{"id":127596,"date":"2025-04-21T09:15:28","date_gmt":"2025-04-21T09:15:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127596"},"modified":"2025-04-21T09:15:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-21T09:15:28","slug":"metaplanet-tops-400m-bitcoin-holdings-with-new-28m-purchase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=127596","title":{"rendered":"Metaplanet tops $400M Bitcoin holdings with new $28M purchase"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsJapanese investment firm Metaplanet has increased its Bitcoin holdings to more than $400 million after its latest purchase.<br \/>\nMetaplanet acquired 330 Bitcoin (BTC) for $28.2 million at an average price of $85,605 per BTC, bringing the investment firm\u2019s total holdings to 4,855 Bitcoin worth $414 million, according to an April 21 post from Simon Gerovich, the CEO of Metaplanet.<br \/>\nThe firm\u2019s Bitcoin yield surpassed 119% year-to-date after its latest investment.<br \/>\nSource: Simon GerovichMetaplanet issued 2 billion Japanese yen ($13.3 million) of bonds to buy more Bitcoin on March 31, Cointelegraph reported.<br \/>\nRelated: UK firm buys $250M Bitcoin as analysts eye quiet Easter weekend<br \/>\nThe $414 million in Bitcoin holdings make Metaplanet Asia\u2019s largest and the world\u2019s 10th-largest corporate Bitcoin holder, Bitbo data shows.<br \/>\nSource: Bitbo\u00a0According to Enmanuel Cardozo, a market analyst at the asset tokenization platform Brickken, the growing institutional presence of firms, such as Strategy and Tether, is accelerating the four-year Bitcoin cycle.<br \/>\n\u201cThat puts the bottom around Q3 this year and a peak mid-2026, but I think we might see things move it a bit sooner because the market\u2019s more mature now with more liquidity,\u201d the analyst told Cointelegraph.<br \/>\nRelated: $1T stablecoin supply could drive next crypto rally \u2014 CoinFund\u2019s Pakman<br \/>\nMetaplanet plans to reach 21,000 BTC<br \/>\nThe latest acquisitions are part of Metaplanet\u2019s plans to accumulate 21,000 BTC by 2026, aligning with its mission to drive Bitcoin adoption across Japan.<br \/>\nOften dubbed \u201cAsia\u2019s MicroStrategy,\u201d Metaplanet has drawn comparisons to Michael Saylor\u2019s company Strategy, which continues to top the list of public Bitcoin holders.<br \/>\nMetaplanet\u2019s latest investment was announced a week after the latest purchase by Strategy, the world\u2019s largest corporate Bitcoin holder.<br \/>\nSource: Michael\u00a0SaylorStrategy bought 3,459 BTC for $285.5 million at an average price of $82,618 per BTC, bringing its total holding to 531,644 BTC acquired for a cumulative $35.92 billion, Cointelegraph reported on April 14.<br \/>\nDespite tariff uncertainty limiting risk appetite among traditional and crypto investors in the short term, analysts are optimistic about Bitcoin\u2019s price trajectory for the next decade.<br \/>\nBitcoin may surpass $1.8 million by 2035, driven by its growing recognition as a superior savings technology, set to rival or surpass gold\u2019s over $21 trillion market capitalization, Joe Burnett, director of market research at Unchained, told Cointelegraph during the\u00a0 Chainreaction live show on X.<br \/>\nMagazine: SCB tips $500K BTC, SEC delays Ether ETF options, and more: Hodler\u2019s Digest, Feb. 23 \u2013 March 1<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/metaplanet-surpasses-400-m-bitcoin-holdings-28-m?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsJapanese investment firm Metaplanet has increased its Bitcoin holdings to more than $400 million after its latest purchase. 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