Metaplanet Plans $18.5 Billion Bitcoin Purchase by 2026

The statement is largely accurate, but contains one key factual error regarding the timeline. There is strong and consistent evidence from multiple authoritative sources (including crypto analytics platforms, financial data pages, and news outlets) that Metaplanet's board has approved a plan to accumulate a significant Bitcoin treasury. The target of 210,000 BTC, valued at approximately $18.5 billion, is also consistently reported and well-supported by the provided sources. The central inaccuracy of the statement is the deadline. Every relevant source that specifies a timeline explicitly states the target year is 2027, not 2026. The mention of 2026 in one source is linked to Japan's broader crypto regulatory reforms, which may be a driver for the strategy but is not its stated completion date. Because the core components of the statement—the existence of the plan, the company involved, and the immense financial target—are all correct, the statement is assessed as 'likely_true'. The error in the year is a notable but single point of divergence from the facts presented in the source material.