Japanese energy consulting firm Remixpoint announced Tuesday that it will start paying its CEO and President entirely in bitcoin, saying it became the first Japan-listed company to do so.
“By receiving compensation in Bitcoin, the company’s leadership will share the same economic fate as shareholders, fostering a system that aligns economic value with investors,” the company said in a press release.
Remixpoint said shareholders asked its management to hold company stocks to align the interests of the company with those of its shareholders. However, it was restricted from doing so due to regulations against insider trading, the company said.
Instead, Remixpoint opted to pay its leader with bitcoin, stating that this would better align economic risks and rewards due to the cryptocurrency’s close correlation with the company’s stock performance.
“My decision to receive my entire compensation in bitcoin is a clear signal that I am ‘in the same boat’ as our shareholders,” CEO and President Yoshihiko Takahashi wrote. “I am fully committed to enhancing corporate value and managing with a shareholder-focused perspective.”
In a bid to hedge against the depreciation of the Japanese yen, Remixpoint began investing in cryptocurrencies last September to “diversify the risk of currency value fluctuations and reduce exposure to the Japanese yen.”
According to its official website, Remixpoint holds around 1,051.56 BTC, 901.44 ETH, 13,920 SOL, 1.2 million XRP and 2.8 million DOGE cryptocurrencies.
The company’s Tokyo-listed stock rose 0.71% on Tuesday, according to Yahoo Finance data.
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