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Japan's Bond Yield Surge Puts Metaplanet Bitcoin Debt Strategy at Risk EgonCoin

Japan's Bond Yield Surge Puts Metaplanet Bitcoin Debt Strategy at Risk

A spike in Japan's 30-year government bond yield is raising the cost of borrowing for companies like Metaplanet that use debt to buy Bitcoin, threatening the economics of their accumulation strategy as refinancing terms tighten.

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Metaplanet Taps Investors After Burning Through $414M for Bitcoin

Metaplanet has used most of its $500 million credit line to amass 43,000 BTC, shifting to new debt instruments as equity funding stalls and market volatility exposes risks in its Bitcoin-heavy balance sheet

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Japan Logistics Firm to Pay 2,300 Contractors in JPYC

AZ-COM Maruwa plans yen-stablecoin payouts for roughly 2,300 partners and may invest $6.16 million in JPYC Inc., seeking faster settlement as Japan's trucking labor shortage tightens contractor supply

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