Metaplanet Crosses 40,000 BTC, Becomes World’s Third-Largest Corporate Bitcoin Holder
Metaplanet's aggressive Q1 accumulation of 5,075 BTC has catapulted it past U.S. mining giant MARA Holdings, cementing its place among the world's most consequential corporate Bitcoin treasuries.
Summary:
- The Tokyo-listed firm now holds 40,177 BTC.
- The company’s “21 Million Plan” raised nearly $740 million.
- Metaplanet’s BTC yield per diluted share reached 568% year-to-date.
When first announced its Bitcoin treasury strategy, the comparisons to Strategy were inevitable – and mostly dismissive. According to data from BitcoinTreasuries, the firm now holds 40,177 BTC on its balance sheet following a purchase of 5,075 Bitcoin worth $400 million. Metaplanet has overtaken MARA Holdings – one of America’s largest Bitcoin miners – to claim the third spot among the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin holders. The achievement was shared by Metaplanet’s X profile.
A Ranking That Rewrites the Narrative
The significance of the Tokyo-listed firm rise extends well beyond a single company’s balance sheet milestone. Latest data confirms that Strategy now holds a total of 762,099 BTC. Twenty One Capital holds approximately 43,514 BTC. Metaplanet, as of this quarter, holds 40,177 BTC – ahead of MARA Holdings, which currently sits at approximately 38,689 BTC despite being one of the most prolific Bitcoin mining operations in the United States.
That last point deserves emphasis. MARA Holdings produces Bitcoin through industrial-scale mining infrastructure. Metaplanet produces nothing – it simply buys, holds, and raises capital to buy more. The fact that a treasury-focused corporation headquartered in Tokyo has now out-accumulated a major American miner is one of the more consequential data points in corporate Bitcoin adoption this year.
It signals a structural shift: conviction and capital, when combined with the right financing strategy, can outpace the machines.
How Metaplanet Financed a $398 Million Quarter
The Q1 purchase was not funded from idle cash reserves. It was engineered through one of the more sophisticated capital raise structures seen in Asian public markets.
Metaplanet’s “21 Million Plan” – named with deliberate symbolism after Bitcoin’s fixed supply cap – involved the issuance of 21 million new shares alongside moving strike warrants, collectively raising nearly $740 million. The warrants were structured with exercise prices set at 100% of the previous day’s closing price. This mechanism allowed the company to raise substantial equity capital without triggering the kind of catastrophic dilution that typically punishes smaller listed companies pursuing aggressive share issuances.
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In addition, reports emerged over the past week that Metaplanet secured a $100 million Bitcoin-backed loan, using its existing holdings as collateral to finance further accumulation. The combined use of equity raises, warrant structures, and secured debt reflects a capital architecture that increasingly resembles a Bitcoin-native financial institution rather than a conventional operating company.
BTC Yield: The KPI That Defines the Strategy
Metaplanet’s Director of Bitcoin Strategy, Dylan LeClair, confirmed this week that the company has formally adopted “BTC Yield” as its primary performance metric – a figure that measures how much Bitcoin backs each diluted share over time.
The reasoning is straightforward. When a company issues new shares to purchase Bitcoin, the critical question is not how much Bitcoin it holds in total, but whether the Bitcoin per share is growing faster than the dilution itself. By that standard, Metaplanet’s Q1 activity was a decisive success. BTC Yield per diluted share reached 568% year-to-date – a figure that reflects both the scale of accumulation and the efficiency of the capital raise that funded it.
In an interview for bitcoin.com shared on X, LeClair went further, stating that Metaplanet’s Bitcoin-per-share has surged 5,000% since the company first adopted its Bitcoin treasury strategy – a performance that has made it Japan’s best-performing public equity over that period.
Director of Bitcoin Strategy at @Metaplanet, @DylanLeClair says their Bitcoin-per-share is up 5,000% since adoption — making them Japan's best-performing public equity. @_dsencil @BitcoinJP_ pic.twitter.com/qXP8rs9hN5
— Bitcoin.com News (@BitcoinNews) March 27, 2026
For a firm that was largely unknown outside Tokyo hotel circles just two years ago, that statistic reframes the entire conversation about what a Bitcoin treasury strategy can deliver for shareholders in a non-U.S. market.
This is the same framework Strategy pioneered under Michael Saylor. Metaplanet has not simply replicated it – it has adapted it for the structure and conventions of Japanese capital markets, and the results, at least by the company’s own chosen metric, speak clearly.
The Accounting Paradox: $680 Million on Paper, Zero Impact in Practice
Under current mark-to-market accounting rules, the company flagged a non-cash Bitcoin impairment loss of approximately $680 million earlier this year, according to information from Yahoo.finance. In isolation, that number looks alarming. In context, management has been direct: these are accounting adjustments required by the regulatory framework, not reflections of actual capital loss or deteriorating liquidity.
The company continues to buy Bitcoin. Its ability to raise capital remains intact. And the market, for its part, appears to have absorbed the framing without significant concern – Strategy has navigated the same accounting conventions for years without disrupting its accumulation trajectory.
The Asia Pivot Is Real – and It’s Accelerating
Metaplanet’s trajectory is the clearest evidence yet that corporate Bitcoin accumulation is no longer a uniquely American story.
What began as a strategy pioneered by U.S.-listed companies – Strategy above all – has now taken root in Asian public markets with genuine scale and sophistication. Metaplanet is not following a trend. At 40,177 BTC and climbing, it is setting one.
For investors, institutions, and anyone tracking the long-term adoption of Bitcoin as a corporate treasury asset, the message from Tokyo this quarter is unambiguous: the third-largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the world is not a miner, not an American firm, and not slowing down.
The information presented in this article is intended for informational purposes only and should not be interpreted as financial, investment, or trading advice. Coinspress.com does not promote or advocate for any particular investment strategy, asset, or cryptocurrency project. Cryptocurrency markets are highly volatile and unpredictable – always perform your own research and seek guidance from a qualified financial professional before making any investment decisions.
Alexander Zdravkov
Reporter at CoinsPress
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