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Markets

Metaplanet Buys Another 1,004 Bitcoin, Lifts Holdings to Over $800M Worth of BTC

The average purchase price for this latest tranche was $103,873 per bitcoin, according to a Monday disclosure.

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Markets

Metaplanet Plans a Further $21M Bond Sale to Buy More BTC

Metaplanet has the largest BTC stash among publicly-traded companies outside North America

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Markets

Metaplanet Lifts Bitcoin Stash by 555 BTC, Plans to Sell Debt to Buy More

The Tokyo-based company earmarked the entire offering for EVO FUND only days after previously selling $25 million in bonds to the same buyer.

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Markets

Metaplanet Issues $25M Bonds to Buy More Bitcoin

The bonds, redeemable in 2025, will be repaid through capital raised from stock acquisition rights.

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Markets

Metaplanet Buys Another 330 BTC as BTC Moves Above $87K

The purchase has brought Metaplanet’s total holdings to over 4,855 BTC.

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Markets

Bitcoin for Balance Sheet: Another Japanese Firm Mulls Michael Saylor's BTC Strategy

A Tokyo-listed company is looking to raise funds to buy bitcoin, expanding the trend in Japan of adopting BTC as a corporate treasury asset.

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Markets

Japanese Bonds Stir Unease as Bitcoin Recovers From Last Week's Tariff Panic

The yield on 30-year Japanese government bonds has surged to its highest level since 2004, raising concerns among investors.

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Markets

Metaplanet Becomes 10th Largest Public Bitcoin Holder With Latest BTC Buy

Company adds 319 BTC, bringing total holdings to 4,525 as part of aggressive treasury expansion backed by capital market activity.

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Finance

Japanese Banking Giant SMBC Explores Stablecoin Use With Ava Labs, Fireblocks

Sumitomo is the latest example in a roster of firms eyeing the booming stablecoin market, which has grown 50% to around $230 billion in a year.

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Policy

Japan Mulls Reclassifying Crypto as a ‘Financial Product’ to Curb Insider Trading: Report

Cryptocurrencies are currently categorized as a "means of settlement" under the Payment Services Act, a designation that has governed their use primarily as a payment tool rather than as investment vehicles.

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