Metaplanet, the Tokyo-listed company, has once again scooped up 775 Bitcoin, bringing its total holdings to 18,888 BTC, as noted in the information posted on X on August 18.
Following this acquisition, the company has surpassed Trump Media & Technology Group Corp in terms of total Bitcoin held and is closely competing with Riot Platform Inc, which had more than 19,000 Bitcoin.
The purchase of 775 Bitcoin by MicroStrategy was made for 17,720,023 yen per BTC, and the aggregate amount purchased was 13,733 billion yen.
It is worth noting that in the initial days of Metaplanet opting for Bitcoin, the buying pace was slow and the number of BTC acquired was less, but since the beginning of this it has shown a great dedication.
From September 30, 2024, to December 31, 2024, the Bitcoin holdings of the company grew by 351.98% from 389.832 BTC to 1,761.98 BTC, and in the next 90 days, Metaplanet accumulated 2,284.020 BTC, making it average per day 25.378 BTC.
However, from March 31, 2025, to June 31, 2025, it added 9,304 Bitcoin, and in the next 49 days to August 18, 2025, its total holding reached 18,888 BTC. The fastest accumulation rate of Metaplanet is noted from June 30 to August 18, which means it bought roughly 113 Bitcoin per day.
From the 1st day of April this year till June 30th, the BTC yield of the company was 129.4% and from July 01 to August 18, the reported yield is 29.3%.
A quick update on Metaplanet Inc. stock
TYO:3350 Metaplanet stock is now exchanging hands at 894 JPY with an increase of 3.23% as of writing. It opened trading at 879 JPY and has, till now, reached as high as 895 JPY.
Despite a press time surge, Metaplanet is down by 138 JPY in the past 5-day time frame, and has lost more than 32% of its price in the monthly frame.
At press time, TYO:3350 is trading below its 20-day, 50-day, and 100-day exponential moving averages, but at the same time, it is hanging above the 200-day EMA, signaling a slight short-term bullishness.
Metaplanet reported 877.24 million JPY in revenue in Q1, 2025, yet its net income was negative 5.05 billion JPY and net margin was negative 575.32.%. Yet in Q2 the revenue has reached 1.24 billion JPY, which includes a net income of 11.11 billion JPY, and at the same time net margin was 896.53%.
