Metaplanet buys 136 BTC, total holding reaches 20,136

• CEO Simon Gerovich said in a post on X that the purchase was made at an average price of roughly $111,666 per Bitcoin.
• Bitcoin steadied near $111,300 on Monday after gaining nearly 3% last week.
• The new acquisition brought Metaplanet’s total holdings to 20,136 BTC.

Japanese Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet announced Monday that it purchased an additional 136 BTC for about $15.2 million, as it continues to build its cryptocurrency reserves.

CEO Simon Gerovich said in a post on X that the purchase was made at an average price of roughly $111,666 per Bitcoin.

The new acquisition brought Metaplanet’s total holdings to 20,136 BTC, acquired at approximately $2.08 billion based on the company’s cumulative purchase price of $103,196 per bitcoin.

According to BitcoinTreasuries data, Metaplanet now ranks sixth globally among publicly traded companies with Bitcoin reserves, behind Strategy, Mara, XXI, Bitcoin Standard Treasury Company, and Bullish.

Michael Saylor’s Strategy remains the largest corporate holder, with 636,505 BTC.

Metaplanet has acquired 136 BTC for ~$15.2 million at ~$111,666 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 487% YTD 2025. As of 9/8/2025, we hold 20,136 $BTC acquired for ~$2.08 billion at ~$103,196 per bitcoin. $MTPLF pic.twitter.com/nwEAv0NzQq

— Simon Gerovich (@gerovich) September 8, 2025

Shares of Metaplanet dipped following the announcement. The stock slipped 1.2% around midday Monday in Japan, while US-traded shares closed down 1.6% at $4.86 on Friday.

The company’s stock has dropped 30% over the past month but remains up 101% year-to-date.

El Salvador adds Bitcoin on anniversary

In a separate development, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele said Monday that the country acquired an additional 21 BTC to mark “Bitcoin Day,” the anniversary of the law making the cryptocurrency legal tender in September 2021.

The purchase brought El Salvador’s total holdings to 6,313 BTC, according to its Bitcoin Office.

The move comes after a July report from the International Monetary Fund, which stated that El Salvador had not added to its bitcoin reserves since signing a $1.4 billion loan agreement in December 2024 that required it to scale back purchases.

Bitcoin price outlook

Bitcoin steadied near $111,300 on Monday after gaining nearly 3% last week, rebounding from three consecutive weeks of declines.

The price remains below its all-time high of $124,474 but has recovered modestly amid improved risk sentiment in global markets and growing expectations of a Federal Reserve interest rate cut.

Technical indicators show momentum improving.

The Relative Strength Index (RSI) on the daily chart stood at 46 and pointed upward toward its neutral 50 level, signalling that bearish momentum is fading.

If Bitcoin sustains its recovery, analysts see potential for a move toward resistance near $116,000.

Ethereum has been trading in a narrow range between $4,232 and $4,488 over the past nine days.

It was last seen near $4,300 after rebounding from its lower boundary.

A daily close above $4,488 could open the path toward its record high of $4,956 if support at $4,232 continues to hold.