Metaplanet, Asia’s second largest corporate holder, will officially be included in the Morgan Stanley Capital International Japan Index next month.
Effective on 28 February, some of Japan’s largest corporate giants such as McDonald’s holdings Japan, Tokyo Electric Power Company, Kokusai Electric and Mitsui Chemicals will be included in the MSCI Japan Index.
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich announced development on 13 February. PostCalling it a milestone that confirms the position of the firm as Japan’s major bitcoin Treasury company.
The inclusion of Metaplanet in the MSCI Japan index increases its visibility among institutional investors, with Japan’s most prominent publicly trading companies. Funds and index-tracking are now receiving automatic risk for their stocks with ETFs, the company is ready to see increased demand, strong liquidity and more value stability, Garovich explained.
Beyond the capital flow, this step strengthens confidence in the bitcoin-first strategy of the metaplanet. Its changes and long -term vision are validated by being recognized at this level, it is placed in a position as a prominent player in Japan’s developed Crypto investment scenario.
The MSCI inclusion of Metaplanet follows a year of development for a once-Hotl developer, which was published for Bitcoin-first strategy in early 2024. Since then, the company’s stock has increased by more than 3,600%, leading to Japan’s fastest growing equity. Bitcoin increases.
As first covered by crypto.news, Metaplanet’s shareholder Aadhaar rose 500% in 2024, reaching around 50,000 investors. The boom was partially operated by Japan’s Nippon Personal Savings Account Program, which allows tax-free stock investment, making Metaplanets a favorite option on direct bitcoin purchases that are currently subject to high capital gains taxes currently subject to high capital benefits taxes .
Currently 1,762 BTC on its balance sheet and by the end of 2025 with a target of 10,000 BTC and 21,000 by the end of 2026, the company has deployed itself as the north of Micostrati as the north of Asia.
At the end of the previous year, Microstrategy joined the NASDAQ-100 with major technical firms like Apple, Microsoft, Nvidia, Amazon and Alphabet.
