Metaplanet raises $250 million from institutional investors… “Securing capacity for additional investment”
Summary
- Metaplanet said it raised about $255 million from global institutional investors.
- It said the new shares were issued at about a 2% premium to the prevailing share price, alongside warrants with an exercise price at a 10% premium.
- It emphasized that the proceeds will be used to secure additional investment capacity for the company’s strategy to expand its Bitcoin (BTC) holdings and its goal of acquiring 210,000 BTC.
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Metaplanet (Metaplanet), dubbed “Japan’s Strategy,” is stepping up its Bitcoin (BTC) acquisition strategy after raising about $255 million from global institutional investors.
On the 16th, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said on X (formerly Twitter) that “Metaplanet raised approximately $255 million through a new share issuance.”
Gerovich explained that “the new shares were issued at roughly a 2% premium to the prevailing share price,” adding that “warrants with an exercise price set at about a 10% premium were also issued.”
He said that “if these warrants are exercised, the company could raise up to an additional approximately $276 million,” and that “this would secure up to roughly $531 million in additional investment capacity.”
Gerovich emphasized that the funds will be used for the company’s strategy to expand its Bitcoin holdings.
He said, “We have secured additional investment capacity to move toward our goal of acquiring 210,000 BTC.”
Minseung Kang
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