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Metaplanet Becomes No. 4 Corporate Bitcoin Holder After $615 Million Buy

Management lifted 2025 guidance after a 116% Q3 revenue surge.

Overview

  • Metaplanet acquired 5,268 BTC at an average $116,870, lifting its treasury to 30,823 BTC with a $3.33 billion cost basis.
  • The purchase positioned the Tokyo-listed firm as the fourth-largest public corporate Bitcoin holder, overtaking Bitcoin Standard Treasury.
  • Q3 Bitcoin Income Generation revenue rose 115.7% to ¥2.438 billion (about $16.1 million), and FY2025 guidance increased to ¥6.8 billion revenue and ¥4.7 billion operating profit.
  • Shares fell about 10% on the Tokyo Stock Exchange to 516 yen following the announcement.
  • The company is preparing perpetual preferred share issuances approved in September to finance further buys, as institutional investors such as Capital Group disclosed an 11.45% stake.