Coincheck Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter of Year Ending March 31, 2026, Announces Management Transition

Third Quarter Total Revenue Increased 17% Year-over-Year and 8% Quarter-over-Quarter

Coincheck Group N.V. (NASDAQ:CNCK) ("Coincheck Group" or the "Company"), a Dutch public limited liability company and the holding company of Coincheck, Inc. ("Coincheck"), a leading Japanese crypto exchange company, today reported financial results for the third quarter of the fiscal year ending March 31, 2026 ("fiscal 2026"). References to "fiscal 2025" mean the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025.

The Company also announced that Gary Simanson, its CEO and President, has informed the board of directors that he is resigning from Coincheck Group effective as of the end of the Company's fiscal year, March 31, 2026. Pascal St-Jean, Coincheck Group's Chief Growth Officer since November 2025, and the CEO of 3iQ Corp., a global pioneer in digital asset investment solutions, will succeed Mr. Simanson effective April 1. The Company announced its pending acquisition of 3iQ in January 2026.

"With the acquisition of 3iQ, Gary has led the Company to the next stage of its growth strategy," said Oki Matsumoto, the Company's Executive Chairperson. "Gary has been a highly effective leader – he has led our transition to becoming a Nasdaq-listed company, spearheaded our acquisition strategy, and built the initial structural foundation for our global strategy. We and the entire Coincheck Group community thank him for his leadership and wish him the absolute best in his future pursuits. Now, Pascal is ideally suited to lead the next phase of our strategy, which is to grow our institutional presence in the crypto industry, in Japan and other regions, by shifting from acquisitions to numerous types of B2B and B2B2C strategic alliances with large financial institutions and funds that we believe will be attracted to the combined platforms and services our operating subsidiaries can offer."

"I deeply appreciate the Coincheck Group team's efforts and what we have accomplished," said Simanson. "I believe the company is well-positioned to succeed in the next phase of its strategy."

"First, I need to say how exciting it is for me to be given the opportunity to lead this company in the next stage of its strategy to be a leading global crypto financial services company," said St-Jean. "I believe we have the pieces we need, and now it is time to put them all together and execute on our vision."

Financial Highlights:¹

Certain Year-Over-Year Highlights

• Total revenue increased 17%, to ¥143.5 billion ($915 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 from ¥123.1 billion ($785 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, due mainly to revenue of ¥13.1 billion ($83 million) of Aplo (the Paris-based digital asset prime brokerage acquired by the Company in October 2025), staking revenue of ¥777 million ($5 million), and Initial Exchange Offering (or IEO) revenue of ¥359 million ($2 million) recorded in third quarter of fiscal 2026.
• Gross margin² decreased 20%, to ¥3,833 million ($24 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 from ¥4,794 million ($31 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, mainly as a result of a decrease in Marketplace Trading Volume, partially offset by an increase in IEO revenue.
• Verified Accounts³ increased 13%, to 2,475,345 as of December 31, 2025 from 2,197,619 as of December 31, 2024.
• Customer Assets⁴ decreased 17%, to ¥948.5 billion ($6,049 million) as of December 31, 2025 from ¥1,142.2 billion ($7,285 million) as of December 31, 2024. Even though the quantity of digital tokens held by customers remained relatively stable during the third quarter of fiscal 2026, Customer Assets decreased due primarily to the decline in the market price of crypto assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP.
• Marketplace Trading Volume⁵ decreased 25%, to ¥87.7 billion ($559 million) for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 from ¥117.4 billion ($749 million) for the third quarter of fiscal 2025. Fluctuations in Marketplace Trading Volume are usually driven by crypto-asset industry market volumes and conditions generally, and the size and level of trading activity at Coincheck specifically, as well as market-price fluctuations in the crypto assets frequently traded.
• Net income was ¥405 million ($2.6 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, compared to Net loss of ¥15,445 million ($98.5 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2025. A large component of the Net loss results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 was total transaction expenses⁶ of ¥17,518 million ($111.7 million).
• Adjusted EBITDA⁷ decreased 38%, to ¥1,428 million ($9.1 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to ¥2,303 million ($14.7 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2025, due mainly to lower Marketplace Trading Volume in the third quarter of fiscal 2026.

