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Metaplanet Crosses 30,000 BTC With $616 Million Buy, Becomes No. 4 Corporate Holder

A strong Q3 prompted doubled 2025 guidance despite a roughly 10% share slide.

Overview

  • The Tokyo-listed firm bought 5,268 BTC on Oct. 1 at an average $116,870, lifting holdings to 30,823 BTC acquired for about $3.33 billion at an average $107,912 per coin.
  • With the latest purchase, Metaplanet ranks fourth among publicly traded corporate Bitcoin treasuries and remains the largest listed holder in Asia.
  • Q3 Bitcoin Income Generation revenue reached ¥2.438 billion (~$16.2 million), up 115.7% quarter over quarter, leading to new FY2025 guidance of ¥6.8 billion revenue and ¥4.7 billion operating profit.
  • Shares fell about 10% to 516 yen on the Tokyo Stock Exchange following the update, extending a roughly 37% decline over the past month reported in coverage.
  • Recent financing and expansion include roughly $1.4 billion raised via an overseas share offering, planned perpetual preferred shares, new U.S. and Japan subsidiaries, and Capital Group increasing its stake to 11.45% as the company targets about 210,000 BTC by 2027.