CeFi lending · Japan

Smart Lending

Smart Lending was a Japanese crypto-asset lending service whose first-party terms described unsecured consumption-loan contracts with fixed lending periods and stated annualized interest rates. The operator announced on 2026-09-02 that the official website and My Page would close on 2026-09-04.

Also known as: SmartLending, スマートレンディング

Status
Operations ended
Outcome
Unknown
Confidence
High
Last verified
2026-09-09
Launch—
End2026-09-04
Failure reasonVoluntary shutdown
Events1
Evidence3
Products1

Case summary

What happened

First-party materials had described 30-day ordinary and 365-day premium crypto lending and stated that ownership of lent crypto transferred to Smart Lending Co., Ltd., with lent assets outside statutory segregated management. On 2026-09-02 the operator announced a comprehensive review of future service policy and stated that the official website and My Page would close on 2026-09-04. This record therefore treats the service as operations ended from 2026-09-04 without inferring insolvency, customer loss or a withdrawal suspension that the notice does not establish.

Customer result

Customer outcome

Unknown

The first-party closure notice establishes that the official website and My Page closed on 2026-09-04. It does not establish insolvency, customer loss, a claims process, outstanding unpaid balances, or a universal repayment outcome, so recovery remains unknown rather than inferred.

Estimated recovery
Unknown
Repayment started
—
Repayment completed
—
Confidence
High

Asset treatment

Terms risk

Platform-owned

The terms warn that principal and interest may not be returned if the company fails. Advertised fixed annualized rates and return-preparation statements remain operator claims rather than independent guarantees or proof of solvency.

Affected product
Smart Lending
Confidence
High

Current Smart Lending terms state that ownership of lent crypto transfers to Smart Lending Co., Ltd.; the lending exposure is unsecured, the service is not a deposit, and lent assets are outside statutory segregated management.

Source: Smart Lending Terms of Service

Known unknowns

Uncertainty

The exact original service-launch date remains unresolved. The closure notice establishes the website/My Page shutdown date but does not establish insolvency, customer loss, a claims process or universal repayment outcome. Advertised 11%/13% annualized rates, yield-source explanations and reserve/return-preparation statements remain operator claims.

Chronology

Historical record

Operations endedHigh impact1 sources

Smart Lending closes official website and My Page

Smart Lending announced on 2026-09-02 that, following a comprehensive review of its future service policy, its official website and My Page would close on 2026-09-04.

The first-party notice establishes the service-site and My Page closure date. It does not establish insolvency, customer loss, a claims process or a withdrawal suspension.

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Event

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Official statementHighEvent linked

サービスに関するお知らせ

スマートレンディング株式会社 · 2026-09-02

First-party notice stating that, following a comprehensive review of future service policy, the official website and My Page would close on 2026-09-04. The notice does not establish insolvency, customer loss, a claims process or a withdrawal suspension.

status

1 sources
Official statementHigh

Smart Lending service and company overview

Smart Lending Co., Ltd.

First-party service surface that supported registration, deposit and lending application flows before closure. Advertised 11%/13% annualized rates and yield-source/reserve statements are recorded only as operator claims.

terms risk

1 sources
Official statementHigh

Smart Lending Terms of Service

Smart Lending Co., Ltd.

First-party authority for crypto-asset consumption-loan treatment, ownership transfer, unsecured exposure, non-deposit status, exclusion from statutory segregated management and non-return risk on company failure.

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