Metaplanet Becomes 10th-Largest Public Bitcoin Holder With Latest $117 Million Buy

Metaplanet, based in Japan, extended its Bitcoin treasure (BTC) to 8,888 BTC after acquiring 1,088 additional BTC in its latest purchase. This accumulation positions it as the 10th largest Bitcoin holder listed on the stock market.
In addition, with this decision, Metaplanet reached 88.88% of his ambitious goal of accumulating 10,000 BTC by the end of 2025.
Metaplanet buys 1,088 bitcoins
As indicated in the official version, Metaplanet acquired the last bitcoin batch at an average price of around $ 107,771 per BTC, or about $ 117.3 million. The company’s total Bitcoin Holdings was acquired at an average cost of around $ 93,354 per BTC.
Total investment is close to $ 829.7 million. Given the current market assessment, 8,888 BTCS earned around $ 932.2 million. Thus, Metaplanet is currently sitting on an unparalleled gain of approximately $ 102.5 million.
“From January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025, the company obtained a BTC return of 95.6%. Quartier to date, from April 1, 2025 to June 2, 2025, the BTC yield of the company is 66.3%, ”says disclosure.
In addition, this decision pushed Metaplanet Past Block Inc., which contains 8,584 bitcoins, to become the 10th largest Bitcoin holder among the listed companies. According to BitcoinTheries data, Metaplanet began to acquire Bitcoin in April 2024, considerably later than Block Inc., which began to accumulate in October 2020.
Despite the shorter calendar, Metaplanet’s aggressive acquisition strategy has exceeded several established players. In fact, Beincrypto said that the company’s assets had exceeded the national reserves of El Salvador last month.
“8888 BTC. A symbol of abundance. A certain number of fortune. And today our new reality. 8888 secure bitcoin. A new chapter begins for Metaplanet, ”published Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet.
Treasury strategies provides rise in Bitcoin acquisitions on a global scale
In addition to Metaplanet, other companies also accelerate their Bitcoin acquisitions. Michael Saylor, co-founder of Strategy (formerly Microstrategy), suggested an imminent purchase in a recent post X (formerly Twitter). At the time of writing, the strategy contains 580,250 pieces, making it the largest Bitcoin holder.
In addition, DDC Enterprise recently expanded its participations of 79 BTC, bringing the total to 100 BTC.
“The immutable rarity of Bitcoin and decentralized architecture align perfectly with our vision of a resilient cash strategy,” said CEO and founder of DDC, Norma Chu.
Likewise, Jetking, a listed company in the Indian, added almost six bitcoins to its wallet and now holds 21 BTC. In addition, the Brazilian company Méliuz, which adopted a Bitcoin cash strategy in mid-May, provides for a public action offer to increase $ 450 million (approximately $ 78 million). The company intends to use all the products of this offer to buy Bitcoin.
Lingling Jiang, partner of DWF Labs, told Beincrypto that more companies could join this trend.
“At DWF Labs, we see Bitcoin playing more and more the role that gold has used, except with liquidity 24/7, programmatic supply and native compatibility with the digital economy. While regulatory executives are evolving and the childcare infrastructure does not improve as a hedge, but as operational firms on the emerging markets to explore the BTC not only as a hedge, but as an operational operation of the “Jiang” reference.
Meanwhile, governments also increase their involvement in Bitcoin. El Salvador has regularly accumulated bitcoins, bringing its total assets to 6,195.18 BTC. In Panama, a state bank announced its intention to open savings accounts based on Bitcoin and authorize transactions in dollars.
The mayor of Panama City, Mayer Mizrachi, revealed it during the Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas. This decision follows the recent agreement of the Tower bank to accept the cryptocurrency tax payments.
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