Takashi Tashiro, the newly appointed CEO of the Japanese energy and crypto-focused firm Remixpoint, is set to receive his entire salary in Bitcoin (BTC), reaffirming the company’s pivot to a digital-asset-centric financial strategy.
Tokyo-based Remixpoint said the move is part of its efforts to promote “shareholder-oriented management,” aligning executive interests with those of investors.
Remixpoint said it will calculate Tashiro’s salary and taxes in Japanese yen, then purchase the equivalent amount in BTC at market rates and transfer it to a crypto wallet designated by the CEO.
Tashiro assumed leadership in June, outlining plans to position Bitcoin at the core of Remixpoint’s treasury operations.
The company has already built a sizable crypto portfolio, reporting holdings of over 1,051 BTC, 901 ETH, 13,920 SOL, 1.19 million XRP, and 2.8 million DOGE which translates to assets worth more than $116 million at current market value.
Remixpoint clarified that the remuneration process would comply with Japanese corporate and tax regulations, with yen payments formally structured before conversion to Bitcoin.
In addition to his role at Remixpoint, Tashiro is also listed among the leadership of BITPoint, a Japanese cryptocurrency exchange that recently made headlines for promoting the Trump-themed memecoin, “Official Trump” (TRUMP).
Remixpoint joins a growing list of companies experimenting with crypto based compensation. In 2021, Argo Blockchain’s then CEO Peter Wall opted to receive his salary in BTC, following a similar move by NFL player Russell Okung in 2020.
