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Yesterday, Oct. 28, Metaplanet authorized a share buyback program disclosing a Bitcoin (BTC)-secured credit facility of up to $500 million. This capital allocation tool works best when the stock trades below its market-to-net-asset-value ratio, amplifying gains in Bitcoin rallies and magnifying losses in drawdowns. The Tokyo Stock Exchange filings set a buyback cap of ¥75 billion, […] The post $500M BTC credit: Is Metaplanet proving crypto treasuries are momentum trades? appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Big money’s in motion — Bitcoin price prediction hints at a rebound toward $130K after Musk’s support and Metaplanet’s valuation drop. The post Bitcoin Price Prediction: Nears $111K as Musk Backs BTC, Metaplanet’s $3.5B Bet Faces Test appeared first on Cryptonews.

Metaplanet became the world’s fifth-largest corporate Bitcoin holder after buying 5,419 BTC, bringing its total to 25,555 BTC worth nearly $3 billion. Japan’s Metaplanet expanded its Bitcoin treasury with a 5,419 BTC purchase, making it the fifth-largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency globally. The company said Monday it acquired 5,419 Bitcoin (BTC) at an average price of 17,281,012 Japanese yen (about $117,000) per Bitcoin. With this latest $633 million purchase, the company’s holdings reached 25,555 BTC, making it the fifth-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury, according to BitcoinTreasuries.NET. The purchase price of its latest tranche of Bitcoin, just short of $117,000, put the investment at a loss of almost 3.9% at the time of writing, with a current market price of about $112,500. With the purchase, Metaplanet’s Bitcoin yield — the percentage change in the ratio of total BTC per fully diluted share — reached 10.3% from July 1 to Sept. 22. Read more

Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed corporate Bitcoin treasury firm, is accelerating its expansion strategy after completing a $1.4 billion international capital raise. The company announced on Sept. 17 that it had established a US subsidiary, Metaplanet Income Corp., to build new revenue streams beyond its core treasury holdings. According to the firm, the new unit will provide […] The post Metaplanet coming to United States amid $1.4 billion global expansion appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Japan’s Metaplanet launched subsidiaries in Miami and Tokyo to grow Bitcoin income and expand domestic crypto media operations. Metaplanet, the Japanese hospitality and real estate group turned Bitcoin treasury company, is ramping up its crypto strategy with the launch of two new subsidiaries, one in the US and one in Japan. In a Wednesday post on X, the Tokyo-based firm announced the establishment of Metaplanet Income Corp., a wholly owned US subsidiary based in Miami with an initial capital of $15 million, according to its disclosure. The unit will focus on Bitcoin (BTC) income generation and derivatives trading, creating a structural separation between Metaplanet’s core BTC holdings and revenue-generating operations. Read more

Institutional money, funds, and public companies continue to increase their BTC holdings and currently control 12.3% of all Bitcoin supply. According to Bitcoin analytics platform Ecoinometrics, this figure has dramatically increased over the past 12 months. Institutional money added 5% to their combined holdings in the past year alone, helping propel Bitcoin’s price by over […] The post Institutions like Strategy and Metaplanet now hold 12.3% of the total Bitcoin supply appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Metaplanet upsized its international share offering from 180 million to 385 million shares, raising approximately $1.4 billion to fund additional Bitcoin (BTC) purchases. The company announced on Sept. 9 that it had increased the offering by 205 million shares in response to strong investor demand, pricing the shares at 553 yen ($3.75) each with a […] The post Metaplanet upsizes share offering to $1.4B to aggressively acquire more Bitcoin appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Japan's Metaplanet aims to raise $1.44 billion to expand Bitcoin holdings and income business amid dilution risk. Metaplanet, the Japanese hospitality and real estate group turned Bitcoin treasury company, said Tuesday it will issue 385 million new shares to expand its Bitcoin holdings and related businesses. The shares will be sold through an international offering outside Japan at 553 yen ($3.75) each, raising an estimated 212.9 billion yen ($1.44 billion), the company said. The issue price represents a 9.9% discount to Metaplanet’s Tuesday closing price of 614 yen. The payment date is set for Sept. 16, when underwriters and investors will transfer funds to the company. The delivery date follows on Sept. 17, when the new shares will be credited to investors. Read more

