Japan's leading financial group Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group (SMTG) has just announced that it holds 96.6 million USD worth of MicroStrategy (MSTR) stock – a company considered the largest 'proxy Bitcoin' in the world.
🔍 What is noteworthy?
MicroStrategy is currently the company holding the most BTC in the world.
Buying MSTR stock means indirectly gaining exposure to Bitcoin, but:
No need to hold BTC directly
Avoid strict legal & accounting risks in Japan
👉 This approach is suitable for traditional financial institutions.
🧠 Why did the Japanese bank choose MicroStrategy?
🇯🇵 Japan is still quite cautious about:
Banks holding crypto directly
Tracking BTC price fluctuations on the balance sheet
📈 MSTR again provides:
Leverage according to BTC price
A clear, transparent BTC accumulation strategy
The 'legitimacy' in the traditional financial system
➡️ Bitcoin exposure – but taking a safer route.
🌏 The bigger picture
Asian financial institutions are not left out of the Bitcoin game
But instead:
Buying BTC spot
They choose:
BTC-related stocks
ETF
'Bitcoin-centric' businesses like MSTR
👉 Institutional money is entering crypto in a more sophisticated way.
🧩 Personal perspective
If:
American banks buying BTC ETFs
Japanese banks buying MicroStrategy shares
Then it can be seen:
Bitcoin is being 'absorbed' into the global financial system, albeit in various forms.
The question is:
🔸 When legal barriers are loosened, will they shift to holding BTC directly?
📌 Bitcoin remains the focal point – only the path to it is becoming smarter.
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