What Metaplanet’s CEO says about Bitcoin’s future

The son of a chief master sergeant learned early what it means to live in constant movement – base after base, one unfamiliar town after another.

To him, only one thing always remained the same: the endless sky above.

And while other kids collected baseball cards, he collected the thunder of jets during training runs.

But he didn’t only watch them. He studied them. He dreamed of flying one someday.

Years later, MIT accepted him. He graduated with highest honors, and his dream of becoming a pilot was finally within reach.

But then… a medical exam grounded him.

“Benign heart murmur,” the doctor said. “Too risky to fly.”

Two decades of dreaming, ended by an irregular heartbeat. He could’ve felt defeated and settled for something smaller, safer.

But he didn’t. He took all his ambition and aimed it somewhere else – at computers, data, and building something no one else had thought of yet.

He started a company. Made millions. Lost millions. Made millions again. And along the way, he found Bitcoin.

That boy was Michael Saylor.

And I find such stories fascinating.

Because imagine if he’d never been diagnosed – Saylor might’ve spent his life as a pilot. Strategy might’ve never existed. Bitcoin treasury strategies might’ve never become a thing.

And companies like Metaplanet wouldn’t be saying they plan to buy 210K BTC by the end of 2027.

But it did happen. And Metaplanet did say that.

This company – aka “the Japanese Strategy” – currently holds 15,555 BTC after adding another 2,505 just this Monday.

On that note, Metaplanet’s CEO, Simon Gerovich, recently told the Financial Times what Bitcoin means to them and how they plan to run with it.

Here’s some of what he said (and why you should pay attention):

1/ Bitcoin = digital gold rush

Gerovich compared Bitcoin today to the 1800s gold rush, when prospectors raced to claim the best gold before others could.

Like them, today’s corporations are scrambling to buy Bitcoin while it’s still relatively scarce and undervalued compared to its long-term potential.

Translation: Bitcoin has way more room to grow.

2/ Bitcoin = collateral

Gerovich thinks banks will eventually treat Bitcoin like they treat government bonds or big-name stocks – a real, mainstream financial asset.

Something you can deposit with a bank and borrow cash against it. That way, you keep your Bitcoin and get liquidity to invest elsewhere.

If this vision comes true, Bitcoin will become a productive part of the global economy – and demand (and price) will only go higher.

All of this adds up to one thing: Bitcoin becoming a normal, accepted part of the global financial system.

And maybe that’s the irony – the boy who once dreamed of flying helped Bitcoin find its wings…

(… And it’s beautiful 🥹)