Eric Trump is deepening his role in digital assets by reporting plans to attend shareholder meetings in Tokyo, public forecasts on the price of Bitcoin, and a new corporate venture that pushes the Trump family’s crypto into Asia.
Bloomberg reported Friday that Trump will be taking part in Metaplanet’s September 1 shareholders’ meeting. Modeled on Michael Saylor’s micro-tactics, a Japanese company has built one of the world’s largest Bitcoin treasury ministries. Trump was appointed strategic adviser in March. His Tokyo stop will clearly make an appearance at the Bitcoin Asia Conference held in Hong Kong from August 28-29.
A day ago, Trump appeared at the Wyoming Blockchain Symposium, where he described himself as “Bitcoin Maki,” and said he now spends more than half of his time on crypto projects. He predicted that Bitcoin would reach $175,000 by the end of 2025, and ultimately rose above $1 million. Trump argued that Bitcoin and blockchain could address traditional financial flaws, such as slow payments and payment processes.
The Financial Times reported ONAUG. 15 American Bitcoin – a miner and finance company co-founded by Eric Trump and his brother Donald Trump Jr. – is investigating the acquisitions of Japanese and Hong Kong listed companies to use them as vehicles to stockpile Bitcoin, following a playbook with playbooks pioneered by Michael Saylor’s micro-tactics. Eric Trump is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer.
American Bitcoin emerged from a reorganization of American data centers, a Trump-related entity that absorbed the rigs of Canadian operator HUT 8 in May.
Trump’s code ambitions extend beyond Eric. Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent of Truth Social, raised over $2 billion in the second quarter to create the Bitcoin Treasury Department. President Donald Trump disclosed $57 million in revenue in June from World Liberty Financial, a crypto startup that launched last September.
Together, these moves highlight the alignment of Eric Trump and his family with the code as Japan and Hong Kong compete to attract digital asset companies.
The Japan Financial Services Agency (FSA) will approve the silly and ridiculous things of the first yen religion this fall. Meanwhile, Hong Kong has introduced the Stablecoins Ordinance, a regulatory framework that requires Fiat to reference stubcoins issuers to obtain licenses from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA).
