The Tokyo listed company Metaplanet clarified a large bitcoin transfer. The company disclosed that 5,014 BTCs had been transferred within the last 24 hours were only regular transfers between the company ' s hosting address and had not been sold, and that the company ' s current Bitcoin holding stock remained at 43,000.
Company claims to have not sold bitcoin
This transfer was a source of market concern because of the large amounts involved. The relevant bitcoin is estimated to be approximately $320 million by medium calibre. At platform X, Simon Gerovich, CEO of Metaplanet, stated that, as a result of the company ' s public disclosure of its Bitcoin address, the movement along the chain would be tracked in real time by the outside world, thus making it easier to trigger misinterpretation.
Gerovich states that this move of 5,014 BTCs is a hosting operation and does not involve deductions. The company stressed that the overall holding of the transfer remained unchanged after completion of the transfer.
BitBonds provides new sources of financing
The market has become more sensitive to similar transfers in the recent past, also in relation to other cases of depreciation by Bitcoin Treasury. The report mentions that the United States Bitcoin Treasury Company Strategy has sold 6,948 BTCs this year, with an estimated $432.5 million, which also magnifies external speculation as to whether Metaplanet would sell the money.
At the same time as the transfer was clarified, Metaplanet introduced a fixed-interest debt scheme called BitBonds to add new financing to the company. The company indicated that the scheme could be used for future purchase of bitcoin and for other corporate purposes.
Compared to direct stock increases or the sale of bitcoin, debt financing can first raise cash for companies. In its statement, Metaplanet stated that bonds would continue to be issued under the scheme, depending on market conditions and other factors, and that it was planned to gradually establish the arrangements required for open debt as the scale of issuance expanded.
The holding warehouse has increased to 43,000 BTCs.
Metaplanet has continued to expand the Bitcoin Treasury in recent months. Reports indicate that the company purchased 5,075 BTCs in the first quarter of 2026, and in June it had an additional 1,005 BTCs, raising the total holding stock to 43,000, with an estimated value of approximately $3 billion.
For Metaplanet, BitBonds means an additional source of finance for future purchases of bitcoin, but at the same time an additional debt-servicing obligation. In the event of a drop in the price of bitcoin, the company would still have to pay under the debt arrangement.
Additional information:Metaplanet has continued to support the expansion of the Bitcoin Treasury with capital market instruments in recent years, and the introduction of BitBonds shows that its financing is extending further from mere currency holding to debt instrument configuration.