The ripple effects of US President Donald Trump’s pro-crypto agenda are fuelling a surge in bitcoin demand in Japan, where one hotelier’s pivot to stockpiling the cryptocurrency is delivering eye-watering returns for shareholders.
Shares of Metaplanet are up more than 4000 per cent over the past 12 months, the largest gain among all Japanese stocks in that period and one of the highest globally, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
