A Japanese firm dedicated to Bitcoin has once again added 518 BTC, bringing its total holding to over 18,000 BTC.
According to the X post from Simon Gerovich, the Chief Executive Officer of Metaplanet, the company has bought Bitcoin for $61.4 million, bringing the price per BTC to $118,519.
Following this acquisition, the company now holds 18,113 Bitcoin, collectively valued at $1.85 billion, and the cost per BTC has become $101,911.
As per the release by Metaplanet, the BTC yield of the company from July 01, 2025, to August 12, 2025, is 26.5%, and the yield of the company YTD is 468.1%.
The release also notes that on June 30, 2025, the company had 13,350 BTC, but by August 12, 2025 Bitcoin stash had reached 18,113 BTC.
A quick overview of the Metaplanet stock price
According to the data from TradingView, Metaplanet stock is currently priced at 975 JPY with a loss of 2.79%, and in the past 5 trading sessions lost 4.68%.
With these short-term losses, Metaplanet stock is now trading below the 200-day exponential moving average, but at the same time, it is above the 20-day, 50-day, and 100-day EMAs.
In the past 2 trading sessions, major sellers’ activities have been noted, but bulls seem to be battling to avoid a massive correction; the stock has lost around 37.02% in the monthly frame.
Despite losses in short time frames, the stock grew over 55% quarterly, around 160% YTD, and 817.92% in the past 52 weeks. In Q1, 2025, the revenue of the company was 878.24 million JPY with net income of negative 5.05 billion JPY, and the net margin was negative 575.32%.
Bitcoin price approaching new highs
In the past 24 hours, Bitcoin prices have tumbled in the range between $118,159 – $122,321, and when writing, it is exchanging hands at $118,958 with a slight correction of 2.60%.
Yet in a week BTC added 4.05% to its price, and in the same frame its market saw a slight addition reaching $2.36 trillion, and its market dominance has reached 59.8%.
As per the data from CoinGlass, the liquidation in BTC in the past 24 hours reached $72.46 million, with $65.44 million in long and $7.02 million in short.
