Bitwise: Bitcoin held by listed companies increased by 16% in Q1

According to the crypto fund issuer Bitwise in a post on platform X on April 14, the amount of Bitcoin held by publicly listed companies increased sharply by 16.1% in the first quarter of 2025.

As of the end of Q1, the total amount of Bitcoin held by these companies has reached approximately 688,000 BTC, equivalent to an additional increase of 95,431 BTC in just three months. In terms of value, this amount of Bitcoin increased by about 2.2%, totaling 56.7 billion dollars — based on a price of 82,445 dollars per BTC.

Source: Bitwise Bitwise reported that the number of publicly listed companies holding BTC increased to 79 in Q1, with 12 companies purchasing for the first time in this quarter.

The largest first-time buyer of Bitcoin is the construction company Ming Shing based in Hong Kong. Their subsidiary Lead Benefit has purchased a total of 833 BTC in the quarter, including 500 BTC in January and 333 BTC in February.

The second largest organization to buy Bitcoin for the first time is the video platform Rumble – a YouTube alternative favored by the far-right political faction in the U.S. – with 188 BTC purchased in mid-March.

Another notable Bitcoin purchase comes from the Hong Kong investment company HK Asia Holdings Limited. Although it only bought a single Bitcoin in February, this announcement caused the company’s stock price to nearly double in just one trading session.

Metaplanet “bottom-fished” with the purchase of 319 Bitcoin

Meanwhile, the Japanese investment company Metaplanet announced on April 14 that it had purchased an additional 319 BTC at an average price of 11.8 million yen ( equivalent to 82,770 dollars) per coin, raising its total holdings to 4,525 BTC — currently worth about 383.2 million dollars. The total amount that Metaplanet has spent to acquire this Bitcoin has reached 58.14 billion yen, equivalent to nearly 406 million dollars.

According to Google Finance, Metaplanet’s stock fell 0.5% during the lunch break on April 15 on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, after closing the trading session on April 14 with a gain of 3.71%.

Metaplanet stock price | Source: Google FinanceThe latest Bitcoin purchase by the Tokyo-based company has placed them at the 10th position in the list of publicly traded companies holding the most Bitcoin in the world, behind Jack Dorsey’s Block, Inc. – the company currently holding 8,485 BTC, according to data from Coinkite.

Currently, the price of Bitcoin is trading around $85,575 and has increased by 1.2% in the past 24 hours. Since the end of Q1 on March 31, Bitcoin has risen by about 2.3%, recovering from a low of below $75,000 on April 7 — a time when the global market was affected by new tariffs imposed by the U.S.

BTC 4-hour price chart | Source: TradingviewDisclaimer: This article is for informational purposes only and is not investment advice. Investors should conduct thorough research before making decisions. We are not responsible for your investment decisions

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