Metaplanet Doubles Down on Bitcoin: Eyes Japanese Digital Bank Acquisition in Bold Crypto Play

Tokyo’s Metaplanet just signaled its biggest bet yet on Bitcoin—and it’s not stopping at hodling. The firm’s latest move? Snatching up a digital bank in Japan to cement its crypto dominance.

Why this matters: Traditional finance is scrambling to keep up as crypto-native strategies go mainstream. Metaplanet’s pivot from public markets to Bitcoin treasury reserves last year already sent shockwaves—now they’re building the infrastructure to match.

The regulatory gauntlet: Japan’s FSA won’t make this easy. But if anyone can navigate the paperwork nightmare, it’s the team that turned corporate balance sheets into a Bitcoin bull case.

Bottom line: While legacy banks debate ‘blockchain adoption,’ Metaplanet’s out here buying the whole damn bank. Talk about putting your money where your mouth is—even if it’s all Monopoly money to the suits in Kasumigaseki.