Metaplanet Q1 profit jumps, but Bitcoin losses hit bottom line
Metaplanet posted strong Q1 operating income driven by Bitcoin options revenue, but swung to a $728 million loss as BTC price declines triggered valuation markdowns.
NewsBTC·
The Stellar Development Foundation and the Government of Bermuda have announced that the island nation will begin moving key payment and financial services activity onto the Stellar network — marking the first operational milestone in Bermuda’s stated ambition, declared at the World Economic Forum in January 2026, to become the world’s first fully on-chain national economy. Related Reading: Bitcoin Rally At Risk: This Critical Resistance Could End BTC’s Bullish Run The partnership, announced via Stellar’s official press release, is not a pilot study or a working group. It is the beginning of a live deployment. Bermudian residents will be able to receive wages, pay local merchants, settle government fees, and hold, send, and receive digital assets through digital wallets on the Stellar network. Government agencies expect to pilot stablecoin-based payments. Financial institutions will be able to integrate tokenization tools. Social service disbursements are also being explored as a use c
Read full articleMetaplanet posted strong Q1 operating income driven by Bitcoin options revenue, but swung to a $728 million loss as BTC price declines triggered valuation markdowns.
Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer network sees fake address messages rise from 50K to nearly 250K daily since April 9, raising Sybil attack concerns. Bitcoin’s peer-to-peer network is facing concern after reports showed a sharp rise in fake address messages. The activity has raised Sybil attack fears, as analysts say unsolicited address messages climbed from about 50,000 a […] The post Bitcoin Network Faces Flood of Fake Addresses as Sybil Attack Fears Grow appeared first on Live Bitcoin News.
Boyaa's crypto strategy highlights the risks of volatile asset dependency, overshadowing core business growth and impacting investor confidence. The post Boya Interactive warns of wider Q1 losses as Bitcoin declines appeared first on Crypto Briefing.
Bitcoin held near the $80,500 level on May 13, 2026, at 8 a.m. ET, as traders weighed cooling short-term momentum against a broader bullish structure that still refuses to tap out quietly. With bitcoin priced at $80,550, a market cap of $1.61 trillion, and 24-hour trading volume reaching $40.58 billion, the world’s largest crypto asset […]
Strategy’s potential 3,127 BTC buy this week, alongside falling stablecoin dominance, suggests more capital may enter the Bitcoin market.
The post Bitcoin (BTC) price holds below $81,000 with Trump-Xi talks on the horizon appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Bitcoin BTC$80 949,32, a leading indicator of risk sentiment, remains a paragon of stability ahead of President Donald Trump’s arrival in Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The largest cryptocurrency recently traded 0.5% higher since midnight UTC at $80,900, in line with the gain of the CoinDesk 5 Index (CD5). All five members of the index advanced. The broader CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) rose 1.3% while the CoinDesk 80 (CD80) was little changed, indicating a particular focus on the largest tokens. The Trump-Xi talks are likely to cover tariffs, rare earth supply chains, and the Middle East. Any positive outcome, even a symbolic one on paper, could improve overall market sentiment and support risk assets Ether (ETH) added 1.3% since midnight to $2,300 after the Ethereum Foundation published “Clear Signing,” a new standard designed to stop users
The post Metaplanet CEO explains why preferred share launch is taking time appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said the company is still working through the path to list its planned preferred shares in Japan. Summary Metaplanet says its preferred shares would become Japan’s first listed perpetual preferred product if approved. The company must prove dividend capacity from Bitcoin income across several market conditions before listing. Metaplanet’s yen-based Bitcoin strategy has drawn attention as treasury models face pressure. He said the product would be only the seventh listed preferred share in Japan and the first listed perpetual preferred if approved. Gerovich said the review is taking longer because Japan’s preferred share market is small and cautious. He described the planned product as a possible addition to Japan’s capital markets, but said the process must remain careful due to the structure’s novelty. Dividend capacity remains under review Ger
The post Strategy’s Michael Saylor expects Bitcoin to appreciate 30% annually for the next two decades appeared on BitcoinEthereumNews.com. Michael Saylor is not hedging. The Strategy executive chairman told audiences he expects Bitcoin to return roughly 30% per year over the next 20 years, a projection that, if it held, would turn today’s Bitcoin price into something resembling a rounding error by 2045. Alongside that forecast, Saylor floated the concept of a “Bitcoin capital gains fund” designed to pay dividends tied to Bitcoin’s expected appreciation. It’s the latest move in a playbook that has transformed the company formerly known as MicroStrategy from an enterprise software firm into what is essentially a publicly traded Bitcoin vault. The 30% thesis and what it actually implies The proposed capital gains fund would essentially channel Bitcoin’s appreciation into dividend-like payments. In English: instead of just sitting on Bitcoin and waiting, the fund would give investors peri