Certain Quarter-Over-Quarter Highlights

• Total revenue increased 8%, to ¥143.5 billion ($915 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to ¥133.1 billion ($849 million) in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, due to revenue of ¥13.1 billion ($83 million) of Aplo and Initial Exchange Offering (or IEO) revenue of ¥359 million ($2 million) recorded in third quarter of fiscal 2026.
• Gross margin decreased 1%, to ¥3,833 million ($24.4 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to ¥3,886 million ($24.8 million) in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, partially offset by an increase in IEO revenue.
• Verified Accounts increased 2%, to 2,475,345 as of December 31, 2025 from 2,421,080 as of September 30, 2025.
• Customer Assets decreased 20%, to ¥948.5 billion ($6,049 million) as of December 31, 2025 from ¥1,189.2 billion ($7,584 million) as of September 30, 2025. Even though the quantity of digital tokens held by customers remained relatively stable during the third quarter of fiscal 2026, Customer Assets decreased due primarily to the decline in the market price of crypto assets, including Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP.
• Marketplace Trading Volume decreased 7%, to ¥87.7 billion ($559 million) for the third quarter of fiscal 2026 from ¥94.7 billion ($604 million) for the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
• Net income increased 14% to ¥405 million ($2.6 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to ¥354 million ($2.3 million) in the second quarter of fiscal 2026. The primary driver of this increase was a decrease in income tax expense and an increase in gain from change in fair value of warrant liability in the second quarter of fiscal 2026.
• Adjusted EBITDA decreased 4% to ¥1,428 million ($9.1 million) in the third quarter of fiscal 2026 compared to ¥1,486 million ($9.5 million) in the second quarter of fiscal 2026, due mainly to lower Marketplace Trading Volume in the third quarter of fiscal 2026.

Fiscal 2026 Third Quarter Strategic Highlights:

• The Company acquired Aplo SAS, a digital asset prime brokerage for institutional crypto investors based in Paris, on October 14, 2025. Aplo has grown rapidly and today serves more than 60 active institutional clients, including hedge funds, asset managers, banks and large corporates. Aplo was named "Prime Broker of the Year (EMEA)" at the 2025 Hedgeweek Global Digital Asset Awards. The purchase price was approximately $24 million in a stock-for-stock transaction.

Other Recent Highlights:

• Coincheck Group entered into a stock purchase agreement dated January 8, 2026, with its majority shareholder, Monex Group, Inc. ("Monex"), as seller, to acquire approximately 97% beneficial ownership of 3iQ Corp., one of the world's leading alternative digital asset managers. 3iQ is based in Ontario, Canada. Pursuant to the agreement, based on an agreed value for 3iQ of USD 111,840,476, and an agreed value for Coincheck Group stock of USD 4.00 per ordinary share, all issued and outstanding shares beneficially owned by Monex in 3iQ's holding company, constituting approximately 97% beneficial ownership of 3iQ, are to be exchanged for 27,149,684 newly issued ordinary shares of Coincheck Group. The agreement also contemplates that between signing and closing Coincheck Group will offer the same or substantially equivalent acquisition consideration terms to 3iQ's minority shareholders, issuing to them in the aggregate up to 810,435 Coincheck Group ordinary shares, which would result in Coincheck Group beneficially owning 100% of 3iQ. Thus far, minority shareholders have joined in the transaction that will result in Coincheck Group acquiring approximately 99.8% ownership of 3iQ. Closing of the transaction, which is subject to customary undertakings and certain conditions, including regulatory approvals and confirmatory due diligence, is expected during the second calendar quarter of 2026.

Webcast and Conference Call

Coincheck Group will host a live webcast to discuss its results today at 5:00 pm ET. The call will be hosted by the following members of Coincheck Group's management: Gary Simanson, CEO, Jason Sandberg, CFO, Pascal St-Jean, incoming CEO, and Oki Matsumoto, Executive Chairperson. The conference call can be accessed live via webcast from the Company's investor relations website at https://www.coincheckgroup.com/news-events/ir-calendar. A replay will be available on the investor relations website following the call. The conference call can also be accessed over the phone by dialing (800) 245-3047 or (203) 518-9765; the Conference ID is CNCKQ3.

About Coincheck Group N.V.

Coincheck Group N.V. is a NASDAQ-listed holding company (NASDAQ:CNCK) based in the Netherlands. Its core subsidiary, Coincheck, Inc., operates one of Japan's leading crypto asset trading platforms. Coincheck has ranked No.1 in crypto trading app downloads in Japan for seven consecutive years (2019 through 2025)*. Through advanced technology and robust security infrastructure, Coincheck aims to foster an ecosystem where new forms of value exchange—enabled by crypto assets and blockchain—can flourish. The Company's other operating subsidiary, Aplo SAS, is a registered crypto prime brokerage for institutional investors headquartered in Paris, France. The Company also leverages its ownership of Next Finance Tech Co., Ltd., a staking platform services company, to offer staking services to retail customers and corporate clients.

