Two prominent corporate Bitcoin holders are on track to significantly expand their cryptocurrency portfolios in 2025, with MicroStrategy leading the charge by acquiring up to $2 billion worth of Bitcoin in the first quarter of the year.
MicroStrategy, a major player in Bitcoin development, revealed plans to raise as much as $2 billion through a preferred stock offering to fund its Bitcoin buying spree. This is part of the company’s broader strategy to continue increasing its Bitcoin holdings.
In Japan, Metaplanet, an investment firm, has set its sights on purchasing 10,000 BTC—worth nearly a billion dollars based on current market prices—throughout the year. In addition to this, Metaplanet intends to bolster efforts to encourage greater Bitcoin adoption both in Japan and globally. CEO Simon Gerovich shared the firm’s plans in an X post, stating, “In 2025, our goal is to expand our Bitcoin holdings to 10,000 BTC by utilizing the most effective capital market tools available to us.”
Known as Japan’s equivalent of MicroStrategy due to its status as the largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the country, Metaplanet holds $175 million worth of Bitcoin and has a market capitalization of $830 million.
On the other side of the world, MicroStrategy boasts an impressive $44 billion in Bitcoin holdings as of Monday. The company’s recent move to raise $2 billion is a part of its “21/21 Plan,” a bold initiative to raise $21 billion in equity and $21 billion in fixed-income instruments over the next three years. Co-founder Michael Saylor, known for teasing new Bitcoin purchases, posted an image of the SaylorTracker—a chart that tracks MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin acquisitions—on Sunday, hinting at an upcoming purchase. Historically, these posts have often led to brief price rallies as markets anticipate new buys.
At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading just above $99,700, closing in on the $100,000 mark, driven by increased activity in the options markets.
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