Metaplanet, Japan’s Biggest Corporate Bitcoin Holder, To Raise Additional $3.7 Billion To Accelerate BTC Buying Spree

Key Points

1. Metaplanet aims to raise $3.7 billion (555 billion yen) through a stock offering, with a planned effective date from August 9, 2025, to August 8, 2027.

2. The company's 'Bitcoin Strategy' targets acquiring 210,000 BTC by the end of 2027, with current holdings of 17,132 BTC worth approximately $1.95 billion.

3. The proposed capital raise represents 75% of Metaplanet's current market cap of 729 billion yen, potentially significantly altering the firm's future.

4. Public companies holding Bitcoin is a growing trend, exemplified by MicroStrategy's aggressive BTC purchases starting in 2020 and Tesla's $1.5 billion BTC acquisition in February 2021.

5. Bitcoin's price at the time of publication was $113,444, down 2% in the last 24 hours, according to CoinGecko.