcoin card,” Riggins mentioned.

Disclaimer: Moon Inc is a portfolio firm of UTXO Administration, a regulated capital allocator centered on the digital belongings business. Bitcoin Journal is owned by BTC Inc., which operates UTXO Administration. UTXO invests in a wide range of Bitcoin companies, and maintains important holdings in digital belongings.