Metaplanet Adds 5,075 BTC in Q1, Becomes Third Largest Bitcoin Treasury
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In brief Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet purchased 5,075 BTC during Q1 2026 for around $405 million, according to its quarterly report. The purchases bring its holdings to 40,177 BTC, with Metaplanet overtaking MARA Holdings to become the third-largest Bitcoin treasury company. Metaplanet’s rise in the rankings is partly due to MARA’s sale of around 15,000 BTC in March. Tokyo-listed Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet acquired 5,075 BTC during the first quarter of 2026 for approximately $405 million, at an average price of roughly $79,900 per coin, the company announced in its quarterly report Wednesday. The purchase brings its total holdings to 40,177 BTC—acquired for around $4.18 billion at an average cost basis of $104,106 per coin. This vaults the firm past MARA Holdings into third place among publicly traded corporate Bitcoin holders globally. メタプラネットは、2026年第1四半期を通じて5,075 BTCを約636.45億円で取得（1BTCあたり約12,540,793円）しました。2026年の年初来BTCイールドは2.8%を達成しました。2026年3月31日現在、当社の保有量は40,177 BTCで、約6,233.70億円（1BTCあたり約15,515,598円）で取得しています。 pic.twitter.com/LA3jTgaRJg — Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) April 2, 2026 Metaplanet now trails only Strategy, which holds more than 762,099 BTC, and Twenty One Capital, which holds 43,514 BTC. The firm also reported a BTC yield of 2.8% year-to-date. Metaplanet’s “BTC yield” is a self-defined metric, rather than interest or staking returns on held Bitcoin. The firm uses the term to refer to the growth in Bitcoin holdings per diluted share—essentially tracking how effectively the firm is accumulating more BTC relative to its share base. Strategy, the OG Bitcoin treasury company, uses the same metric. Twenty One Capital used to promote its “Bitcoin Per Share” or BPS metric, but CEO Jack Mallers said on his podcast at the start of the year that the company has stopped using it. Bitcoin treasury rankings shuffle Metaplanet’s rise in the rankings owes as much to MARA’s retreat as to its own accumulation. MARA sold roughly 15,000 BTC in March for $1.1 billion to repurchase a portion of its convertible…
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