In brief
- FTSE Russell’s September review has elevated the company from small-cap to mid-cap status.
- Eric Trump, a strategic adviser since March, is expected to attend the company’s next shareholder meeting in Tokyo.
- The inclusion will channel passive investment flows into a balance sheet centered on Bitcoin, though not without risks, analysts told Decrypt.
Metaplanet, a Tokyo-listed hotel group that over the past year has recast itself as Asia’s most active Bitcoin treasury firm, will be added to the FTSE Japan Index, further embedding the world’s largest digital asset into mainstream equity portfolios.
The change was confirmed in an announcement from FTSE Russell’s September 2025 semi-annual review on Friday, which upgraded Metaplanet from small-cap to mid-cap status, with the index inclusion taking effect after market close by September 19.
Metaplanet’s inclusion marks another “important milestone” as it attempts to stay “as…
