PANews reported on June 10 that according to Cointelegraph, Nasdaq-listed fintech company Netcapital announced the acquisition of the crypto-native protocol Mixie for an undisclosed amount. Zelgor, a portfolio company of Netcapital, completed the acquisition, and the company said it was the first time a listed company acquired a crypto-native protocol to expand its blockchain business.

Netcapital is headquartered in Boston and operates a digital capital market platform. Its stock code is NCPL, with a market value of approximately US$6.8 million. After the announcement, NCPL's stock price rose by more than 16%, and the cumulative increase this year reached 48%. The company said it values Mixie's tokenized infrastructure and accelerator model, and will strengthen the synergy between its browser security products and Mixie technology.