UTXO Administration, in partnership with Sora Ventures and others, has acquired 70.26% of Hong Kong-listed HK Asia Holdings Restricted (1723.HK). The transaction places a brand new management group to rename the corporate Moon Inc., reflecting an emphasis on bitcoin, Web3 initiatives and different monetary expertise companies. After the information, the inventory is the second finest performing inventory on the Hong Kong Inventory Trade.
Tyler Evans, Managing Associate at UTXO Administration, Bitcoin Journal's sister firm underneath BTC Inc., mentioned the transfer highlights a technique to leverage Hong Kong's position in international markets. Sora Ventures founder Jason Fang pointed to the launch of a Bitcoin ETF in Hong Kong and up to date cryptocurrency occasions as indicators of a market setting which will assist additional digital asset choices.
The acquisition consists of the issuance of convertible bonds within the combination quantity of HKD 33,750,000, which can enhance the group's shareholding to roughly 74% upon full conversion by the buying events. The involvement of UTXO Administration and Sora Ventures follows their earlier success in serving to Japan's Metaplanet, typically in comparison with Asia's MicroStrategy, on its Bitcoin journey.
Shares of HK Asia Holdings Restricted traded at HKD 1.380 on January 24, up 23.21% on the day with a 5-day enhance of 33.33%. The year-on-year change reached 366.67%, supported by a quantity of 13,284,000 shares.
The market cap is HKD 448 million and the 2023 price-to-earnings ratio is eighteen.3x. The historic information reveals a 52-week low of HKD 0.212 on January 18, 2024 and a 52-week excessive of HKD 1.63 on January 7, 2025, indicating robust uptrends that would proceed given the corporate's new path.
Rebranded to Moon Inc. will proceed after approval, signaling a plan to discover methods linked to Bitcoin and Web3. The corporate's identify change is consistent with its intention to extend its publicity to digital asset markets whereas remaining lively on the Hong Kong Inventory Trade.
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