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Sep 19, 2026

VanEck ranks Metaplanet worst for executive compensation among major Bitcoin treasury companies

Asset manager VanEck has rated Tokyo-listed Metaplanet as the only 'Bad' company for executive equity compensation among the 10 largest digital asset treasury firms, criticizing the Bitcoin treasury company's stock dilution practices despite recent reform efforts.

Sep 19, 2026·3 sources
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Jun 9, 2026

DeFi Lending Protocol Morpho Raises $175 Million at $2 Billion Valuation in Round Led by Paradigm, a16z Crypto, and Ribbit Capital

Morpho, an onchain lending protocol, has secured $175 million in funding co-led by Paradigm, a16z crypto, and Ribbit Capital, with participation from Apollo Funds and VanEck. The round values the protocol at approximately $2 billion and will support technical development and integrations with traditional financial institutions.

Jun 9, 2026·7 sources
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Apr 11, 2026

Bitwise Files Updated S-1 for Hyperliquid ETF with Ticker and Fee Structure

Bitwise added ticker $BHYP and a 0.67% management fee in its latest amended S-1 filing for a Hyperliquid ETF. Multiple asset managers including Grayscale, 21Shares, and VanEck are competing to launch HYPE-linked ETFs.

Apr 11, 2026·2 sources
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Top claims

  • ▪Metaplanet Inc.'s Series 10 stock acquisition rights formula allowed the company's executive option pool to expand automatically from 46 million shares to 319.5 million shares as the company issued equity to fund Bitcoin purchases
  • ▪VanEck's executive compensation scorecard, authored by Matthew Sigel and dated September 18, 2026, evaluated the ten largest Digital Asset Treasury companies on plan pool size, named officer exposure, automatic pool growth, and performance hurdles
  • ▪VanEck proposed four structural changes for Metaplanet Inc., including canceling approximately 273 million shares added via Metaplanet Inc.'s Series 10 adjustment mechanism and replacing the remaining Series 10 stock acquisition rights with a smaller, shareholder-approved plan

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