Metaplanet Secures $255M to Grow Corporate Bitcoin Holdings

Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has raised approximately $255 million from global institutional investors as part of its ongoing strategy to build one of the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin treasuries.

The fundraising was announced by the company’s chief executive, Simon Gerovich, on March 16, 2026, through a post on the social media platform X

Metaplanet has raised ~$255m from global institutional investors via a placement of new shares priced at a 2% premium, paired with fixed-strike warrants at a 10% premium that monetize our equity volatility for up to ~$276m in additional capital upon exercise. Up to ~$531m in… pic.twitter.com/0tg62TopGR

— Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) March 16, 2026

According to the company, the capital was raised through a placement of new shares priced at a 2% premium, combined with fixed-strike warrants offered at a 10% premium.

The structure allows Metaplanet to potentially raise up to $276 million in additional capital if the warrants are exercised, bringing the total possible funding from the transaction to roughly $531 million.

The company has been aggressively expanding its Bitcoin holdings as part of a treasury strategy inspired by major corporate holders of the cryptocurrency. Metaplanet currently holds 35,102 BTC, valued at about $2.6 billion at current market prices.

This positions the firm as one of the largest corporate Bitcoin holders globally, trailing only major companies such as Strategy and MARA Holdings, which together control more than 792,000 BTC.

Alongside its Bitcoin accumulation strategy, Metaplanet is also expanding into digital asset infrastructure through venture investments

On March 12, the company announced that it had signed a letter of intent to invest up to $2.5 million in JPYC Inc. through its newly established subsidiary Metaplanet Ventures K.K…

The investment will support JPYC’s Series B funding round. JPYC issues a Japanese yen-denominated stablecoin and operates as a registered fund transfer service provider in Japan.

Metaplanet said the partnership aims to integrate Bitcoin-based financial services with digitally native yen settlement systems within Japan’s regulatory framework.

The collaboration will also explore the tokenization of corporate securities and the development of Bitcoin lending infrastructure, leveraging Japan’s revised Payment Services Act, which provides a structured regulatory environment for digital asset innovation.

As institutional interest in Bitcoin continues to grow, Metaplanet’s strategy highlights the increasing role of corporate treasuries and regulated financial infrastructure in the evolving cryptocurrency ecosystem.

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