Metaplanet inches closer to top 4 BTC corporate holders with fresh $238 million buy

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has made another major investment to boost its Bitcoin portfolio. According to the firm’s latest disclosure , it purchased an additional 2,205 Bitcoin ( BTC ) for roughly $237.9 million (34.49 billion yen). The tokens were obtained at an average cost of 15.64 million yen per bitcoin, approximately $107,800, now bringing its total holdings to 15,555 BTC. The latest purchase marks the firm’s largest single-day purchase since commencing its Bitcoin accumulation strategy, funded by a mix of bond issuances and stock warrant exercises. *Metaplanet Acquires Additional 2,205 $BTC , Total Holdings Reach 15,555 BTC* pic.twitter.com/VqKGOwCs6N — Metaplanet Inc. (@Metaplanet_JP) July 7, 2025 Just days prior to this acquisition, Metaplanet redeemed 6 billion yen worth of bonds issued in late June, using proceeds from newly exercised warrants. The company has consistently followed this approach, raising capital and converting it directly into Bitcoin to expand its treasury holdings. So far, the Tokyo-based firm has now spent a total of 225.8 billion yen, around $1.6 billion, on Bitcoin since beginning its treasury strategy, with an average cost basis of 14.5 million yen per BTC. This continues to build momentum toward its bigger goal of reaching 30,000 BTC by the end of the year, 100,000 BTC by 2026, and 210,000 BTC by 2027. You might also like: Metaplanet pumps up Bitcoin holdings with additional 1,234 BTC Metaplanet recently entered the top five list of corporate Bitcoin holders, overtaking firms like Tesla and Coinbase. However, with its latest purchases, it’s now closing in on the fourth spot. The company is less than 4,000 BTC behind mining and digital infrastructure company Riot Platforms, which holds 19,225 BTC, according to BitcoinTreasuries data . Should the firm keep up its current pace, it could soon overtake Riot to claim the number four position. Metaplanet also reported a 129.4% BTC Yield for Q2, with an additional 15.1% in the first week of July. It gained 5,237 BTC in Q2, valued at roughly 82.5 billion yen (about $513 million), and another 2,017 BTC in early July, worth around 31.8 billion yen (about $198 million). If the firm hits its long-term goal of 210,000 BTC by 2027, it would control about 1% of Bitcoin’s total supply. Read more: After a 7,500% run on Bitcoin, Metaplanet is “set to win in the long term,” says expert

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Smarter Web Company May Have Reached 1,000 BTC Milestone in Its Crypto Treasury Strategy

The U.K.-based Smarter Web Company has reached a landmark by accumulating 1,000 BTC in its crypto treasury, underscoring its aggressive Bitcoin acquisition strategy. This milestone reflects the company’s commitment to

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Bitcoin Crash to $70K? Analyst Warns of Massive Sell-Off Ahead

The post Bitcoin Crash to $70K? Analyst Warns of Massive Sell-Off Ahead appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News Veteran crypto trader Capo of Crypto has just doubled down on his warning that Bitcoin could soon see a huge drop to as low as $70,000. Despite Bitcoin staying above $100K for now, Capo says big hidden moves and fresh global risks could break this key level and spark a massive sell-off. Here’s why he’s not backing down from his bearish call and what could trigger the next big shake-up. Altcoins Fallen 30% – 50% While Bitcoin has managed to hover around $108,000, most altcoins have already seen heavy losses, falling 30% to 50% from their May peaks. According to Capo, this drop was no surprise , he called it perfectly and has continued to add to his short trades, especially focusing on altcoins he believes have more downside ahead. But here’s where it gets more interesting: Bitcoin is still holding above $100,000, mainly due to institutional investors accumulating BTC for their reserves, which creates steady buying pressure. However, he finds it odd that with all this buying, Bitcoin’s price hasn’t soared higher. “Something feels off,” he says, suggesting that bigger whales may be quietly selling at these levels. Dormant Bitcoin Wallets Come Alive Adding to the uncertainty, several old Bitcoin wallets from the Satoshi era have suddenly become active, moving over 80,000 BTC, worth nearly $8.7 billion, after 14 years. It’s unclear if these coins will be sold, but Capo sees this as a sign that large holders might be distributing, not accumulating, at current prices. Bitcoin To Drop To $70k, IF! What makes Capo even more bearish is his view that if Bitcoin breaks below the $100K level clearly, it could soon drop to the next support area around $92K–$93K. Making this even worse, a deeper slip could drag BTC to $60K–$70K, and altcoins might collapse another 50%–80% in a panic sell-off. China–Taiwan Tensions Loom Large One trigger he points to is the China–Taiwan conflict, which he says is quietly reaching a dangerous point. Any disruption in Taiwan’s vital chip supply could shake global markets and push investors to panic, and crypto won’t be safe. As of now, bitcoin is shying away from its all-time high, currently trading around $108,912 , reflecting a rise of 1% seen in the last 24 hours, with a market cap hitting $2.16 trillion.

