Japanese Firm Metaplanet Plans $3.7 Billion Bitcoin Purchase Through Stock Offering
The post Japanese Firm Metaplanet Plans $3.7 Billion Bitcoin Purchase Through Stock Offering appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. The Tokyo-listed firm filed paperwork on August 1, 2025, to raise up to 555 billion yen ($3.7 billion) through a special stock offering. Japanese investment company Metaplanet has announced one of the largest corporate Bitcoin funding plans in history. All the money will go toward buying more Bitcoin for the company’s treasury. The plan is massive in scale. Metaplanet wants to own 210,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2027. This would make it the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, even bigger than MicroStrategy, the current leader with about 597,000 Bitcoin. Current Bitcoin Holdings and Rapid Growth Metaplanet currently owns 17,132 Bitcoin worth roughly $2 billion. The company has been buying Bitcoin aggressively since late 2024. In March 2025, it held fewer than 4,000 Bitcoin. By July, that number jumped to over 17,000 coins. The company’s Bitcoin buying spree has paid off for investors. Metaplanet’s stock price has risen 345% this year. In June alone, trading volume hit 1.86 trillion yen ($12.65 billion), making it one of the most traded stocks on Tokyo’s main exchange. The company even surpassed famous Japanese companies like Toyota and Sony in daily trading activity. How the Funding Plan Works The $3.7 billion fundraising plan uses something called perpetual preferred shares. These are different from regular company stock. They pay fixed dividends to investors, up to 6% per year, and get paid before regular shareholders if the company runs into trouble. Metaplanet plans to create two types of these shares. Class A shares work like bonds with fixed payments. Class B shares can be converted into regular company stock later. Each type would raise up to $1.85 billion. Source: @Metaplanet_JP The company filed what’s called a “shelf registration” that runs from August 9, 2025, to August 8, 2027. This gives Metaplanet flexibility to sell the shares…
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The Tokyo-listed firm filed paperwork on August 1, 2025, to raise up to 555 billion yen ($3.7 billion) through a special stock offering. Japanese investment company Metaplanet has announced one of the largest corporate Bitcoin funding plans in history. All the money will go toward buying more Bitcoin for the company’s treasury. The plan is massive in scale. Metaplanet wants to own 210,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2027. This would make it the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holder, even bigger than MicroStrategy, the current leader with about 597,000 Bitcoin. Current Bitcoin Holdings and Rapid Growth Metaplanet currently owns 17,132 Bitcoin worth roughly $2 billion. The company has been buying Bitcoin aggressively since late 2024. In March 2025, it held fewer than 4,000 Bitcoin. By July, that number jumped to over 17,000 coins. The company’s Bitcoin buying spree has paid off for investors. Metaplanet’s stock price has risen 345% this year. In June alone, trading volume hit 1.86 trillion yen ($12.65 billion), making it one of the most traded stocks on Tokyo’s main exchange. The company even surpassed famous Japanese companies like Toyota and Sony in daily trading activity. How the Funding Plan Works The $3.7 billion fundraising plan uses something called perpetual preferred shares. These are different from regular company stock. They pay fixed dividends to investors, up to 6% per year, and get paid before regular shareholders if the company runs into trouble. Metaplanet plans to create two types of these shares. Class A shares work like bonds with fixed payments. Class B shares can be converted into regular company stock later. Each type would raise up to $1.85 billion. Source: @Metaplanet_JP The company filed what’s called a “shelf registration” that runs from August 9, 2025, to August 8, 2027. This gives Metaplanet flexibility to sell the shares…
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