Japan’s Metaplanet Increases Bitcoin Holdings By $2 Million, Here’s How Much ...
Japanese early-stage investment company Metaplanet purchased an additional $2 million worth of Bitcoin today, reaffirming the firm’s trust in the leading digital asset. ‘Japanese MicroStrategy’ Bolsters Its Bitcoin Reserves In an announcement on September 10, 2024, Metaplanet said it had increased its cryptocurrency holdings by 38.464 BTC, bought for approximately 300 million yen ($2 million). The latest purchase brings Metaplanet’s total holdings to 398.832, with a total aggregate cost of 3.75 billion yen ($26 million), averaging slightly above $65,700 per BTC. Related Reading: Research....
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Japan-based investment firm Metaplanet has now accumulated over 1,000 Bitcoin (BTC) with its latest acquisition, establishing itself as one of Asia’s largest corporate holders of the digital asset. Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Holdings Top 1,000 BTC In an announcement made on October 28, Tokyo-listed Metaplanet stated it had purchased an additional 156.78 BTC at an average price of $66,436 per BTC. The latest purchase has propelled Metaplanet’s total BTC holdings to 1,018 BTC, acquired at an average price of $61,629. Related Reading: Bitcoin Begins Month With A Rebound As Metaplanet’s BTC....
BIGG Digital Assets, a Canadian crypto company, revealed this week that it bought 40 additional bitcoins for long-term treasury holding. The purchase increased BIGG’s reserves to 189.5 bitcoins valued at US$3.63 million in total. The Canadian Securities Exchange-listed firm spent about CAD$1 million ($775,000) on its latest buy. The company said it “believes strongly in the future of bitcoin, its store of value capability, and its future valuation potential.” Mark Binns, chief executive officer of BIGG, noted that his company, owners of crypto brokerage Netcoins and data....
Less than a year after raising ¥3 billion ($27 million) in a record funding round by a bitcoin and Fintech company in Japan, Tokyo-based bitFlyer now sees all three of Japan’s ‘mega-banks’ as investors in the bitcoin exchange. In an announcement today, bitFlyer, Japan’s largest bitcoin exchange and blockchain services company, revealed fresh funding from Mizuho Capital and SMBC Venture Capital, both of which are the investment arms of the Mizuho Banking Corporation and the Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation respectively. The two banking corporations join Mitsubishi UFJ as investors in....
Japanese financial conglomerate SBI Holdings is reportedly launching a crypto fund that will invest in several cryptocurrencies. “I want people to hold it together with other assets and experience firsthand how useful it can be for diversifying portfolios,” said an executive of the company.
SBI Holdings Launching Crypto Fund
SBI Holdings Inc. has revealed its plan to launch a cryptocurrency fund by the end of November, Bloomberg reported Thursday, calling it the country’s first crypto fund.
Tomoya Asakura, director of SBI Asset Management and....
Metaplanet Inc., a publicly traded company based in Tokyo, has made news again with its latest Bitcoin buy. Today, the company revealed that it had bought an extra 21.88 BTC for 200 million yen, which is about $1.26 million at the moment. Related Reading: Bitcoin Mining Profitability At Historic Lows, Data Show Bitcoin Adoption And […]