Metaplanet Buys 1.111 in Bitcoin—But Shares Plunge Amid Iran-Israel War Shock

Jakarta, Pintu News – Metaplanet added 1.111 Bitcoins to its portfolio on Monday, June 23, bringing its total Bitcoin holdings to 11.111 BTC.

With this achievement, Metaplanet becomes the eighth largest company in terms of Bitcoin holdings, surpassing Hut8. The company also recorded an impressiveyear-to-date ( YTD) Bitcoin investment return of 306.7% in 2025.

The move comes as BTC prices offer abuy-the-dip opportunity, after dipping below $100,000 on Sunday due to the escalating conflict between Iran and Israel.

Despite the purchase of Bitcoin (BTC) today, the Japanese company’s shares fell 4% due to rising geopolitical tensions.

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Metaplanet announced the acquisition of 1,111 Bitcoins, with an investment value of approximately $118.2 million. This strategic purchase increases the company’s total BTC holdings to 11,111 as of June 23, 2025.

The accumulative total cost of all Bitcoin purchases over the past year has now jumped to around $1.07 billion, with an average purchase price of $95,869 per BTC.

With just a little over 1,000 BTC at the start of 2025, the Japanese company has been on a massive buying spree, and managed to reach the 10,000 BTC ownership milestone last week.

Metaplanet has also previously announced ambitious plans to raise $5.4 billion, with the goal of buying 1% of the total global BTC supply, which is 210,000 BTC, by the end of 2027.

The BTC purchase on June 23 came after Metaplanet completed the 20th to 22nd Series ofStock Acquisition Rights with EVO FUND.

After receiving JPY 558,700,000 from the fund, the company immediately announced its purchase of Bitcoin from the open market.

Stocks plummet 4% as Iran-Israel conflict escalates

Meanwhile, the crypto market took a tumble over the weekend, after the United States intervened in the Iran-Israel conflict and attacked a nuclear facility in Iran.

Amid rising global market uncertainty, Metaplanet shares came under selling pressure, corrected 4% and fell to 1,712 JPY in the Asian trading session on Monday (23/6).

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The Japanese company has previously experienced a huge rally with a gain of almost 400% since the beginning of 2025. However, Metaplanet’s aggressive plans to buy Bitcoin have caught the attention of major market players such as Capital Group and Citigroup, which bought MTPLF shares last week.

The crypto market continued to be under selling pressure after Iran announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, which triggered risk-OFF sentiment and caused high volatility in oil prices.

Amidst these developments, the Bitcoin price briefly fell below $100,000 on Sunday. However, as of publication time, the price has recovered back to above $101,000.

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Reference:

• Coingape. Metaplanet Adds 1111 Bitcoins But Stock Tanks 4% on Iran-Israel Conflict. Accessed on June 24, 2025
• Coinpedia. Metaplanet Adds 1111 More Bitcoins, Now Holds Over $1 Billion in BTC. Accessed on June 24, 2025
• CoinSpeaker. Metaplanet Stacks Another 1111 Bitcoins for $117 Million. Accessed on June 24, 2025