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BlockBeats News, December 22, Metaplanet on Monday approved a comprehensive reform of its capital structure, allowing Japan's largest bitcoin digital asset treasury (DAT) company to raise funds by issuing dividend-paying preferred shares to institutional investors. The approved proposals include reclassifying capital reserves, doubling the authorized number of Class A and Class B preferred shares, and modifying the dividend structure to introduce floating and fixed dividends. Class A preferred shares will adopt a monthly floating dividend mechanism, while Class B preferred shares will offer quarterly dividends and be open to international institutional investors. Metaplanet currently holds approximately 30,823 bitcoins, valued at $2.75 billions, making it the largest bitcoin digital asset treasury (DAT) company in Asia. Metaplanet will also trade in the U.S. over-the-counter market through American Depositary Receipts, further expanding its global market presence.

Foresight News reported that, according to IntoTheBlock data, stablecoins are the most definitive revenue engine in DeFi, consistently occupying a dominant position in revenue rankings. Outside the stablecoin sector, Hyperliquid and pump.fun stand out as high-revenue projects.

Foresight News reported, according to CoinDesk, that Japanese yen stablecoin issuer JPYC has announced a joint stablecoin research initiative with South Korean IT giant ITCEN GLOBAL, aiming to explore the future development possibilities of Japan-Korea stablecoins. The collaboration will focus on sharing policy and practical information, laying the foundation for future cross-border stablecoin and asset tokenization innovations. ITCEN GLOBAL has an annual revenue of approximately 5 trillion Korean won and is advancing the gold RWA project "K-Gold" through its subsidiary Korda, having already launched RWA and STO-related businesses in Japan.