Metaplanet Purchases Additional 150 BTC Worth $12.54M

Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has topped up its Bitcoin holdings with the latest acquisition of 150 BTC worth approximately $12.54 million (1.879 billion yen). According to a disclosure on March 18, 2025, the 150 BTC was bought at an average price of $83,632 (12.526 million yen) per bitcoin.

*Metaplanet Purchases Additional 150 $BTC* pic.twitter.com/RvybvX46br

— Metaplanet Inc. (@Metaplanet_JP) March 18, 2025

The latest BTC acquisition comes hours after the investment firm raised $13.35 million after issuing its ninth series of ordinary bonds to fund its subsequent BTC acquisition. This method of financing its Bitcoin purchase imitates Strategy, the largest corporate holder of BTC.

A day ago, CoinTab reported that the software company acquired 130 BTC worth approximately $10.7 million, bringing its holdings to 499,226 BTC bought at an aggregate price of $33.1 billion and an average of $66,360 per coin.

“Asia’s Strategy”

Dubbed the “Asian Strategy,” Metaplanet has continuously demonstrated its confidence in the apex crypto asset by aggressively accumulating BTC since adopting the digital asset in April last year to hedge against Japan’s debt issues and the volatility of the Yen.

Earlier this year, the firm shared the ambitious plan to accumulate 10,000 BTC by the end of 2025 and 21,000 BTC valued at $2 billion by 2026.

It is worth mentioning that Metaplanet’s recent purchase of 150 BTC is higher than the amount of bitcoins Strategy acquired yesterday. However, the Japanese firm has a long way to go before catching up with Strategy’s bitcoin stash of 499,226 BTC, which was acquired for $33.1 billion.

Bitcoin Holdings Soar

With its latest purchase, Metaplanet now holds 3,200 BTC, which is valued at approximately $266.2 million at the current market price. This makes it the largest corporate BTC holder in Japan. 

The firm’s BTC investment has paid off so far. Using metrics like BTC Yield and BTC Gain, Metaplanet evaluates the performance of its bitcoin acquisition strategy, which has shown significant growth in recent quarters. For example, the company’s BTC yield surged by over 309% from October to December and more than 60% year-to-date.

Meanwhile, several major companies, like public company Semler Scientific, have also acquired bitcoin to build a sizable reserve to hedge against inflation and currency devaluation. Bitcoin traded at $83,257 at press time, representing a 0.36 decline on the day and a 3.48% increase over the past week.