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Twenty One Capital has purchased 4,812 Bitcoins (BTC) on May 9 for approximately $458.7 million, according to an 8-K Form filed with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The acquisition, made at an average price of $95,319.83 per BTC, was executed in connection with a business combination agreement between Twenty One and Cantor Equity […]
Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has officially surpassed El Salvador in bitcoin holdings after its biggest-ever single purchase of the scarce digital asset. On May 12, 2025, the company announced it had bought 1,241 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately $123.8 million, or ¥18.4 billion. The average price per coin was about $102,111, marking the firm’s largest purchase
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Anchorage Digital, the only federally chartered digital asset bank in the United States, is expanding its stablecoin capabilities through the acquisition of Mountain Protocol, a regulated stablecoin issuer. The deal, announced on May 12, is subject to regulatory approval and standard closing conditions. While financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed, Anchorage confirmed it
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Coinbase has become the first and only crypto company to be added to the S&P 500, marking a historic milestone for both the digital asset sector and traditional financial markets. Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong confirmed the announcement on social media, declaring the company’s inclusion a validation of the industry’s staying power. Armstrong wrote: “Crypto is
Bitcoin’s steady rise amid easing macroeconomic pressures is drawing renewed interest from institutional giants. On May 12, Japan’s Metaplanet and US-based Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) each confirmed large Bitcoin purchases, signaling deepening institutional confidence in the digital asset. Together, the two firms added nearly 15,000 BTC to their treasuries, reinforcing Bitcoin’s appeal as a hedge in
Tokyo-listed investment firm Metaplanet has significantly expanded its Bitcoin treasury, acquiring an additional 1,241 BTC for approximately 18.4 billion yen ($126 million). The latest purchase brings the company’s total Bitcoin holdings to 6,796 BTC, currently valued at over $706 million, according to a disclosure filed Monday. The aggressive accumulation puts Metaplanet ahead of El Salvador’s
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Tinian, a small island in the U.S. territory of the Northern Mariana Islands, is one step closer to launching its own stablecoin after the territory’s Senate voted to override a previous veto from Governor Arnold Palacios. On May 9, the Senate voted 7-1 in favor of moving forward with legislation that would allow the Tinian
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The following is a guest post and opinion by Hong Sun, Head of Institutional at Core DAO. Traditional financial institutions have begun to benefit from Bitcoin’s price appreciation — but they’re doing so in suboptimal ways. Most are sitting on Bitcoin as if it were cash, content with price exposure while overlooking its productive potential.
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Former UFC champion and newly declared Irish presidential candidate Conor McGregor has voiced support for creating a national Bitcoin reserve in Ireland. In a May 9 post on X, McGregor argued that Bitcoin aligns with the principle of financial empowerment. “Crypto in its origin was founded to give power back to the people,” he wrote.
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U.S. Vice President JD Vance will deliver a keynote at the Bitcoin 2025 Conference in Las Vegas on May 28. He is the first sitting Vice President in U.S. history to publicly support Bitcoin at a major event. The Bitcoin Conference on X The announcement comes as the countdown begins to the three-day conference at
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