Thomas Daniels
Japanese investment firm Metaplanet is preparing to issue 555 billion yen (approximately $3.73 billion) in perpetual preferred shares to support its ambitious goal of accumulating 210,000 Bitcoin by year‑end 2027.
Branded as “Asia’s Strategy,” Metaplanet’s initiative forms a central component of its treasury management and long‑term Bitcoin acquisition plan. The preferred shares are expected to carry an annual dividend of up to 6%, depending on investor demand and market conditions.
“The Company intends to actively pursue equity financing as part of its ‘Bitcoin Strategy,’ which aims to acquire 210,000 BTC by the end of 2027,” Metaplanet announced. “We believe that introducing Bitcoin‑backed preferred shares represents a pioneering effort to fill this gap.”
This move follows a report by Cointelegraph highlighting that corporate crypto treasuries have collectively surpassed $100 billion, with Bitcoin‑focused holdings alone totaling approximately $93 billion.
Profiles like Strategy—the world’s largest corporate Bitcoin treasury firm—and Metaplanet continue pushing institutional adoption and treasury diversification. Strategy recently launched its own Bitcoin‑pegged preferred stock, offering an initial 9% annual dividend and priced at $100 per share.
Macro analysts, including Matrixport, suggest that expanding corporate accumulation and an increasing global M2 money supply could drive Bitcoin prices beyond $132,000 by the close of 2025. The firm warns of a potential market catalyst in September, when U.S. fiscal attention returns following Labor Day.
At present, markets assign a 60.8% probability that the Federal Reserve will hold interest rates steady at the September 17 Federal Open Market Committee meeting, according to CME Group’s FedWatch.