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Here’s What to Watch in Altcoins This Week

Cryptocurrency analyst The DeFi Investor has shared a weekly watch list of altcoin and macro developments that users should keep on their radar in the new week. The list is shaped by both technical developments and regulatory and macroeconomic agendas. Here are the main topics that the analyst highlighted this week: KAITO (KAITO): Preparing to release a capital launch for token launches in July. Ripple (XRP): On July 9, the US Senate will debate whether coins like XRP are classified as commodities. Fluid (FLUID): Announced plans to expand to the Solana network in partnership with Jupiter Exchange. Bitcoin (BTC): The 90-day tariff negotiation postponement period implemented by US President Donald Trump ends on July 9. This could create volatility in global markets and affect Bitcoin pricing. Related News: Ripple's XRP Supply Available for Release from Escrow Decreasing - What Will Happen When It Runs Out? MultiversX (EGLD): Preparing to implement on-chain governance on mainnet next week. Aerodrome (AERO): Will soon be launching the Pool Launcher feature, which will enable the launch of Permissionless liquidity pools. This feature will allow users to create their own pools. Macroeconomic Developments – FED: The minutes of the US Federal Reserve's Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) will be released on July 9. *This is not investment advice. Continue Reading: Here’s What to Watch in Altcoins This Week

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U.K’s Smarter Web Company reaches 1,000 BTC milestone

The U.K.-based Smarter Web Company recently hit a 1,000 BTC milestone in its crypto treasury strategy after its recent purchase of 226.42 BTC, reporting a 26,242% year-to-date yield. According to a published press release , the London-listed technology company has hit a significant point in its crypto treasury strategy, also known as the “10 Year Plan.” On July 7, the firm bought 226.42 BTC ( BTC ) with an average price estimated to be around $107,726 per Bitcoin. At the moment, the purchase is worth $24.67 million. With its recent purchase, the Smarter Web Company’s Bitcoin holdings has reached a total of 1,000 BTC or equal to $108.9 million based on current market prices. This marks a significant step in the company’s long-held plan to establish a Bitcoin treasury massive enough throughout the next few years. At press time, BTC has continued its trend of seeing modest gains throughout as it gradually bounces back from a brief slump earlier in the day. Bitcoin has jumped slightly by 0.77% in the past 24 hours. In the past week, BTC has only managed to gain a 0.66% boost. The largest cryptocurrency by market cap is trading hands at $108,998. It managed to reach a peak of $109,574 today after slipping slightly below the $108,000 threshold. Price chart for Bitcoin after the Smarter Web Company hit 1,000 BTC milestone, July 7, 2025 | Source: crypto.news You might also like: Elon Musk’s new ‘America Party’ will embrace Bitcoin, claiming fiat to be ‘hopeless’ In addition to the recent purchase, the company also provided details on its Bitcoin-related metrics. On a year-to-date basis, the Smarter Web Company has managed to generate 26,242% in BTC Yield from its Bitcoin treasury. In the past month, the firm has achieved a BTC Yield of around 530% on its treasury’s current holdings. In addition, the company has a cash supply worth £42.3 million ($57.56 million) that it has prepared to buy more Bitcoin to grow its treasury. Since early 2023, the Smarter Web Company has been accepting payments in BTC from its customers. However, it has only started buying Bitcoin to strengthen its financial position since April 28 this year. In just three months time, it has managed to accumulate 1,000 BTC in its holdings. Read more: UK’s Smarter Web Company adds 196 Bitcoin to balance sheet amidst Iran-fueled price rebound

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Inventor of Bollinger Bands Signals Potential Upside Breakout for Bitcoin

John Bollinger, the inventor of Bollinger Bands, has indicated that bitcoin may be poised for an upside breakout, as noted in a recent social media post. Bollinger, an American author and financial analyst who developed this technical analysis tool in the early 1980s, stated, “Bitcoin looks to be setting up for an upside breakout. $BTCUSD

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Chartist Slams Misleading Dogecoin Analysis: ‘Focus On This Instead’

