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Bitcoin Giants Strategy and Metaplanet Unveil Bold Moves Amid Record Profits and Mega-Raising Plans
- Strategy posted a record US$10.02 billion in net income for Q2 2025, outperforming financial giants like Goldman Sachs and Bank of America.
- The company aims for a 30% annual BTC yield and is raising US$4.2 billion via stock issuance for further Bitcoin acquisitions.
- Japan’s Metaplanet announced plans to raise US$3.6 billion via perpetual preferred shares to acquire 210,000 BTC by 2027.
Bitcoin-heavyweight Strategy (formerly, MicroStrategy) has delivered the strongest quarter in its history, reporting US$10.2B (AU$15.7B) in net income for Q2 2025, almost triple Goldman Sachs’ US$3.7B (AU$5.7B) haul for the same period.
The Michael Saylor-led company also out-earned Bank of America’s US$6.8B (AU$10.52B) despite its far smaller and more concentrated business model.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan flagged the scale of the result, while Bitwise Senior Investment Strategist Juan Leon called it the firm’s “strongest quarterly profitability in the company’s history.”
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A Modest Revenue
Hardly surprising to anyone, the driver was the firm’s swelling Bitcoin war chest. By quarter-end, Strategy’s holdings stood at 628.791 BTC, bought for a combined US$46.07B (AU$71.1B).
The position has delivered a 25% year-to-date return, translating into more than US$13.2B (AU$20.41B) in unrealised gains. Moving on, the firm has now set a 30% annual BTC yield target and is eyeing AU$20B (AU$30.9B) in unrealised gains by year‑end.
Strategy is also seeking to quadruple the size of its stock offering, raising it to over US$2B (AU$3.1B) in a bid to… well, buy more BTC, of course, cover operational costs, and possibly fund preferred‑share dividends.
Metaplanet Is Not Staying Behind
In parallel, Japan’s Metaplanet outlined plans to raise 555 billion yen (AU$5.72B) via a perpetual preferred‑share issue to, you guessed it, fund an ambitious target of 210.000 BTC by 2027, with the securities carrying up to a 6 % annual dividend depending on market conditions.
Metaplanet pitched the move as a novel Bitcoin‑backed financing strategy but didn’t provide any concrete issuance timetable, and warned that it is uncertain if the offering will proceed anyhow.
At press time, Bitcoin is trading at US$114.406 (AU$176.920), a decrease of over 6% in the last week.
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José Oramas
José is a journalist and translator with a keen interest in blockchain and cryptocurrencies.
