- Tokyo game studio Gumi Inc. plans to invest 1 billion Japanese Yen in Bitcoin.
- Gumi expects to earn additional income from staking and validator incentives.
Tokyo-listed mobile game studio Gumi Inc. has announced that between the months of February and May 2025, it intends to purchase Bitcoin (BTC) worth around 1 billion Japanese yen, about $6.58 million.
Gumi Inc. points out that Bitcoin investment is one of the measures to consolidate the node operation business and related blockchain activities. Hence, the company wants to diversify its revenue and support its active blockchain initiatives.
Besides, the potential capital appreciation—the company expects further price increases in Bitcoin. Also, the validator and staking rewards—by participating in the Babylon protocol, Gumi anticipates earning additional income from staking and validator incentives.
A defining characteristic of this move is the firm participating in the Bitcoin staking protocol known as Babylon. A few weeks back, the firm became Japan’s first publicly traded company that will be its validator for Babylon. Essentially, through Babylon, Gumi seeks to capitalize on unused bitcoins as collateral means to make security in other chains stronger.
Founded in 2007, Gumi Inc. went to the Tokyo Stock Exchange in 2014 with its products mainly including Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius and Brave Frontier. It has already been aggressively pursuing blockchain games and Web3-related business within its long-term growth strategy.
But on top of all that, the investment in Bitcoin and its role in the Babylon protocol puts Gumi in an innovative position concerning blockchain infrastructure within the publicly traded Japanese companies.
Following the announcement, Gumi’s stock price has spiked. Meanwhile, the largest asset, Bitcoin (BTC), is trading at around $98.1K, reflecting a 0.40% increase over the past 24 hours.
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