[HTML5] BitmapData.fromBase64 returns null

What I am doing wrong? Base64 string is valid and can be checked here:

var base64:String = "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";
var bd:BitmapData = BitmapData.fromBase64(base64, "image/png");
trace(bd); //null

Oh. It doesn’t work for html5

public static function fromBase64(base64:String, type:String):BitmapData
	{
		#if (js && html5)
		return null;
		#else
		var bitmapData = new BitmapData(0, 0, true, 0);
		bitmapData.__fromBase64(base64, type);
		return bitmapData;
		#end
	}

Any other solutions to embed image to source?

If I use metatag @:bitmap, I can create BitmapData and Bitmap.
But I cannot create Starling Texture for some reason from this bitmapdata. It’s just invisible.

var bytes = Base64.decode(base64);
var loader = new Loader();
function onComplete(e:Event)
{
	var bm = cast(loader.content, Bitmap);
}
function onError(e:UncaughtErrorEvent) {}

loader.contentLoaderInfo.addEventListener(Event.COMPLETE, onComplete);
loader.uncaughtErrorEvents.addEventListener(UncaughtErrorEvent.UNCAUGHT_ERROR, onError);
loader.loadBytes(bytes);
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