Current Position
Kimio Mikazuki is Representative Director and President of Osaka Digital Exchange (ODX), a Japanese proprietary trading system operator for stocks and security tokens. An April 2026 announcement by a participating settlement partner confirms this role and ODX’s Osaka business location. Japan is the professional operating jurisdiction used here, not a statement about nationality or personal residence.
Background & Biography
Mikazuki’s WebX 2025 biography traces his career through corporate finance at Aozora Bank, investment and corporate-management work at ITX, and cryptocurrency-exchange management at BITPoint Japan. It also describes subsequent security-token work at SBI Securities and leadership of ODX beginning in 2021. These are attributed career details rather than a claim that all earlier positions remain current.
Notable Contributions
ODX participated as an observer in a security-token settlement proof of concept reported in April 2026. The participating organizations tested delivery-versus-payment using DCJPY tokenized deposits, with possible future application to proprietary trading system settlement. The announcement distinguishes the completed test from commercialization work still to be addressed. It does not establish that ODX had already deployed this settlement arrangement commercially, or that Mikazuki personally designed the technology.
Why Katharos.ai Is Following Them
Katharos.ai follows Mikazuki because secondary trading is an important part of the tokenized-securities market, beyond the initial issuance of an asset. His exchange-management background provides context for the practical relationship between brokerage services, trading venues and settlement systems. Coverage will examine documented institutional developments rather than promotional claims about market transformation.
Areas to Follow
Areas to follow include security-token trading access, delivery-versus-payment arrangements and integration between trading venues, securities firms and banks. Operational rules, reconciliation and the division of responsibilities deserve attention alongside technical demonstrations. Katharos.ai will distinguish an observer’s participation, a tested workflow and a live commercial service rather than treating them as equivalent milestones.
Reporting Scope
Coverage focuses on attributable professional activity, published institutional announcements and documented changes to trading or settlement arrangements. Collective project results are not assigned to Mikazuki alone. This profile is not an endorsement or investment recommendation, and Katharos.ai does not independently guarantee the authenticity of every cited source. Current-role evidence was checked on 21 October 2026.
Sources for Further Reading
WebX 2025: Kimio Mikazuki speaker biography — https://2025.webx-asia.com/tokyo/speaker/209
DCP: April 2026 security-token settlement pilot announcement — https://www.dcjpy.com/en/pressrelease/pr-20260424.html