Shares of high-end watchmaker Leading Win rose more than 60% in premarket trading after the business stated it would embrace a Bitcoin build-up method and had actually altered its name to AsiaStrategy.
In a May 16 statement, AsiaStrategy stated it is partnering with Sora Ventures to embrace a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury method. Sora formerly partnered with Metaplanet in 2024 to produce Japan’s very first business Bitcoin treasury.
The stock exchange took instant notification of the statement. Leading Win stock closed the trading day at $7.50 on Might 15, however traded at $12.12 in premarket at the time of composing– a dive of over 60%.
AsiaStrategy’s high-end watchmaking company will continue together with its Bitcoin build-up method, instead of a complete pivot.
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The statement comes a day after a Bahrain-based, noted catering business with a $24.2 million market cap embraced a Bitcoin treasury method in collaboration with financial investment company 10X Capital. Both business are relatively set to follow a course comparable to the leading business BTC holder Technique (formerly referred to as MicroStrategy).
Sora Ventures signs up with business board
Jason Fang, the creator and handling partner of Sora Ventures, will sign up with AsiaStrategy as a member of its board. He will function as co-CEO at the company together with Tony Ngai (Kwan Ngai), who functioned as the CEO and director at Leading Win previously.
Fang began his profession at Fenbushi Capital in 2016 and later on established Sora Ventures in 2018. Under his management, Sora Ventures bought decentralized financing (DeFi), video game financing (GameFi), social financing (SocialFi) and non-fungible tokens (NFTs). More just recently, the business moved its focus to decentralized science (DeSci) and the Bitcoin community.
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Watchmaker signs up with Bitcoin treasury pattern
When US-based company intelligence business Technique rotated to collecting Bitcoin in 2020, it was the start of a pattern that would gradually get rate. BitcoinTreasuries.NET information reveals that the business now holds 568,840 BTC worth almost $59 billion, over 2.7% of all Bitcoin that will ever be mined.
Metaplanet picked to embrace the very same method in 2015, and BitcoinTreasuries.NET reports that they now hold 6,796 BTC worth over $704 million. Recently, the business revealed that it is raising more funds through another $21.25 million bond concern to broaden its Bitcoin treasury.
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