Metaplanet (3350), the Japanese hotel investor, has announced the largest capital raise in Asian equity market history to buy bitcoin (BTC). Metaplanet has issued 21 million shares through 0% discount moving strike warrants, raising approximately 116 billion yen ($745 million). This allows holders to buy shares at an exercise price equal to the market price, […]

With his U.S. Senate confirmation behind him, Scott Bessent is in place to be the top financial official of President Donald Trump’s administration, where he’ll be among those fulfilling the crypto directives already set out by the president last week. Bessent, a billionaire former hedge fund manager, didn’t give the crypto sector much to chew […]

Elon Musk, picked by President Donald Trump to lead the new Department of Government Efficiency, proposed using blockchain technology as part of the operation, Bloomberg reported. Musk suggested that using a digital ledger would be a cost-efficient way to track federal spending, secure data, make payments and manage buildings, according to people familiar with the […]

Travala.com, the holiday website that allows users to pay with cryptocurrency, is in talks with potential buyers after receiving an unsolicited takeover approach late last year, according to two people with knowledge of the matter. The Binance-backed company received an inquiry, triggering outreach by Travala’s advisers to major online travel agencies such as Booking.com, one […]

Crypto exchange Bitpanda said it secured a markets in crypto assets license (MiCA) from the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). The crypto asset service provider license will enable the exchange to operate across the European Union’s 27 nations. The Austria-based company had 6 million users in December and will use the license to accelerate […]