Metaplanet Posts $605 Million Loss After Spending Billions on Bitcoin

Metaplanet became the latest Bitcoin-buying firm to acknowledge that its business came under pressure as the digital asset’s price plunged from record levels in October. On Monday, the Japanese firm disclosed a full-year loss of ¥95 billion, or $605 million, on ¥8.9 billion, or $58 million in revenue, according to an earnings presentation. The performance was largely driven by a decrease in the value of its 35,100 Bitcoin, which was worth $2.4 billion on Monday. Since it began accumulating Bitcoin 21 mont ...