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Updated Jul 14, 2025, 4:18 a.m. Published Jul 14, 2025, 4:17 a.m.
- The latest buy brings the firm’s total holdings to 16,352 BTC, worth nearly $2 billion.
- The hotelier’s CEO recently said that the firm aims to use its gigantic bitcoin holdings for acquisitions.
Metaplanet, the largest corporate bitcoin
holder outside North America,has purchased an additional 797 BTC, worth around $96 million, bringing its total bitcoin holdings to 16,352.
Simon Gerovich, CEO of the Tokyo-listed hotelier, recently told the FT that the firm aims to leverage these holdings as collateral to finance acquisitions of cash‑generating businesses, particularly in digital financial services.
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Metaplanet’s strategy mirrors the blueprint used by Michael Saylor’s Strategy (MSTR): accumulate bitcoin via equity and debt issuance, then use the asset base to secure financing for broader expansion.
Metaplanet has already tapped zero‑interest bonds, stock acquisition rights, and U.S. capital markets—including a planned $5 billion injection into its Florida subsidiary—to fund BTC buying and strengthen its treasury infrastructure.
Read more: Metaplanet Wants to Use Bitcoin Holdings for Acquisitions: FT
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Parikshit Mishra is CoinDesk’s Head of Asia, managing the editorial team in the region. Before joining CoinDesk, he was the EMEA Editor at Acuris (Mergermarket), where he dealt with copies related to private equity and the startup ecosystem. He has also worked as an Senior Analyst for CRISIL, covering the European markets and global economies. His most notable tenure was with Reuters, where he worked as a correspondent and an editor for various teams. He does not have any crypto holdings.
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