Metaplanet's BTC holdings hit 44,000 as Sberbank starts crypto trading trials
- —Metaplanet sold 10,000 BTC and bought 11,000 BTC, ending September with 44,000 BTC
- —20 Japanese listed companies hold about 49,574 BTC, or 0.2467% of supply
- —Sberbank is trialing buy, sell, deposit and withdrawal for BTC, ETH and USDT
- —Greece proposed a 10% crypto capital gains tax; Japan moves toward a 20% rate
Why it matters: Russia's largest bank entering crypto and rising corporate BTC treasuries signal deeper institutional adoption.
Source: Bing News (crypto query)