Metaplanet Announces $745M Raise With 21,000 Bitcoin Buying Plan

Japan’s public-listed firm Metaplanet has announced plans for a massive $745 million fundraise as it plans to boost its Bitcoin holdings by 12x in the next two years. By following MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin strategy, the firm has already purchased 1762 BTC over the past eight months triggering an over 2000% surge in its stock price. Furthermore, in its 2025-2026 plan, the Japanese firm announced its decision to acquire a total of 21,000 Bitcoins by 2026-end.

Metaplanet Announces Historic ¥116 Billion Capital Raise for BTC Purchases

In the latest announcement, the Japanese firm issued 21 million shares of 0% discount moving strike warrants in a landmark capital raise, set to generate approximately ¥116 billion i.e. $745 million. Metaplanet declared that it would direct these funds towards additional Bitcoin purchases.

Just as MicroStrategy continues its Bitcoin buying spree with the latest 10,107 BTC purchase, the Japanese firm is making similar moves. Following the board meeting on January 28, the company approved the issuance of the 13th to 17th series of stock acquisition rights.

Furthermore, for this capital raise, the company has also entered into a Stock Issuance Rights Purchase Agreement with EVO FUND. The announcement came as Bitcoin price has once again caught the upward trajectory gaining 3.5% and moving past $102K levels again.

Japan’s MicroStrategy started adding Bitcoins to its balance sheet last year in May 2024. In the last eight months, it has successfully added 1762 BTC thereby triggering a massive surge in its stock price. The Metaplanet stock price continues to rise, soaring 3.10% on Tuesday to shoot 4,120 levels, and is up by 2,347% on the year chart.

2025-2026 Mega Bitcoin Buying Plan

Furthermore, Metaplanet, which identifies itself as a Bitcoin Treasury company has announced its mega plan for BTC purchases for the year 2025-2026. The company said that by the end of this year, it plans to increase its Bitcoin holdings by more than 5x to 10,000 BTC. Similarly, it also plans to double this holding in the next year to 21,000 BTC by the end of 2026. Speaking on the development, Simon Gerovich, Representative Director of Metaplanet said:

“Since adopting the Bitcoin Standard on April 8, 2024, Metaplanet has experienced exponential growth. The market has recognized Metaplanet as Tokyo’s preeminent Bitcoin company, and we are seizing this momentum to solidify our position as a global leader. Our vision is to lead the Bitcoin renaissance in Japan and emerge as one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holders globally. This plan is our commitment to that future.”

Key Milestones Achieved

The Japanese firm achieved some key milestones last year clocking a record-breaking 309.82% Bitcoin yield in Q4 2024, up from 41.7% in Q3 2024. Dylan LeClair, Director of Bitcoin Strategy at Metaplanet said:

“BTC Yield is the foundation of our strategy and the ultimate measure of our success. We don’t measure performance in fiat currencies like the yen or the dollar—our benchmark is Bitcoin itself”.

Furthermore, the company’s Bitcoin holdings currently stand at 1,761 BTC at an average purchase price of ¥11.85 million per Bitcoin. However, it already sitting on more than 100% profit as the current value of the holdings exceeds ¥27.7 billion.

Metaplanet shareholders surpassed 50,000, while share trading volume increased 430x year-over-year in JPY terms. Also, since adopting the BTC Standard in April 2024, the company’s market capitalization has surged by an extraordinary 7,000%. This puts that Japanese firm among the top 15 globally among publicly listed companies holding Bitcoin as of year-end 2024.