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By James Van Straten|Edited by Parikshit Mishra
Feb 20, 2025, 3:53 a.m. UTC
What to know:
- The Tokyo-listed firm bought 68.59 BTC at an average purchase price of $96,335 per bitcoin.
- Shares of the bitcoin HODLer are up 1%.
Metaplanet (3350) has now accumulated 2,100 bitcoin (BTC), now holding 0.01% of the total BTC supply that will ever be mined, which is 21 million BTC. Metaplanet purchased 68.59 BTC for $6.6 million at an average purchase price of $96,335 per bitcoin.
According to Dylan Le Clair, Metaplanet has raised $20 million in equity capital in the first two trading days of its “21 million plan”. Metaplanet also announced on Feb. 18 that they will execute a 10-1 stock split on April 1. This comes just eight months after a reverse a 1-for-10 reverse split.
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Metaplanet shares are up over 1% in the current market trading; shares are trading at 6,260 JPY.
James Van Straten is a Senior Analyst at CoinDesk, specializing in Bitcoin and its interplay with the macroeconomic environment. Previously, James worked as a Research Analyst at Saidler & Co., a Swiss hedge fund, where he developed expertise in on-chain analytics. His work focuses on monitoring flows to analyze Bitcoin’s role within the broader financial system.
In addition to his professional endeavors, James serves as an advisor to Coinsilium, a UK publicly traded company, where he provides guidance on their Bitcoin treasury strategy. He also holds investments in Bitcoin, MicroStrategy (MSTR), and Semler Scientific (SMLR).
