US-listed company Bakkt will acquire MHT and plans to rename it to bitcoin.jp

BlockBeats News, August 6th, according to Businesswire, U.S. publicly traded company Bakkt Holdings (BKKT) announced that it has reached a share purchase agreement with RIZAP Group to acquire Japanese publicly traded company MarushoHotta (MHT), with the amount undisclosed. This acquisition will make Bakkt the largest shareholder of MHT. Furthermore, Bakkt has purchased the domain name "bitcoin.jp," which will be used to rename MHT upon shareholder approval.