Metaplanet announced that it achieved the highest quarterly profits in its history during the second quarter of 2025, driven by the strong rise in Bitcoin prices and its strategic expansion in asset management.
According to the financial disclosure issued on August 13, net income jumped to 11.1 billion Japanese yen (approximately 75.1 million dollars), compared to a loss of 5 billion yen in the same period last year. Ordinary profits also rose to 17.4 billion yen compared to a loss of 6.9 billion yen a year ago, while revenues recorded a quarterly growth of 41% reaching 1.239 billion yen, and total profit increased by 38% to 816 million yen.
The company attributed this strong performance to its strategy of enhancing its Bitcoin holdings, as its balance reached 18,113 Bitcoin by August 12, of which 16,351 were purchased during 2025, achieving unrealized gains exceeding 55 billion yen (approximately 342 million dollars).
CEO Simon Gierowicz confirmed that this quarter was "the strongest in the company’s history," noting that Bitcoin was the main driver behind these results.
Metaplanet also unveiled an ambitious plan to own 210,000 Bitcoin by 2027, equivalent to approximately 1% of the global supply, through an estimated 20 billion dollars in funding via the issuance of preferred and common shares. As part of this strategy, the company launched the "Metaplanet refs" initiative, which provides Bitcoin-backed investment tools targeting the fixed income market in Japan.
The company sees a significant opportunity in the Japanese market, as Japanese households hold a wealth of 14.9 trillion dollars, of which 7.6 trillion dollars is in the form of cash deposits, providing an opportunity to direct part of this liquidity towards high-yield Bitcoin assets.
Metaplanet confirmed that this move represents a new phase in its mission to digitize the Japanese capital markets, in a similar approach to the American MicroStrategy strategy.
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