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Simon Gerovich<\/a> has been officially confirmed as a speaker at Bitcoin 2026<\/a>. As Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed Metaplanet<\/a>, he has helped transform the once struggling hospitality company into one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holders in the world. Now, Gerovich arrives in Las Vegas as one of the most closely watched figures in institutional Bitcoin adoption outside of the United States.<\/p>\n Metaplanet closed<\/a> 2025 with 35,102 BTC, making it the fourth-largest public corporate Bitcoin holder globally. The company has outlined<\/a> aggressive accumulation targets, aiming to reach 100,000 BTC by the end of 2026 and 210,000 BTC \u2014 approximately 1% of Bitcoin\u2019s total supply \u2014 by the end of 2027. To fund that ambition, Metaplanet recently secured approximately $255 million from global institutional investors through a placement of new shares, with additional fixed-strike warrants that could lift total funding to roughly $531 million. The company is also expanding<\/a> beyond treasury accumulation: Metaplanet\u2019s board approved the creation of two subsidiaries \u2014 Metaplanet Ventures and Metaplanet Asset Management \u2014 targeting companies building Bitcoin financial infrastructure in Japan, including platforms focused on lending, payments, custody, derivatives, and compliance tools.<\/p>\n