- Metaplanet now holds 4,525 BTC, with total value hitting 58.1B yen on its balance sheet.
- BTC Yield hit 95.6% in Q1 2025, showing strong crypto-based business performance.
- Despite market turbulence, Metaplanet stock is up 0.57% in 2025, defying broader trends.
Metaplanet, nicknamed as Japan ‘MicroStrategy’, has added 319 Bitcoins to its corporate balance sheet, wherein, the acquisition was made at an average price of 11.8 million yen per Bitcoin, amounting to a total purchase of 3.78 billion yen. Having made this purchase, Metaplanet now has a grand total of 4,525 BTC in its vault, and the average cost of acquisition on all the holdings is as much as 12.8 million yen per Bitcoin. Based on this data, the total valuation of Metaplanet’s Bitcoin treasury now stands at approximately 58.1 billion yen.
Despite continued turbulence in the larger cryptocurrency market, Metaplanet’s stock has been performing well. The company’s stock has grown by 0.57 percent since the beginning of 2025, thus indicating persistent confidence in investors. The firm intends to use Bitcoin as its core treasured asset and transform its operational model from a hotel operator into a crypto-centered holding structure.
BTC Yield Reaches 95.6% in Q1 2025, Shows Strategic Depth
“BTC Yield” is one of Metaplanet’s important indexes for checking the efficacy of its Bitcoin strategy.This internal measure is calculated as the product of the number of Bitcoins held and the number of outstanding shares.In the third quarter of 2024, BTC Yields were 41.7% and surged to 309.8% by the fourth quarter.
In the first quarter of 2025, they stood at 95.6%.. Between April 1 and April 14, the figure had already reached 6.5%, signaling early positive performance in the second quarter.The organization also has BTC Gain as a measure of performance alongside BTC Yield to give indications of the business’s crypto exposure.
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Share Issuance and Bond Strategy Fuels Treasury Growth
To finance its continued acquisition strategy, Metaplanet has turned to creative funding options. The company issued zero-coupon, interest-free bonds to EVO FUND and other buyers. These bonds, combined with fresh share issuances, have provided a reliable capital stream. The extended “210 Million Plan” builds on the earlier “21m Plan,” through which more than 21 million shares have been issued.
Metaplanet has been conducting ongoing purchases of Bitcoin with proceeds raised from share and bond programs, redeeming the bonds ahead of scheduled maturity. The dual-track funding structure has strengthened the firm’s ability to meet its acquisition targets while maintaining financial transparency.
Bitcoin Market Remains Volatile Amid Treasury Expansion
According to CoinMarketCap data, as of press time, the token is trading at $84,309.03, marking a 0.47% decline in the past 24 hours. The value of Bitcoin in terms of its market capitalization is $1.67 trillion, which has seen a $30.2 billion turnover after a 35.80% increase. The volume-to-market cap ratio is now at 1.79%, pointing to stable levels of trading activity. Bitcoin’s circulating supply is reported at 19.85 million BTC, closing in on the capped maximum of 21 million BTC.
Source: CoinMarketCap
Current data from the charts brings pressure into the system as intraday price fluctuations range between $82,500 and $85,000. Although prices have briefly jumped above $85,000, they could not hold the momentum and had retreated into the red zone. Despite minor recoveries, Bitcoin continues to trend sideways. The market behavior illustrates caution amongst participants, with the cryptocurrency testing important support and resistance levels under increased trading pressure.
