Episode 454
📍 Metaplanet completes a $25.9 million bond raise to expand its Bitcoin holdings, solidifying its position as Asia's leading Bitcoin Treasury Company.
📍 Metaplanet will join the MSCI Japan Index on February 28, 2025, increasing its exposure to global investment funds and exchange-traded funds that track MSCI indices.
📍 Coinbase is in talks with Indian regulators to secure approvals for a relaunch in the country, following a previous exit in 2023, and aims to compete with local players such as CoinDCX and CoinSwitch.
📍 India is revisiting its crypto stance, influenced by changes in other countries' approaches to digital assets, but a 30% tax burden on trading, selling, or spending cryptocurrency persists, creating regulatory hurdles for exchanges.