Forward Looking Statements

This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Such statements include, but are not limited to, statements about trading, future financial and operating results, management updates, the pending acquisition of 3iQ, plans, objectives, expectations and intentions with respect to future operations, products and services; and other statements identified by words such as "will likely result," "are expected to," "will continue," "is anticipated," "estimated," "believe," "intend," "plan," "projection," "outlook" or words of similar meaning or the negative thereof. Such forward-looking statements are based upon the current beliefs and expectations of the Company's management and are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies, many of which are difficult to predict and generally beyond the Company's control, which could cause actual results or events to differ materially from those presently anticipated; such risks, uncertainties, and assumptions, include, among others: (i) changes in the cryptocurrency and digital asset markets in which the Company competes, including with respect to its competitive landscape, technology evolution or regulatory changes; (ii) changes in global political, economic or industry conditions, the interest rate environment or conditions affecting the financial and capital markets, including the effects of inflation, trade policies and government regulation; (iii) changes in economic conditions and consumer sentiment in Japan; (iv) the price of crypto assets and volume of transactions on the Company's platform; (v) the development, utility and usage of crypto assets; (vi) demand for any particular crypto asset; (vii) cyberattacks and security breaches on the Company platform; (viii) the Company's ability to introduce new products and services, (ix) the Company's ability to execute its growth strategies, including identifying and executing acquisitions, (x) the success, continued success, or lack thereof, regarding the Company's staking award program, Next Finance Tech's staking platform and other potential commercial relationships, the strategic relationship with Mercoin/Mercari, and Aplo's and 3iQ's businesses; (xi) the ability to grow and manage growth profitably; and (xii) other risks and uncertainties discussed in the Company's filings with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), including its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2025, as such factors may be updated from time to time, which are or will be accessible on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. The forward-looking statements included in this press release are made only as of the date of this press release and the Company undertakes no obligation to publicly update or review any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future developments, or otherwise, except as required by law.

Non-IFRS financial measures

EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA

In addition to the Company's results determined in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards, the Company presents EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA, non-IFRS measures, because the Company believes they are useful in evaluating its operating performance.

EBITDA represents net profit (loss) for the period before the impact of taxes, interest, depreciation, and amortization of intangible assets, and Adjusted EBITDA represents EBITDA, further adjusted, as follows. Adjusted EBITDA was being calculated differently for the first three quarters of fiscal 2026 than it was previously calculated for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025. When the Company announced its financial results on May 13, 2025 for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2025, the further adjustment to calculate Adjusted EBITDA consisted only of transaction expenses. Beginning with the first quarter for the year ending March 31, 2026 (and for the foreseeable future), in evaluating how Adjusted EBITDA should be calculated, the Company considers, in addition to transaction expenses, the non-cash expenses of (i) share-based compensation, which the Company did not have prior to April 1, 2025, the majority of which consists of Coincheck Group restricted share unit awards granted to two of Coincheck, Inc.'s founders and awards granted related to the Company's December 2024 business combination that resulted in the Company's listing on Nasdaq, and (ii) change in fair value of warrant liability, which fluctuates quarter to quarter based on the Company's share price.

The Company uses EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA to evaluate its ongoing operations and for internal planning and forecasting purposes and believes that EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA may be helpful to investors because they provide consistency and comparability with past financial performance. However, EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA are presented for supplemental informational purposes only, have limitations as an analytical tool, and should not be considered in isolation or as a substitute for financial information presented in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards.

A reconciliation is provided below for each non-IFRS financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measure stated in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards. Investors are encouraged to review the related IFRS Accounting Standards financial measures and the reconciliation of these non-IFRS financial measures to their most directly comparable IFRS Accounting Standards financial measures, and not to rely on any single financial measure to evaluate Coincheck Group's business.

Please see tables on the following pages for reconciliations of non-IFRS Accounting Standards financial measures.

U.S. Dollar financial information

For the convenience of the reader, where applicable, Coincheck Group has translated U.S. Dollar amounts from Japanese Yen at the exchange rate of ¥156.800 per $1.00, which was the ¥/$ exchange rate reported by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York as of December 31, 2025.

This information is intended to be reviewed in conjunction with the Company's filings with the SEC.

Prior to the first quarter of fiscal 2026, the Company had no share-based compensation expense. In evaluating how Adjusted EBITDA should be calculated for the first three quarters of fiscal 2026 (and the foreseeable future), the Company considered, in addition to transaction expenses, the non-cash expenses of (i) share-based compensation, the majority of which consisted of Coincheck Group restricted share unit awards granted to two of Coincheck, Inc.'s co-founders, and other restricted share unit awards related to the business combination with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV, and (ii) change in fair value of warrant liability, which fluctuates quarter to quarter based on the Company's share price. The Company believes that showing its EBITDA results, further adjusted to exclude share-based compensation and change in fair value of warrant liability, can present a clearer view of the Company's operational performance, and is helpful to view together with EBITDA and net profit or loss.

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