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Metaplanet, Japan’s MicroStrategy, announced another fresh purchase of 1,004 BTC for an investment value of $104 million. The company’s stock price, listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange, shot up by 15% to 712 JPY, extending its monthly gains to more than 100%. Furthermore, the stock rally came as the company announced a record Q1 revenue of 877 million Japanese yen ($6 million). Metaplanet Stock Grabs Limelight With Bitcoin Strategy A day after announcing its Q1 results and a stellar $6 million revenue, Metaplanet stock is roaring at the Tokyo Stock Exchange today. The Japanese firm announced that these record-breaking earnings come on the backdrop of a strong Bitcoin strategy. Today’s Bitcoin purchase comes as BTC price eyes a weekly closing above $105,000 to continue with the rally further. Since January 1, 2025, the firm has increased its Bitcoin holdings by 4.4x, adding 6,038 BTC to reach a total of 7,800 BTC. Furthermore, it financed this expansion through a moving-strike warrant program, allowing the issuance of equity without a fixed discount or strike price. The Japnese firm is now the 11th largest holder of Bitcoins, surpassing El Salvador in a recent milestone. Metaplanet has now reached approximately 78% of its short-term goal of holding 10,000 BTC, with a cost basis of ¥712.5 million ($91,343) per Bitcoin. The company’s aggressive Bitcoin buying spree has continued this year in 2025, reaching very close to its target of 10,000 BTC. Moreover, on its Bitcoin purchases this year in 2025, the company has attained an impressive BTC Yield of 189.1%. Better Than MicroStrategy? With this staggering BTC yield, the Japanese firm has also outpaced MicroStrategy in its Bitcoin strategy. In a comparative study, Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated that “Metaplanet is growing 3.8 times faster than MicroStrategy in terms of mNAV coverage,” which makes the Japanese…

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