Bitcoin-Proxy Metaplanet Stock Shoots 20%, Overtakes McDonalds Japan

Metaplanet stock pumped a solid 20% on Monday’s trading session on Tokyo Stock Exchange, as the firm overtakes McDonalds Japan, with its valuation soaring to 927 billion Japanese Yen. Today’s price surge comes as the firm announced $5.4 billion fundraise last Friday, to finance its upcoming bitcoin purchase. Amid accelerated BTC buying this year, the Bitcoin-proxy Japanese firm is willing to acquire 1% of the total BTC supply i.e. 210,000 Bitcoin by the end of 2027.

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Metaplanet Stock Hits Fresh Yearly High With 20% Upside

Earlier today, the Metaplanet share price surged all the way to 1638 JPY, hitting a fresh yearly high, amid investors’ rush as the Japanese firm announced $5.4 billion fundraising for additional Bitcoin purchases.

The firm currently holds 8,888 Bitcoins in its kitty at the moment, while setting up an ambitious target of having 210,000 Bitcoins in its treasury by the end of 2027. The company intends to issue 5.55 billion new shares via floating strike price warrants, leveraging the volatility of its stock and strong market demand.

Over the past month, the Metaplanet stock has surged nearly 200%, while its year-to-date gains stand at 331%. Ever since it adopted the Bitcoin standard last year in May 2024, the stock has boosted investors’ wealth by a staggering 2000%. Company’s Bitcoin strategist Dylan LeClair explained how Japan’s Google searches for Metaplanet has shot up recently.

Japan is laser focused on $BTC. pic.twitter.com/V79lz8KzPV

— Dylan LeClair (@DylanLeClair_) June 8, 2025

With the company valuations now approaching 1 trillion JPY, it has also overtaken McDonald’s Japan with today’s move, which has an 800 billion JPY valuation, as per data from Yahoo Finance.

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Bitcoin-Proxy Firm Purley Cominates the Standard Market

Company CEO Simon Gerovich stated that the Metaplanet stock emerged as the most purchased stock last week through NISA accounts at SBI Securities, Japan’s largest online brokerage. The surge in demand highlights Japanese investors’ growing interest in leveraging the country’s tax-free investment scheme, NISA, to gain indirect exposure to Bitcoin without incurring capital gains tax.

During his recent CNBC interview, Gerovich highlighted absolute pure dominance on the Standard Market, stating:

“Right now, Metaplanet has the highest trading value across the entire market. That’s right — it’s showing truly extraordinary strength. The total trading value of the Standard Market is around 300 to 310 billion yen, and about 70% of that comes from Metaplanet”.

Apart from the Japanese market, the Metaplanet share price (MTPLF) is also roaring on the US indices. Analysts predict MTPLF to rally 5x by the year to $50, if Bitcoin price hits $200K by the year-end.

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