Technical analyst Kevin, better known on X as @Kev_Capital_TA, rekindled debate over Dogecoin’s market structure on Sunday when he urged traders to ignore the “non-stop TA on DOGE for engagement purposes” and to concentrate on the two signals that have guided the meme-coin’s price for more than two years. “Not much has changed for Dogecoin here,” he wrote. “Don’t let the other analysts on this platform flood you with non stop TA on DOGE for engagement purposes. We know what to watch for here.” Dogecoin’s Fate Hinges On This Kevin’s view hinges on the weekly chart he posted on 26 June. At that time, Dogecoin (DOGE) was hovering near $0.166—and, according to his chart, sitting directly on an ascending support cluster that has defined every major move since the 2022 bear-market washout. “Looking at Dogecoin on the weekly time frame,” he said, “you can see that ever since the bear market breakout on the weekly RSI back in 2022, any time DOGE has hit that level again—which has happened five times now—Doge has gone on to see major bounces. A failure of this weekly RSI level along with a failure of the $0.143-$0.127 level would be the line in the sand between longer term bearish price action or continued bull.” Related Reading: The $1 Dogecoin Dream Is Alive: Chartist Lays Out Parabolic Scenario The chart shows Dogecoin sitting just millimetres above a confluence of the green 0.382 Fibonacci retracement ($0.13778), the upper boundary of a falling trend line that has been in force since May 2021 and the weekly 200 SMA and EMA. Previously, Kevin stated via X: “Weekly 200 SMA and EMA are must holds for Dogecoin along with the macro .382 and down trending support.” Beneath lies the horizontal “line in the sand” at $0.143-$0.127—a zone Kevin has ring-fenced with bold yellow trend lines. Below the price pane, the weekly Relative Strength Index tells an equally focused story. Kevin has drawn a white band just above the 40-line; the yellow RSI profile has now tapped that band five times. Each tag coincided with a price trough circled in orange on the main chart. The oscillator’s simple moving average (plotted in magenta) has curled below 50 but remains above the 40-support, keeping the pattern intact. Related Reading: Dogecoin’s Quiet Setup Could Detonate Shorty, Says Analyst—Here’s The Target Overhead, Kevin’s chart maps a hierarchy of Fibonacci checkpoints: the 0.5 retracement at $0.18988 (red), the tightly stacked 0.618 ($0.26169) and 0.65 ($0.28548) (yellow), and the 0.786 ($0.41317) (blue). Two large violet supply boxes—one between $1.00 and $1.30 and another around $2.20 and $2.70—represent possible bull run targets. Kevin refrains from forecasting how quickly those zones might come into play, emphasising instead that holding the current support cluster is the single prerequisite for any higher-time-frame bullish thesis. The analyst also zoomed out to the broader digital-asset landscape in a Sunday follow-up. “The biggest moves for #Altcoins have yet to occur,” he argued, tying potential break-outs to macro-economic easing. “If the macro leads us to further easing and the market sniffs that out … then the ingredients will be in place for a massive move higher on Alts. Altcoins have always required the proper ingredients to make a sustained out-performance over #BTC for months. We’re closer than many understand; we just need a few more things to fall into place.” For now, Kevin’s message is stripped to its essentials: watch the weekly RSI band and the $0.143-$0.127 price shelf. As long as both survive, the chartist sees no reason to overhaul his structural bias—no matter how crowded the Dogecoin commentary stream becomes. At press time, DOGE traded at $0.172. Featured image created with DALL.E, chart from TradingView.com

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Donald Trump Slams Elon Musk’s ‘America Party’ as a GOP-Killing Train Wreck

