Metaplanet vs. Semler Scientific: The race to become Bitcoin’s biggest corporate whale
2025-07-18 16:03:44
Main Idea
Metaplanet and Semler Scientific are competing to become the largest corporate holders of Bitcoin, with Metaplanet aggressively accumulating BTC and Semler taking a more cautious approach, both leveraging public equity to fund their strategies.
Key Points
1. Metaplanet added 2,205 BTC ($238.7 million) on July 7, 2025, bringing its total holdings to 15,555 BTC ($1.7 billion), with a BTC yield of 416%.
2. Semler Scientific added 187 BTC ($20 million) on the same day, increasing its treasury to 4,636 BTC ($502 million), with a BTC yield of 29%.
3. Metaplanet aims to accumulate 210,000 BTC by 2027 (1% of total supply) using preferred equity, while Semler targets 10,000 BTC by end-2025 and 105,000 BTC by 2027 through a $500-million equity issuance plan.
4. Fidelity is Metaplanet's largest shareholder with 12.9% ownership, and Semler hired Joe Burnett, a former mining analyst, as director of Bitcoin strategy.
5. Public companies hold over 852,000 BTC as of mid-2025, with Metaplanet and Semler emerging as frontrunners despite rising risks and criticism.
Description
Metaplanet and Semler Scientific are turning corporate balance sheets into Bitcoin battlegrounds, each racing to outstack the other in 2025.
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