Key Notes
- Metaplanet purchased 463 BTC for ~$53.7M, increasing its total holdings to 17,595 BTC worth over $2B.
- The firm’s YTD BTC Yield surged to 459.2%, highlighting the success of its Bitcoin acquisition strategy.
- Despite August’s historical weakness for Bitcoin, Metaplanet remains 8.4% toward its 210,000 BTC target.
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet announced the acquisition of 463 Bitcoin BTC $114 306 24h volatility: 0.2% Market cap: $2.27 T Vol. 24h: $24.81 B on August 4, 2025, spending approximately 8 billion yen ($53.7 million) at an average price of $115,895 per BTC.
Metaplanet Now Holds $2B in BTC
Metaplanet stands as the seventh-largest corporate Bitcoin holder globally, now boasting a total of 17,595 BTC, valued at over $2 billion.
The purchase was strategically timed to coincide with a 5% weekend dip in Bitcoin prices, making Metaplanet possibly the first public company to act on the decline in August.
Volatile Start for BTC ETFs
The move comes amid a volatile start to the month for crypto with spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US witnessing over $812.3 million in outflows , one of the biggest in their history, ending a seven-week streak of net inflows.
Spot Bitcoin ETFs saw a net outflow of $643 million last week (July 28 to August 1, U.S. Eastern Time), ending a seven-week streak of net inflows. In contrast, spot Ethereum ETFs recorded a net inflow of $154 million, marking 12 consecutive weeks of net inflows. Notably, among… pic.twitter.com/WrxunhmIJB
— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) August 4, 2025
On the other hand, Ethereum ETH $3 554 24h volatility: 1.6% Market cap: $428.97 B Vol. 24h: $18.85 B ETFs continued their hot streak with $154 million in net inflows, marking 12 consecutive weeks of positive performance.
210,000 BTC by Year-End
Metaplanet remains aggressive in its long-term Bitcoin strategy. Led by CEO Simon Gerovich, the firm aims to accumulate 210,000 BTC by the end of 2027, equivalent to 1% of Bitcoin’s total supply.
With the latest acquisition, the firm is 8.4% toward that target. Gerovich confirmed the move via an X post, revealing that Metaplanet has achieved BTC Yield of 459.2% YTD 2025.
Metaplanet has acquired 463 BTC for ~$53.7 million at ~$115,895 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 459.2% YTD 2025. As of 8/4/2025, we hold 17,595 $BTC acquired for ~$1.78 billion at ~$101,422 per bitcoin. $MTPLF pic.twitter.com/9EyuDIMsqq
— Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) August 4, 2025
Performance Metrics: BTC Yield and Gain
Metaplanet uses BTC Yield as a key metric to assess the performance of its Bitcoin strategy . As of August 4, BTC Yield for the quarter stands at 24.6%, down from a peak of 129.4% in the previous quarter.
The BTC per Fully Diluted Share now stands at 0.0201243 BTC, indicating increasing shareholder exposure to BTC.
Bitcoin’s August Slump: Historical Headwinds
According to CoinMarketCap data , Bitcoin trades at $114,000, down nearly 4% in the past week. Historically, August has been a bearish month for Bitcoin, with an average monthly decline of 11.4% since 2013.
Last year, BTC dropped 8.6% to $59,000 in August. The worst Augusts were in 2022 and 2023, when prices plummeted to $19,800 and $27,300, respectively.
If history repeats and Bitcoin sheds another 11.4% this month, it could dip to around $105,000. However, there’s hope with 2025 being a bull market year, and bull years have seen positive Augusts, such as 2021, when BTC surged 13.8%.
September may not offer much relief either: Bitcoin has closed down in 8 of the last 12 Septembers. However, BTC still remains the best crypto to buy for long-term blockchain exposure and as a hedge against inflation, as touted by experts such as Robert Kiyosaki.
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