Asian companies accelerate shift to Bitcoin as price surges

The company, which has operations in Japan and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, was founded in 1994 by South Korean billionaire Kim Jung-ju.

Earlier in April, Meitu, the developer of China’s wildly popular beauty-enhancing photo app, Meitu Xiuxiu, revealed that it had accumulated a total of about $100 million worth of Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who has been an outspoken supporter of cryptocurrencies, recently revealed that the company sold 10% of its holdings of Bitcoin to demonstrate its liquidity.

It continued to soar this year, hitting an an all-time high of over $63,000 in early April, but concerns over its volatility remain, with some investors pointing out that Bitcoin is a speculative investment.

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