PANews reported on January 14 that according to CoinDesk, Capital Group, an investment management company that manages $2.3 trillion in assets, has become one of Metaplanet's largest shareholders, holding 5% of its shares. Metaplanet is headquartered in Japan and is an investor in the hotel industry. Metaplanet holds 1,762 BTC and is the 15th largest listed company holding Bitcoin. Since adopting the Bitcoin funding strategy in April 2024, its stock price has risen by more than 1,700%.

Capital Group is also the second-largest shareholder in bitcoin development company MicroStrategy (MSTR), with 18.4 million shares, representing more than 8% of the company.