Metaplanet Bitcoin Purchase Takes Holdings to 20K BTC, Overtaking Riot Platforms

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By James Van Straten, AI Boost|Edited by Sheldon Reback

Sep 1, 2025, 7:41 a.m.

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  • Metaplanet bought 1,009 bitcoin, taking total holdings to 20,000 BTC.
  • The Japanese company overtook Riot Holdings to become sixth-largest corporate holder.
  • Metaplanet shares fell 5.5% to close at 831 yen on Monday.

Metaplanet Inc. (3350) bought another 1,009 bitcoin BTC$109,669.49, bringing its total treasury to 20,000 BTC and overtaking Riot Platforms (RIOT) to become the corporation with the sixth-largest treasury holdings of the largest cryptocurrency.

The purchase, valued at roughly 16.5 billion yen ($112 million), demonstrates the Tokyo-based company’s commitment to positioning bitcoin as a core reserve asset. Its total bitcoin purchases now amount to 302.3 billion yen at an average cost of 15.1 million yen per BTC, according to a filing released Monday.

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The pace of the firm’s bitcoin accumulation has made it Asia’s most prominent publicly traded adopter of the cryptocurrency. From July 1 to Sept. 1, the company achieved a BTC yield of 30.7%, while its multiple to net asset value (mNAV) sits just below 2.

Shares of Metaplanet fell 5.5% to 831 yen.

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