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Japanese investment giant MetaPlanet has acquired more Bitcoin (BTC). The purchase was executed as Bitcoin continued to move towards the $65,000 level.
On July 16, the firm bought 200 million Yen, approximately $1.2 million, worth of Bitcoin according to an official statement. The investment accounted for 21.88 Bitcoin.
With the current purchase, the firmâs holdings now stand at 225.6 Bitcoin, approximately $14.6 million at the time of writing.
Previously known as Red Planet Japan, the investment firm was initially a budget hotel operator in Japan before transitioning towards becoming a Web 3.0 and metaverse-focused entity.
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Surprisingly, in April 2024, the company announced plans to add Bitcoin to its treasury through a partnership with investors such as Sora Ventures, UTXO Management, and Morgan Creek Capitalâs Mark Yusko.
Today, we're thrilled to announce a groundbreaking shift in our financial strategy, as we embrace Bitcoin as the core treasury asset of the Company going forward by committing an initial JPY 1 billion. This strategic pivot is not just about embracing digital assets but also about⊠pic.twitter.com/OASxj9IBPG
â Metaplanet Inc. (@Metaplanet_JP) April 8, 2024
According to MetaPlanet, the move was a bid to shield against the weakening Japanese economy. At the time, the nation was suffering from one of the highest debt-to-gross domestic product ratios across the globe.
Further, the Yen had also hit 34-year lows against the U.S. dollar, even prompting intervention from the nationâs central bank.
MetaPlanet announced that its âbitcoin firstâ strategy would help counter economic depreciation. The firm had purchased 1 billion yen, approximately $6.59M at the time, in Bitcoin. An announcement from the firm stated:
This strategic decision is driven by both the need to mitigate the yen currency risks associated with Japanâs fiscal policies, as well as the opportunity to capitalise on the continued monetisation process of bitcoin as it steadily entrenches itself across the balance sheets of the world.
The move was followed by a 90% increment in its stock prices in just one day.
Since then, the web3 developer has been utilizing Bitcoinâs price dips over the past months in a strategy similar to that of Michael Saylorâs MicroStrategy. The move has also earned Metaplanet the title âAsiaâs MicroStrategy.â
MetaPlanetâs stock price has since surged approximately six-fold. Earlier in July, the firm grabbed 42.5 Bitcoin off the market for 400 million Japanese yen, approximately $2.5 million at the time.
At the time of writing, MetaPlanet is the 21st largest corporate Bitcoin holder. Its Bitcoin holdings are up a modest 2.8%, with an average cost of $62,890 per BTC.
Bitcoin accumulation has become a trend among cryptocurrency market participants over the past weeks. In addition to corporate firms and whales, the top U.S. Bitcoin miners are also holding onto their BTC stash as the cryptocurrency has started its recovery.
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