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Metaplanet Boosts Bitcoin Holdings With $6.7 Million Investment

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Metaplanet Inc., a company publicly listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, announced on Monday an additional purchase of 108.786 bitcoin for a total investment of 1 billion yen (approximately $6.7 million). The average purchase price was 9,192,359 yen per BTC. With this acquisition, Metaplanet’s total bitcoin holdings now stand at 639.503 bitcoin. The cumulative amount … Read more

Bitcoin Is Digital Oil Well Fueling Rural Texas Economic Revival, Mayor Says

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Mayor Ward Roddam of Rockdale, Texas, sees bitcoin mining as the key to his town’s resurgence after the devastating closure of its largest employer, Alcoa. Comparing it to Texas’ oil boom, Roddam highlights how this modern technology is creating jobs, boosting revenue, and funding essential services. With over $1 billion in investments, bitcoin mining could … Read more

Latam Insights Encore: Bukele Might Orange-Pill Milei on Bitcoin

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Welcome to Latam Insights Encore, a deep dive into Latin America’s most relevant economic and cryptocurrency news from last week. In this edition, we examine President Nayib Bukele’s official visit to Argentina, and how this might translate to bitcoin being more prominently incorporated in President Milei’s economic plans. Latam Insight Encore: Bukele Might Be Advising … Read more

JPMorgan Analysts Predict Bitcoin Gains in Q4 as ‘Uptober’ Trend Takes Hold

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JPMorgan analysts are showing optimism as bitcoin exhibits strong upward trends moving into the fourth quarter. They highlighted October’s historically positive returns for the cryptocurrency and suggested this trend could persist. “We continue to see the crypto ecosystem being incrementally more sensitive to macro factors,” the analysts noted. JPMorgan Sees Bright Prospects for Bitcoin in … Read more

Google Trends Shows Soaring Interest in Satoshi Nakamoto Ahead of HBO’s ‘Money Electric’

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On Wednesday, Oct. 9, 2024, HBO is set to premiere a documentary titled “Money Electric,” which reportedly claims to unveil the identity of Bitcoin’s mysterious creator, Satoshi Nakamoto. Ever since the announcement, the internet has been buzzing with discussions on social media, forums, and news outlets, all wondering if the documentary will provide any credible … Read more