Metaplanet, a Tokyo Stock Exchange-listed company, has announced it will shut down a massive $1.4 billion funding through international stock offerings with plans to buy Bitcoin. The announcement highlights the growing institutional interest in Bitcoin's financial operations as Bitcoin continues to trade above $116,000.
Japan's Bitcoin Treasury Ministry announced multiple strategic initiatives today, including the establishment of new subsidiaries in both the US and Japan, as well as the acquisition of premium domain Bitcoin.jp.
The fundraising initiative attracted a great deal of interest from institutional investors around the world, including Sovereign Wealth Funds, highlighting the mainstream acceptance of Bitcoin financing operations. The company plans to deploy capital to purchase Bitcoin between September and October 2025, with others allocated to expanding its Bitcoin revenue generation business.
The aggressive expansion of Metaplanet came amid a widespread trend in companies adding Bitcoin to the Treasury. Company Bitcoin Holdings currently exceeds 1 million btc, accounting for around 5% of the circular supply of Bitcoin, with new companies entering the space almost every day.
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Metaplanet has managed to buy more #bitcoin to raise $1.4 billion from sovereign wealth funds
There's nothing to stop this train
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– September 17th, 2025, Bitcoin Magazine (@bitcoinmagazine)
The company's US subsidiary, Metaplanet Income Corp., is based in Miami, Florida, with initial capital of $15 million. The subsidiaries focus on Bitcoin revenue generation and derivatives operations, showing a significant expansion of the company's Bitcoin operations beyond simple financial management.
In Japan, the newly established Bitcoin Japan Inc. manages Bitcoin-related media, events and services operated by Roppongi Hills Complex in Tokyo. With the acquisition of Bitcoin.jp, the company has positioned it as a central gateway to Japan's Bitcoin ecosystem.
The Japanese market offers unique advantages, including low interest rate environments and tax benefits that are beneficial to individual investors through its NISA accounts. Combined with Japan's position as the world's second largest capital market, these factors create attractive opportunities for Bitcoin finance operations.
The company's strategic moves reflect an increasingly competitive Bitcoin Treasury Ministry, with companies increasingly viewing Bitcoin Holding as a key component of their financial strategy. Metaplanet's funding represents one of the biggest capital deployments to Bitcoin by a company published in 2025.
Institutional investors have noted that they may issue Bitcoin-backed preferred stocks in the future, with Bitcoin Net Asset Value (BTC NAV) providing the foundation for innovative financial products, and the company has implemented a 60-day lock-up period for management and key shareholders, indicating its commitment to long-term value creation.
With Bitcoin Price still in position above $116,000, Metaplanet's ambitious expansion highlights the growing institutional appetite for exposure to Bitcoin via publicly available vehicles. Combining direct Bitcoin acquisition and revenue generation activities, the company's multifaceted approach represents the evolution of corporate Bitcoin strategies that serve as a template for future institutional adoption.
The price of this post Bitcoin is over $116,000 as Metaplanet first appeared in Bitcoin magazine and announced it would shut down a huge salary increase to buy Bitcoin written by Vivek Sen.
