Metaplanet Bitcoin Investment Continues to Boost With $62 Million Raised

Key Points:

• Metaplanet’s stock surged 6.5% after announcing a $62 million fundraising to acquire more Bitcoins, extending its year-long rally.
• Since shifting to the Metaplanet Bitcoin investment, the company has acquired 1,142 BTC, becoming one of Asia’s largest Bitcoin holders and ranking 18th globally.

Stock for Metaplanet surged 6.5% on Thursday after the company announced it raised $62 million to add more Bitcoins.

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$62 Million More Metaplanet Bitcoin Investment

Metaplanet explained that the funds would be raised through its 12th Series Moving Strike Stock Acquisition Rights. The rights to be allocated to EVO FUND by way of third-party allotment shall be offered to it between 17 December 2024 and 16 June 2025.

The company will issue a total of 29,000 units, with each unit granting EVO FUND the right to purchase 100 common shares. Each subscription right will be sold at 614 yen for a total of 17.8 million yen.

If EVO FUND subscribes to all the offered units, it will acquire 2.9 million common shares, with an exercise price cap of 1,500 yen per share. This would allow Metaplanet to raise over 9.5 billion yen, or approximately $62 million.

Metaplanet Becomes Major Asian Bitcoin Holder

The transaction is yet to be approved under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act of Japan. The company’s chief executive, Simon Gerovich, has compared the Metaplanet Bitcoin investment strategy with that of MicroStrategy, which is considered the biggest corporate holder of Bitcoin.

The stock surge prolongs the company’s amazing one-year rally, placing it among the biggest publicly traded companies in Japan. In the past month, Metaplanet’s stock has outshone Bitcoin itself, with a gain of more than 100%.

Since the company went all-in on its Bitcoin treasury in May, Metaplanet has added 1,142 BTC at approximately $75.3 million. With such a Metaplanet Bitcoin investment, the company emerged as one of the major Bitcoin holders in Asia, number 18 among publicly listed companies worldwide.