Is Metaplanet In the Process of Acquiring a Digital Bank? Japanese Company Reports Almost Double the Trading Volume

Metaplanet, an investment company based in Japan and often compared to Michael Saylor’s approach, possesses 15,555 Bitcoin as of July 2025. The firm has announced its goal of securing 210,000 BTC by 2027, representing 1% of all BTC in existence.

This Tokyo-listed organization stands as the fifth-largest corporate BTC holder globally.

Notably, the company saw its trading volume surge in June 2025, jumping from ¥997.6 billion yen ($6.82 billion) in May 2025 to ¥91.86 trillion yen ($12.87 billion) in June 2025.

In an interview with Financial Times on July 8, 2025, CEO Simon Gerovich hinted at a potential acquisition of a Japanese digital bank, noting that the company is in a “bitcoin gold rush” that could pave the way for expansion into areas like digital financial services.

Metaplanet, Japan’s microstrategy, announced that its BTC strategy has transitioned to the second phase, intending to leverage BTC as collateral to acquire cash flow businesses, including potential targets in the realm of digital banking services.

— Wu Blockchain (@WuBlockchain) July 8, 2025

“Our goal is to acquire as much BTC as possible to achieve a point of escape velocity that makes it extremely challenging for others to catch up,” he stated. “Then we enter phase two, where Bitcoin can be treated like securities or government bonds, deposited with banks that will then offer attractive financing against that asset.”

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Metaplanet CEO Will “Never Sell Bitcoin”

Metaplanet is solely focused on Bitcoin. Currently, our primary aim is to gather as much BTC as we can.

— Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) July 9, 2025

Gerovich affirmed that he will “never sell any BTC,” choosing instead to continue raising funds to acquire even more BTC.

As per the FT report, the Metaplanet CEO is contemplating the issuance of preferred shares, which typically confer economic interest without voting power, similar to what Strategy has implemented. However, he rejected the idea of convertible debt, stating, “I don’t wish to be obligated to repay the funds in three or four years based on arbitrary share prices.”

According to a post on Arkham’s X, “This company now possesses more BTC than the entire nation of Bhutan. Metaplanet acquired $238.7M USD in Bitcoin last week and currently holds $1.7 billion USD in Bitcoin, placing them $400M ahead of Bhutan, which has $1.3 billion.”

THIS COMPANY NOW HOLDS MORE BTC THAN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY OF BHUTAN

Metaplanet acquired $238.7M USD in BTC last week and now possesses $1.7 BILLION USD in Bitcoin.

This puts them $400M ahead of Bhutan, which holds $1.3 Billion. pic.twitter.com/lg7kMuQhN0

— Arkham (@arkham) July 8, 2025

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