- Japan’s Lib Work to buy $3.3 million of Bitcoin in Q4.
- The company wants to pivot to BTC to protect against inflation and overreliance on cash.
- The firm issued an NFT for its house design, embedding ownership and licensing data on the blockchain.
Japan’s Lib Work Co., a pioneer in eco-friendly 3D-printed housing, is the latest non-crypto native company to adopt Bitcoin for its corporate treasury. The company released a statement after its board meeting held on August 18, 2025, to inform shareholders that it would be pivoting towards a Bitcoin accumulation corporate strategy. The firm announced plans to purchase ¥500 million or about $3.3 million in Bitcoin between September and December.
Bitcoin: Hedge against inflation
Lib Work reasoned that “inflationary trends continue in Japan, raising concerns about the risks of holding assets only in cash.” The company plans to implement a risk management framework and ensure transparent accounting practices to handle its new digital asset holdings. They said that they would go about the Bitcoin purchases in a phased manner.
Lib Work’s NFT foray
This move comes just a month after Lib Work launched a groundbreaking NFT-backed housing initiative. On July 25, it issued an NFT for its “Lib Earth House Model B” blueprint. The company believes that the NFT will serve as a secured, on-chain record of the design’s ID, ownership history, and licensing details. By making an NFT on a blockchain, they will protect the intellectual property tied to their 3D-printed homes.
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By testing the blockchain space with NFTs and now with Bitcoin, they can create a hybrid model that pushes real estate into the digital realm. Lib Work isnt the first Japanese company to have a corporate Bitcoin strategy. Hotelier Metaplanet was among the first Japanese treasury firms, owning 775 BTC valued at around $2.2 billion.
