Japanese Firm’s Bitcoin Hoarding Gets Insanely Extra—And We’re Here For It!

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Meet Metaplanet, the Japanese investment firm treating Bitcoin like the ultimate collectible Pokémon card. They’ve just added 330 shiny new BTC to their treasure chest, pushing their total count to a whopping 4,855 Bitcoins. Because who needs a savings account when you can have digital gold? 💰

In a thrilling April 21st announcement—because nothing says excitement like corporate disclosures—they revealed they shelled out about ¥12.18 million (~$85,605) per Bitcoin. That’s roughly ¥4.02 billion (~$26 million) flushed into cryptos. Their Bitcoin pile now flexes at ¥62.17 billion ($414 million). Average price per coin? A cool ¥12.8 million ($85,386). They’re basically casual about spending millions like it’s pocket change. 🤑

Now, here’s where it gets fun: They track their Bitcoin hoard with something called BTC Yield. Not a bake-off score, sadly, but it measures Bitcoin per fully diluted share. This quarter? A modest 12.1%. Previous quarters were more like financial fireworks: 41.7% in Q3 2024, a jaw-dropping 309.8% in Q4, and 95.6% in Q1 2025. No big deal, just some casual rocket launches. 🚀🔥

How do they fuel this madness? With fancy finance wizardry—zero-coupon bonds and stock acquisition rights. By April 2025, they’d already pocketed over 40% of their “210 Million Plan.” Sounds like a Bond villain scheme but it’s actually fundraising tied to 0% discount stock rights sold to EVO FUND. So far, they’ve raked in over ¥35 billion (~$226 million) for their Bitcoin splurges. On April 16, they nonchalantly scored another $10 million via zero-interest bonds, all earmarked for snagging more Bitcoin. Like a kid with an unlimited allowance. 🎩✨

Their master plan? To rake in ¥3.0 billion (~$27.5 million) this year from Bitcoin alone, which will sweeten their total revenue cake to ¥3.4 billion (~$31.3 million). That’s corporate optimism sprinkled with a dash of crypto magic. ✨

Currently topping Asia’s Bitcoin leaderboard as the biggest corporate hoarder, Metaplanet is doubling down hard since kicking off their Bitcoin obsession in 2024. The endgame? 10,000 Bitcoins by the end of 2025, and a gnarly 21,000 by 2026. That’s about 1% of all Bitcoins out there. Because if you’re going to dive into crypto, why not do it like you’re collecting the entire digital universe? 🌌💎

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2025-04-21 08:48