Metaplanet Acquires 5,075 BTC, Ranks Third in Corporate Holdings

Metaplanet Inc., a Tokyo-listed investment firm, announced on April 2, 2026, that it acquired 5,075 Bitcoin during the first quarter of the year, boosting its total holdings to 40,177 BTC and elevating it to the third-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury worldwide.

The purchase, valued at approximately 400 million U.S. dollars at an average price of about 79,000 dollars per Bitcoin, positioned Metaplanet ahead of U.S.-based MARA Holdings, which recently sold 15,133 BTC for 1.1 billion dollars to manage its balance sheet and reduce debt. According to Bitcoin Treasuries data, Metaplanet now trails only MicroStrategy, with 762,099 BTC, and Twenty One Capital, holding 43,514 BTC. The firm's overall acquisition cost for its holdings stands at roughly 4 billion dollars, with an average price of around 100,000 dollars per BTC, leaving it with an unrealized loss of about 1.3 billion dollars as Bitcoin traded near 66,400 dollars following the announcement.

Metaplanet's strategy integrates direct Bitcoin accumulation with income generation to offset costs. Its Bitcoin Income Business produced nearly 20 million dollars in revenue during the quarter, equivalent to about 3,900 dollars per BTC...