Because of the company's 1 billion yen Bitcoin purchase plan, it was able to purchase 104.91 BTC, paying an average price of 9,531,162 (about $60,700) yen per Bitcoin.

Japanese firm Metaplanet has expanded its Bitcoin treasury strategy with the purchase of 2,205 additional BTC.

Global stock indexes advanced on Monday, with U.S. stocks rallying more than 1% after recent sharp declines, while the yen rose to a two-week high against the dollar.

SINGAPORE/LONDON >> The yen rose sharply on Wednesday in what traders suspected was likely the result of another intervention from Japanese authorities to prop up the battered currency from multi ...