Bitcoin-focused Metaplanet’s total holdings break through 3k BTC

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Metaplanet bought 162 Bitcoin, bringing their total assets to 3,050 BTC. This is the first time that Metaplanet’s cryptographic investments have exceeded the 3,000 BTC mark.

On March 12, the Japanese investment company announcement He had recently acquired 162 additional BTC (BTC) at an average price of 12.39 million yen ($ 83,635) as part of its efforts to permanently strengthen its Bitcoin Treasury operation. With this latest BTC purchase, Metaplanet managed to accumulate 3,050 BTC or equal to almost $ 250 million.

This is the first time that Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Treasury has exceeded the 3,000 BTC threshold. Often called “Asian microstrategy (now known as Strategy) ”, Metaplanet gradually stored on his Bitcoin investment Since April 2024.

At the time of the press, Bitcoin increased by more than 2% in the last 24 hours of negotiation. However, he still did not recover from his previous crisis, which led to the price of bitcoin compared to its $ 90,000 summit.

Bitcoin is currently negotiated at $ 81,665. The largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization decreased by 6.4% last week and almost 16% in the last month.

Metaplanet's assets focused on Bitcoin allow you to break 3k BTC - 1
Bitcoin price board in the last 24 hours, March 12 | Source: Crypto.News

The BTC yield of the company, which measures the amount of Bitcoin held by action, increased by 309.8% in the fourth quarter of 2024. In the meantime in the first quarter of 2025, calculated from January 1 to March 12, Metaplanet reached a BTC yield of 53.2%.

Since he started buying Bitcoin in April 2024, the Metaplanet equity rate has increased by more than 3,000%, making it the most efficient action in Japan. On March 12, Metaplanet’s shares increased by 8.6% or 290 points to $ 3,630. The company currently has a market capitalization of $ 141.8 billion, according to data from Yahoo Finance.

The same day as the recent purchase of the company’s BTC, Metaplanet announced that it had issued 2 billion yen ($ 13.3 million) thanks to an obligation of zero interest to increase its Bitcoin assets. The obligations were approved on March 12 and will mature in September 2025.

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