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Key Notes
- Metaplanet reported a 309.8% BTC yield in Q4 2024 and a 95.6% yield in Q1 2025.
- Over the past nine months, it has grown its Bitcoin holdings nearly 28-fold, positioning itself among the top corporate Bitcoin holders.
- Despite a 9% drop due to market turmoil, Metaplanet’s stock rebounded 2% to 409 JPY, maintaining a 2000% yearly gain.
Metaplanet Inc, popular as Japan’s Strategy, announced the acquisition of an additional 696 Bitcoin BTC $84 254 24h volatility: 2.6% Market cap: $1.67 T Vol. 24h: $28.50 B through its Bitcoin Treasury Operations. With this, the company has taken its total Bitcoin holdings to 4,046 BTC, worth $380 million as of the current price.
In a notice released today, the company revealed it executed the purchase through an innovative strategy involving cash-secured put options, allowing it to acquire Bitcoin at below-market prices. The average purchase price for the new acquisition was ¥14,586,230 ($105,700) per Bitcoin, with a total expenditure of ¥10.15 billion ($73.5 million).
Additionally, the company reported that during the first quarter of 2025, its Bitcoin Income Generation business made a total of ¥770.35 million ($5.58 million) in operating revenue, which is equivalent to 50.26 BTC in premiums. Metaplanet stated that this options-based approach has proved to be more efficient for the firm instead of direct market purchases.
“By deploying ¥9.39 billion in collateral, the Company acquired more Bitcoin than would have been possible via direct spot market purchases,” the notice stated.
Metaplanet Generates Extraordinary BTC Yield of 309.8%
In its report, Metaplanet stated that during Q4 2024, the firm generated an extraordinary BTC Yield of 309.8%. Even during the first quarter this year, the firm generated a 95.6% yield.
Over the last nine months, the Japanese firm has been aggressively purchasing Bitcoin taking its total holdings from 141.07 BTC as of June 30, 2024, to 4,046 BTC by March 31, 2025, representing a nearly 28-fold increase in less than a year. The company seems to be on the path of maintaining the 10,000 BTC milestone as part of its Treasury.
BTC Yield assesses how effectively the company’s Bitcoin acquisition strategy creates value for shareholders while accounting for potential dilution. With its aggressive Bitcoin purchases, Metaplanet now ranks ninth in the list of top BTC corporate treasuries.
Following yesterday’s 9% drop amid Trump tariff wars, the Metaplanet stock price has also recovered ending 2% up today at 409 JPY levels. Over the last year, the stock price is up by more than 2000% and attained a peak of 665 JPY in February.
Simultaneously, the bitcoin price has also shown signs of strong recovery gaining 3.84% in the last 24 hours, and is currently trading at $84,356 with a market cap of $1.67 trillion.
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