{"id":95720,"date":"2024-10-07T03:48:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-07T07:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/?p=95720"},"modified":"2024-10-07T03:48:09","modified_gmt":"2024-10-07T07:48:09","slug":"japans-metaplanet-increases-btc-reserves-by-6m","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/japans-metaplanet-increases-btc-reserves-by-6m\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan&#8217;s Metaplanet Increases BTC Reserves by $6.7M"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Metaplanet purchased an additional \u00a51 billion ($6.7 million) worth of <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/bitcoin-rises-on-positive-economic-data.html\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"95717\">Bitcoin<\/a>, bringing their total BTC holdings to 639.50 BTC, valued at $40.54 million. The Tokyo-based firm's stock surged over 10% following the announcement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"447\" src=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metaplanet-Secures-6.8-Million-Loan-for-Bitcoin-Purchase.jpg\" alt=\"Japan's Metaplanet Increases BTC Reserves by $6.7M\" class=\"wp-image-95735\" srcset=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metaplanet-Secures-6.8-Million-Loan-for-Bitcoin-Purchase.jpg 800w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metaplanet-Secures-6.8-Million-Loan-for-Bitcoin-Purchase-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metaplanet-Secures-6.8-Million-Loan-for-Bitcoin-Purchase-768x429.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Japan's Metaplanet Increases BTC Reserves by $6.7M<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement issued on October 7, Metaplanet disclosed that it had acquired an additional \u00a51 billion in Bitcoin, equivalent to 108.786 BTC. The organization has acquired \u00a51 billion in Bitcoin for its cryptocurrency reserves for the second time this month.<br><br>The Tokyo-based company holds 639.50 BTC in its reserves, valued at approximately $40.54 million at current market prices, following its recent BTC purchase.<br><br>The investment firm's equities experienced a significant increase of over 10% shortly after the Bitcoin purchase was announced, as data from Google Finance indicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed aligncenter is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\"><blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">*Metaplanet purchases additional 108.78 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/search?q=%24BTC&src=ctag&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">$BTC<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><g id=\"wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\" fill=\"none\" clip-path=\"url(#clip0_31_188)\">\r\n                            <path d=\"M9.16724 14.8891L20.1672 3.88908\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M13.4497 3.53554L20.5208 3.53554L20.5208 10.6066\" stroke-linecap=\"round\" stroke-linejoin=\"round\"\/>\r\n                            <path d=\"M17.5 13.5L17.5 16.26C17.5 17.4179 17.5 17.9968 17.2675 18.4359C17.0799 18.7902 16.7902 19.0799 16.4359 19.2675C15.9968 19.5 15.4179 19.5 14.26 19.5L7.74 19.5C6.58213 19.5 6.0032 19.5 5.56414 19.2675C5.20983 19.0799 4.92007 18.7902 4.73247 18.4359C4.5 17.9968 4.5 17.4179 4.5 16.26L4.5 9.74C4.5 8.58213 4.5 8.0032 4.73247 7.56414C4.92007 7.20983 5.20982 6.92007 5.56414 6.73247C6.0032 6.5 6.58213 6.5 7.74 6.5L11 6.5\" stroke-linecap=\"round\"\/>\r\n                        <\/g>\r\n                        <defs>\r\n                            <clipPath id=\"clip0_31_188\">\r\n                                <rect fill=\"white\" height=\"24\" width=\"24\"\/>\r\n                            <\/clipPath>\r\n                        <\/defs><\/svg><\/span><\/a>* <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pz2AHupm1T\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Pz2AHupm1T<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/p>&mdash; Metaplanet Inc. (@Metaplanet_JP) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Metaplanet_JP\/status\/1843125310600184288?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">October 7, 2024<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Metaplanet's reserves surpassed 500 BTC for the first time in their cryptocurrency trading activities on Oct. 1, when the company made a comparable acquisition of \u00a51 billion in Bitcoin.<br><br>Additionally, Metaplanet disclosed in an October 3 notice that it had executed a Bitcoin put options transaction with Singaporean <a href=\"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/tha-to-explore-digital-asset-use-cases-in-qatar.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"94051\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">digital asset<\/a> trading firm QCP Capital.<br><br>The Japanese firm sold 223 contracts worth $62,000 worth of put options to the Singaporean firm as part of the agreement, which expires on December 27, 2024. Metaplanet generated a profit of 23.97 BTC in option premium due to the sale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Metaplanet declared earlier this year that it intended to commence purchasing Bitcoin to mitigate economic pressures in Japan. The country was confronted with a weakening currency, protracted periods of negative real interest rates, and high government debt levels in May 2024.<br><br>Metaplanet is not the sole Japanese company implementing cryptocurrency as a revenue generator. Over 500 investment managers in Japan contemplated investing in cryptocurrency, according to a June survey conducted by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nomuraholdings.com\/news\/nr\/holdings\/20240527\/20240527.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Nomura and Laser Digita<span class=\"wpil-link-icon\" title=\"Link goes to external site.\" style=\"margin: 0 0 0 5px;\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"height:16px; width:16px; fill:#000000; stroke:#000000; display:inline-block;\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:svg=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><use href=\"#wpil-svg-outbound-7-icon-path\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/a>l.<br><br>The survey also revealed that approximately half of the respondents are amenable to the use of stablecoins for daily transactions and settlements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metaplanet purchased an additional \u00a51 billion ($6.7 million) worth of Bitcoin, bringing their total BTC holdings to 639.50 BTC, valued at $40.54 million. The Tokyo-based firm&#8217;s stock surged over 10% following the announcement. In a statement issued on October 7, Metaplanet disclosed that it had acquired an additional \u00a51 billion in Bitcoin, equivalent to 108.786 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":95735,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[883],"class_list":["post-95720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-japan"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Metaplanet-Secures-6.8-Million-Loan-for-Bitcoin-Purchase.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95720","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=95720"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/95720\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/95735"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=95720"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=95720"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/coinscreed.com\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=95720"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}