#MetaplanetBTCPurchase Metaplanet has outpaced Coinbase and with 10,000 BTC becomes the 9th largest holder of bitcoins. The company regularly buys bitcoins (BTC) and has increased its assets to 10,000 BTC, surpassing the cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase (COIN) and becoming the ninth largest company among public companies.
The Tokyo-based company purchased 1,112 BTC for $117.2 million at an average price of $105,435 per bitcoin, CEO Simon Gerovich reported on X. According to BitcoinTreasuries.com, due to this purchase, its assets exceeded 9,267 BTC on Coinbase.
An outstanding performance
indicator for Metaplanet
is the bitcoin yield,
a signature metric that
tracks the percentage
change in the ratio of the total
amount of BTC assets to
fully diluted shares
outstanding.
To finance additional BTC purchases, Metaplanet issued regular zero-coupon bonds totaling $210 million. The market's reaction to the company's aggressive strategy
regarding bitcoins
was positive: the shares
closed up 26% on
Monday, reaching 1,895 yen.