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Markets

Bitcoin HODLer Metaplanet to Join MSCI Japan Index, Raises $26M to Buy More BTC

Metaplanet completes a 0% raise the terms are unsecured, unguaranteed ordinary bonds to purchase more bitcoin.

Mt. Fuji from Tokyo (Sakarin Sawasdinaka/Shutterstock)

Markets

Japan’s Financial Regulator Weighs Stricter Disclosure Rules for Crypto Assets: Nikkei

New disclosure rules may align virtual currencies with securities to enhance investor protection and promote any potential ETFs.

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Markets

Bitcoin HODLer Metaplanet Achieves $35M Unrealized Gains in 2024 Thanks to BTC Treasury

Metaplanet said it was the best-performing equity in 2024 out of 55,000 publicly listed companies.

The Diet building, Japan's parliament. (Shutterstock)

Finance

Blockstream Opens New Office in Tokyo as It Expands in Asia

The company plans to drive Japanese adoption of Bitcoin Layer-2 and self-custody technologies.

Blockstream CEO Adam Back at Consensus 2019. (CoinDesk archives)

Markets

Japan’s Metaplanet Plans to Buy 21,000 Bitcoin by 2026

The “21 Million Plan” comprises the issuance of 21 million shares via moving strike warrants and represents Asia’s largest-ever equity capital raise for Bitcoin with a target of 16.65 billion yen.

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Markets

Crypto Bulls Brace for Bank of Japan's Rate Hike That Could Derail Momentum

Japan's headline inflation is at 2.9% year-over-year, at a 3-month high. A hot inflation print could set bitcoin back.

Japanese Diet Building. (Shutterstock)

Policy

North Korea Blamed for May's $305M Hack on Japanese Crypto Exchange DMM

Japanese police and U.S. agencies said the attack was "affiliated" with TraderTraitor, which is characterized by social engineering.

North Korean flags waving in the wind.

Markets

XRP Outperforms Crypto Majors as Japan Yen Strength Signals Bitcoin Trouble

Yen breached the key 150 level against dollars early Friday, a move that has previously catalyzed the unwinding of carry trades.

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Policy

Crypto Lobby Group CCI Expands Its Reach by Absorbing Proof of Stake Alliance

The Crypto Council for Innovation has integrated with the Proof of Stake Alliance and secured partnerships with other policy groups in Japan and the U.K.

Sheila Warren's Crypto Council for Innovation is absorbing the Proof of Stake Alliance, which will retain its executive director, Alison Mangiero. (photo illustration by Jesse Hamilton/CoinDesk)

Policy

As Japan Election Looms, Political Parties Emphasize Need to Reform Crypto Tax Regulations

Japan’s Democratic Party for the People is trying to attract crypto-conscious voters with tax system reforms. But it’s not alone.

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