Metaplanet Plans Huge Investment in Bitcoin Against the Japanese Economic Scenario

BlockBeats recently revealed that Metaplanet, a Japanese publicly traded company, will raise about 1,303.34 billion yen. That's around 8.81 billion dollars. All through an international issuance of shares. The money? It goes to Bitcoin. Simple as that.

Of the total amount, it seems that the majority - 1.238,18 billion yen - will be used for the direct purchase of the cryptocurrency. The rest, about 65.16 billion, will be for related financial operations. It's not a small amount.

The company kind of made a turn in its strategy. Bitcoin is now its main reserve asset. Curious, right? But it makes sense when we look at the current Japanese scenario. Yen devaluating. National debt at heights. Real interest rates negative for a long time already.

The yen is not doing well. It's close to 149.5 per dollar. Quite concerning.

In May 2024, Metaplanet published a report titled “Strategic Financial Transformation of Metaplanet and Adoption of Bitcoin”. A grandiose name. The logic seems clear: protect against the devaluation of the local currency, escape inflation, and perhaps even increase the company's value.

The massive purchase is expected to take place between September and October 2025. It is worth mentioning that in August 2025 the company already had 18,991 Bitcoins. Estimated value? About 314.6 billion yen.

Bitcoin does not pay interest. Everyone knows that. But Metaplanet is not just holding the cryptocurrency. It sells put options to generate revenue. In the second fiscal quarter of 2025, it managed to achieve 1.904 billion yen from this. Not bad.

The company wants to profit operationally for the year to date. Therefore, it will use part of these 65.16 billion yen to increase the margin on option sales between September and December 2025. An audacious strategy, perhaps. We will see the results.