Monex : Points to be Exchanged to Cryptocurrencies - Offering an opportunity to invest in cryptocurrencies in collaboration with Coincheck -

Announcement of Subsidiary's Release

TOKYO, April 24, 2019 - Monex, Inc., a fully owned subsidiary of Monex Group, Inc., issued the following press release today.

Attachment: Summary of Monex, Inc. press release

Monex Points to be Exchanged to Cryptocurrencies

- Offering an opportunity to invest in cryptocurrencies in collaboration with Coincheck -

Contact:	Akiko Kato	Atsushi Demoto, Yuki Nakano
	Corporate Communications Office	Investor Relations, Financial Control Department
	Monex Group, Inc.	Monex Group, Inc.
	[phone]	[phone]

This material is an English translation of a Japanese announcement made on the date above. Although the Company intended to faithfully translate the Japanese document into English, the accuracy and correctness of this English translation is not guaranteed and thus you are encouraged to refer to the original Japanese document. This translation was made as a matter of record only and does not constitute an offer to sell or to solicit an offer to buy securities in the U.S.

Press Release

Monex Points to be Exchanged to Cryptocurrencies

- Offering an opportunity to invest in cryptocurrencies in collaboration with Coincheck -

TOKYO, April 24, 2019 - Monex, Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director

and President: Yuko Seimei, hereinafter "Monex") announced effective 20:00 today (planned) that it would start a new service in which Monex Points can be exchanged for cryptocurrencies, in partnership with its group company Coincheck, Inc. (Headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, Toshihiko Katsuya, hereinafter "Coincheck").

This is the first service in which the two companies will collaborate with each other.

Background

Monex, through hosting seminars and offering market reports related to cryptocurrencies, has been opening the door to start investing in cryptocurrencies to its customers. In order to create further opportunities, Monex decided to start a point exchange service, i.e. Monex Point to cryptocurrencies (Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple), as the first service in collaboration with Coincheck.

Overview of the services

In exchange for Monex Points, customers will now be able to receive cryptocurrencies in their Coincheck accounts.

	Every single Monex Point over 200 points.
Exchange Unit	One Monex Point equals one-yen worth of a cryptocurrency
	*Amount of cryptocurrencies receivable depend on the cryptocurrency rates
Customer	Customers with both comprehensive securities trading accounts in Monex as
Eligibility	well as accounts in Coincheck.
	Go to MY PAGE to find, "Balance Outstanding and Account Management."
Application	Then click, "Monex Points," and click, "Use My Points." Select either
	"Cryptocurrency - Exchange to Bitcoin," or "Cryptocurrency - Exchange to
	Ethereum," or "Cryptocurrency - Exchange to Ripple."
Cryptocurrencies	Three cryptocurrencies including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Ripple are available
Available	for exchange.
How to	After ordering the exchange, the transaction will be reflected in the customer's
	Coincheck account.
Exchange
	*Cancelation after the order is not possible.

Campaigns

With the launch of the new service, Monex will offer two kinds of campaigns between Wednesday, April 24, 2019, and Wednesday, July 31, 2019.

(1) Exchange points for cryptocurrencies! Get free 200 points with email address registration.

During the period of the campaign, all customers who register themselves for the first time to use the new service will receive 200 Monex Points.

(2)Open a new account and receive Monex Points.

During the period of the campaign, all customers who open a comprehensive securities trading account at Monex will receive 200 Monex Points.

Online Seminar: "Start Cryptocurrency Investment in the Era of Reiwa"

Monex will hold an online seminar starting at 19:00 on April 24, in which the firm will offer opportunities for participants to learn the current status and outlook of the cryptocurrency market. Anyone, including those who do not have Monex accounts, is welcome to participate in the seminar.

Monex will continue to offer "the Future of Money" with creativity that are based on new ideas and perspectives beyond the traditional framework as stated in the Monex Group's brand statement "For Creative Minds" launched in November 2018.

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About Monex Points:

Monex Points is a point program that can be accumulated depending on the volume of a customer's transaction of equities and mutual funds. Points can be used to pay equity transaction commissions, exchanged with the affiliated points of other companies, or exchanged for items including books.

Affiliate point program partners include ANA Mileage Club, JAL Mileage Bank, Eikyufumetsu (Everlasting) Points, WAON Points, T Points, nanaco Points, and others.

About Coincheck, Inc.

Name: Coincheck,Inc.

Headquarter: 3-28-13 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Establishment: August 28, 2012

Capital: 100 million yen

Name and title of the representative: President and Representative Director, Toshihiko Katsuya

Registration as cryptocurrency trading agency: Director of Kanto Local Finance Bureau No. 00014

Membership: Japan Virtual Currency Exchange Association, Japan Blockchain Association, Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association, Fintech Association of Japan, NPO Japan Network Security Association

Service Offering

Cryptocurrency Exchange, Coincheck, https://coincheck.com/exchange Coincheck Cryptocurrency Lending Services, https://coincheck.com/exchange Coincheck Denki (Electricity), https://coincheck.com/denki

Contacts: Maho Tsugawa

Public Relations Office, Monex, Inc. [phone]

This material is an English translation of a Japanese announcement made on the date above. Although the Company intended to faithfully translate the Japanese document into English, the accuracy and correctness of this English translation is not guaranteed and thus you are encouraged to refer to the original Japanese document. This translation was made as a matter of record only and does not constitute an offer to sell or to solicit an offer to buy securities outside Japan.