{"id":35679,"date":"2024-08-08T13:08:45","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/metaplanet-secures-6-8-million-loan-to-boost-bitcoin-holdings\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T13:08:45","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T13:08:45","slug":"metaplanet-secures-6-8-million-loan-to-boost-bitcoin-holdings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/metaplanet-secures-6-8-million-loan-to-boost-bitcoin-holdings\/","title":{"rendered":"Metaplanet Secures $6.8 Million Loan to Boost Bitcoin Holdings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>By obtaining a $6.8 million loan, Tokyo Exchange-listed business Metaplanet has made a big move to <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/metaplanet-adds-1-2m-in-bitcoin-to-its-growing-investment-portfolio\/\">enhance its holdings of Bitcoin<\/a>. The lender, MMXX Ventures, owns shares in Metaplanet, according to information released on August 8 via X (previously Twitter), resulting in a special financial arrangement between the two companies. The loan has a six-month term and a 0.1% yearly interest rate.<\/p>\n<p>The six-month loan with no security will be paid back in full at the end of the term. Should Metaplanet choose to buy Bitcoin at the going rate, which is roughly $57,170 per unit, the loan might enable the purchase of roughly 119 units. This action is in line with Metaplanet\u2019s overarching objective to <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/metaplanet-to-issue-1-billion-yen-in-bonds-for-bitcoin-purchase\/\">increase its bitcoin reserves<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Building a Stronger Bitcoin Position<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Just days before announcing the loan, Metaplanet disclosed its plan to raise $70 million through a stock rights offering. Over 80% of this capital is earmarked for purchasing Bitcoin, demonstrating the company\u2019s strong belief in the long-term potential of the cryptocurrency. Currently, Metaplanet holds 246 BTC, valued at just over $14 million. The company aims to hedge its long-term growth by leveraging Bitcoin\u2019s potential appreciation, with some <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/strikes-jack-mallers-foresees-1-million-bitcoin-within-18-months\/\">analysts predicting the cryptocurrency could reach $1 million per BTC<\/a> within the next decade.<\/p>\n<p>The method employed by Metaplanet is similar to that of MicroStrategy, a US-based business well-known for its aggressive approach to Bitcoin accumulation. Currently holding more than 79,000 Bitcoin, worth roughly $4.5 billion, is MicroStrategy. Michael Saylor, the CEO of MicroStrategy, disclosed on August 7 that he personally possesses Bitcoin valued at over $1 billion, with the possibility of owning up to 20,000 BTC.<\/p>\n<p>The loan and stock rights sales by Metaplanet show a deliberate attempt to improve its standing in the quickly developing cryptocurrency sector. Metaplanet is putting itself in a position to benefit from future gains as the cryptocurrency market develops by growing its reserves of Bitcoin.<\/p>\n<div class=\"main-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-items box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"box-100 space-org-3-item relative border-tb mt-1 \">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-ins box-100 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms box-25 relative\">\n<div class=\"space-org-3-item-terms-ins box-100 text-center relative\"> <strong><strong>Get 125% \/ $2,500 on 1st deposit!<\/strong><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>New players only. 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The lender, MMXX Ventures, owns shares in Metaplanet, according to information released on August 8 via X (previously Twitter), resulting in a special financial arrangement [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":34,"featured_media":35680,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35679"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/34"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=35679"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/35679\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/35680"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=35679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=35679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=35679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}