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Closing the first quarter of 2026, the Japanese firm Metaplanet announced that its institutional Bitcoin reserve reached 40,177 BTC. Despite this operational milestone—positioning it as the leading public crypto treasury outside the U.S.—the company reported an accounting loss of $728 million.
The reported loss was primarily attributed to impairment adjustments on non-monetary assets caused by Bitcoin price fluctuations during the analyzed period.
Metaplanet said it aggressively used capital markets to generate more than $336 million for the purchase of “sats.” While the financial results reflect volatility from mark-to-market valuation, the company reported that operating income grew by 251% year-on-year.
Metaplanet’s results were framed as evidence that its Bitcoin-standard business model continues to gain institutional traction in the Asian market, even as valuation swings affect reported earnings.
The company reaffirmed its commitment to long-term accumulation and kept its annual revenue projections unchanged. The next step, according to the update, will be to strengthen its capital structure as Bitcoin seeks stability above $80,000.
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