Bitcoin price prediction turned mixed after Galaxy Digital cut its 2025 BTC target to $120,000 from $185,000, citing leveraged liquidations, whale distribution of over 400,000 BTC, and tighter market liquidity. Despite the downgrade, Galaxy’s research head Alex Thorn framed this as part of Bitcoin’s “maturity era,” noting the broader bull market remains intact while BTC holds above the key psychological $100,000 level.

Asia’s mid-cap corporates are emerging as a structural bid for Bitcoin, layering on top of recurring spot ETF inflows and tightening free float. Japan’s Metaplanet has transformed into a Bitcoin treasury company and now holds over 30,800 BTC after programmatic, rules-based accumulation and ongoing capital raises, while Korea’s Bitplanet launched a supervised daily-buy program targeting 10,000 BTC.

Metaplanet, often dubbed “Japan’s MicroStrategy,” has approved plans to raise $884 million in fresh capital while simultaneously exploring a much larger $3.8 billion preferred stock issuance. The move comes at a time when its once-powerful “Bitcoin flywheel”—a strategy where surging stock value funds ever-larger Bitcoin purchases—has slowed as investor premiums on its shares shrink.

Metaplanet, a Tokyo-listed Japanese investment firm, has significantly increased its Bitcoin holdings by purchasing an additional 1,234 BTC for approximately $132.7 million. This latest acquisition brings the company’s total Bitcoin stash to 12,345 BTC, making it one of the largest corporate holders of the cryptocurrency globally.