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- Metaplanet acquired 162 more Bitcoin, raising its total holdings to 3,050 BTC, reinforcing its long-term investment strategy.
- The company issued a ¥2 billion zero-interest bond to fund further Bitcoin purchases, reflecting its commitment to digital asset accumulation.
Metaplanet does not appear to want to be left behind in the Bitcoin accumulation race. The Japanese investment firm has just purchased an additional 162 BTC for approximately $13.5 million, bringing its total holdings to 3,050 BTC. This move helps Metaplanet to maintain its position among the increasing institutional interest in Bitcoin as a reserve asset.
🚨JUST IN: METAPLANET ACQUIRES 162 MORE $BTC, RAISING ITS TOTAL HOLDINGS TO 3,050 BTC
— BSCN Headlines (@BSCNheadlines) March 12, 2025
Metaplanet Leverages Bonds for Bitcoin
Metaplanet is not only depending on internal funds to keep including Bitcoin into its portfolio, as CNF previously reported. Approved on March 12 and to mature on September 11, 2025, the company issued a zero-interest bond valued at ¥2 billion (about $13.3 million). Most definitely, the funds from this bond will be used to boost their Bitcoin ownership.
This strategy is not something that came out of the blue. Late February 2025 saw Metaplanet also buy 135 Bitcoin valued at roughly $12.9 million. The company appears to be quite confident in the long-term possibilities of Bitcoin based on a consistent buying pattern.
Bitcoin Gains Ground in Traditional Finance
On the other hand, on January 13, 2025, Intesa Sanpaolo, the largest bank in Italy, made its first Bitcoin property transaction. Their first step into the world of digital currencies, the bank invested one million euros in Bitcoin. These actions show that increasingly traditional financial institutions are beginning to include Bitcoin into their investment plans.
It doesn’t stop there, in February 2025, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved NYSE Arca’s application to list and trade shares in a Bitcoin-linked fund. With more companies using more structured and regulated financial instruments, this approval opens the path for more of them to engage in Bitcoin investments.
What’s Driving This Trend?
Several factors can help to explain the trend of more and more companies and financial institutions joining the Bitcoin market. First, Bitcoin is progressively seen as a hedge against global economic uncertainty and inflation. Second, more comfortable institutions are in distributing their resources to Bitcoin thanks to clearer rules.
Metaplanet has an obvious approach. They are establishing themselves as one of the main participants in the digital asset investment space in Japan and maybe worldwide by keeping adding Bitcoin in huge volumes and in a disciplined way.
