Metaplanet, Semler Scientific were ‘zombie companies’ until Bitcoin, execs say
Shares in Metaplanet and Semler Scientific are up double and triple digits since the firms followed MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin playbook this year.
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Global private bank LGT to open Bitcoin and Ether trading
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