Japan-based Metaplanet announced plans to inject $5 billion in capital toward Bitcoin (BTC) purchases.
The move is part of a bold escalation of its Bitcoin treasury strategy, with the repurposing to the US suggesting a change in perspective.
The company announced that its board of directors approved an additional capital contribution of up to $5 billion to Metaplanet Treasury Corp, its wholly owned US subsidiary based in Florida.
According to the official filing, the funds will be used exclusively to acquire more Bitcoin. There will be no allocations toward operations, salaries, or R&D.
The move significantly accelerates the company’s previously announced 555 Million Plan and reinforces Metaplanet’s goal of holding 210,000 BTC by the end of 2027.
“As announced in the May 1, 2025 release… the Company established Metaplanet Treasury Corporation to strengthen its global Bitcoin treasury operations…With the initial capitalization phase now successfully completed, the Company is advancing to a more aggressive stage of expansion,” the company filing stated.
Meanwhile, this development comes just one day after Metaplanet revealed it had acquired an additional 1,111 BTC, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 11,111 BTC.
The company has become a symbol of aggressive corporate adoption of Bitcoin, after recently overtaking Coinbase in holdings. The playbook is likened to MicroStrategy’s treasury plan, but with a sharper international focus.
From Tokyo to Florida: Jurisdictional Shift Aims to Maximize Capital Efficiency
According to Metaplanet, the US subsidiary will allow for the superior execution of large-scale Bitcoin acquisitions.
“The United States, as the world’s preeminent financial center, offers optimal conditions for efficient and large-scale Bitcoin acquisition and management,” the filing explained.
The firm also reaffirmed that the capital injection will be funded entirely by exercising its 20th to 22nd stock acquisition rights. This guideline is a warrant-like structure, allowing pre-arranged capital inflows as the company’s stock price rises.
Industry observers say the move reflects a form of jurisdictional arbitrage. Bitcoin enthusiast Adam Livingstone explains Metaplanet’s move as leveraging the US financial system’s deep liquidity, favorable regulation, and mature capital infrastructure.
“Metaplanet is moving beyond Japan’s limited capital markets and regulatory frameworks…Japan will be the R&D center, while the US becomes another capital aggregation and BTC acquisition engine,” wrote Livingstone in a post.
With the use of funds expected to remain unchanged, Metaplanet is avoiding diluting its Bitcoin-first thesis. All proceeds will go toward additional Bitcoin purchases.
“100% of this $5 billion is going into raw Bitcoin acquisition. Could not possibly be more bullish,” Livingstone added.
Notably, the immediate impact on consolidated financials is expected to be limited for the current fiscal year. Nevertheless, the long-term implications could position Metaplanet as a global leader in Bitcoin-based capital market innovation.
With capital pre-baked, regulatory clarity in hand, and 210,000 BTC in sight, Metaplanet’s strategy represents one of the boldest bets on Bitcoin in corporate history.
Elsewhere, reports also indicate that Fidelity has added Bitcoin worth over $105 million to its crypto treasury, alongside other assets.
Analysts say this is a strong confidence signal. The increased corporate BTC adoptions present the pioneer crypto as a flight to safety amid escalating geopolitical tension.
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