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Jacob Thomas
Updated 15:30 IST
March 17, 2026
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After nearly a three-month pause, Metaplanet has revived its Bitcoin [BTC] accumulation plan. The Bitcoin treasury firm announced that it raised $255 million after selling its stock to global investors.
According to Metaplanet’s CEO, Simon Gerovich, there was a potential to raise an additional $276 million in capital if investors exercised strike warrants (an option to buy stock at a later date at higher prices).
Collectively, this would translate to $531 million, with Gerovich adding that,
Up to ~$531m in additional firepower on our march towards 210,000 BTC.
Will Metaplanet fund a $5.55B Bitcoin war chest?
Metaplanet currently holds 35,102 BTC, with its last purchase made in late December 2025. Since then, the firm has stayed on the sidelines, even during the steep discount window when Bitcoin slipped to the mid‑$60K range.
Yet, the firm aims to scale the 35K BTC stash to 100K BTC holdings by the end of this year. By 2027, Metaplanet seeks to control 210,000 BTC and become one of the holders of 1% of the overall BTC supply.
If 2026 targets were to be met, then the firm would need to acquire 75K BTC in the next nine months, about $5.55 billion at the current market price. It’s unclear whether it will raise this amount to hit the 2026 BTC plan. But the CEO seems focused on turning the stock’s volatility to raise the funds needed to hit the 210K BTC target.
Strangely, though, traders appeared bearish after the share liquidation move. On the Tokyo Stock Exchange, Metaplanet’s stock dropped 12% at the time of writing.
Meanwhile, the firm has diversified into venture funding and asset management, both aimed at scaling its BTC strategy.
BTC treasury demand surges 3.6%
That said, BTC treasury firms have become significant marginal buyers over the past 30 days. According to Bitcoin Treasuries data, public firms’ appetite for BTC increased by 3.6% and now holds 1.178 million BTC, worth over $87B. This was primarily driven by Strategy’s aggressive ‘dip buying’ spree.
Conversely, BTC ETFs, despite recent renewed optimism, collectively saw a 0.4% increase in demand over the past 30-day period.
Final Summary
- Metaplanet CEO reassured that the firm’s plan to hold 210K BTC by 2027 was still on track after raising $255 million.
- Overall, demand from BTC treasury firms increased by nearly 4%, outpacing ETFs’ paltry 0.4%.
Benjamin Njiri is a Crypto Analyst and Reporter at AMBCrypto, specializing in technical analysis and emerging market trends. With a background in Telecoms engineering and power systems, he applies data analysis to filter market noise and decode on-chain data. His work delivers clear, data-driven insights that help readers navigate crypto markets with confidence.
