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Southeast Asia's crypto sector saw financing double to $680 million in 2026, with Singapore taking the lead; Japan's Metaplanet faces shareholder backlash over its executive equity incentive plan.
Odaily News, According to Bitcoin News monitoring, Strive purchased 1,800 Bitcoin between August 24 and August 28 at an average price of $79,431 per coin, with the transaction totaling approximately $143 million, including fees and related expenses. This purchase increased its Bitcoin holdings from 21,356 to 23,156 BTC, valued at approximately $1.8 billion, surpassing digital asset exchange Bullish to become the fifth-largest corporate holder of Bitcoin, trailing only Strategy, Twenty One Capital, Metaplanet, and MARA Holdings. Strive accumulated nearly 3,000 Bitcoin over a 15-day period, including 1,110 BTC purchased between August 17 and August 21 for approximately $81.5 million, and 79 BTC purchased earlier in August for approximately $5 million. Strive CEO Matt Cole confirmed the purchases in a post on X on August 31. The funds for these purchases came primarily from stock sales, rather than debt financing. During this period, the number of ASST common shares increased from approximately 79.9 million to 83.5 million, and the number of SATA preferred shares also rose. The two programs are expected to raise approximately $154.6 million, with roughly $143 million used to purchase Bitcoin. SATA currently offers an annual dividend of 13%, paid on each business day. Strive stated that it has repaid all outstanding debt, currently has no margin requirements, and its Bitcoin is not collateralized. The company purchased nearly 3,000 Bitcoin in August, and ASST shares rose more than 5% on Monday, bringing their monthly gain to nearly 100%. Raising funds through stock issuance to purchase Bitcoin may lead to dilution of existing shareholders' equity, while a decline in Bitcoin's price could also pose risks.
Odaily News - Bitfinex Securities, the tokenized investment platform under crypto exchange Bitfinex, has listed 5 tokenized notes, providing eligible investors with economic exposure to bitcoin treasury companies such as Strategy, Metaplanet, H100 Group, and Capital B. The platform has also listed Strategy's floating-rate perpetual preferred stock, STRC.The aforementioned notes are issued through the Luxembourg-based ORO (II) fund and managed by SICOS Securities. The underlying securities are held in custody by regulated financial institutions but do not grant investors direct ownership of shares in the corresponding companies. The products allow fractional investments starting from approximately $1 and support trading in USD, USDT, and Bitcoin, and are only available to eligible non-US investors.Bitfinex Securities stated that this marks the first time such products are available for secondary trading on a regulated tokenized securities exchange. Following the completion of a $50 million tokenized fundraising round for metals company Alkemya in August this year, the platform's total listed assets have surpassed $500 million. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily News: Super League, a bitcoin treasury subsidiary established in the U.S. by Japan's Metaplanet, has raised funds through an ATM offering for the first time since the deal was announced. Metaplanet is raising capital across capital markets on two continents.
Odaily News - Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet will inject 2,100 Bitcoin and $2.5 million in cash into Nasdaq-listed Super League Enterprise, with an initial total investment of approximately $134.6 million.Upon completion of the transaction, Super League Enterprise will be renamed Superplanet Inc. and become a consolidated subsidiary of Metaplanet; Metaplanet is expected to hold approximately 93.6% of its issued common shares and will receive 44.86 million common shares, preferred shares, and warrants.Superplanet will continue to be listed on Nasdaq and retain its existing gaming and media businesses. The transaction adopts a private placement structure. Metaplanet has agreed to a five-year lock-up period. Superplanet will raise funds from U.S. investors, while Metaplanet will continue to raise capital through the Japanese market.Metaplanet currently holds 43,000 Bitcoin, with this injection accounting for approximately 4.9% of its holdings. Upon completion of the transaction, Superplanet will operate as its Bitcoin treasury platform targeting the U.S. market. (Bitcoin.com News)
Metaplanet 首席执行官 Simon Gerovich 表示，公司已启动名为 BitBonds 的新债券发行计划，并完成首次发行。此次通过全资子公司 Metaplanet Securities，在日本小额私募制度下发行第 21 至 24 系列无担保普通债券，募资总额约 2 亿日元，规模为试点性质，旨在建立后续债券发行、分销与管理框架。
Odaily News: Bitcoin News posted on X platform stating that MSCI has proposed new rules targeting "non-operating companies." According to a simulation conducted by MSCI in May 2026, Strategy would be removed from its global investable market index. Strategy, along with Metaplanet and Yellow Cake, are the three companies listed in the simulated removal from the MSCI ACWI IMI. The proposed methodology would screen companies based on their operating assets, expenses and cash flows, non-operating fair value changes, and the extent to which they rely on accumulated assets raised through financing. The final criterion would directly target Strategy's model of accumulating Bitcoin through issuing equity and debt. The rules have not yet been finalized, with the comment period ending on September 30. MSCI is expected to make a decision by October 16, and related adjustments could be implemented during the November 2026 index review.
: BitcoinTreasuries.NET posted on platform X that Metaplanet, through Metaplanet Securities, has launched its first Bitbonds issuance in Japan for select shareholders, with an annual interest rate of 4%. This makes Metaplanet a treasury company that raises funds at the lowest capital cost to purchase more BTC.
According to Bitcoin Magazine, Metaplanet subsidiary Bitcoin Japan announced that it has signed a convertible bond financing agreement with EVO Fund, planning to raise 9.66 billion yen to establish a Bitcoin reserve, with the first Bitcoin purchase amount exceeding 662 million yen.
According to NADA NEWS, JPYC, the issuer and operator of the Japanese yen-pegged stablecoin JPYC, announced that it has raised an additional $17.62 million in the second closing of its Series B funding round. Combined with the first closing, the total funds raised are expected to reach approximately $28.93 million. Participating investors include NCB Venture Capital, Metaplanet, Kitao Bank, and Yokohama Capital, among others. The newly raised capital will be primarily used for system and application development, hiring talent for business expansion, stablecoin issuance and redemption, trading, payments, management-related operations, and new strategic investments. JPYC stated that, as of April 15, its cumulative issuance has exceeded approximately $13.21 million. The stablecoin is currently supported on Avalanche, Ethereum, and Polygon, and the company is considering adding support for Kaia and Arc.