Japanese hotel company Metaplanet (3350) has acquired 162 bitcoin (BTC) for $13.5 million at an average price of $83,123 per bitcoin, achieving a year-to-date bitcoin yield of 53.2%.
The BTC yield represents the percentage change in the ratio of bitcoin holdings to fully diluted shares outstanding over a given period. As of March 12, Metaplanet holds 3,050 BTC valued at $253.7 million, with an average acquisition price of $83,180 per bitcoin.
Additionally, the company has issued 2 billion JPY ($13.5 million) in zero interest ordinary bonds to fund further bitcoin acquisitions. At the time of writing, Metaplanet shares were trading at 3,630 yen, down almost 50% from it’s all-time high in February.
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