Metaplanet tops 20,000 Bitcoin forward of key capital-raising vote

September 1, 2025

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Key Takeaways

Metaplanet now holds 20,000 Bitcoin valued at over $2 billion, making it the seventh-largest public holder globally.
Proceeds from an upcoming capital-raising vote are deliberate to additional enhance Metaplanet’s Bitcoin holdings.

Metaplanet acquired 1,009 Bitcoin, bringing its whole holdings to twenty,000 Bitcoin valued at over $2 billion at present market costs, the Japanese Bitcoin treasury agency introduced Monday.

*Metaplanet Acquires Extra 1,009 $BTC, Complete Holdings Attain 20,000 BTC* pic.twitter.com/kwvUkQaFth

— Metaplanet Inc. (@Metaplanet_JP) September 1, 2025

The corporate will maintain a key shareholder vote right this moment on its capital elevating plan, with Eric Trump anticipated to attend, Bloomberg reported earlier this month.

The proposal seeks approval to situation as much as 550 million new shares abroad, focusing on proceeds of greater than 130 billion yen, or about $884 million. The majority of the proceeds can be used to buy extra Bitcoin.

The corporate, previously often known as Crimson Planet Japan, has reworked from a resort operator into Japan’s main Bitcoin treasury firm. It’s now the seventh-largest company holder of Bitcoin, based on BitcoinTreasuries.internet.

The corporate just lately joined the FTSE Japan Index within the index supplier’s September overview, shifting up from small-cap to mid-cap. President Simon Gerovich referred to as the improve a serious step in establishing the agency as Japan’s prime Bitcoin treasury participant.

Metaplanet’s shares slipped about 2.6% intraday in Japan, based on Yahoo Finance information. The inventory continues to be up practically 146% year-to-date.