Metaplanet Becomes No. 2 Corporate Bitcoin Holder After 1,000 Coin Buy

“Benzinga reports Japan-based Metaplanet bought another one thousand Bitcoin on Monday, October fifth. That makes it the second-largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the world.” — Hank Ledger, on air

On air: Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Gloria Vance on Europe Open
Published 3:24 AM ET, Tuesday, October 6, 2026

At a glance

First reported by Benzinga: “This Company Just Became the World's 2nd-Largest Bitcoin Hoarder and It Has More BTC Than Tesla, SpaceX and Coinbase”.
Covered on BBN on Tuesday, October 6, 2026, at 3:24 AM ET on Europe Open, by Hank Ledger, Dale Bearman and Gloria Vance.
Topics: SpaceX.

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BenzingaThis Company Just Became the World's 2nd-Largest Bitcoin Hoarder and It Has More BTC Than Tesla, SpaceX and Coinbase

What BBN said about it

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBenzinga reports Japan-based Metaplanet bought another one thousand Bitcoin on Monday, October fifth. That makes it the second-largest corporate Bitcoin holder in the world.
Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBenzinga says it now holds more Bitcoin than Tesla, SpaceX and Coinbase. I have been to Tokyo. Nobody there warned me about this.
Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorA company hoarding digital tokens like a squirrel with a credit card. Marvelous. When this ends, it ends in a very expensive puddle.
Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBenzinga's angle is institutional adoption. That's one view. S and P futures are up point one six percent at seven thousand eight hundred thirty-nine.