The post Donald Trump Slams Elon Musk’s ‘America Party’ as a GOP-Killing Train Wreck appeared first on Coinpedia Fintech News In a dramatic twist to the already turbulent U.S. political landscape, Elon Musk has unveiled plans to form a third political force—“The America Party.” But not everyone’s impressed. U.S. President Donald Trump wasted no time slamming the move, calling Musk’s latest political venture a “train wreck” and warning it could splinter the Republican vote in the upcoming 2026 midterm elections. Trump Slams Musk for Going ‘Off the Rails’ Trump didn’t hold back in his criticism, posting on Truth Social that Musk had gone “off the rails,” calling his political aspirations a “train wreck.” He warned that third-party efforts historically don’t succeed in the U.S. due to the rigid two-party system. “The system seems not designed for them,” Trump noted. The president’s skepticism is backed by past failures. Ross Perot, another billionaire outsider, gained nearly 19% of the popular vote in 1992 but failed to win a single electoral college vote. His Reform Party did see one win, Jesse Ventura’s 1998 gubernatorial victory in Minnesota, but even that fizzled out as Ventura left the party shortly after. These examples reinforce Trump’s belief that Musk’s political path may be short-lived. Musk Launches ‘America Party’ to Fight the GOP and Dems Just hours before Trump’s comments, Musk confirmed via X that he had officially launched the America Party. The announcement came in response to Congress passing Trump’s controversial tax-and-spending bill. Musk had warned he’d retaliate by launching a party if the bill went through, and he made good on the threat. Filings linked to the America Party began appearing with the Federal Election Commission. Musk later clarified that at least one of these was fake, and doubts remain about the authenticity of others. The Bill That Fueled the Feud The clash between Trump and Musk largely centers around the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which Musk called a “disgusting abomination.” The bill, estimated to add $3.3 trillion to the national debt, undermines the mission of DOGE, the Department of Government Efficiency, where Musk served briefly. Before the bill passed, Musk vowed to oust any GOP lawmaker who supported it, a threat he now seems prepared to act on. [post_titles_links postid=”479146″] Rising Fears of a GOP Split I predict Tucker Carlson, MTG and Thomas Massie will join the new “America Party” to spite President Trump. — Laura Loomer (@LauraLoomer) July 5, 2025 Trump loyalists are growing increasingly worried that Musk’s America Party could split the Republican vote, threatening their slim majority in Congress. Influencer Laura Loomer even suggested that Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie may consider defecting. Such moves could divide conservative voters and hand electoral wins to Democrats in tightly contested districts. Musk’s Tactical Play: Flipping Key Seats Rather than launching a presidential campaign, Musk appears to be playing the long game. He stated that his party will “laser-focus” on 2–3 Senate seats and 8–10 House districts. In today’s polarized political environment, even a handful of wins could give Musk’s party the leverage to block legislation and reshape Congressional dynamics. [article_inside_subscriber_shortcode title=”Never Miss a Beat in the Crypto World!” description=”Stay ahead with breaking news, expert analysis, and real-time updates on the latest trends in Bitcoin, altcoins, DeFi, NFTs, and more.” category_name=”News” category_id=”6″]

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Babylon Genesis Plans Multi-Staking and EVM Testnets Ahead of Potential Q4 Bitcoin Mainnet Launch

Babylon Genesis is advancing Bitcoin staking technology with its upcoming multi-staking and EVM support testnets, aiming to revolutionize BTCFi applications by Q4 2024. The protocol’s 2025 roadmap emphasizes expanding Bitcoin-native

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Metaplanet Boosts Bitcoin Stack to 15,555 BTC

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has made a new purchase of 2,205 BTC. This brings the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 15,555 BTC, making it the fifth-largest corporate holder of the cryptocurrency. Purchase Details CEO Simon Gerovich announced the news on Monday via an X post . He revealed that the outfit acquired the Bitcoin for $238.7 million at an average price of $108,237 each. As of July 7, the company now holds a total of 15,555 BTC, which were procured for around $1.54 billion at $99,307 per unit. Metaplanet tracks the success of its Bitcoin strategy using a metric called BTC Yield that measures how much value is being added per share over time. Gerovich shared that the company has achieved a BTC Yield of 416.6% so far in 2025. The firm has been following an aggressive Bitcoin accumulation strategy in recent months. This latest purchase comes after it picked up 1,234 BTC for $133 million on June 26 and another 1,111 BTC worth $118 million just days before that. It also spent $117 million on 1,112 BTC on June 16, which pushed its holdings to 10,000 BTC. With 15,555 BTC, Metaplanet has now surpassed Cleanspark Inc. and Galaxy Digital to become the fifth-largest publicly listed Bitcoin holder. The company plans to grow its holdings to 30,000 BTC by the end of the year and aims for 210,000 BTC by 2027, which would put its ownership of Bitcoin at 1% of the king cryptocurrency’s total supply. Elsewhere, Europe’s first Bitcoin treasury company also said it has secured 116 BTC for $12.6 million on July 7. The Blockchain Group now holds a total of 1,904 BTC, valued at approximately $203 million. The France-based firm also reported a year-to-date BTC Yield of 1,348.8%. Capital Market Activities Metaplanet’s stock has seen some modest gains following the news. The shares are currently trading at ¥1,568 each. According to Google Finance data , this figure marks a 1.49% increase over the last 24 hours. The stock has also risen by 1,854% since last year. The Tokyo-listed company funds its Bitcoin purchases through stock and bond issuances. On June 16, it issued $210 million in zero-coupon straight bonds to EVO Fund, with all proceeds going toward BTC. Later that month, it announced the release of its 19th Series of Ordinary Bonds valued at around $190 million. Earlier in June, the outfit also completed the early redemption and full repayment of its 16th, 17th, and 18th Series bonds for $281 million using proceeds from the exercise of its stock acquisition rights. The post Metaplanet Boosts Bitcoin Stack to 15,555 BTC appeared first on CryptoPotato .

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