$BTC
Bitcoin is the action of purchasing Bitcoin by the Japanese company, Metaplanet, as part of their strategy to adopt Bitcoin as a treasury asset (financial reserve).
### **Key Points:**
1. **Reason:**
- Reducing the risk from the weakening Japanese Yen.
- Following a similar strategy as MicroStrategy (a company known for allocating large funds to Bitcoin).
2. **Purchase Amount:**
- In June 2024, Metaplanet announced the purchase of **1.1 Billion Yen (approximately $6.5 million)** in the form of Bitcoin.
3. **Objective:**
- Diversifying the company's assets.
- Hedging against inflation and the weakness of fiat currency.
4. **Impact:**
- Increasing investor confidence in Bitcoin as an institutional asset.