The corporate appetite for Bitcoin is growing stronger. According to crypto asset manager Bitwise, publicly listed companies increased their collective Bitcoin holdings by 16.1% in the first quarter of 2025, adding 95,431 BTC to their balance sheets. As of March 31, the total stash held by public firms stood at approximately 688,000 BTC—worth around $56.7 billion.
Twelve new companies joined the Bitcoin bandwagon for the first time in Q1, pushing the total number of Bitcoin-holding public firms to 79. The largest first-time buyer was Hong Kong-based construction company Ming Shing, whose subsidiary Lead Benefit acquired 833 BTC in two tranches during January and February.
U.S.-based video platform Rumble also made headlines with a 188 BTC purchase in March, continuing a trend of politically affiliated platforms embracing crypto. Meanwhile, Hong Kong investment firm HK Asia Holdings made waves with a single BTC buy in February—sending its stock price soaring nearly 100% in one day.
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Japan’s Metaplanet, already a known Bitcoin advocate, made another bold move. The Tokyo-based firm acquired 319 additional BTC at an average price of $82,770, bringing its total holdings to 4,525 BTC—valued at approximately $383.2 million. Despite a slight dip in share price after the announcement, Metaplanet now ranks as the tenth-largest public Bitcoin holder globally, just behind Jack Dorsey’s Block, Inc.
Bitcoin itself is currently trading near $84,440, up roughly 2.3% since the end of Q1, having bounced back from early April lows following global tariff concerns.
The continued corporate accumulation signals growing confidence in Bitcoin as a treasury asset amid economic uncertainty. Bitwise’s data suggests that institutional adoption is no longer a fringe trend—it’s accelerating.
As more publicly listed firms embrace Bitcoin, the spotlight remains on how these strategic buys may reshape the financial landscape—and influence crypto market stability moving forward.
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