Metaplanet Acquires 269 BTC In Its First Bitcoin Purchase Of 2025 Details

The Japanese investment firm Metaplanet bought 269 Bitcoins for $26 million, their first Bitcoin purchase of 2025. This brings their total Bitcoin holdings to 2,031, purchased at an average price of $80,674 per Bitcoin, totaling $195 million. Metaplanet's goal is to own 10,000 Bitcoins by the end of 2025 and 21,000 by the end of 2026, and they plan to raise $745 million by issuing shares to help achieve this. The company says they have generated a 15.3% Bitcoin yield so far this year and aim for a 35% quarterly yield. This "Bitcoin yield" metric tracks how efficiently they are increasing the amount of Bitcoin held per share. Metaplanet's stock price closed at $39.88, up 2.2% after the announcement, with year-to-date growth of 73.58% and a massive 3,600% increase over the past year. Other companies are also buying Bitcoin; MicroStrategy recently added 7,633 Bitcoins to its reserves, and Semler Scientific acquired 871 Bitcoins earlier this month. Bitcoin's current price is $96,702, down 0.4% over the last 24 hours.