CeFi lending · Japan

Smart Lending

Smart Lending is a Japanese crypto-asset lending service whose current first-party terms describe unsecured consumption-loan contracts with fixed lending periods and stated annualized interest rates.

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

Status
Active
Outcome
Not applicable
Confidence
High
Last verified
2026-08-26
Launch
End
Failure reasonUnknown
Events0
Evidence2
Products1

Case summary

What happened

Current first-party materials identify Smart Lending Co., Ltd. as operator and describe 30-day ordinary and 365-day premium crypto lending. The terms state that ownership of lent crypto transfers to the company, lent assets are outside statutory segregated management, and repayment may fail if the company becomes insolvent.

Customer result

Customer outcome

Not applicable

No reviewed first-party source establishes a platform-wide failure, claims process, haircut or recovery event for Smart Lending.

Estimated recovery
Not applicable
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 is unresolved. Advertised 11%/13% annualized rates, yield-source explanations and reserve/return-preparation statements are operator claims and are not independently verified realized returns, proof of sustainability, reserves or solvency.

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Official statementHigh

Smart Lending service and company overview

Smart Lending Co., Ltd.

Current first-party service surface supporting live registration, deposit and lending application flows. 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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