Japanese Crypto Giant Metaplanet Sets Sights on Massive Bitcoin Haul!

From 8,888 to 210,000 BTC: A Bold Leap in Just Two Years!

Hang onto your hats, crypto fans! Metaplanet, the daring Japanese Bitcoin Treasury firm, just dropped a bombshell. They're not playing around anymore—they're gunning to own a whopping 210,000 BTC within the next two years. That's a colossal jump from their current stash of 8,888 BTC!

Just the other day, on June 6, these Tokyo trailblazers spilled the beans on their latest move. Inspired by the legendary Michael Saylor, Metaplanet is cranking up their Bitcoin strategy to eleven. Their goal? To gobble up at least 210,000 BTC by 2027. And that's not all—they're upping their 2026 target from a measly 21,000 BTC to a staggering 100,000 BTC. Talk about ambition!

Their "2025-2027 Bitcoin plan" slide deck is nothing short of a roadmap to crypto glory. By the end of 2025, they're planning to more than double their holdings from 8,888 BTC to a cool 30,000 BTC. These guys aren't messing around!

How are they gonna pull this off, you ask? By throwing 555 million shares into the mix to raise the cash needed for this Bitcoin buying spree. But hold on, they're keeping it real—they admit these targets might shift with the market's wild swings.

Right now, Metaplanet's sitting pretty with 8,888 BTC, worth over $921.4 million. They just splashed out $117.7 million to snag an extra 1,088 BTC at an average price of $108,209 on June 2. These guys are on a roll!

If they're serious about hitting that 30,000 BTC mark by the end of 2025, they've got to hustle. That means scooping up another 21,112 BTC in just six months. We're talking a cool $2.18 billion more to reach that goal. No pressure, right?

But here's the kicker: if Metaplanet manages to bag 210,000 BTC by 2027, they'll own a full 1% of all the Bitcoin in the world. That's right, 1% of the total supply!

For some context, the biggest corporate Bitcoin holder out there is Michael Saylor's MicroStrategy, holding onto 580,250 BTC—that's 2.7% of the total supply. And guess what? People are already dubbing Metaplanet the "Asian MicroStrategy" because they were one of the first in the region to jump on Saylor's Bitcoin bandwagon.

Metaplanet started this wild ride back in May 2024, trying to dodge the weakening yen and all the economic headaches Japan was facing. And now, they're not just surviving—they're thriving!