Metaplanet plans to raise USD $ 1.4 billion to acquire more bitcoin

The Japanese company Metaplenet approved an international offer of 385 million new actions to finance its reserve policy BTC The movement seeks to consolidate its position as one of the biggest corporate treasures Bitcoin In the world.

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• Metaplenet It will issue 385 million shares to JPY 553 each.
  
• The company will allocate more than USD $ 1.2 billion to purchases of Bitcoin.
  
• With 20,136 BTC, The company has the sixth largest public treasury of Bitcoin.

Metaplanet, The Japanese company that quotes in the Tokyo bag Under the ticket Mtplf, He announced that its Board of Directors approved the issuance of 385 million new shares. This decision, communicated at the end of August and officially revealed today, aims to raise funds to continue with its aggressive accumulation strategy of accumulation Bitcoin.

The international placement of shares will be carried out at a price of JPY 553 per title (approximately USD $ 3.75), so that the company expects to raise about USD $ 1.4 billion. Originally, Metaplenet He planned to issue only 180 million shares, but the offer size was more than duplicate to capture greater capital.

According to the document presented, JPY’s net income is expected to Bitcoin, to which JPY will assign 20,412 million (USD $ 138,000).

A Bitcoin -centered strategy

Since May 2024, Metaplenet He transformed his treasury policy to adopt Bitcoin as his main reserve asset. In a statement entitled “Strategic Treasury Transformion and Bitcoin Adoption by Metaplanet”The company explained that the measure responds to the difficult economic conditions of Japan, characterized by high levels of national debt, real negative interest rates and a sustained depreciation of the YEN.

The new capital will allow to deepen this strategy, placing the firm as a reference of the “Bitcoinization” Corporate in Asia. International issuance also aims to attract global investors interested in exposure to BTC through traditional stock market instruments.

Accelerated growth of reserves

Metaplenet already had more than 20,000 bITCOINS acquired since the beginning of 2024. On Monday before the announcement, the company revealed that it had bought USD $ 15 million in BTC, carrying its total treasury to 20,136 units. With that figure, it is positioned as the sixth largest public holder of Bitcoin, only behind Strategy, Digital Marathon (Mara), XXI, Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company and Bullish.

In addition to buying and maintaining Bitcoin, Metaplenet Diversify your income through operations with cryptocurrency options. In the second quarter of 2025, JPY generated 1,904 million in income from this line of business, demonstrating that the active management of derivatives is an integral part of its corporate model.

Market impact

The price of the action of Metaplenet closed Monday with a 2.8 %drop in USD $ 4.49, which places the stock market capitalization at USD $ 3.6 billion, according to data from The Block. However, analysts suggest that capital expansion and clear Pro-Bitcoin narrative could promote greater international interest towards the company.

With this operation, Metaplanet joins the trend of corporations that transform their balances around Bitcoin, In a context in which cryptoactive ones begin to consolidate as alternative reserves against the risks of traditional monetary policy.

Written article with the help of an AI content editor, edited by Angel Di Matteo / Diariobitcoin

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