TOKYO, April 7, 2026 – In a bold move signaling aggressive institutional accumulation, publicly traded Metaplanet has executed another massive Bitcoin purchase, removing 5,075 BTC from circulating supply as the cryptocurrency attempts to reclaim the $70,000 threshold. The acquisition, part of a deliberate and escalating treasury strategy, positions the company among the world's largest corporate Bitcoin holders without announcing a ceiling for future buys, according to top analyst Maartunn who highlighted the transaction's significance beyond standard corporate announcements.

Third in the World. And Still Buying

Maartunn’s data places Metaplanet’s current position in the corporate Bitcoin hierarchy with precision. At 40,177 BTC, the company now ranks third among publicly listed Bitcoin holders globally — behind only Strategy, whose 762,099 BTC position remains the dominant benchmark by an enormous margin, and Twenty One Capital, which holds 43,514 BTC and sits just ahead of Metaplanet in the rankings. The gap between the second and the third is narrow. The gap between first and everyone else is a different conversation entirely.

What makes the ranking less important than the trajectory is Metaplanet’s stated long-term target: 210,000 Bitcoin. That figure is not an aspirational range or a soft commitment. It represents approximately 1% of the total Bitcoin supply that will ever exist — a fixed, finite number that every purchase brings closer to being concentrated in a single corporate treasury.

To put that ambition in context: Metaplanet currently holds 40,177 BTC. Its target is 210,000. It has acquired roughly 19% of its goal. The remaining 81% represents a sustained, structural source of demand that does not respond to short-term price movements, does not pause during corrections, and does not reduce its target because the market is uncertain.

At $70,000, Bitcoin is trying to break higher. Metaplanet is trying to own 1% of it. Both things are happening simultaneously — and one of them is not waiting for the other to resolve first.

Bitcoin Presses $70K Resistance as Downtrend Structure Holds

Bitcoin is attempting to reclaim the $70,000 level, but the daily structure still reflects a market in recovery rather than trend continuation. Price is currently trading just below that threshold after bouncing from the February capitulation low near $60,000. That rebound established a short-term range between roughly $65,000 and $72,000, where the price has been compressing for several weeks.

The broader context remains bearish. Bitcoin is still trading below the 50, 100, and 200-day moving averages, all of which are sloping downward and stacked above price. This alignment confirms that sellers continue to control the higher timeframe trend, and each rally into these averages has been rejected.

What has changed is volatility. The sharp sell-off in February was accompanied by a clear spike in volume, signaling forced liquidation and aggressive selling. Since then, volume has normalized, and price action has become more orderly. That typically marks a transition phase — not a reversal, but a pause where the market rebuilds positioning.

The key level remains $70,000. A clean break above it, followed by acceptance, would shift short-term momentum and open the path toward $75,000–$78,000. Failure to reclaim it keeps Bitcoin range-bound, with $65,000 acting as the lower boundary and a critical level to monitor for renewed downside pressure.

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