Metaplanet scoops 1,004 Bitcoin in 2nd-biggest buy ever

Metaplanet scoops 1,004 Bitcoin in 2nd-biggest buy ever

Japanese investment firm Metaplanet now holds 7,800 Bitcoin, worth more than $800 million, after it made its second-largest single Bitcoin purchase. Japanese investment firm Metaplanet has made its second-largest single Bitcoin purchase ever, scooping up more than 1,000 Bitcoin as the cryptocurrency came within 3% of its all-time high. Metaplanet said on May 19 that…

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Filecoin, Lockheed Martin send data in space using decentralized data protocol

Filecoin, Lockheed Martin send data in space using decentralized data protocol

The Interplanetary File System (IPFS) reduces latency for data transmissions in space. The Filecoin Foundation and Lockheed Martin Space have successfully transmitted data in space using a version of the InterPlanetary File System (IPFS) on a satellite orbiting Earth, Marta Belcher, president of the Filecoin Foundation, told Cointelegraph.  Filecoin and Lockheed Martin adapted the system…

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Crypto gaming interest drops in April, overall ecosystem healthier: DappRadar

Crypto gaming interest drops in April, overall ecosystem healthier: DappRadar

“The blockchain gaming industry isn’t dead — it’s evolving. It’s moving from noise to signal,” says DappRadar analyst Sara Gherghelas. Blockchain gaming user activity dipped and funding slowed in April, but the overall ecosystem is healthier and maturing, according to blockchain analytics platform DappRadar. User activity dropped 10% over April, with blockchain gaming reaching a…

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Brazil fintech gets approval to become a Bitcoin treasury company

Brazil fintech gets approval to become a Bitcoin treasury company

Brazilian fintech firm Méliuz’s shareholders officially approved a Bitcoin treasury proposal on May 15, with the firm also announcing it acquired another 274.5 Bitcoin. Méliuz’s executive chairman says his fintech firm has become Brazil’s first publicly-traded Bitcoin treasury company following shareholder approval, with the firm also announcing it bought $28.4 million worth of Bitcoin to…

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