Tokyo-based funding agency Metaplanet mentioned Monday it had acquired a further 150 bitcoin (BTC) to deliver its complete holdings to three,350 BTC, valued at roughly $291 million at present market charges.
The acquisition comes simply days after the corporate made Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, to its newly fashioned strategic advisory board. He’s anticipated to deliver a high-profile perspective to Metaplanet’s ambitions.
Metaplanet is working to spice up its worth for shareholders by shopping for and holding bitcoin, utilizing a measure known as BTC Yield to trace how nicely this plan is working.
BTC Yield exhibits the proportion change within the quantity of Bitcoin they personal in comparison with the whole variety of shares, over a set time. From July to September 2024, their BTC Yield was 41.7%, which means their bitcoin stash grew steadily in comparison with shares. Then, from October to December 2024, it jumped to 309.8% as a result of they purchased much more bitcoin whereas its value soared.
Thus far in 2025, from Jan. 1 to March 24, they’ve hit a BTC Yield of 68.3%, per Monday’s paperwork.
In an X submit, Dylan LeClair, Head of Bitcoin Technique at Metaplanet, famous that the corporate ended the day because the thirteenth most liquid inventory in Japan, recording a each day buying and selling quantity of $336.6 million—surpassing each Toyota and Nintendo. The inventory closed up 7% on the day, ending above 5,000 yen.
