PANews reported on August 30 that NetDragon Websoft Holdings Limited (stock code: 777), a Hong Kong-listed company, released its interim results report for the six months ending June 30, 2024. The report shows that the Group paid approximately RMB 289 million (RMB 83 million in the same period of 2023) for the acquisition of intangible assets during this interim period, of which approximately US$33 million (equivalent to RMB 234 million) was used to acquire cryptocurrencies. In addition, the Group sold a number of cryptocurrencies with a total book value of US$41 million (equivalent to RMB 290 million) during this period, generating a sales profit of RMB 51 million, while there were no related transactions in the same period of 2023.

It was reported in 2022 that NetDragon, a Hong Kong-listed company, suffered a loss of 55.215 million yuan in cryptocurrency investment in the first half of the year.