Metaplanet Hits 20,000 BTC Mark With $112 Million Purchase

Metaplanet has just made another move in its Bitcoin strategy by acquiring 1,009 BTC worth approximately $112 ￰0￱ brings its total holdings to 20,000 BTC valued at over $2 billion at current market prices. $2 Billion Milestone The Japanese investment firm disclosed on September 1 that the latest buy was made at an average price of around $111,068 per ￰1￱ corporation has also achieved a BTC yield of 30.7% from July to September 1, a key performance indicator that reflects the percentage change in the ratio of its Bitcoin holdings to fully diluted common ￰2￱ has been on a BTC buying spree in the past couple of months, with several high-profile purchases made in August ￰3￱ in the month, the company secured 463 BTC for about $53.7 million, followed by a 518 BTC buy for $61.4 ￰4￱ after, it added another 775 BTC in a single deal worth $93 million, lifting its total to 18,888 ￰5￱ the end of August, the outfit completed its largest transaction of the period, acquiring 1,009 BTC for $112 ￰6￱ company has reached 20,000 BTC in holdings in under three months since crossing the 10,000 BTC ￰7￱ this year, it raised its year-end target from 10,000 BTC to 30,000 ￰8￱ support this expansion, Metaplanet has launched a massive capital-raising initiative, securing $837 million through international share offerings, with most of this capital set aside for further buys in September and ￰9￱ the Monday announcement, the Japanese firm has officially become the sixth-largest public Bitcoin treasury company in the world, surpassing Riot ￰10￱ milestone places it just behind major players like MicroStrategy and Marathon ￰11￱ Reaction Despite the development, Google Finance data shows that the corporation’s stock is down by 4.5%.

However, it remains up 135% year-to-date. Elsewhere, Metaplanet will hold a shareholder meeting in Tokyo on Monday to vote on new methods of raising ￰12￱ agenda includes approving additional financing options, such as preferred stock issuances, which could generate billions in funding for further Bitcoin purchases. A Bloomberg report had revealed that Eric Trump, the second son of ￰13￱ Donald Trump, was expected to attend the meeting in ￰14￱ follows his appointment in March 2025 as a strategic adviser to Metaplanet’s board, with the company describing him as a “leading voice and advocate of digital asset adoption worldwide.”