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The Super League transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter
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Metaplanet, the so-called "Strategy of Japan," is taking a roughly 96% stake in Nasdaq-listed Super League Entertainment through a $134.6 million investment that will turn the gaming media company into its U.S. bitcoin treasury platform.
Key facts
- Tokyo-listed Metaplanet (MTPLF) will purchase 44.9 million new Super League shares at $3 each, plus preferred stock and warrants for 2,100 bitcoin, worth roughly $136 million at current prices
- 2,100 BTC is nearly 5% of Metaplanet's total 43,000 BTC war chest
- Super League shares (SLE) surged as much as 80% in the first hour of trading on Tuesday before shedding gains to around 50%
- Metaplanet, the so-called "Strategy of Japan," is taking a roughly 96% stake in Nasdaq-listed Super League Entertainment through a $134.6 million investment that will turn the gaming media company
Summary
Super League shares (SLE) surged as much as 80% in the first hour of trading on Tuesday before shedding gains to around 50%. Benchmark analysts noted that the deal stands apart from the wave of shell-and-PIPE bitcoin treasury transactions over the past two years because Metaplanet is using bitcoin from its own balance sheet rather than discounted third-party capital. Tokyo-listed Metaplanet (MTPLF) will purchase 44.9 million new Super League shares at $3 each, plus preferred stock and warrants for 2,100 bitcoin, worth roughly $136 million at current prices, and $2.5 million in cash. After the transaction goes through, Super League will be renamed Superplanet Inc. and trade under the ticker SUPA.