Metaplanet spent over $45M to lose $1B investing in bitcoin
Metaplanet has paid over $45 million to operate a bitcoin (BTC) treasury company that has a $1 billion unrealized loss from investing in BTC. The Japanese company that emulated Michael Saylor’s Strategy loaded its purchases far higher than Strategy’s $75,385 cost basis. It paid 36% more, to be precise. Indeed, Metaplanet has paid $4.41 billion to buy 43,000 BTC at an average cost basis of $102,502 per coin. Metaplanet deal puts ‘King of Death Spiral Financing’ on both sides Read more: Metaplanet pitches stock buybacks after 96% mNAV decline For context, BTC closed Friday near $77,600. That simple reality means that the company has lost 24% on its BTC investment, underperforming even a corporate treasury of idle cash in a bank account. Since Metaplanet started purchasing BTC in April 2024, its fiscal reports disclose at least ¥7 billion (USD$45 million) worth of expenses to operate its treasury operations: ¥4.5 billion of issuance costs, ¥1.9 ...