Bitcoin-focused funding firm Metaplanet has surged nearly 190% year-to-date (YTD), leaving Japan’s largest and most liquid blue-chip firms in its wake.
On Wednesday, Metaplanet released its earnings report for the second quarter of 2025. The report confirmed that the corporate’s YTD efficiency dwarfed the 7.2% common acquire posted by the Tokyo Inventory Worth Index (TOPIX) Core 30, a benchmark monitoring giants like Toyota, Sony and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
Metaplanet’s standout efficiency in 2025 comes amid its aggressive Bitcoin (BTC) pivot, with the Tokyo-listed firm increasing its treasury by means of common purchases.
Traders are inserting bets on Metaplanet’s Bitcoin technique paying off. In line with the report, the variety of Metaplanet shareholders climbed to over 180,000 as of June 2025, up 350% because it began its Bitcoin accumulation technique within the fourth quarter of 2024.
Metaplanet outperforms Japan’s TOPIX Core 30 amid Bitcoin technique
Other than Metaplanet outperforming the typical acquire by the index, the corporate has additionally surpassed the efficiency of widespread particular person shares.
The report confirmed that Metaplanet’s YTD positive factors exceeded even the top-performing TOPIX Core 30 members, together with Mitsubishi, Nintendo and SoftBank Group. These firms posted double-digit positive factors all through the identical time interval however nonetheless lagged behind Metaplanet by huge margins.
Different index members like Japan Tobacco, Mizuho Monetary Group and Tokio Marine Holdings posted modest positive factors. On the similar time, firms like Toyota Motor Corp. and Murata Manufacturing confirmed slight declines, highlighting a spot in market sentiment.
Based as a hospitality firm, Metaplanet rebranded itself in 2024 as a Bitcoin accumulation vehicle, mimicking the playbook of US-based Strategy. In line with the corporate, it stays the one agency providing regulated Bitcoin publicity in Japan inside a public firm framework.
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Metaplanet to boost $3.7 billion to purchase extra Bitcoin
Metaplanet beforehand introduced that it goals to accumulate 1% of Bitcoin’s complete provide by 2027. Which means that the corporate plans to buy 210,000 BTC over the following two years.
To assist obtain this objective, the corporate introduced on Aug. 1 that it will raise $3.7 billion dollars by means of a inventory providing. The corporate stated it intends to actively pursue fairness financing as a part of its Bitcoin Technique.
In August, the corporate had already spent over $100 million to purchase Bitcoin. On Aug. 4, Metaplanet purchased 463 BTC, with $53.7 million. The corporate adopted it up with a $61.4 million Bitcoin purchase on Tuesday.
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