Simon Gerovich Celebrates Metaplanet Becoming Fourth Largest Bitcoin Treasury: Company Acquires Another 5268 BTC
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Metaplanet has become the fourth largest publicly traded company by Bitcoin holdings with the latest purchase of 5,268 Bitcoin for $623 million on 1 October 2025. The Japan-listed company now holds 30,823 BTC, worth approximately $3.33 billion. Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich took to X to celebrate and said, “Metaplanet is now the 4th largest publicly-traded Bitcoin treasury company in the world.”
“Metaplanet has acquired 5268 BTC for ~$615.67 million at ~$116,870 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 497.1% YTD 2025. As of 10/1/2025, we hold 30,823 $BTC acquired for ~$3.33 billion at ~$107,912 per bitcoin,” he added.
However, in the past five days, the Metaplanet’s stock has seen barely 0.19% in the green.
(Source: TradingView)
The Tokyo-listed company’s aggressive latest purchase of Bitcoin for ¥91.6 billion was at an average price of $116,870. The new purchase was followed by a September buy of 5,419 BTC for $632.53.
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Metaplanet Now Sits Behind Only Three major Players
On 22 September, the company stunned the crypto world with a record purchase of 5,419 Bitcoin worth over $632 million.
Metaplanet’s rapid accumulation of Bitcoin has been funded through strategic capital raising initiatives. The company raised ¥213 billion through overseas share offerings. The company now sits behind three major players: the Bitcoin behemoth -Strategy, Marathon Digital Holdings with around 50,000 BTC and Twenty One Capital with around 37,230 BTC.
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