First Japanese Company to Pay CEO in Bitcoin

Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Remixpoint Inc. has announced that it will pay its CEO and President, Taku Tashiro, entirely in bitcoin (BTC). This is the first time a publicly-listed Japanese company has done so.

Tashiro was recently appointed as the company’s CEO and President.

The move is part of Remixpoint’s broader strategy to align its executive leadership with shareholder interests and deepen its commitment to the scarce digital asset. Tashiro said:

“As CEO, my decision to receive all of my compensation in bitcoin is a declaration of my intention to be “in the same boat” as our shareholders. We take responsibility for increasing corporate value and will do our utmost to manage the company from a shareholder perspective.”

The idea reportedly came from Tashiro himself, who wanted to show loyalty to the company’s bitcoin strategy and strengthen his alignment with investors.

Remixpoint considered paying its executives in company stock, but Japanese regulations regarding insider trading prevented them from doing so. Instead, they chose bitcoin as an alternative, as it has a strong price correlation with Remixpoint’s stock.

“By receiving compensation in bitcoin, the company’s leadership will share the same economic fate as shareholders,” Remixpoint said in a statement. “Fostering a system that aligns economic value with investors.”

Although the CEO will receive his salary in bitcoin, the process is legally compliant with Japanese law.

Remixpoint said compensation is formally paid in Japanese yen and then the equivalent amount is used to buy BTC at market price and then transferred to the CEO’s designated wallet.

This way, the compensation is entirely in bitcoin in practice while within the boundaries of Japan’s Companies Act and tax regulations.

Remixpoint operates in digital assets, energy and web technology sectors, and offers services such as digital assets exchanges, blockchain consulting and energy management solutions. Paying the CEO in BTC is just the latest sign of its long-term bitcoin strategy.

In September 2024, Remixpoint started investing in digital assets to hedge against the weakening Japanese yen and to diversify its currency exposure.

Since then, it has built a significant digital asset portfolio which now includes 1,051.56 BTC, as well as 901.45 ETH (Ethereum), 13,920 SOL (Solana), 1.2 million XRP (Ripple), and 2.8 million DOGE (Dogecoin).

According to the latest filing, these assets are worth approximately ¥17.11 billion ($118.76 million).

BTC is the majority of the value and has generated most of the unrealized gains, which is over ¥1.76 billion ($12.22 million). The gains will be reflected in the earnings for the fiscal year ending March 2026.

Remixpoint plans to continue buying BTC. On June 13, 2025, the company purchased over 13 more BTC for ¥200 million ($1.4 million) using proceeds from a stock acquisition rights exercise done the day before. This brings their total to 1,051.56 BTC.

The company said the purchase is part of its long-term bitcoin investment. It will keep buying BTC even after having reached 1,000 BTC, and it is very confident in the asset.

Remixpoint is not the only one in Tokyo-listed companies buying BTC. Metaplanet is also aggressively adding BTC to its balance sheet. Metaplanet just crossed the 15,000 BTC mark, making it the largest bitcoin-holding public company in Japan.

Industry insiders say bitcoin treasuries are becoming a trend among Japanese companies, which helps them protect their capital from yen devaluation and to attract a new generation of bitcoin investors.