TL;DR: Capital Research and Management’s reported Metaplanet voting stake reached 11.11% as of October 16. Both a larger holding and a share buyback affected the percentage.

Metaplanet has disclosed that Capital Research and Management crossed the 10% voting-rights threshold, based on an investor report.

The company’s October 23 notice puts the investment adviser’s reported position at 143,301,084 shares as of October 16, equivalent to 11.11% of voting rights. The September 8 comparison showed 125,455,820 shares and a 9.32% stake.

The two snapshots show 17,845,264 additional reported shares. That arithmetic does not date individual trades or establish a new corporate Bitcoin purchase.

Both Sides Of The Ownership Calculation Changed

The percentage also reflects treasury shares acquired in Metaplanet’s October 14 buyback, which reduced the voting-rights denominator.

Ownership percentages are fractions: the investor’s holding sits above the total carrying voting rights. Increasing the first figure or reducing the second makes the percentage larger, so comparing the percentages alone can obscure what happened.

Voting power also answers a narrower question than economic exposure: how much influence accompanies a holding. Share classes, treasury stock and financing claims can make a simple percentage a poor substitute for analysing the investment.

Metaplanet relied on the investor’s October 23 change report and said it had not independently confirmed beneficial ownership.

The Buyback Puts Share Count In Focus

In a separate October 14 announcement, Metaplanet disclosed the completed repurchase of 73,981,400 ordinary shares at ¥261 each, costing ¥19.309 billion. The transaction used the Tokyo Stock Exchange’s ToSTNeT-3 off-auction repurchase system.

The broader authorisation permits up to 200 million ordinary shares and ¥60 billion of purchases between October 14, 2026 and October 13, 2027. Those are programme ceilings, not an assertion that the entire amount has already been spent.

The company linked its repurchase policy to capital efficiency and Bitcoin holdings per share. That framing is significant for treasury-company investors because the number of shares participates directly in their economic exposure to corporate assets.

A shrinking share count can increase an asset-per-share measure even when the underlying asset balance stays unchanged. Conversely, raising capital through new shares can expand the balance sheet while changing each existing share’s claim on it. Neither calculation alone establishes whether a transaction creates value after its financing costs.

There is also a distinction between a listed equity and personal coin ownership. Holding shares on an exchange introduces corporate financing, governance and management decisions alongside exposure to a company’s Bitcoin strategy. Direct custody of coins has a different set of responsibilities.

For shareholders assessing that strategy, the useful comparison therefore extends beyond total coins held. It includes the shares sharing those assets, obligations against the balance sheet and the price paid to obtain the exposure.

Written by the News Desk and edited by Samuel Rae.

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Super League Stockholders Approve Metaplanet’s 2,100 BTC Investment, Paving Way for ‘Superplanet’

Super League stockholders have approved all proposals tied to Metaplanet‘s 2,100 BTC investment, clearing the way for the Nasdaq-listed company to be renamed Superplanet and become the Japanese firm’s U.S. Bitcoin treasury vehicle.

The proposals passed at Super League Enterprise, Inc.’s 2026 annual meeting of stockholders, held Friday and were disclosed Monday morning. The transaction itself was first announced in August.

Under the definitive agreement, Metaplanet, Inc. will contribute 2,100 Bitcoin and $2.5 million in cash through its wholly owned U.S. subsidiary, Metaplanet Holdings, Inc. 

JUST IN: Japan's Metaplanet to buy Super League for 2,100 BTC and $2.5 million

This will give the 2nd-largest corporate BTC holder a U.S. listed Bitcoin treasury platform! pic.twitter.com/0gucAALjAX

— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) October 19, 2026

In exchange, Metaplanet receives 44,859,400 shares of common stock at $3.00 per share, along with preferred stock and warrants.

At closing, Super League will be renamed “Superplanet, Inc.” and trade on Nasdaq under the ticker symbol “SUPA.” Its advertising and media activation business will continue as a distinct operating segment, and Matt Edelman will remain chief executive officer.

Among the measures stockholders approved were the issuance of common stock and warrants to Metaplanet and the corporate name change. The proposals also included an increase in authorized preferred shares from 10 million to 100 million, according to a summary of the meeting posted on X.

“Super League stockholders have voted to approve the proposed Metaplanet transaction, an important step in our transformation from a Bitcoin treasury company into a global Bitcoin-native financial platform,” Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich wrote on X. 

“Upon close, Superplanet will be our U.S.-listed Bitcoin treasury platform, providing direct access to U.S. capital markets and greater flexibility to opportunistically raise capital.”

Edelman framed the vote similarly in the company’s announcement: “Their approval brings us one step closer to redefining what this company can become.”

Closing is anticipated in the fourth quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions, including required filings with the Nasdaq Capital Market. The shareholder approvals represent a required step but not the final one.

Super League said the arrangement is intended to establish conditions governing Metaplanet’s ability to dispose of its equity holdings following the transaction. The company did not provide details of exceptions to those restrictions in its announcement.

Metaplanet held 43,000 BTC as of August 18, describing itself as the third-largest corporate Bitcoin treasury among publicly traded companies. The combined structure is intended to give the group two listed Bitcoin treasury platforms — one on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, one on Nasdaq — each with its own investor base and reporting currency.

Super League connects brands with what it describes as a 3.3 billion-person global gaming population through advertising and branded content programs across gaming and digital media platforms. Metaplanet is a Tokyo-listed company building Bitcoin-based financial products and infrastructure.

Shares of Super League moved higher on the news. 

This post Super League Stockholders Approve Metaplanet’s 2,100 BTC Investment, Paving Way for ‘Superplanet’ first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.

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Strive Buys More Bitcoin, Crosses 30,000 BTC Mark 

Nasdaq-listed Strive isn’t slowing down with its bitcoin buys.

The company now has more than 30,000 BTC after buying 3,311 coins last week, according to a Tuesday filing. 

Strive now holds 32,773 coins worth $2.7 billion at today’s prices, keeping its position as the  fifth biggest publicly traded bitcoin company, according to Bitcoin Treasuries. 

Strategy, Twenty One, Metaplanet, and MARA all hold more bitcoin than Strive.  

BREAKING: Public company Strive purchases 3,311 Bitcoin worth $275 million!

This brings their total to 32,773 BTC pic.twitter.com/oNguyCU24N

— Bitcoin Magazine (@BitcoinMagazine) October 13, 2026

Strive’s stock (ASST) was trading slightly lower on Tuesday. Unlike other treasuries, though, Strive shares are up significantly this year: year-to-date, ASST has risen by close to 60%. 

A number of top bitcoin treasuries have seen their stock plummet this year since the price of bitcoin took a hit. Some top treasuries have had to sell bitcoin or rethink their model altogether. 

Dallas, Texas-based Strive debuted as an official bitcoin treasury last year, following in the footsteps of software company Strategy, the biggest corporate holder of bitcoin. 

Unlike Strategy, though, Strive hasn’t used debt to buy the cryptocurrency. CEO Matt Cole has described the company as debt-free with zero margin requirements and zero encumbered bitcoin.

Like with other digital asset treasuries, the idea is that investors can get amplified returns from Strive’s stock. 

In January 2026, it completed the acquisition of Semler Scientific in an all-stock deal — the first instance of a publicly traded Bitcoin treasury company acquiring another such company. 

The company was founded by former Ohio gubernatorial candidate and tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy. 

This post Strive Buys More Bitcoin, Crosses 30,000 BTC Mark  first appeared on Bitcoin Magazine and is written by Mathew Di Salvo.