Major virtual assets are on the rise.
As of 1:01 PM on the 6th, based on Bithumb, Bitcoin (BTC) rose 1.33% from the previous day to 14,613,900 won. Ethereum (ETH) rose 1.24% to 5,406,000 won, Ripple (XRP) rose 1.63% to 3,558 won, Solana (SOL) rose 1.05% to 317,600 won, and Binance Coin (BNB) rose 0.86% to 1,051,000 won.
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The international market is also on the rise.
At the same time, on CoinMarketCap, BTC recorded $98,991.92, up 0.88% from the previous day. ETH rose 0.80% to $3,664.31, XRP rose 0.98% to $2.41, SOL fell 1.13% to $215.71, and BNB rose 0.07% to $712.55.
The total market capitalization of virtual assets increased by 1.15% from the previous day to about $3.52 trillion (about 517.132 trillion won). The Crypto Fear and Greed Index of alternative.me, a virtual asset data company, rose 1 point from the previous day to 76 points, indicating "extreme greed".
Metaplanet, dubbed the Japanese version of MicroStrategy, plans to increase its BTC holdings to 10,000 by the end of this year.
On the 5th (local time), CoinTelegraph reported that while forecasts are emerging that BTC will reach $200,000 this year, Metaplanet is adjusting its BTC holdings upward to 10,000, five times the current level.
Metaplanet is a venture capital firm headquartered in Japan that adopted MicroStrategy's BTC investment strategy last year. Metaplanet, which holds 1,762 BTC (about $17.34 million), is the largest BTC holder in Asia and the 15th largest BTC holder among publicly traded companies worldwide.
Metaplanet's expansion of BTC holdings is one of its four core goals for 2025. Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said on X (formerly Twitter) that this year, Metaplanet will expand its BTC holdings to 10,000, strengthen shareholder engagement and transparency through new initiatives, promote the adoption of BTC strategies through global partnerships, and expand Metaplanet's influence in the Japanese and Bitcoin ecosystem.
On December 23, Metaplanet purchased 619.7 BTC, which accounted for 35% of its total assets. Compared to when it started buying BTC in April last year, Metaplanet's stock price has risen 27.5%.
- Reporter Hae-yeon Kang
- haeyeon41@rni.kr
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