Metaplanet, the Tokyo-based hospitality and real estate group turned Bitcoin treasury company, is accelerating its crypto strategy with the launch of two new subsidiaries. In Miami, the firm has established Metaplanet Income Corp., backed by $15 million in initial capital. The unit will focus on Bitcoin income generation and derivatives trading, creating a clear separation between the company’s core BTC holdings and revenue-generating operations. CEO Simon Gerovich will oversee the subsidiary alongside Dylan LeClair and Darren Winia.

In Tokyo, the company unveiled Bitcoin Japan Inc., headquartered in Roppongi Hills. The entity will drive domestic Bitcoin initiatives, overseeing media operations, events, and the management of the Bitcoin dot jp domain. It will also manage Bitcoin Magazine Japan and the Bitcoin Japan Conference, expanding Metaplanet’s presence in the country’s growing crypto community. Directors Gerovich and Yoshihisa Ikurumi will lead the initiative.

The moves come as Metaplanet strengthens its Bitcoin income business, launched late 2024. With 20,136 BTC on its balance sheet, the company is now the sixth-largest Bitcoin holder worldwide, trailing only giants like MicroStrategy and Mara Holdings.

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Metaplanet, a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company, has announced that it closed a massive $1.4 billion fundraise through an international share offering, with plans to buy Bitcoin with it. The announcement comes as Bitcoin price continues to trade above $116,000, highlighting growing institutional interest in Bitcoin treasury operations.

The Japanese Bitcoin treasury company announced multiple strategic initiatives today, including the establishment of new subsidiaries in both the United States and Japan, as well as the acquisition of the premium domain Bitcoin.jp.

The fundraising initiative attracted significant interest from global institutional investors, including sovereign wealth…

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Britain and the United States are preparing to strengthen ties on digital assets, signaling a major shift toward a more crypto-friendly approach. UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves and US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Tuesday with top financial and crypto executives, including leaders from Coinbase, Circle, Ripple, Barclays, and Citi, to discuss aligning policies and boosting innovation, according to the Financial Times.

The talks come after UK crypto advocacy groups urged the government to adopt a more open stance, warning that cautious regulation has slowed adoption and investment. Stablecoins are expected to be a key part of any deal, echoing the Trump administration’s pro-crypto stance. Reeves reportedly believes closer coordination with the US will provide UK companies better access to American markets while attracting greater investment.

Industry voices see digital assets as a “huge opportunity” for Britain. Work is already underway to create cross-border regulatory sandboxes, giving firms room to test blockchain technologies and expand adoption in financial services.

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This evening, after an afternoon session with Bitcoin and crypto industry leaders, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) attended an intimate Bitcoin Voter PAC-sponsored event in downtown Washington, D.C. at which he made it clear that House Republicans plan to work closely with the Bitcoin and crypto industry to craft legislation that will enable the industry to thrive in the United States.

“We’re in this together,” Speaker Johnson told Bitcoin Magazine at the event.

“It was an extraordinary group of folks to have assembled on Capitol Hill [today] and a great benefit to the members of Congress to be able to associate with, talk with, and visit with all these leaders in the…

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While Nostr was founded in 2020/2021, it only really gained initial traction once Will Caserin launched Damus and Jack Dorsey tweeted about it. A few months later, the first Nostr world conference was held in Costa Rica (Nostrica), and things really started to move. Over the next 18 months, many — myself included — were convinced Nostr was going to take off.

Unfortunately, fast-forward to late 2025, and growth seems to have stalled. The data suggests that activity on Nostr has not only flatlined but may have even declined, despite significant improvements in the quality of apps and clients built on the protocol.

I say this is an observation of the data, not a…

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This is the first in a 10-episode video series focusing on Bitcoin privacy, filmed at bitcoin++ Privacy Edition in Riga and elsewhere. Each episode will touch on some aspect of Bitcoin privacy, tools to use Bitcoin privately or surveillance techniques.

Privacy is heads, censorship resistance is tails. They’re two sides of the same coin. 

Everything people do together is inherently interactive. When those interactions cannot be conducted privately, when they become common public knowledge, the participants can be subjected to external pressure. They can be shunned, shamed, jailed or penalized in many other ways. 

Without privacy, you have no censorship resistance. Without…

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