Metaplanet выпустит акции на $1,44 млрд для покупки биткоина

cryptonews.ruPublicado a 2025-01-09Actualizado a 2025-09-10

Японская компания-держатель биткоина Metaplanet объявила о размещении 385 миллионов акций на сумму $1,44 млрд для покупки биткоинов на фоне падения котировок компании.

Metaplanet, японская группа компаний, работающая в сфере гостиничного бизнеса и недвижимости, которая трансформировалась в компанию, сделавшую ставку на биткоин, во вторник объявила о выпуске 385 миллионов новых акций для расширения возможностей покупки первой криптовалюты.

Акции будут проданы через международное размещение за пределами Японии по цене 553 иены ($3,75) за штуку, что позволит привлечь примерно 212,9 миллиарда иен ($1,44 миллиарда). Цена размещения представляет 9,9% скидку к закрытию торгов во вторник на уровне 614 иен.

Дата платежа назначена на 16 сентября, когда финансовые посредники и инвесторы переведут средства компании. 17 сентября новые акции будут зачислены инвесторам.

Metaplanet заявила, что выручка будет использована для покупки дополнительных биткоинов между сентябрем и октябрем в качестве хеджирования против дальнейшего ослабления японской иены, а также для расширения биткоин-бизнеса компании, который пока основывался на торговле биткоин-опционами.

Этот шаг следует за серией покупок биткоинов, которые вывели Metaplanet в ряды крупнейших в мире публичных держателей BTC с 20 137 биткоинами на балансе, согласно официальным данным.

Поворот к цифровым активам

Хотя Metaplanet все еще остается отельным оператором, компания более года увлечена цифровыми активами. Биткоин-стратегия фирмы была представлена в 2024 году как хеджирование против инфляции, отрицательных процентных ставок и долгосрочных последствий государственного долга Японии. С тех пор Metaplanet неоднократно привлекала капитал для приобретения биткоина.

Акции Metaplanet выросли более чем на 150% за прошлый год благодаря энтузиазму по поводу ее биткоин-стратегии. Однако за последний месяц акции, торгуемые в Японии, упали почти на 39%, даже несмотря на то, что эталонный индекс Nikkei вырос на 1,7% за тот же период.

После первоначального всплеска энтузиазма биткоин-стратегия Metaplanet начала сталкиваться с трудностями. Это замедление подтолкнуло компанию к поиску новых источников финансирования, особенно от инвесторов из других стран, что объясняет последнее размещение акций.

Публичные компании в настоящее время коллективно держат более 1 миллиона биткоинов, а некоторые начали распространять свои криптовалютные стратегии на Ethereum, Solana и другие альткоины.

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