Japanese funding agency Metaplanet has formally joined the ranks of the world’s largest company Bitcoin holders, asserting Thursday the acquisition of 145 BTC — pushing its complete stash to five,000 BTC, at the moment valued at round $460 million.
CEO Simon Gerovich confirmed the milestone in a publish on X (previously Twitter), stating:
“Now we have reached 50% of our preliminary objective of 10,000 BTC by the top of 2025… We are going to lead the worldwide bitcoin race from Japan.”
5,000 BTCを突破しました 🚀
2025年末までに10,000 BTCという初期目標の50percentに到達。世界有数のビットコイン保有企業を目指す中で、大きな一歩となりました。日本から、世界のビットコインレースを牽引していきます。 pic.twitter.com/u86xdc6bYV
— Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) April 24, 2025
Midway to 10,000 BTC Goal
Metaplanet’s acquisition technique stays aggressive. With a said objective of reaching 10,000 BTC by the top of 2025, the agency has already spent roughly $428.1 million to amass its present holdings.
The most recent buy was funded by means of inventory acquisition rights, offered at a median worth of 13,280,472 yen ($93,327) per BTC — totaling round 1.93 billion yen ($13.6 million) for the newest batch.
A New Bitcoin Big from Asia
Metaplanet now joins a prestigious checklist of high institutional Bitcoin holders, together with:
- Michael Saylor’s Technique
- Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital (MARA)
- Tesla, led by Elon Musk
The agency’s daring positioning indicators rising institutional adoption of Bitcoin outdoors the U.S., notably in Asia, the place regulatory readability is rising as a aggressive benefit.
With its sights set on changing into a worldwide Bitcoin powerhouse, Metaplanet’s subsequent 5,000 BTC may arrive prior to anticipated.