Eric Trump Joins Metaplanet As Advisor, Stock Soars 17%
Metaplanet stock surged more than 17% after the Japan-based investment firm announced Eric Trump would join its Strategic Board of Advisors. ”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,” Metaplanet’s CEO Simon Gerovich said of US President Donald Trump’s son in a March 21 announcement on X. Metaplanet is aggressively expanding its Bitcoin holdings, targeting 10,000 BTC by year-end. The firm has already acquired 1,288 BTC in the first 11 weeks of 2025, ramping up its accumulation strategy from last year. Metaplanet Aims To Build A Board Of Influential Voices The recent move by Metaplanet, a firm often known as Japan’s MicroStrategy (now Strategy), is part of the company’s plan to build a board of influential voices, speakers and thought leaders from across the globe who wan...