Metaplanet’s Aggressive Share Sales, More Bitcoin Purchases Soon

Metaplanet, the Japanese version of Strategy just announced that it is leveling up its Bitcoin acquisition plans. In addition, the company launched a new share issuance through which it will sell about 555 million shares.

As per the announcement, Metaplanet’s new share issuance is part of a plan to raise at least $5.4 billion. Those funds will reportedly be used to acquire more Bitcoin.

According to the official announcement, the shares will be issued through moving-strike warrants. The latter represents a unique mechanism for financing, which aims to raise capital with the lowest achievable level of dilution.

The Metaplanet stock issuance also made history as the largest issuance of its proportion in Japan. And it just so happens that it was driven by the desire to acquire more BTC.

While the latest Metaplanet announcement about its stock issuance has been making Bitcoin news headlines, it was only a tip of the iceberg. This is because this marks one of many such purchases that could be on the way in the next few years.

Plan to acquire 210,000 BTC by 2027

Metaplanet has been on the list of top companies globally that has been aggressively purchasing BTC. It currently ranks among the top 10 global companies by Bitcoin holdings and its latest announcements revealed that it could be about to climb up that list.

Alongside its recent share issuance, Metaplanet just announced a plan to aggressively purchase more BTC in the next 2 years with a target of 210,000 BTC by 2027.

The highly ambitious plan also underscored the Japanese firm’s plan to narrow the gap compared to its top counterparts such as Strategy and Blackrock. Metaplanet’s last BTC acquisition brought its total holdings to 8,888 BTC which was worth just over $922 million at press time BTC value.

But why is Metaplanet aggressively ramping up its Bitcoin acquisition plans? The answers could be in Japan’s tightly regulated market. It is worth noting that Japan does not currently have any Bitcoin ETFs but that is definitely one of the segments to keep an eye out for in the market.

Metaplanet is one of the very few avenues through which Japanese investors are able to attain Bitcoin exposure. The company was thus strategically positioned to benefit from the rising demand for BTC in the Asian market.

The interesting link between the collapsing bond market and Metaplanet’s BTC demand

The rising demand for Bitcoin in Japan and across the rest of the world was not surprising considering the economic turmoil in 2025. Most of it was linked to the collapsing U.S bond market, to which Japan was heavily exposed as one of the biggest holders of U.S debt.

As a result, Japanese investors are increasingly rushing towards safe haven assets, especially those that are not exposed to the bond market collapse. This suggests that investors are increasingly perceiving Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies as alternative assets that may offer safety when the traditional financial market experiences distress.

The developments also underscore Metaplanet as one of the best crypto stocks currently available. This is because the company was increasingly working towards enhancing its BTC exposure amid the rapidly accelerating rush towards crypto.

But will Metaplanet’s latest announcement influence BTC price action in the short term? Well, Bitcoin did bounce back above $103,000 in the last 24 hours after previously almost sliding below $100,000.

Exchange flows demonstrated an aggressive dip in exchange outflows while outflows remained slightly elevated, thus explaining the slight recovery. Metaplanet is however expected to have an impact on price once it purchases a lumpsum of BTC from the proceeds of the recently announced massive share issuance.

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