Despite Recent Chaos, Strategy and Metaplanet Double Down on Bitcoin Purchases

Despite recent chaos and fears of a recession, public companies Strategy and Metaplanet are doubling down on new Bitcoin purchases.

Public companies Strategy and Metaplanet are continuing their bullish stance on Bitcoin despite recent market chaos and fears of a US recession. Together, the firms invested a total of $285 million in BTC over the past two days.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) is one of the world’s largest Bitcoin holders, and it has been going through a chaotic period. In recent weeks, it has alternated between massive BTC purchases and abrupt acquisition pauses, prompting a great deal of speculation. When Bitcoin was down, it prompted rumors that Strategy may be forced to sell some of its assets. However, since BTC has started recovering, Michael Saylor’s firm is back in the market.

Today, Strategy Chair Michael Saylor announced a major new Bitcoin buy at $285 million:

Strategy has acquired 3,459 BTC for ~$285.8 million at ~$82,618 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 11.4% YTD 2025. As of 4/13/2025, Strategy holds 531,644 BTC acquired for ~$35.92 billion at ~$67,556 per bitcoin.

— Michael Saylor (@michael_saylor) April 13, 2025

A lot of this chaos is due to rumors of a US recession, which has made the price of Bitcoin swing wildly.

Critically, Strategy isn’t the only firm making major Bitcoin acquisitions. Metaplanet is a Japanese firm with substantial BTC holdings and ambitions to acquire even more. Two days before Strategy made its own major purchase, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich announced a similar investment:

Metaplanet has acquired 319 BTC for ~$26.3 million at ~$82,549 per bitcoin and has achieved BTC Yield of 108.3% YTD 2025. As of 4/14/2025, we hold 4525 BTC acquired for ~$386.3 million at ~$85,366 per bitcoin.

— Simon Gerovich (@GerovichSimon) April 11, 2025

Metaplanet’s commitment here is particularly noteworthy because it contradicts near-term macroeconomic headwinds. The global market is filled with risk-averse behavior right now, and Japan’s 30-year bond yields surged to the highest level in over two decades. Despite this clear signal, the Japanese firm is continuing to make major Bitcoin investments.

The latest purchases also had a positive impact on Metaplanet’s stock market performance. It’s currently up by 3% today, after suffering notable losses the past month.