
Metaplanet Inc.
$3350.T•TSE
Crypto Strategic Reserve
Company Information
CEO
Simon Morris Gerovich
Founded
1999
Headquarters
Tokyo, Japan
EXCHANGE
TSE
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Annual High
$1612.00
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Annual Low
$337.00
Stock Chart
Business Model
Business Mode
The core strategy of Metaplanet is the transformation of enterprises to a Bitcoin standard, with a focus on the assetization of Bitcoin and ecological integration:
1. Bitcoin Asset Accumulation
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- Financing through the issuance of zero-coupon corporate bonds, equity issuance, and other methods, continuously purchasing Bitcoin in large quantities as a core reserve asset. As of June 2025, the holdings reached 8,888 BTC (valued at approximately $930 million), with a target to exceed 10,000 coins by the end of 2025 and reach 21,000 coins by 2026.
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- The average cost is approximately $91,000 per coin, to hedge against the depreciation of the yen and inflation risks in Japan ( Q1 2025 Japan's GDP shrinks by 0.2%, inflation rate 3.6%).
- Derivative Income Enhancement
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- Collaborating with Singaporean institution QCP Capital, we collect premiums by selling Bitcoin put options and dynamically adjust the strike price using a "Roll-up" strategy. In Q1 2025, this business contributed 88% of the revenue.
- Integration of Physical Ecology
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- Transform the original hotel business into a "Bitcoin Hotel," featuring a Bitcoin gallery, an art museum, and shared office spaces to attract the crypto community and strengthen brand narrative.
- Capital Leverage Cycle
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- Build a self-circulating model of "rising cryptocurrency prices → soaring stock prices → financing through equity issuance → increasing Bitcoin holdings", financing $135.2 million through equity issuance in 2025, all used to purchase Bitcoin.
Profit Model
- Bitcoin fair value gains: The appreciation of held Bitcoin brings unrealized profits (e.g., $4.15 million net profit in Q1 2025, mainly from BTC appreciation).
- Option premium income: By selling put options using volatility, the annualized return can exceed 95% (reaching 309.8% in Q4 2024).
- Tax arbitrage premium: Japanese retail investors indirectly hold Bitcoin by investing in their stocks (capital gains tax 20%), avoiding the high direct holding tax rate of 55%, which drives up the stock price premium.
Profit Model Impact
- Reshaping corporate valuation: After the transformation, the stock price skyrocketed by 10,735% (from April 2024 to June 2025), with a market value exceeding $6 billion, becoming the benchmark for "Bitcoin proxy stocks."
- Demonstrate the allocation of Bitcoin by Asian companies: Encourage Japanese and Asian listed companies (such as Boyaa Interactive) to follow the strategy of Bitcoin assetization.
- Hedge against national macro risks: Provide Japanese investors with tools to combat the surge in government bond yields (40-year yield reaching 3.7%) and a 50% depreciation of the yen over ten years.
Impact on Cryptocurrencies
1. Bitcoin ( BTC )
- Direct liquidity support: Large continuous purchases (such as a single increase of 1,088 BTC in June 2025) significantly increase market buying pressure, especially affecting prices during Asian trading hours.
- Emotion Amplifier: Stock prices are highly correlated with Bitcoin prices (correlation coefficient over 0.9). In April 2025, when BTC retraces to $75,000, Metaplanet's stock price drops over 5% in a single day.
- The impact of other cryptocurrencies is limited.
- The business is completely focused on Bitcoin and does not involve other tokens such as ETH and SOL, having no direct influence on non-BTC currencies.