#中美贸易谈判 Japan's Metaplanet invests $5.4 billion in Bitcoin, stock price surges 22%

Japanese listed company Metaplanet announced plans to raise approximately $5.4 billion to significantly increase its Bitcoin holdings, leading to a temporary stock price surge of 22% today (the 9th), ultimately closing up 17% at 1,574 yen per share.

This company, originally focused on the tourism and hotel industry, has transformed into Bitcoin investment since early 2024, with its stock price showing high volatility trends.

Metaplanet's stock subscription rights plan announced last Friday is referred to as "the largest scale in the history of Japan's capital markets". The company plans to accumulate 210,000 Bitcoins by the end of 2027, far exceeding its current holdings of 8,888 Bitcoins and the original target of 100,000 Bitcoins.

If this goal is achieved, it will control about 1% of the global Bitcoin circulation. Currently, the company's Bitcoin holdings are valued at over $1 billion.

This strategy mimics the American MicroStrategy model, which has accumulated over $60 billion in Bitcoin assets through stock and convertible securities issuance. Recently, similar actions have been frequent in the market: in April, Twenty One Capital, established by Cantor Fitzgerald's affiliated SPAC in conjunction with Tether and SoftBank, initially had Bitcoin assets worth $4 billion; the Trump Media & Technology Group also raised $2.32 billion to invest in Bitcoin.