Following the scandal, Livedoor underwent several ownership changes: Purchased for roughly ¥6.3 billion.
The AKINDO platform focuses on "Buildathons" (long-term hackathons) to help web3 protocols create scalable applications and decentralized ecosystems. It supports major networks like Polygon and Filecoin.
: In the modern context, AKINDO is a web3 "Buildathon" platform designed for developer communities to build decentralized ecosystems. Historically, the term "akindo" (Japanese for "merchant") was also used in the name of the parent company for the popular sushi chain Sushiro ( Akindo Sushiro ), but in a tech/internet context, it most frequently refers to the web3 developer platform. The Evolution of Livedoor and Connected Services 1. The Rise and Fall of the Original Livedoor akindo,livedoor,biz
Livedoor was sold to Minkabu, with original founder Takafumi Horie returning as an executive advisor. 3. Business and Developer Services (Biz & AKINDO)
The portal and blog services were operated by LINE until 2022. : In the modern context, AKINDO is a
: Originally a Japanese internet service provider and portal founded by Takafumi Horie, it became one of Japan's most prominent and controversial tech companies in the early 2000s. It is currently owned by Minkabu and continues to operate a massive blog and news platform.
: This likely refers to Livedoor Biz or LINE Biz-Solutions . After Livedoor was acquired by NHN (the parent company of LINE), many of its business services were integrated into the LINE ecosystem. The Rise and Fall of the Original Livedoor
The "biz" suffix is commonly associated with enterprise services. For example, LINE Biz-Solutions provides marketing, official account management, and AI-powered communication tools for brands in the Japanese and broader Asian markets.