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Odaily, a crypto wallet provider listed on the US stock exchange, Exodus has released its first-quarter financial report for 2026. The report disclosed that the company holds approximately $122.6 million in digital assets and cash, including 628 BTC and 1,861 ETH. Additionally, the Exodus Pay payment function launched in all 50 US states and select global markets in April. Exodus stated that due to market price fluctuations, its digital assets suffered losses of approximately $36.4 million, while transaction processing volume fell to about $1.18 billion, a sequential decline of 22%. (Globenewswire)
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch AMDUSDT, QCOMUSDT, and USARUSDT—three USD-quoted perpetual contracts—in phases on May 6, 2026. These contracts track the stock prices of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Qualcomm (QCOM), and USA Rare Earth (USAR), respectively. Each contract offers up to 10x leverage, a funding rate cap of ±2%, and funding settlements every eight hours. The contracts support multi-asset margin mode, enabling users to use non-USDT assets such as BTC as margin.
data from Predictefy shows that since Hyperliquid launched its event contract (prediction market) products, the trading volume of Bitcoin price-related event contracts on the platform within the same timeframe has exceeded that of similar markets on Kalshi, Polymarket, and all other prediction platforms.Previously, Hyperliquid launched its event contract market yesterday, with the first market being a daily settlement BTC price performance market.
According to CoinDesk, Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at Morgan Stanley, stated at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas that U.S. banks may hold bitcoin on their balance sheets in the future—but the timeline remains uncertain due to guidance from the Federal Reserve, the Basel Accords, and global regulatory requirements. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley’s recently launched MSBT—the first bank-issued bitcoin ETP—drew over $100 million in inflows within its first six days of listing, all sourced exclusively from self-directed investment channels and not yet made available to financial advisors. Oldenburg noted that slow adoption by the advisor channel stems primarily from an education gap; the bank has initiated internal training programs to address this and is applying for a digital trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to support direct custody of crypto assets and spot crypto trading services.
: According to market sources, billionaire Jack Dorsey's crypto finance app platform Cash App officially launched a Bitcoin reserve proof feature this week, verifying to over 60 million users that its Bitcoin holdings are fully backed with 1:1 reserves. Market observers believe this move represents a significant step forward for the crypto industry in terms of transparency, user trust, and self-custody standards, and is also seen as a positive signal promoting the long-term healthy development of the sector. (The Bitcoin Historian)
: Yunfeng Financial has announced the completion of a strategic investment in cross-border payment service provider WooshPay, with the specific amount undisclosed. WooshPay is a financial infrastructure platform regulated by the UK Financial Conduct Authority and the Hong Kong Customs and Excise Department. Yunfeng Financial stated that this investment aims to expand the digital payment market and integrate its digital asset infrastructure platform AlphaToken, advancing "AI+Web3" asset tokenization and compliant settlement-related businesses. According to further disclosure, Yunfeng Financial has received approval from the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission to provide virtual asset trading services, supporting users in trading digital assets such as Bitcoin and Ethereum on its platform.
According to Bitcoin.com News, Bitso, one of Latin America’s largest cryptocurrency service providers, has released its “2025 Latin American Crypto Landscape Report.” The report shows that nearly 40% of cryptocurrency purchases in the region in 2025 involved U.S. dollar-pegged assets such as USDT and USDC. The analysis draws on data from nearly 10 million customers across key markets including Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Mexico.
Paradigm researcher Dan Robinson proposed a new scheme called PACT (Prove Address Control with Timestamp), aimed at protecting long-dormant Bitcoin, including Satoshi Nakamoto's early addresses, from future quantum computing attacks.The mechanism allows users to prove control over an address via a timestamp without transferring assets or exposing on-chain activity. Should a future quantum attack occur, assets can be recovered based on this proof within a quantum-resistant version of the Bitcoin network.Compared to mandatory migration schemes such as BIP-361, PACT avoids the privacy exposure issues caused by proactively transferring assets, offering long-term holders a more flexible proactive protection path.
