On the 25th (local time), Metaplanet sold Bitcoin at $96,185 per BTC before the market crashed that day.
El Salvador added additional cryptocurrencies at around $94,050 per BTC after Bitcoin fell more than 5% in a 10-hour period.
Metaplanet purchased 135 BTC for $13 million, and El Salvador purchased an additional 7 BTC on the 24th.
After the purchases by the United States and El Salvador, the price of Bitcoin fell to the $90,000 range on the 25th. With this additional purchase, Japan-based Metaplanet's total Bitcoin holdings will reach 2,225
BTC, which is worth more than $205 million at current exchange rates. Metaplanet's average Bitcoin purchase price was $81,834, resulting in a return of about 12.7%.
The company adopted Bitcoin as a financial asset in April last year and began full-scale purchases. Meanwhile, MetaPlanet is independently evaluating the amount of Bitcoin held by companies and the dilution rate.
The company announced that its “BTC Yield,” which is the percentage change over the period between the number of shares invested, increased by 23.3% this quarter. The company is aiming to achieve a 35% increase rate for the first quarter of this year.
Metaplanet currently holds the 14th largest amount of Bitcoin among all companies in the world, while El Salvador has increased its holdings by 7.
We purchased additional BTC, 6 BTC more than the "1 BTC per day purchase policy" implemented by the El Salvadoran government.
El Salvador's purchase came about an hour before U.S. President Donald Trump revealed he was moving forward with plans to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico.
Following President Trump's announcement, the cryptocurrency market plummeted. With this additional purchase, El Salvador's total Bitcoin holdings increased to 6,088 BTC, worth 560.7 billion yen at current prices.
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2025/02/26 12:42 KST
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