I have two important updates to share with you today as we continue to build Metaplanet into a global financial platform rooted in Bitcoin.
From the beginning, our strategy was never simply to accumulate Bitcoin. Our objective has been to build the leading Bitcoin financial company in Asia and, over time, become one of the leading Bitcoin financial institutions in the world.
Over the past year, we have worked to execute that strategy with discipline and speed: growing our Bitcoin reserves, expanding our operating businesses, broadening our access to capital, and laying the foundation for a scalable credit platform built around Bitcoin.
The pending Superplanet transaction, the development of Metaplanet Securities, the expansion of our distribution capabilities, and the continued growth of our Bitcoin holdings are all components of a unified long-term strategy.
Here are the latest steps on this journey:
- First, in the third quarter we executed a sale and repurchase of Bitcoin that demonstrated the liquidity of our Bitcoin reserves and increased our overall Bitcoin position.
- Second, we are launching a Net Interest Income Strategy designed to create recurring income streams and lower our effective cost of capital, supporting the next phase of our growth.
Rating agencies and credit investors ask one question of a Bitcoin company: can that Bitcoin be turned into cash to meet obligations, and will it be? We answered by doing it. We converted Bitcoin into cash, exceeding the total outstanding principal of our bonds, borrowings and other interest-bearing debt. We held that cash, then bought back more Bitcoin than we sold.
Net, we added 1,000 BTC.
As of September 30, Metaplanet held 44,000 BTC, making us the second-largest listed Bitcoin treasury company in the world. Metaplanet has generated revenue from its Bitcoin Income Generation business for eight consecutive quarters, has expanded its strategic footprint through acquisitions and new business initiatives, and has now demonstrated that its Bitcoin can be converted into cash when needed, an important step in our march to realizing our potential in Japan and beyond.
We continue to execute on our goal: Building a world-class Bitcoin financial institution. And we will continue to update you as we move ahead with additional value-creating initiatives.
Full details are in the four TSE disclosures released today.