Metaplanet buys Bitcoin again, with a total holdings of 8888 BTC, aiming to send it all the way to the moon?

Japanese version of MicroStrategy Metaplanet announced the purchase of an additional 1,088 Bitcoins, bringing the total open interest to 8,888 BTC. As Japan's largest Bitcoin reserve company, Metaplanet has recently shown impressive stock performance, ranking first in terms of fluctuation and also facing significant short selling. At the same time, Metaplanet, listed in both Japan and the United States, has become a new target for arbitrageurs.

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Metaplanet bought another 1,088 Bitcoins, holding a total of 8,888 BTC

Japanese version of MicroStrategy Metaplanet announced the purchase of 1,088 BTC at an average price of 15,519,019 yen/coin, with a total purchase amount reaching 16.885 billion yen. Currently, the company holds a total of 8,888 BTC, with a cumulative purchase cost of 122.269 billion yen, and an average purchase price of 13,756,658 yen/coin. Based on the current USD to JPY exchange rate of 143.5, the average cost is 95,186.5 USD per Bitcoin.

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In addition, the announcement also mentioned BTC Yield as a key performance indicator (KPI) used to measure the change in Bitcoin Holdings relative to fully diluted shares. Recent BTC Yield data is as follows:

From January 1, 2025 to March 31, 2025: 95.6%

April 1 to June 2, 2025: 66.3%

Metaplanet mentioned in its previous financial report that the company's goal is to achieve a purchase target of 10,000 coins by the end of this year and to reach a purchase target of 21,000 coins by 2026.

Japan's largest Bitcoin reserve company sees its stock price hitting new highs.

Metaplanet is the publicly listed company in Asia with the most Bitcoin, and it actively expands its Bitcoin Holdings through the capital market. This strategy has garnered significant attention in the Japanese market and has been included in several global and local ETFs in Japan.

The number of its shareholders has grown by 500% within a year, currently reaching 64,000 shareholders. Benefiting from Japan's tax system and the advantages of easy purchases for retail and institutional investors, its NAV Premium ( is currently at a high level compared to its Bitcoin holdings value of ) over the long term. Additionally, the stock price has increased 18.4 times within a year.

Metaplanet's recent stock price performance has been impressive, reaching a high of 1,230 yen at the end of May. In addition to having an astonishing fluctuation rate that ranks first, it has also been heavily shorted. At the same time, Metaplanet, which is listed in Japan and the United States, has become a new target for arbitrageurs, providing a new option for arbitrage not only with Bitcoin and stock price long-short strategies like MicroStrategy, but also through its multiple listed stocks.

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