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Tokyo-based investment firm Metaplanet Inc. witnessed a 15.1% surge in its stock price on Tuesday after announcing the purchase of an additional 124.1 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at approximately $11.3 million.&nbsp; 
The company revealed that it acquired the cryptocurrency at an average price of 14.1 million yen ($91,266) per BTC, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 1,142.2 BTC, worth about $104.8 million.&nbsp; 
Metaplanet’s stock <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=metaplanet+shares&amp;rlz=1C1CHZN_enIN1128IN1128&amp;oq=metaplanet+shares&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIHCAEQABiABDIICAIQABgWGB4yCAgDEAAYFhgeMgoIBBAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBRAAGIAEGKIEMgoIBhAAGIAEGKIEMgYIBxBFGDzSAQgzNzI0ajBqN6gCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;ie=UTF-8" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">closed</a> at 2,295 yen, with daily trading turnover reaching an impressive 21.9 billion yen ($141.7 million). The company’s shares have soared 1,334% year-to-date, outperforming many larger firms on the Nikkei 225 index, which rose 0.5% on the same day.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
CEO Simon Gerovich <a href="https://x.com/gerovich/status/1858767877442290022" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">highlighted</a> the significance of the move, stating on X that Metaplanet ranked 29th among 4,000 listed Japanese companies in trading value, surpassing industry giants like Itochu and NTT. 
This latest purchase aligns with Metaplanet’s strategy to adopt Bitcoin as a treasury reserve asset, a move announced in May. The company also <a href="https://contents.xj-storage.jp/xcontents/33500/31ab3733/fd77/4b13/83f7/4fd6573aea78/140120241119526153.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">disclosed</a> an impressive BTC yield of 186.9% between October 1 and November 19.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
To fund this acquisition, Metaplanet issued one-year bonds worth 1.75 billion yen ($11.3 million), set to mature in November 2025. The firm’s commitment to Bitcoin echoes similar strategies by MicroStrategy, which remains the largest corporate Bitcoin holder with 331,200 BTC.&nbsp;&nbsp; 
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Metaplanet’s Stock Climbs 15% After Buying 124 Bitcoins

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