{"id":36914,"date":"2026-02-27T19:47:26","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:47:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=36914"},"modified":"2026-02-27T19:47:26","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T19:47:26","slug":"sora-ventures-backed-bitplanet-reaches-300-bitcoin-ranks-among-asias-top-20-corporate-holders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=36914","title":{"rendered":"Sora Ventures-Backed Bitplanet Reaches 300 Bitcoin, Ranks Among Asia\u2019s Top 20 Corporate Holders"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Pics-8.jpg\" \/><br \/>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/news\/sora-backed-bitplanet-reaches-300\">Sora Ventures-Backed Bitplanet Reaches 300 Bitcoin, Ranks Among Asia\u2019s Top 20 Corporate Holders<\/a><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Bitplanet Inc. has accumulated 300 BTC through a structured purchase program, positioning the South Korea-listed company among the top 20 corporate Bitcoin holders in Asia.<\/p>\n<p>The company, backed by <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/tags\/sora-ventures\">Sora Ventures<\/a>, began building its BTC treasury in the <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/business\/sora-ventures-launches-asias-first-bitcoin-treasury-fund-plans-to-buy-1-billion-in-btc-within-6-months\">fourth quarter of 2025<\/a>. Its most recent purchases were carried out in phases between Feb. 23 and Feb. 26 via Upbit, one of South Korea\u2019s largest cryptocurrency exchanges.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The BTC will be held with a professional custody provider, the company told <em>Bitcoin Magazine.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Chief Executive Paul Lee said Bitplanet is focused on more than balance sheet exposure. \u201cWe are not simply accumulating Bitcoin,\u201d Lee said in a statement. He added that the company plans to explore operational strategies that could contribute to revenue generation and cash flow over time, linking BTC treasury management with artificial intelligence computing initiatives.<\/p>\n<p>Bitplanet said it views Asia as a key driver of the next phase of digital asset treasury adoption and aims to position itself as a transparent, institutional-grade corporate holder of Bitcoin.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The company said it may expand its holdings further, subject to market conditions, regulatory developments, and financing availability.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Corporate bitcoin strain<\/h2>\n<p>The firm counts several digital asset treasury investors among its backers, including <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/business\/metaplanets-president-lays-out-plan-to-acquire-210000-bitcoin-by-2027-at-shareholder-meeting\">Simon Gerovich of Metaplanet<\/a>, as well as AsiaStrategy, UTXO Management, KCGI, Kingsway Capital, and ParaFi Capital.<\/p>\n<p>Metaplanet did post a net loss of 95 billion yen ($619 million) for fiscal 2025, driven by a 102.2 billion yen ($665.8 million) valuation decline on its bitcoin holdings.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The disclosure marks the latest example of a corporate bitcoin buyer facing pressure as the cryptocurrency\u2019s price slid from <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/markets\/bitcoin-price-skyrockets-to-all-time-high-of-125750-what-comes-next\">record highs in October<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company <a href=\"https:\/\/contents.xj-storage.jp\/xcontents\/33500\/950d7031\/221a\/4a55\/a35b\/03d8d22182fb\/140120260216563315.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">closed<\/a> the year with 35,102 BTC, valued at approximately $2.4 billion, making Metaplanet the fourth-largest public corporate BTC holder globally, behind <a href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/tags\/strategy\">Strategy<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>Since it began accumulating BTC 21 months ago, Metaplanet has spent nearly $3.8 billion, averaging $107,000 per coin, according to data from two weeks ago.<\/p>\n<p>Last quarter, when Sora Ventures unveiled its plans at Taipei Blockchain Week, the firm said it plans to purchase $1 billion in BTC within six months, backed by a $200 million initial commitment from regional partners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Today, Bitcoin (BTC) is trading near $65,000, drifting lower from mid\u2011week highs near $70,000 amid persistent selling pressure across crypto markets.<\/p>\n<p>This post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/news\/sora-backed-bitplanet-reaches-300\">Sora Ventures-Backed Bitplanet Reaches 300 Bitcoin, Ranks Among Asia\u2019s Top 20 Corporate Holders<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/\">Bitcoin Magazine<\/a> and is written by <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/bitcoinmagazine.com\/authors\/micahzimmerman\">Micah Zimmerman<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bitcoin Magazine Sora Ventures-Backed Bitplanet Reaches 300 Bitcoin, Ranks Among Asia\u2019s Top 20 Corporate Holders Bitplanet Inc. has accumulated 300 BTC through a structured purchase program, positioning the South Korea-listed company among the top 20 corporate Bitcoin holders in Asia. The company, backed by Sora Ventures, began building its BTC treasury in the fourth quarter [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":36915,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-36914","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bitcoin"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Sora Ventures-Backed Bitplanet Reaches 300 Bitcoin, Ranks Among Asia\u2019s Top 20 Corporate Holders - Cryptomag<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cryptomag.finance\/?p=36914\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sora Ventures-Backed Bitplanet Reaches 300 Bitcoin, Ranks Among Asia\u2019s Top 20 Corporate Holders - Cryptomag\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Bitcoin Magazine Sora Ventures-Backed Bitplanet Reaches 300 Bitcoin, Ranks Among Asia\u2019s Top 20 Corporate Holders Bitplanet Inc. has accumulated 300 BTC through a structured purchase program, positioning the South Korea-listed company among the top 20 corporate Bitcoin holders in Asia. 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