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Metaplanet Raises $515M, Blockchain Group Adds $4.8M in Bitcoin Treasury Equity Moves
The Japanese and French companies executed major capital raises to fund bitcoin accumulation strategies amid growing institutional interest in BTC investment.
Updated Jun 25, 2025, 4:02 p.m. Published Jun 25, 2025, 7:46 a.m.
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What to know:
- Metaplanet completed 10% of its 555 Million Plan on Day 1, issuing 54 million shares and raising $515 million.
- The Blockchain Group raised $4.8 million at 5.085 euros per share, supporting its bitcoin-per-share growth model through TOBAM.
Metaplanet Inc (3350) and the Blockchain Group (ALTBG) both executed substantial equity capital raises as part of their initiatives to focus on bitcoin accumulation for treasury purposes.
Metaplanet announced the exercise of its 20th series of stock acquisition rights under the recently announced 555 Million Plan, raising 74.9 billion yen, ($515 million) in a single day. It issued 54 million new shares on Wednesday following the exercise of 540,000 stock acquisition rights, representing 29% of the total rights issued.
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The issue is the first major capital injection under the plan and represents 10% of the full target. Metaplanet stock slumped as much as 15% before rallying strongly to close up 4%. CEO Simon Gerovich emphasized the strategic milestone with a post on X, highlighting the strong start to the program.
The Blockchain Group (ALTBG), for its part, announced a 4.1 million-euro ($4.8 million) capital increase through an at-the-market-type equity issuance agreement with TOBAM.
Shares in the Euronext Growth Paris-listed company were issued at an average price of 5.085 euros each. The capital raise aligns with the company’s strategy to increase the number of bitcoin per share on a fully diluted basis. The Blockchain Group currently holds 1,653 BTC and is the first of its kind in Europe pursuing such a model.
Blockchain Group shares were recently 3.7% lower at 4.785 euros.
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