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The CEO of the Japanese listed company Metaplanet, Simon Gerovich, disclosed that the company will officially be included in the MSCI Japan Index after closing on February 28, 2025. As a well-known Bitcoin financial company in Asia, MetaPlanet's selection signifies its Bitcoin strategy has been recognized by mainstream markets. Simon stated that this inclusion will bring three positive impacts to MetaPlanet: Firstly, it will significantly enhance the company's reputation among global investors; Secondly, passive funds and ETFs tracking the MSCI index will automatically allocate this stock, bringing new capital inflows; Lastly, being selected also proves that the company's market position and business strategy have been recognized. The MSCI (Morgan Stanley Capital International) Index is an important investment benchmark for global institutional investors. The MSCI Japan Index mainly tracks large and medium-sized listed companies in Japan.

News on February 13, the latest 13F form submitted by JPMorgan to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) shows that as of December 31, 2024, the total value of crypto assets held by JPMorgan through ETFs reached $1 million, an increase of about 69% from $595,326 in the previous quarter. The Bitcoin ETF position value is $964,322. The bank holds 5,242 shares of BlackRock IBIT worth $278,094; ProShares BITO share value reaches $527,502; newly added Bitwise BITB share value is $65,881; at the same time significantly reduced holdings in Grayscale GBTC from 3,695 shares to 492 shares valued at $36,418. In terms of Ethereum ETFs,the total holding value is only $39,569 which includes BlackRock ETHA with300 shares (valued at$7 ,587) and Fidelity FETH with80 shares(valued at$2 ,673). Holdings in Grayscale's Ethereum product also decreased from4 ,246shares to1 ,050shares.