Bitcoin: Vanguard strengthens its exposure to Metaplanet with 4.5 million shares

Vanguard's FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF acquired 4.5 million Metaplanet shares, worth about $7.5 million, marking its first stake in the Japanese bitcoin-accumulating company. This move highlights growing institutional exposure to crypto through listed companies holding bitcoin, as Vanguard strengthens its position in the digital asset ecosystem.