How Metaplanet Quietly Became the World's No. 3 Public Bitcoin Holder — Despite Heavy Losses and a Brutal Start to 2026 [Yahoo! Finance]
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The rise came as the company kept buying through losses while rivals like MARA reduced holdings. Large accounting losses masked continued accumulation driven by equity, debt, and Bitcoin-focused operations. While attention stayed on geopolitical tensions, price swings and ETF flows, Metaplanet, better known as Asia's MicroStrategy, has quietly moved into the No. 3 spot among public-company Bitcoin holders. As of April 2, 2026, the Tokyo exchange-listed firm held 40,177 BTC , according to company disclosures. That places it behind only Strategy (762,099 BTC) and Twenty One Capital (43,514 BTC). The move wasn't driven by a sudden surge. It happened gradually—and largely out of view. Climbing a Slippery Slope What makes the climb notable is that it came after a stretch that would have forced many companies to slow down. Metaplanet entered 2026 carrying the scars of a brutal fourth quarter in 2025, when falling Bitcoin prices triggered a massive impairment on its balance
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- Metaplanet Adds 5,075 BTC in Q1, Becomes Third Largest Bitcoin Treasury [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- MARA's $1.1 Billion Bitcoin Sell-Off Hands Metaplanet the Number 3 Spot [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Why the industry's biggest miner just sold $1bn Bitcoin to chase AI [Yahoo! Finance]Yahoo! Finance
- Twenty One Capital (XXI) was downgraded by <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://www.wallstreetzen.com/newsletters/zen-ratings?ticker=XXI&utm_campaign=getratings&utm_medium=online&utm_source=MarketBeat">Wall Street Zen</a> from "hold"MarketBeat
- Twenty One Capital (NYSE:XXI) is now covered by analysts at <a style="font-weight:bold" href="https://weissratings.com/">Weiss Ratings</a>. They set a "sell (d-)" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
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