Metaplanet Increases Its Holdings by 150 Bitcoin in Tally Shortly After Appointing Eric Trump as Advisor
The company has currently achieved a BTC return of 68% in 2025.
Author: Shaurya Malwa, James Van Straten | Edited by: Omkar Godbole Updated: Mar 24, 2025 8:34 AM UTC Published: Mar 24, 2025 7:20 AM UTC
Important information:
- Tokyo-based investment firm Metaplanet has increased its Bitcoin holdings to 3,350 BTC, which is worth about $291 million.
- Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, recently joined Metaplanet's strategic advisory board.
- The BTC Metaplanet Return, a measure of Bitcoin's growth relative to stocks, was 68.3% from January 1 to March 24, 2025.
Tokyo-based investment firm Metaplanet announced on Monday that it has acquired an additional 150 bitcoins (BTC), bringing its total holdings to 3,350 BTC, valued at approximately $291 million at the current market rate.
The purchase comes just days after Eric Trump, son of US President Donald Trump, was added to the company's newly formed strategic advisory board. His involvement is expected to bring a fresh perspective to Metaplanet's ambitions.
Metaplanet aims to increase shareholder value by buying and holding bitcoin, using a metric known as BTC Yield to monitor the effectiveness of this approach.
BTC returns reflect the percentage change in the amount of bitcoin they hold compared to their total stock holdings over a given period. From July to September 2024, their BTC return was 41.7%, indicating a steady increase in their bitcoin holdings relative to stocks. Then, from October to December 2024, that figure jumped to 309.8% as they significantly increased their bitcoin purchases as the price of bitcoin rose.
According to documents released Monday, BTC returned 68.3% from January 1 to March 24, 2025.
In a post by X, Dylan LeClair, head of Bitcoin strategy at Metaplanet, noted that the company ended the day as the 13th most liquid stock in Japan, recording a daily trading volume of $336.6 million — surpassing Toyota and Nintendo. The stock closed 7% higher than the previous day, finishing above 5,000 yen.
