Metaplanet’s Crypto Capers: Double Take on Bitcoin!

Metaplanet’s Board of Directors has voted in favour of two new wholly‑owned subsidiaries: Metaplanet Ventures and Metaplanet Asset Management.

Metaplanet, listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, boasts a proud hoard of 35,102 BTC, making it one of the globe’s grandest corporate bitcoin connoisseurs. The firm intends to fling roughly $25 million (¥4 billion) into the very next few years, funding a parade of Japanese firms that are building the financial infrastructure around the shiny coin.

  • Metaplanet Ventures has signed a letter of intent to invest as many as $2.6 million (¥400 million) in JPYC Inc., Japan’s first licensed yen‑stablecoin.
  • The venture arm also plans to inaugurate an incubator for fledgling Japanese founders, plus a grants programme for open‑source BTC developers.
  • CEO Simon Gerovich has dubbed Metaplanet Ventures their “commitment to Japan’s Bitcoin ecosystem,” a phrase that would make even the most serious financiers crack a wry smile.
  • Metaplanet Asset Management will operate from Miami as a digital credit and BTC capital markets platform, thereby bridging the Atlantic with a flourish of virtual gold.

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2026-03-12 12:00