Eric Trump has joined Metaplanet’s strategic board of advisers to assist in advancing the company’s Bitcoin adoption strategy.
By Bhushan Akolkar
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Eric Trump, the second son of US President Donald Trump, has joined the strategic board of advisers for Bitcoin BTC $83 872 24h volatility: 0.2% Market cap: $1.67 T Vol. 24h: $17.27 B stacking firm Metaplanet. Eric will work with other Metaplanet executives on the company’s mission to drive further BTC adoption and become a “global leader in the Bitcoin economy”.
In the company’s disclosure, Metaplanet noted that Eric Trump brings extensive expertise in real estate, finance, brand development, and strategic business growth. Furthermore, he has also been actively leading Donald Trump’s DeFi project World Liberty Financial while advocating for digital assets adoption on a global stage. Speaking on the development, Simon Gerovich, Representative Director of Metaplanet said:
“We are honored to welcome Eric Trump as the first member of our Strategic Board of Advisors and look forward to welcoming him to our annual meeting. His business acumen, love of the Bitcoin community and global hospitality perspective will be invaluable in accelerating Metaplanet’s vision of becoming one of the world’s leading Bitcoin Treasury Companies.”
Japanese firm Metaplanet has continued with its Bitcoin acquisition plans buying an additional 150 BTC earlier this week on March 18, while taking its total BTC holdings to 3,200.
With its recent purchase, the firm has also joined the league of the world’s top 10 largest Bitcoin holders, and is officially Asia’s largest public-listed Bitcoin holder. Despite the heavy volatility in BTC price since the start of the year, Metaplanet has managed to clock a massive BTC Yield of 60.8% since the beginning of 2025.
In order to push further its Bitcoin acquisition strategy, Metaplanet issued its 7th Series of Ordinary Bonds last month. With this, the firm plans to allocate the 2 billion JPY raised approximately $13.6 million toward additional Bitcoin purchases.
Following today’s development, the Metaplanet stock price shot up by 17.8% to reach 4,730 Japanese yen ($31.74) within the first 80 minutes of trading on March 21. As of now, the stock is trading 700 points up at 4,730 JPY levels, while eyeing a move to the all-time high levels of 6,650 JPY.
With more than 2,150% gains on the yearly chart, the firm has generated immense wealth for its shareholders by adopting MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin acquisition strategy. Metaplanet is planning to buy 10,000 BTC in its Treasury by the end of 2026.
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