<p>Japanese financial services giant SBI Holdings is set to give shareholders the option to receive XRP as a benefit.</p> <p>Under the new option, shareholders can obtain as much as 8,000 yen worth of the digital asset XRP (~$74), SBI <a href="http://www.sbigroup.co.jp/news/2020/0131_11845.html">announced</a> Friday. The record date for the benefit is March 31.</p> <p>Shareholders holding 100 to 1,000 shares as of March 31, and those holding 1,000+ shares and holding for less than one year, can choose to receive 2,000 yen (~$18) worth of XRP.</p> <p>Those holding SBI’s shares for more than a year and have 1,000 or more shares as of March 31 can choose to receive 8,000 yen (~$74) worth of XRP. One XRP is currently <a href="https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/xrp/">valued</a> at around $0.25, according to CoinMarketCap.</p> <p>Notably, there are conditions. Shareholders must be residents of Japan and have an account at SBI's crypto exchange VC Trade.</p> <p>Alternatively, shareholders also have an option to receive health supplements offered by SBI Holdings’ subsidiary SBI Alapromo.</p> <p>This is not the first time the SBI group is giving shareholder benefits in XRP. In August, SBI subsidiary MorningStar Japan <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/linked/37973/japans-sbi-to-pay-shareholders-an-interim-dividend-like-benefit-in-xrp-cryptocurrency">paid out</a> dividends in the digital asset.</p> <p>SBI is one of the leading investors in Ripple. Most recently, SBI <a href="https://www.theblockcrypto.com/post/51237/ripple-raises-200m-series-c-to-boost-xrp-adoption" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">took part</a> in Ripple's $200 million Series C round. </p>