Bitcoin’s supply–demand balance narrowed further last week as corporate treasuries captured a dominant share of new issuance. Last week, two publicly traded firms, Strategy and Tokyo-listed Metaplanet, purchased more than $230 million worth of BTC. According to their separate announcements, their combined acquisitions, totaling 2,091 BTC, represented about two-thirds, or 66%, of all coins produced […] The post Strategy and Metaplanet scooped up 66% of newly mined Bitcoin last week appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Metaplanet acquired 1,009 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately $112 million, bringing the Japanese firm’s total holdings to 20,000 BTC amid shareholder approval for an ambitious plan to add $2.8 billion worth of Bitcoin to its treasury through 2027. The Tokyo-listed company announced the purchase on Sept. 1, paying an average price of 16.3 million yen ($110,720) […] The post Metaplanet achieves 20,000 BTC milestone amid shareholder-approved $2.8B treasury growth plan appeared first on CryptoSlate.

Metaplanet has secured approval to raise $884M to expand Bitcoin holdings and has lifted its stash to 20,000 BTC, while a compressed premium has slowed its “flywheel.” The firm has paused Evo Fund warrants and has proposed preferred shares to reduce dilution risk. The post Metaplanet OKs $884M Raise, Eyes $3.8B Preferred While its Bitcoin ‘Flywheel’ Stalls appeared first on Cryptonews.

Metaplanet’s stock has plunged 54% since mid-June, forcing the Tokyo-listed firm to seek alternative fundraising as its share-based “flywheel” falters. Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed firm aggressively accumulating Bitcoin, is facing mounting pressure as its share price tumbles, threatening the fundraising model it has used to build one of the largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries globally. The company’s stock has dropped 54% since mid-June, despite Bitcoin (BTC) gaining around 2% during the same period. The decline has put its capital-raising “flywheel” under stress, a mechanism dependent on rising share prices to unlock funding through MS warrants issued to Evo Fund, its key investor. With shares down sharply, exercising these warrants is no longer attractive for Evo, squeezing Metaplanet’s liquidity and slowing its Bitcoin acquisition strategy, according to a Sunday report by Bloomberg. Read more

Metaplanet will issue up to 555 million new shares, with most of the $880 million raised directed toward Bitcoin purchases and income strategies. Japanese investment company Metaplanet approved a plan to raise 130.3 billion yen ($880 million) through an overseas share issuance, with almost $835 million set aside for Bitcoin purchases. According to a Wednesday filing, the company plans to issue up to 555 million new shares, which could increase its total outstanding stock from 722 million to about 1.27 billion shares. The issue price will be determined Sept. 9-11, with payments scheduled to settle shortly after. Metaplanet said the bulk of the funds will go toward acquiring additional Bitcoin (BTC), adding to its existing treasury reserves of 18,991 BTC (valued at around $2.1 billion). The company said the strategy is designed to protect against Japan’s weak yen, mitigate inflation risks and enhance corporate value. Read more

The inclusion of Metaplanet in these stock indices will funnel passive capital flows into the Bitcoin market, supporting BTC floor prices. Metaplanet, a Bitcoin (BTC) treasury company, has been upgraded from a small-cap to a mid-cap stock in index provider FTSE Russell’s September 2025 Semi-Annual Review, bumping it up for inclusion in the flagship FTSE Japan Index. The index provider updates and rebalances the indices quarterly, and following Metaplanet’s strong Q2 performance, added it to the FTSE Japan Index, a stock market index of mid-cap and large-cap companies listed on Japanese exchanges. Metaplanet’s inclusion in the FTSE Japan Index means it is automatically added to the FTSE All-World Index of the largest publicly-listed companies by market capitalization in each geographic region. Read more

