Wu said that he learned that Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, a Japanese listed company, said that the company has purchased an additional 500 million yen (about 3.38 million US dollars) worth of BTC. Metaplanet currently holds a total of 303.095 BTC. Previously, Metaplanet announced on August 8 that it had obtained a loan of 1 billion yen (0.1% annual interest rate), and the proceeds will be used to purchase additional BTC.