Month: May 2026

Metaplanet Q1 Operating Profit Rises as Bitcoin Loss Widens

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Tokyo-listed Metaplanet reported first-quarter operating income Wednesday of 2.27 billion Japanese yen (roughly $14.38 million) on net sales of about $19.5 million, implying an operating margin of 73.6% as surging Bitcoin option income more than tripled revenue from a year earlier, according to the company’s Q1 fiscal year 2026 earnings release. The strong operating performance contrasted with an ordinary loss of around $728 million, driven mainly by non-cash valuation losses as Bitcoin’s price declined during the period, and the company marked its expanding Bitcoin (BTC) holdings lower. The price of…

Ink Ecosystem Gains Institutional Liquidity via New Maple Finance Partnership – Bitcoin News

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Key Takeaways Maple integrated with Ink on May 13, 2026, to expand institutional yield products to layer two ( L2) users. The launch scales DeFi by giving 10 million Ink users access to Maple’s $3.8 billion AUM ecosystem. Users can soon access syrupUSDT on the Tydro protocol as Maple eyes further onchain fintech expansion. Onchain Yield Expansion: Maple Deploys syrupUSDT on OP Stack-Based Ink The move is designed to broaden access to the firm’s dollar-yield product, known as syrupUSDT, throughout the Ink decentralized finance ( DeFi) ecosystem, according to the…

XRP Ledger Hits Record High In 10K+ Wallets: Santiment

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The XRP Ledger has reached a new high in the number of wallets holding at least 10,000 XRP, according to on-chain analytics firm Santiment, extending a growth trend that has been in place since mid-2024. The firm framed the rise as a long-term accumulation signal among larger holders, even as XRP has spent much of 2026 trading below prior highs. Santiment said its data shows 332,230 XRP Ledger wallets now hold at least 10,000 XRP, marking an all-time high for that cohort. The metric, shown in a chart shared by…

Despite $82,000 Resistance, Bitcoin Prints Higher Lows Since April Bottom

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Key Takeaways Bitcoin held near $80,550 on May 13, 2026, as indicators stayed mostly neutral. Market data showed bitcoin volume hit $40.58B as resistance formed near $82,800. Charts suggest bitcoin must reclaim $81,500 or risk falling toward $77,000. Bitcoin Chart Outlook The daily bitcoin chart continued flashing a cautiously bullish tone despite repeated rejection near the $82,000 to $82,800 range. Bitcoin’s broader structure remained constructive after consistently printing higher lows from the April bottom around $70,480, while buyers repeatedly defended pullbacks into the upper-$70,000 region. Still, recent candles showed hesitation…

Bitcoin Bulls Target $100K as Strategy’s STRC Enables More BTC Buying This Week

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Bitcoin (BTC) may reach $100,000 by June as Strategy’s renewed buying power and falling stablecoin dominance suggest liquidity is returning to crypto. Key takeaways: Michael Saylor’s Strategy may purchase at least 3,127 BTC this week via the sales of STRC shares. Falling crypto market dominance of USDT and USDC stablecoins increases BTC’s odds of reaching $100,000. Strategy resumes Bitcoin buying as STRC stock reclaims $100 par Strategy’s preferred stock, Stretch (STRC), has reclaimed its critical $100 par value, restoring one of the company’s funding mechanisms for Bitcoin purchases, data from…

3,125 Bitcoin durch Solo-Mining: Realistisch oder nur Traum? Vergleich NerdQaxe++ & Nerdaxe Gamma

▶ Coinbase Website: Coinbase.com ▶ CEX Website: cex.io In diesem Video werfen wir einen genaueren Blick auf die beiden Bitcoin-Solo-Miner NerdQaxe++ und Nerdaxe Gamma von Solomining.de. Diese kompakten Geräte mit etwa 4,9 TH/s bzw. 1,3 TH/s Hashrate versuchen rund um die Uhr, einen Block im Bitcoin-Netzwerk zu finden. Gemeinsam schauen wir uns den Lieferumfang an, richten die Miner ein und werfen auch einen Blick auf den Stromverbrauch. Außerdem erkläre ich, wie Bitcoin-Mining grundsätzlich funktioniert, was ein Solominer eigentlich macht und für wen sich diese Art des Minings überhaupt lohnt. Zum…

This Country Is Going Onchain — And Ripple Rival Stellar Just Landed The Deal

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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 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…

XRP Price Tests Key Resistance as Data Signals Possible 2x Upside

XRP NEWS: XRP price is trading at $1.44, pressing against the upper boundary of a descending parallel channel that has capped the asset since its late-April highs, while on-chain metrics compiled by CryptoQuant show a neutral-to-slightly-bullish reading with spot markets displaying buy-side dominance and cooling sell pressure. The data and the price action are not yet aligned, derivatives sentiment has turned constructive, and accumulation signals are building, but the bears retain structural control above current levels. Whether XRP can convert those on-chain signals into a clean technical breakout, or whether…

Crypto Alert: Bear Market Finished

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