Bitcoin buyer Metaplanet overtakeschipmaker Kioxia in m-cap, stock soars 400% in 2 months

Japan’s hotelier-turned-Bitcoin-buyer Metaplanet Inc. overtook memory chipmaker Kioxia Holdings Corp. in terms of market capitalization as the stock soared nearly 400% in less than two months, riding the global crypto rally.

Metaplanet’s market value surpassed ¥1 trillion ($6.9 billion) for the first time on Monday, extending gains which also took it past chipmaker Screen Holdings Co. and Tokyo Metro Co., operator of one of the world’s biggest subway systems.