NTT Data, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust and Banking, Mizuho Trust and Banking, Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group, SBI PTS Holdings, JPX Research Institute, and Datachain are developing “Progmat,” an issuance and management platform for all digital assets. and agreed to enter into a shareholders’ agreement regarding the establishment of “Progmat, Inc.”, which will be responsible for the operation of “Digital Asset Co-Creation Consortium” (abbreviated as DCC, with 214 member companies). Through the establishment of “Progmat Co., Ltd.,” the eight partner companies will work together to smoothly implement “co-creation areas” with “standards” throughout the industry, thereby achieving overwhelming convenience for market participants. The company aims to develop and enhance the competitiveness of Japan’s digital asset market.