Metaplanet has outperformed the Topix Core 30 index year-to-date, a benchmark tracking corporate giants like Toyota, Sony and Mitsubishi. Bitcoin-focused investment company Metaplanet has surged almost 190% year-to-date (YTD), leaving Japan’s largest and most liquid blue-chip companies in its wake.  On Wednesday, Metaplanet released its earnings report for the second quarter of 2025. The report showed that the company’s YTD performance dwarfed the 7.2% average gain posted by the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX) Core 30, a benchmark tracking giants like Toyota, Sony and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries. Metaplanet’s standout performance in 2025 comes amid its aggressive Bitcoin (BTC) pivot, with the Tokyo-listed company expanding its treasury through regular purchases.  Read more

Metaplanet and the UK’s The Smarter Web Company added nearly $100 million in Bitcoin on Tuesday, boosting their positions among the largest public corporate BTC holders. Two publicly listed companies, Japan’s Metaplanet and the United Kingdom’s The Smarter Web Company, added almost $100 million worth of Bitcoin to their corporate treasuries. On Tuesday, Metaplanet disclosed that it had purchased 518 Bitcoin (BTC) for about $61.4 million at an average price of $118,519 per coin. The buy lifted the Tokyo-listed company’s total holdings to 18,113 BTC, worth about $2.15 billion at current prices, and acquired at an average of $101,911 per Bitcoin. Led by CEO Simon Gerovich, Metaplanet now ranks sixth globally in public company Bitcoin holdings, behind Michael Saylor’s Strategy, MARA, XXI, Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company, and Riot, according to data from BitcoinTreasuries.NET. Read more

The Japanese investment company’s stock offering is part of its treasury strategy to acquire 210,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2027. Japanese investment firm Metaplanet is seeking to raise 555 billion yen ($3.73 billion) through a stock offering to support its aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy. The company, which is known as “Asia’s Strategy,” announced Friday that it will issue perpetual preferred shares to help fund its goal of acquiring 210,000 Bitcoin (BTC) by the end of 2027. The shares will offer up to a 6% annual dividend, depending on market conditions and investor demand. “The Company intends to actively pursue equity financing as part of its ‘Bitcoin Strategy,’ which aims to acquire 210,000 BTC by the end of 2027,” it said. “We believe that introducing Bitcoin-backed preferred shares represents a pioneering effort to fill this gap.” Read more

Japanese company Metaplanet cemented its status as the top non-US Bitcoin treasury with a 780 BTC purchase, bringing its total holdings to 17,132 BTC. Japanese investment company Metaplanet bought an additional 780 Bitcoin, reinforcing its position as the only non-US company among the top 10 corporate Bitcoin holders. The company disclosed the acquisition in a Monday announcement. Following its latest Bitcoin (BTC) purchase, Metaplanet’s holdings reached a total of 17,132 BTC, with an average purchase price on the newly added Bitcoin of 17,520,454 Japanese yen per coin (around $118,145) for a total cost of about $92 million. Metaplanet has spent a total of $1.7 billion on Bitcoin at an average cost of $99,640 per coin. Read more

Metaplanet and Semler Scientific are turning corporate balance sheets into Bitcoin battlegrounds, each racing to outstack the other in 2025. Strategy kicked off the corporate Bitcoin boom, but in 2025, the real competition is Metaplanet vs. Semler Scientific.  Both are publicly listed, both are buying Bitcoin (BTC) in size, and both are turning their balance sheets into battlegrounds. Read more

Consortium uses M&A to advance corporate Bitcoin adoption across Asia Simon Gerovich, CEO of Tokyo-based Metaplanet, is part of a consortium that is negotiating to acquire a controlling stake in SGA, a publicly traded software services company listed on South Korea’s KOSDAQ. The deal, if finalized, would position SGA to acquire Bitcoin as part of a broader digital asset strategy. While Gerovich is listed as an independent investor — not acting on behalf of Metaplanet — the move aligns with the company’s growing Bitcoin treasury strategy. According to a press release from Top Win International, (SORA on the Nasdaq stock exchange), “proceeds from the issuance will be used for strategic asset acquisitions and general corporate purposes.” Acquisitions such as this are part of a broader strategy to accelerate corporate Bitcoin adoption across Asia by transforming traditional companies into Bitcoin-aligned entities, using deals to position companies like DV8 and SGA as vehicles for Bitcoin exposure in regional capi...