Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Coincheck has acquired Aplo, a French digital asset brokerage regulated by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF). The acquisition, announced on September 2nd, is part of Coincheck's strategy to expand into the European market. The deal is expected to close in October 2025, with Aplo's shares converting into newly issued common shares of Coincheck Group. Coincheck, founded in 2014 and headquartered in Tokyo, went public on Nasdaq last year through a merger with Thunder Bridge Capital Partners IV. Aplo, registered as a digital asset service provider in France, is seeking a full cryptoasset service provider license under the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Directive (MiCA). This move follows Coincheck's recent launch of "Coincheck Prime," a service targeting institutional and corporate clients.