- Metaplanet acquired 5,419 Bitcoin for $632.53 million, bringing its total to 25,555 BTC.
- The company’s Bitcoin holdings are now valued at about $2.91 billion.
- This purchase moves Metaplanet into fifth place among global corporate Bitcoin holders.
- The purchase is part of the company’s larger goal to reach 30,000 BTC by the end of 2025 and 100,000 BTC by 2026.
- Metaplanet has established a Miami-based subsidiary to manage derivatives separately from its treasury operations.
Metaplanet, an investment firm listed on the Tokyo Exchange, announced the purchase of 5,419 Bitcoin on Monday, totaling $632.53 million. The acquisition pushes the company higher in the ranks among global corporations holding digital assets.
The average price of the new Bitcoin was $116,724 per coin. With this addition, Metaplanet now holds 25,555 Bitcoin, valued at around $2.91 billion and acquired at an average price of $106,065 per coin. This places the company fifth among the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holders, according to Bitcoin Treasuries data.
“Please note this purchase is just the first tranche!” said Dylan LeClair, Director of Bitcoin Strategy at Metaplanet, in a post on X. The company funded the purchase primarily through a recent $1.45 billion international share offering. This new holding puts Metaplanet at 85% of its 2025 goal of 30,000 Bitcoin and a quarter of the way to its 2026 target of 100,000 coins.
President Simon Gerovich stated last week that the company’s Bitcoin treasury operations, which became an official business line in December 2024, have become an engine of growth, generating steady revenue and net income. In the first two quarters of 2025, Metaplanet achieved Bitcoin yields of 95.6% and 129.4%, with a 10.3% yield reported from July to September.
Industry experts emphasize the need for Bitcoin adopters to preserve the asset’s core principles. Lionel Iruk, senior advisor to Nav Markets and Managing Partner at Empire Legal, warned that “excessive centralization or compromise of BTC’s core principles would risk undermining the very characteristics that set Bitcoin apart and drive its global credibility and appeal.” He highlighted that Bitcoin must remain “independent, transparent, and censorship-resistant” even as it becomes more accepted in traditional finance.
Recently, Metaplanet created Metaplanet Income Corp., a subsidiary based in Miami with $15 million in capital, to handle derivatives operations apart from the main treasury activity.
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