Metaplanet has made a new major acquisition, doubling its ambition to become the first Bitcoin business holder. Following its transition to a cash company focused on the BTC, the company listed in Tokyo is now one of the greatest public Bitcoin holders in Asia.
In short
- Metaplanet adds an additional 463 BTC to its trunk, bringing its total to 17,595 BTC.
- The company plans to raise $ 3.6 billion via bonds to finance the purchase of up to 210,000 BTC.
- Despite this recent purchase, Metaplanet remains behind large companies such as microstrategy and digital marathon.
A sharp increase in Bitcoin assets with an investment of $ 54.4 million
In an announcement published on Monday, Metaplanet said that he added an additional 463 BTC to his Bitcoin reserve, bringing his total assets to 17,595 BTC. This recent investment amounts to $ 54.4 million (¥ 7.995 billion), at an average market price of $ 117,420 (¥ 17.27 million) per unit.
Furthermore, the Total BTC assets of the company are valued at an average cost of ¥ 14.85 million ($ 101,010) per Bitcoin. Adjusted to current market prices, these assets reach an approximate value of $ 1.78 billion (¥ 261.28 billion).
This purchase comes only a few days after a fundraising carried out by the issue of perpetual privileged actions. On August 1, the company presented a plan aimed at raising $ 3.7 billion (¥ 555 billion) in capital thanks to a new issue of bonds.
These funds should be used to acquire around 210,000 bitcoin over the next two years, in order to compete with the main institutional holders, like the strategy led by Michael Saylor.
The expansion of capital and the privileged actions project aim to accelerate the Bitcoin growth strategy
In addition to the bond announcement, Metaplanet proposed to note the number of shares authorized at a value of ¥ 2.72 billion. The proposal also includes the introduction of perpetual privileged action classes, with different risk and convertibility profiles.
Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, explained that this initiative aimed to diversify the capital lifting instruments And to strengthen the value for long -term shareholders.
Our goal is to have several levers to raise capital in order to acquire bitcoin. In a standard model based on Bitcoin, our mission is to continually grow bitcoin by action. The issue of perpetual privileged actions is a high -added value tool, designed to maximize long -term value for shareholders.
Gerovich
Since his conversion to Bitcoin cash less than a year ago, Metaplanet has adopted an aggressive accumulation strategy, following the example of the main BTC corporate holder, microstrategy.
Metaplanet joins the biggest BTC treasurys
According to Bitbo data, Metaplanet was, on August 4, 2025, the sixth largest business cash in Bitcoin. For its part, Michael Saylor's strategy continues to dominate the classification, with a total greater than the sum of the five main holders.
Here are the BTC companies constituting the top five ::
- Microstrategy holds 628,791 BTC, valued at $ 72.27 billion.
- Digital marathon comes second with 49,951 BTC, totaling $ 5.74 billion.
- Twenty One Capital, with 37,27 BTC valued at $ 4.28 billion, occupies third place.
- Bullish holds 24,340 BTC, valued at 2.80 billion dollars.
- Riot Platforms completes the top five with 19,273 BTC, for an estimated value at 2.22 billion dollars.
As part of its financing methods, the company has used action emissions, the issue of bonds and various operations on the capital markets. In July, she finalized several bond reimbursements as well as action emissions via privileged acquisitions. These operations have made it possible to mobilize liquidity for the recent BTC accumulation.
At the time of writing, the Bitcoin price is around $ 115,161, after a week of underperformance.
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