Japanese funding agency Metaplanet has added one other $129 million to its Bitcoin treasury, pushing its whole holdings previous the Bitcoin-stacking nation of El Salvador.
“Metaplanet now holds more Bitcoin than El Salvador. From humble beginnings to rivaling nation-states, we’re simply getting began,” said CEO Simon Gerovich on X after the most recent buy announcement.
On Could 12, the Tokyo-listed agency announced that it had acquired 1,241 Bitcoin (BTC) for 14.8 million yen ($101,843) per coin.
The full purchase, at its highest ever buy worth, is price round $129 million at present market costs.
This brings the agency’s whole holdings to six,796 Bitcoin, at the moment price round $707 million, and the common buy worth is $91,000 per Bitcoin. Metaplanet began its BTC accumulation technique in April 2024.
El Salvador is the sixth-largest nation-state holder of the asset with 6,714 Bitcoin price round $642 million, according to the Nationwide Bitcoin Workplace.
The Japanese funding agency additionally reported a Bitcoin Yield, which measures the ratio of proportion change in Bitcoin holdings per absolutely diluted share, of 38% for the present quarter up to now. The agency achieved a BTC Yield of 95.6% in the course of the first quarter of 2025.
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Metaplanet has been more aggressive in its accumulation of the asset in current months, with a purchase order of 5,555 Bitcoin on May 7, 4 purchases in April totaling 18,586 BTC, and 6 purchases in March totaling 18,925 BTC, every purchase bigger than the earlier.
The agency is the most important holder of Bitcoin in Asia and the tenth largest globally, according to BiTBO.
Saylor hints at one other purchase
In the meantime, Michael Saylor hinted at one other buy by his agency, Technique, on Could 12, by posting a screenshot of the “Saylor Tracker” chart, which tracks the agency’s Bitcoin treasury portfolio. “Join the dots,” was the accompanying remark.
Saylor has made similar Monday posts with a cryptic remark many occasions up to now, which have been adopted by a BTC acquisition announcement.
Technique at the moment holds 555,450 BTC price round $57.8 billion at present costs, according to the tracker.
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