MicroStrategy Reports 17,585 BTC Gain Worth About $1.3B in First Two Weeks of April
Michael Saylor said Strategy generated 17,585 BTC of BTC Gain in the first two weeks of April, which he valued at about $1.3 billion. Strategy said quarter-to-date BTC Yield reached 2.3% and year-to-date yield reached 5.6%, equal to 37,339 BTC worth about $2.8 billion. BTC Gain is a proprietary non-GAAP metric that tracks Bitcoin per diluted share after adjusting for share issuance used to fund purchases. Under GAAP fair-value accounting, Strategy reported a $14.46 billion unrealized loss on its Bitcoin holdings for Q1 2026.
World Liberty Financial published a governance proposal to lock 62.2 billion WLFI under new vesting schedules and burn up to 4.5 billion tokens. The plan would place 45.2 billion insider and partner tokens into a two-year cliff and three-year vest with a mandatory 10% burn.
Roth Capital set a $285 price target on Amazon after Amazon announced an $11.6 billion acquisition of Globalstar. Roth Capital said the deal could de-risk large-scale space connectivity deployments.
Bitcoin BIP-361 Proposes Quantum Migration That Could Freeze Legacy Coins
Bitcoin Improvement Proposal 361 outlines a three-phase migration to quantum-resistant signatures that could eventually make unmigrated legacy coins unspendable. The draft proposal would first block new payments to vulnerable address types and later invalidate legacy signatures at the consensus level, but no activation timeline has been set.
Binance launched a Chatroom feature that lets users message each other in real time and transfer crypto assets inside chats. Users can open the feature from the homepage or Binance Square and share trading information within the chat interface.
Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan said Bitcoin’s total addressable market is probably larger than gold’s $38 trillion market. Separately, Michaël van de Poppe said Bitcoin could trade at $87,500–$90,000 in 3 months after a historic drawdown against gold.
Warren Presses Musk for Details on X Money’s Stablecoin Plans
Senator Elizabeth Warren asked Elon Musk for information on X Money after a beta preview suggested the service could offer 6% interest on deposits. Warren said possible stablecoin and crypto integrations could create financial system and national security risks, and she questioned whether X would issue its own stablecoin under the GENIUS Act. FDIC Chair Travis Hill said in March that payment stablecoins are not protected by deposit insurance under the bill, though pass-through coverage was not expressly banned.
eToro shares rise 5% as firm buys Zengo to expand self-custody push
eToro shares rose almost 5% to $38 after the platform said it will buy self-custody wallet Zengo. The companies did not disclose the deal size, although Bloomberg reported it was worth $70 million. eToro said the acquisition will expand its crypto applications and support tokenised assets, prediction markets and perpetuals.
Bitcoin inflows to exchanges rose to about 11,000 BTC per hour as Bitcoin tested the $76,000 resistance level, according to CryptoQuant. CryptoQuant said the pace was the highest since December 2025 and above the volume seen before the correction last March.
Warren Questions Musk on X Money Stablecoin Plans and 6% Yield Offer
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren asked Elon Musk for details on X Money and questioned how a proposed 6% annual interest savings offer would work. Warren said potential stablecoin and cryptocurrency integration at X Money could pose risks to the financial system and U.S. national security. Warren also asked whether X Money plans to issue its own stablecoin.
CryptoQuant's Bitcoin Bullish Score Index rose to 40, signaling a recovery phase for Bitcoin. Analysts said Bitcoin must hold $72,000 support to preserve the recent rebound.
eToro agreed to acquire self-custody wallet provider Zengo in a reported $70 million deal that was paid mostly in cash. Zengo's keyless MPC wallet technology serves more than 2 million users across 180+ countries. eToro said the acquisition will help support emerging DeFi use cases including prediction markets and perpetuals.
Tether Adds 951 BTC, Bitcoin Holdings Rise to 97,141 BTC
Tether moved 951 BTC worth about $70.47 million into a reserve address, lifting total holdings to about 97,141 BTC. The company has accumulated Bitcoin since 2023 using roughly 15% of its profits and usually transfers the holdings from Bitfinex after each quarter ends. The wallet is valued at around $7.2 billion and ranks as the fifth-largest Bitcoin holder on-chain.
XRP pozostał poniżej 1,40 USD, nawet gdy Bitcoin osiągnął 75 000 USD. Analitycy CoinCodex przewidzieli, że XRP może osiągnąć 1,53 USD na początku maja, zanim ponownie spadnie poniżej 1,40 USD.
Autor twierdzi, że giełdy potrzebują egzekwowanych kontroli bezpieczeństwa, aby zdobyć zaufanie instytucjonalne
Autor twierdzi, że giełdy kryptowalutowe wciąż polegają na performatywnej bezpieczeństwie, nawet po tym, jak w 2025 roku skradziono ponad 3 miliardy dolarów w aktywach kryptowalutowych, według szacunków branżowych. Autor mówi, że giełdy potrzebują weryfikowalnych rezerw i zobowiązań, surowszych zatwierdzeń wewnętrznych oraz szybszej reakcji na incydenty, aby przyciągnąć kapitał instytucjonalny.
Arab media outlet Al Hadath reported that Donald Trump will travel to Pakistan if a deal is reached with Iran. The report did not provide a timeline or further details.
Bitcoin Core developer Jameson Lopp said he would rather freeze about 5.6 million dormant BTC, worth about $420 billion at current prices, than let future quantum attackers access them. Lopp said the coins have not moved for more than 10 years, while BIP-361 remains an early-stage contingency plan rather than a formally promoted solution.
Delysium Co-founder Xiankun Wu Address Transfers 131,750 RAVE to Bitget
On-chain analyst Yu Jian said a wallet belonging to Delysium co-founder Xiankun Wu transferred 131,750 RAVE to Bitget half an hour ago, worth about $1.7 million. Yu Jian said the tokens came from unlock distributions and airdrops two months ago, when they were worth about $46,000.
Goldman Sachs Files Bitcoin Income ETF Built on Covered Calls
Goldman Sachs filed on April 14 for the Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Premium Income ETF, with the prospectus marked effective 75 days after filing. The actively managed fund would seek monthly income by selling call options on spot Bitcoin ETP exposure rather than holding Bitcoin directly. The filing says the strategy can overwrite 40%–100% of its Bitcoin exposure, which caps upside while leaving downside risk.
Riot Loses Data Center Chief During AI Pivot, Shares Fall 6%
Riot Platforms said chief data center officer Jonathan Gibbs departed effective April 12, forfeiting about 1.1 million restricted shares worth about $18.7 million. Riot hired Gibbs in June 2025 to help expand beyond Bitcoin mining into AI and hyperscale infrastructure. Riot shares fell more than 6% to $17 on Wednesday after the disclosure.
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