Metaplanet sweeps up 5,555 Bitcoins! Announces the establishment of a U.S. subsidiary and raises an additional $250 million.

On May 7, publicly listed company Metaplanet announced that it had purchased 555 Bitcoins for $53.4 million, bringing its total Holdings to officially exceed 5,555 coins, making it the largest BTC holder in Asia and the 11th largest holder in the world. Furthermore, Metaplanet has announced the establishment of a wholly-owned subsidiary in Florida, USA, preparing to raise $250 million in the local Capital Market to strengthen its "Bitcoin financial standards."

Timeline sorting: Three consecutive purchases in less than a month, full firepower.

Early April 2025: A bulk purchase of 696 BTC

Metaplanet announced the purchase of 696 Bitcoins for 6.7 billion yen (approximately 67 million USD).

Late April: Add two more transactions.

On 4/24, bought 145 BTC for 13.4 million USD.

By the end of April, another 33 BTC was purchased for 28.2 million USD.

As of the end of April, the total open interest has reached 5,000 BTC.

5/1: Established a U.S. subsidiary "Metaplanet Treasury"

Location: Florida

Expected fundraising amount: up to 250 million USD

The purpose is to expand the US capital market and strengthen bitcoin reserves

5/7: Fifth announcement! Purchased 555 coins, total holdings exceed 5,555 coins.

Total Purchase Amount: 53.4 million USD

Average purchase price: 96,134 USD/coin

Announced that the total Holdings amount has officially reached 5,555 BTC, with a current market value exceeding 536 million USD.

Metaplanet CEO Gerovich tweeted that he bought another 555 Bitcoins. How did he buy them? By issuing "zero-coupon bonds" to raise funds.

Metaplanet stated that the latest purchase was also completed through the issuance of zero-coupon bonds (Zero-coupon bonds). So far, they have raised over 35 billion yen (, approximately 244 million USD ), through this method along with equity financing and their partner Evo Fund.

Self-created Bitcoin yield KPI performance is impressive.

Since Metaplanet adopted Bitcoin as its financial standard, it no longer uses traditional operating profit or EBITDA to evaluate company performance, but instead uses its own metric Bitcoin Yield (BTC Yield), which is the growth rate of "Bitcoin per share" each quarter. The performance is as follows:

CEO Gerovich tweeted "Go Go Go Go," aiming to rush to the moon.

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich also humorously posted on Twitter (X): "In Japanese, the number 5 is pronounced 'Go', so today we can shout: Go Go Go Go! To the moon!"

This wave of Bitcoin investment has also led to a continuous rise in market recognition, with Metaplanet's stock price soaring 11% on that day at the Tokyo Stock Exchange.

Metaplanet has become Asia's largest Bitcoin listed company.

According to data from BitcoinTreasuries.NET, Metaplanet has become:

Asia's largest publicly listed coin-holding company

The 11th largest Bitcoin holder in the world

(Metaplanet Rebirth: From the Hotel Industry to Bitcoin Leader, Absorbing 5,000 BTC, Market Value Soars Hundredfold)

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