Japan’s Bitcoin Ministry of Finance Metaplanet has announced plans to raise 130 billion yen (equivalent to approximately $880 million) through international stock sales.
On August 27, the company announced that the board had approved issuance of up to 555 million shares. If shareholders support the proposal at the September 1 meeting, Metaplanet’s outstanding shares will rise from 722 million to approximately 1.27 billion shares.
This offering will be conducted only in overseas markets, and U.S. sales are limited to qualified institutional buyers under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933.
The Japan-based company said the move is designed to expand its investor bases across Asian countries by attracting long-term institutional capital and improving liquidity in the global market.
Bitcoin purchase
Metaplanet plans to use approximately 123.8 billion yen (approximately $835 million) raised from future funds to acquire Bitcoin between September and October 2025.
Company executives said the goal is to increase the company’s Bitcoin Net Asset Value (BTC NAV). This serves as the basis for preferred stocks, maximizing BTC per share and overall yield.
According to data from the Bitcoin Treasury, the Tokyo-listed company is already ranked as the seventh largest company Bitcoin holder, with 18,991 BTC valued at around $2.1 billion.
Its accumulation strategy, first adopted in April 2024, has steadily transformed the company into a regional counterpart of a US-based strategy (previously micro-strategic strategy).
Beyond direct purchases, Metaplanet will lead 6.5 billion yen (worth $44 million) to “Bitcoin Income Business.”
The program is already profitable and the company expects infusions to expand operations by December 2025.
By combining aggressive accumulation and revenue-generating strategies, Metaplanet is betting not only as Bitcoin, but also as a source of continuous cash flow.
This approach underscores the company’s ambitions to solidify the Ministry of Finance’s first model, deepen relationships with institutional investors around the world, and build a more resilient financial base for long-term growth.
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