Metaplanet, popular as Japan’s MicroStrategy, announced the fresh purchase of 269.43 BTC for an investment of $26.3 million taking the company’s total BTC holdings to more than 2,000. As a result, the stock price surged more than 8% today moving back to 6,500 JPY levels once again. Since the beginning of 2025, the stock has already appreciated more than 78% as of today.
Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich stated that the latest Bitcoin purchase comes at an average price of $97,481 per BTC. Additionally, the company also reported a year-to-date BTC yield of 15.3% in 2025.
As of February 17, 2025, the firm holds a total of 2,031.41 BTC, acquired for a cumulative investment of roughly $163.3 million at an average cost of $80,394 per Bitcoin, as per the company disclosure.
The company’s BTC Yield, which measures Bitcoin holdings relative to fully diluted shares, reached 309.8% in Q4 2024 and 15.3% in early 2025. Metaplanet funded this Bitcoin purchase through a JPY 4 billion zero-coupon bond issuance to EVO FUND, maturing in August 2025.
Additionally, to fund its BTC purchases going further, the company has also approved the issuance of the 13th to 17th Series of Stock Acquisition Rights, which totals 21 million shares in five tranches of 4.2 million shares each.
With year-to-date gains of more than 78%, the stock has been on an unprecedented rally. Moreover, with today’s 8% gains, the stock price has once again moved past 6,520 JPY levels eyeing for fresh all-time highs.
Furthermore, with the company initiating the Bitcoin Treasury Operations, the stock has witnessed very high trading activity in the Japanese market over the past year. Metaplanet has announced its inclusion in the MSCI Japan Index, effective after the market close on February 28, 2025. The index serves as a key reference for institutional investors globally, guiding decisions on Japanese equities.
This inclusion in the MSCI Index coupled with the company’s plan of acquiring 21,000 BTC by the end of 2026 could further fuel the stock price moving ahead.
The recent acquisition from Japan’s MicroStrategy comes as the Bitcoin price has been flirting around $97,000 levels, while facing some selling pressure today. However, the whale accumulation for the largest crypto asset class continues further.
SpotOnChain has reported significant Bitcoin accumulation from a newly created wallet. In just four days, the wallet has withdrawn 568.74 BTC from Binance at an estimated average price of $96,769 per Bitcoin, amounting to a total cost value of approximately $55.04 million.
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