Metaplanet Denies $320M BTC Sale After Wallet Transfer
Metaplanet's 43,000 BTC treasury remains intact, highlighting how custody movements can be mistaken for balance-sheet selling.
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Metaplanet's 43,000 BTC treasury remains intact, highlighting how custody movements can be mistaken for balance-sheet selling.
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The transfer concerns custody location, not a change in Metaplanet's reported holdings, which remain at 43,000 BTC.
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