Asia’s Biggest Corporate Bitcoin Holder Buys Another $126M in BTC

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Hold on to your wallets!

  • Metaplanet went on a bitcoin shopping spree, buying 1,241 bitcoin for a cool 18.4 billion yen. Now they’re sitting on a nice 6,796 BTC.
  • They’ve now surpassed El Salvador’s bitcoin stash—talk about a plot twist! And it’s their biggest purchase since April 2024.
  • Metaplanet’s goal? To hit 10,000 BTC by 2025. Yeah, because why not just throw a ton of money at a volatile asset?

So here’s the scoop: Tokyo-based investment firm Metaplanet has decided to buy a fresh batch of 1,241 bitcoin, shelling out a jaw-dropping 18.4 billion yen (or $126 million, depending on how your exchange rate is feeling today). Because, who needs to put that cash in something safe when you can go full-blown crypto, right?

With this latest purchase, Metaplanet now holds 6,796 BTC, valued at roughly $706 million. They’re officially ahead of El Salvador’s stash of 6,174 BTC. Yep, that’s right—small nation, big bitcoin bag. But hey, Metaplanet is just getting started. Who’s counting?

They bought their bitcoin at around $102,119 per coin. If that doesn’t scream “aggressive strategy,” I don’t know what does. But hey, it’s been their most “aggressive” buy since launching their Bitcoin Treasury Operations in April 2024, so that’s something, I guess.

In case you were wondering about their performance, Metaplanet’s BTC Yield (which sounds suspiciously like something that would come out of a corporate buzzword generator) is sitting at a solid 38% for Q2. This follows an impressive 95.6% in Q1 2025 and a wild 309.8% in Q4 2024. Apparently, they’re really into growing bitcoin without diluting their shares. Ah, the joys of corporate jargon.

Oh, and did I mention that Metaplanet’s on track to hit 10,000 BTC by 2025? Because, you know, a goal like that really keeps you up at night. It’s almost as if they’re copying Michael Saylor’s playbook (he’s the guy behind MicroStrategy, in case you’ve been living under a rock) and trying to lock up as much bitcoin as possible. Why not?

Metaplanet is now the largest publicly traded bitcoin holder in Asia (big surprise) and 11th globally. No big deal, just casually climbing the ranks of the bitcoin hoarding elite.

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2025-05-12 09:33