Metaplanet buys the dip with 150-BTC purchase

Metaplanet has issued around 44 million common shares to fund its BTC purchases, a strategy that has attracted investor interest.

Metaplanet, a Japanese Bitcoin treasury company, has purchased an additional 150 Bitcoin (BTC), bringing it one step closer to its plan of acquiring 21,000 BTC by 2026. The March 18 purchase cost an aggregate 1.88 billion yen ($12.6 million) or $83,671 per Bitcoin.

The purchase brings Metaplanet’s total holdings to 3,200 BTC worth $261.8 million at this time of writing. Despite this latest buy, Metaplanet’s stock price has fallen 0.5% on the day. On March 5, the company’s stock price jumped 19% after it announced its latest Bitcoin buy of 497 coins.

Metaplanet stock price change on March 18. Source: Google Finance

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