{"id":40158,"date":"2025-04-14T10:30:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=40158"},"modified":"2025-04-14T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T07:06:00","slug":"metaplanet-buys-26m-in-bitcoin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/metaplanet-buys-26m-in-bitcoin\/","title":{"rendered":"Metaplanet Buys $26M in Bitcoin!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2677\"><strong data-start=\"2508\" data-end=\"2546\">Tokyo-based public firm Metaplanet<\/strong>, often called \u201cAsia\u2019s MicroStrategy,\u201d has acquired another <strong data-start=\"2606\" data-end=\"2632\">\u00a53.78 billion ($26.3M)<\/strong> in Bitcoin as <strong data-start=\"2647\" data-end=\"2676\">U.S. tariff tensions rise<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2679\" data-end=\"2907\">The company bought <strong data-start=\"2698\" data-end=\"2709\">319 BTC<\/strong> at an average price of <strong data-start=\"2733\" data-end=\"2758\">\u00a512,849,780 ($82,549)<\/strong> per coin, bringing its total to <strong data-start=\"2791\" data-end=\"2804\">4,525 BTC<\/strong>. Metaplanet plans to expand its BTC treasury by <strong data-start=\"2853\" data-end=\"2861\">470%<\/strong>, targeting <strong data-start=\"2873\" data-end=\"2906\">10,000 BTC by the end of 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_71 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/metaplanet-buys-26m-in-bitcoin\/#Volatility_in_the_Markets_Long-Term_Strategy_Prevails\" title=\"Volatility in the Markets, Long-Term Strategy Prevails\">Volatility in the Markets, Long-Term Strategy Prevails<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/metaplanet-buys-26m-in-bitcoin\/#Eric_Trump_Joins_Strategic_Advisory_Board\" title=\"Eric Trump Joins Strategic Advisory Board\">Eric Trump Joins Strategic Advisory Board<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/metaplanet-buys-26m-in-bitcoin\/#US_Launches_Bitcoin_Reserve_and_Digital_Asset_Stockpile\" title=\"U.S. Launches Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile\">U.S. Launches Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 data-start=\"2909\" data-end=\"2970\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Volatility_in_the_Markets_Long-Term_Strategy_Prevails\"><\/span>Volatility in the Markets, Long-Term Strategy Prevails<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2972\" data-end=\"3172\">With markets reacting to unclear U.S. policy on Chinese electronics tariffs, <strong data-start=\"3049\" data-end=\"3117\">Bitcoin dropped over 2% in Asian trading hours, down to $83,482.<\/strong> Despite this, Metaplanet doubled down on accumulation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3174\" data-end=\"3274\">CEO <strong data-start=\"3178\" data-end=\"3196\">Simon Gerovich<\/strong> said the firm is using \u201cthe most accretive capital market tools\u201d available:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3174\" data-end=\"3274\"><em><span style=\"font-size: 14.4px;\">\u201cLast year was transformational. We expanded our Bitcoin treasury and cemented our position as Asia\u2019s leading Bitcoin Treasury Company.\u201d<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"3174\" data-end=\"3274\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-153364 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/coinmuhendisi.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/metaplanet.webp\" alt=\"metaplanet\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3415\" data-end=\"3463\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Eric_Trump_Joins_Strategic_Advisory_Board\"><\/span>Eric Trump Joins Strategic Advisory Board<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3465\" data-end=\"3643\">Last month, Metaplanet <strong data-start=\"3488\" data-end=\"3512\">appointed Eric Trump<\/strong>, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, to its <strong data-start=\"3557\" data-end=\"3585\">Strategic Advisory Board<\/strong>, citing his \u201cbusiness expertise and passion for Bitcoin.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3645\" data-end=\"3779\">The company\u2019s approach mirrors that of <strong data-start=\"3684\" data-end=\"3718\">Michael Saylor\u2019s MicroStrategy<\/strong>, which has aggressively accumulated BTC as a treasury asset.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"3781\" data-end=\"3845\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"US_Launches_Bitcoin_Reserve_and_Digital_Asset_Stockpile\"><\/span>U.S. Launches Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3847\" data-end=\"4069\">Meanwhile, the Trump administration has initiated two crypto initiatives: a <strong data-start=\"3923\" data-end=\"3952\">Strategic Bitcoin Reserve<\/strong> funded by seized BTC, and a <strong data-start=\"3981\" data-end=\"4008\">Digital Asset Stockpile<\/strong> for holding or liquidating confiscated crypto strategically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tokyo-based public firm Metaplanet, often called \u201cAsia\u2019s MicroStrategy,\u201d has acquired another \u00a53.78 billion ($26.3M) in Bitcoin as U.S. tariff tensions rise. The company bought 319 BTC at an average price of \u00a512,849,780 ($82,549) per coin, bringing its total to 4,525 BTC. Metaplanet plans to expand its BTC treasury by 470%, targeting 10,000 BTC by the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":28,"featured_media":37826,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9,657,2],"tags":[5477,9649,9839,5760,8418,14280,6987,14281,10535,13888],"class_list":["post-40158","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crypto-news","category-en","category-news","tag-bitcoin-investment","tag-bitcoin-reserve","tag-crypto-strategy","tag-digital-assets","tag-eric-trump","tag-japan-btc","tag-metaplanet","tag-microstrategy-model","tag-simon-gerovich","tag-u-s-tariffs"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Metaplanet Buys $26M in Bitcoin! - Coin Engineer<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/metaplanet-buys-26m-in-bitcoin\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Metaplanet Buys $26M in Bitcoin! - Coin Engineer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tokyo-based public firm Metaplanet, often called \u201cAsia\u2019s MicroStrategy,\u201d has acquired another \u00a53.78 billion ($26.3M) in Bitcoin as U.S. tariff tensions rise. 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