Crypto Whale Gobbles 4,020 BTC as Japan’s Metaplanet Joins Feeding Frenzy with 1,088 Bitcoin Buy

Another day, another nine-figure bet on Bitcoin—because clearly, traditional finance wasn’t volatile enough.

While Wall Street fiddles with spreadsheets, institutional players keep stacking sats like there’s no tomorrow. Tokyo’s Metaplanet just became the latest corporate hodler, diving headfirst into the digital gold rush.

Funny how these ’risky’ assets keep attracting the smart money while banks still charge you $25 for a wire transfer.

In April 2025, Saylor bought $1.4 billion of Bitcoin. The purchase, made between 21 April and 27 April 2025, was disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It marks one of their largest single-week purchases ever. This acquisition extended their streak of bitcoin purchases to three consecutive weeks, accumulating digital gold. 

JUST IN: Michael Saylor posted the Saylor #Bitcoin tracker again

Strategy always announces another BTC purchase the next daypic.twitter.com/tI6X2xXukw

— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) June 1, 2025

Metaplanet Expands Bitcoin Holdings

On the other side of the world. Japan’s Metaplanet added 1088 Bitcoins to its treasury, bringing its total holdings to 8888 BTC.

Metaplanet’s announcement revealed that on 29 May 2025, the company issued “the 17th Series of zero-coupon, non-interest-bearing Ordinary Bonds to EVO FUND, raising $21 million, also for the purpose of acquiring Bitcoin.”

Metaplanet has acquired 1088 BTC for ~$117.3 million at ~$107,771 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 225.4% YTD 2025. As of 6/2/2025, we hold 8888 $BTC acquired for ~$829.7 million at ~$93,354 per bitcoin. $MTPLF pic.twitter.com/FYjiHiOIzL

— Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) June 2, 2025

On 2 June 2025, the company publicly disclosed the details regarding its total Bitcoin holdings.

The recent moves by Strategy and Metaplanet are not isolated incidents. Across the globe, both sovereign states and corporations are ramping up their Bitcoin holdings, often in defiance of traditional financial institutions and regulatory bodies. 

GameStop Confirms Purchase of 4710 Bitcoins Worth Over Half a Billion

On 28 May 2025, popular American video game and electronics retailer GameStop confirmed the purchase of 4710 Bitcoins through a post on X. The company’s first crypto investment, especially after Bitcoin’s recent ATH, is worth over $512 million. The move comes after GameStop’s board unanimously approved an update to its investment policy to add BTC as a treasury-reserve asset in February 2025.

On 26 March 2025, the company stated its intention to use its $1.3 billion in private offering of convertible senior notes (that can later be swapped for company stock) “for general corporate purposes, including the acquisition of Bitcoin in a manner consistent with GameStop’s Investment Policy.”

GameStop CEO Ryan Cohen is known to be a pro-Bitcoin head. Following in the footsteps of Strategy’s Michael Saylor, Cohen also shared a picture with him in February 2025.

Key Takeaways

• Strategy made another bulk purchase of 4020 Bitcoins at a cost of nearly $427 million. Meanwhile, Japan’s Metaplanet added 1088 Bitcoins to its treasury, bringing its total holdings to 8888 BTC. 

• Across the globe, both sovereign states and corporations are ramping up their Bitcoin holdings, often in defiance of traditional financial institutions and regulatory bodies.