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Metaplanet Inc. has made significant headlines by purchasing an additional 150 Bitcoins valued at approximately $12.5 million. This strategic acquisition has boosted their total holdings to 3,200 BTC making them one of the top ten publicly listed companies globally in terms of Bitcoin assets
The transaction occurred on March 18 2025 and it marks a continuation of Metaplanet’s aggressive investment in cryptocurrency. By increasing their Bitcoin reserves the company demonstrates confidence in digital assets as a durable investment.
Year-to-date Metaplanet has achieved an impressive BTC Yield of 60.8% Their financial strategy in dealing with cryptocurrency acquisitions shows a lucrative trend for their shareholders highlighting their robust position in the evolving crypto market.
The ongoing downturn in capital markets, precipitated by President Donald Trump’s tariff policies, has eroded a significant chunk of value from entities tied to the president himself.
What happened: Shares of Trump Media & Technology Group Corp. DJT, co-founded and majority-owned by Trump, have shed 48% of their value since the presidential inauguration. The stock closed at a five-month low of $19.17 last week.
The decline has coincided with a broader stock market selloff, with blue-chip averages like the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500, falling 3.7% and 5.3%, respectively, since Trump’s White House return.
However, these losses paled in comparison to the hammering…
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The whale who made heads turn with their overleveraged short bet on Bitcoin BTC/USD has now opened a position worth $517 million, its highest ever.
What Happened: The investor placed its largest short ever on Bitcoin, amounting to 6,211 BTC, worth nearly $517 million, according to on-chain tracker Spot On Chain.
The position was opened at an entry price of $83,898 on decentralized perpetual trading platform Hyperliquid, and the trader was sitting on an unrealized profit of $5.95 million as of this writing. Should Bitcoin hit $85,557, which is just 2.9% away from the current price, the entire position will be wiped out.
The high-risk strategy attracted reactions from the…
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Yesterday marked the five-year anniversary of Solana’s genesis block. To celebrate, we’re taking a look back at half a decade’s worth of accomplishments within our ecosystem.
The beginning
You’ve heard all about the ups and downs of Solana’s early days from us already — its architectural breakthroughs, the major downturn post-FTX, and its return to form as a comeback king. You can read more about it in our recent three part series here, here, and here. We also recently wrote about the technical innovations behind the network’s proof-of-history mechanism here.
Data and… Read more on Blockworks