The case for Metaplanet’s Bitcoin-backed preferreds is simple:
How much more capital is liquid for Japanese citizens than American ones?
Japan has 51.0% of household financial assets in currency and deposits vs U.S. 11.5%.
That means Japan’s household portfolios are ~4.4× more cash-heavy by share.
This is the core reason a high-yield listed income instrument can scale fast in Japan.
In absolute yen terms, Japan’s household currency and deposits are about ¥1,120 trillion as of Q1 2025.
Even tiny reallocations from that pile can dwarf typical corporate issuance sizes.
If just 1% of Japan’s household cash and deposits reallocated to a 6% Metaplanet pref, that is ~¥11.2 trillion of potential demand.
Even 0.1% is ~¥1.1 trillion.
The addressable base is massive given the portfolio composition.
Headline yield: 6.0% on the prefs vs ~1.55–1.60% on the 10-year JGB.
That is about 4× the income for the same ¥ principal.
In a yield-starved market, a +440 bps pickup is enormous.
If a household rotates just ¥10 million, annual income jumps from ~¥155k to ¥600k before tax.
All of this capital flowing into Metaplanet is totally mNAV-agnostic as it relates to the common equity valuation.
More capital to buy more Bitcoin.
More Bitcoin making the yield more collateralized.
And they aren’t encumbered by convertible bond debt.
And they can help fund the dividends with income from their put writing business.
The perfect products for the perfect environment, all built on the perfect asset.
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