Japan's Metaplanet Becomes World's Second-Largest Corporate Bitcoin Holder

Key Facts

1Japan-based Metaplanet Inc. acquired an additional 1,000 BTC on Monday, October 5.

2The company's Bitcoin holdings now exceed those of major firms including Tesla, SpaceX, and Coinbase.

Japan-based Metaplanet Inc. acquired an additional 1,000 BTC on Monday, October 5, 2026. Benzinga reported that the company's Bitcoin holdings now exceed those of major firms including Tesla, SpaceX, and Coinbase, positioning it as the second-largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency globally.

This expansion occurred as TSLA closed at $378.73 on October 5, 2026, while COIN closed at $188.22 on the same date. The Japanese firm is executing a strategic pivot to utilize Bitcoin as its primary treasury reserve asset.