Odaily Planet Daily reported that Tether has released its assurance report for the first quarter of 2026, with a net profit of approximately $1.04 billion for the quarter.As of March 31, 2026, Tether's excess reserves reached an all-time high of $8.23 billion. The company's total assets currently stand at approximately $191.8 billion, with total liabilities of around $183.5 billion, resulting in assets exceeding liabilities by $8.23 billion. In terms of reserve allocation, Tether directly and indirectly holds approximately $141 billion in U.S. Treasury bonds, in addition to about $20 billion in physical gold and $7 billion in Bitcoin.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that the company's goal is to ensure the stable operation of USD₮ under all market conditions by maintaining a simple structure and extremely high liquidity to navigate macroeconomic fluctuations.
according to financial data released by Riot Platforms, the company recorded $33.2 million in data center revenue for the first time in the first quarter. A significant portion of this revenue came from lower-margin tenant retrofitting services, which involve procuring and installing specific equipment for clients. Notably, AMD has chosen to exercise its option to double its contracted capacity from 25 MW to 50 MW, with the possibility to further expand to 200 MW in the future. Currently, 5 MW of capacity related to the AMD deal has been delivered and is generating revenue, with the remaining initial capacity expected to come online in the second quarter. Additionally, Riot Platforms reported total revenue of $167.2 million for the first quarter, with its core Bitcoin mining business contributing $111.9 million. The company currently holds 15,679 Bitcoins (valued at approximately $1.2 billion), making it the world's seventh largest public holder of Bitcoin. (The Block)
Nic Carter stated that the risk quantum computing poses to Bitcoin cannot be clearly anticipated through “canary” mechanisms—such as incrementally difficult key challenges, quantum bounties on addresses, or Satoshi’s early coins. He argues that once quantum computers demonstrably break medium-scale ECDLP, the timeline to threatening secp256k1 may shrink to just months, whereas deploying post-quantum signature schemes and migrating vulnerable UTXOs on Bitcoin is expected to take years. Consequently, Bitcoin and other blockchains may need to proactively advance the transition to post-quantum signatures—even in the absence of unambiguous on-chain signals.
According to The Block, blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs released a report stating that North Korean hacker groups stole approximately $577 million in crypto assets during the first four months of 2026—accounting for 76% of global hacking losses over the same period. All these losses stemmed from two major incidents that occurred in April: KelpDAO was attacked by the TraderTraitor group, resulting in $292 million in losses; and Drift Protocol was compromised by another North Korean sub-group, suffering $285 million in losses. Preparations for the latter attack began as early as March 11, and funds were fully extracted within 12 minutes. The two incidents employed distinct money-laundering pathways: stolen funds from Drift remain largely dormant on Ethereum, whereas funds stolen from KelpDAO were rapidly swapped into BTC via THORChain, with subsequent laundering facilitated by Chinese intermediaries. TRM Labs noted that since 2017, North Korea’s cumulative crypto theft has exceeded $6 billion—and its share of global losses has risen steadily, from less than 10% in 2020 to 64% in 2025.
Odaily reports, according to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's updated monitoring, "Set 10 Big Goals First" actually held 2,826.41 BTC, worth approximately $219 million. The liquidation price this time was $75,371.33, resulting in a final loss of $6.511 million.
According to the official announcement, HTX has launched the “Spring Travel Season” trading competition. From now until May 9 at 18:00 (UTC+8), users who register and participate in spot trading of BTC, ETH, SOL, XMR, or LTC—or USDT-denominated perpetual contracts of DOGE, PEPE, XAG, TRUMP, or XMR—and complete designated tasks will accumulate “Miles.” Prizes totaling $50,000 will be distributed among participants based on their Mile rankings. Additionally, users who fulfill both the spot holding requirements and complete daily contract trading check-ins for the entire duration will qualify for a lottery draw, sharing an extra $1,500 prize pool.
Galaxy Digital released its first-quarter 2026 financial results, reporting a net loss of $216 million and a diluted loss per share of $0.49. The primary driver was the broad downturn in cryptocurrency markets during the quarter, with total crypto market capitalization shrinking by approximately 20%. Its crypto asset holdings declined from $1.67 billion in Q4 2025 to $1.36 billion. As of the end of March, its largest crypto holding was 6,894 BTC (approximately $431 million), followed by $61 million worth of SOL and $42 million worth of ETH. Despite the pressure on earnings, Galaxy Digital’s AI infrastructure business is progressing smoothly: the company confirmed delivery of its first data center facility to CoreWeave and expects to fulfill its full commitment of 133 megawatts of AI/IT infrastructure by the end of Q2. Boosted by this news, the company’s stock (NASDAQ: GLXY) rose 5% intraday—a move that diverged from Bitcoin’s concurrent decline. Wall Street analysts currently assign GLXY an aggregate rating of “Moderate Buy,” with a consensus target price of $39.40—implying roughly 50% upside from its share price of $26.30 at the time of writing.
According to Businesswire, Bitcoin treasury company TwentyOne Capital has updated its corporate strategy, aiming to integrate Bitcoin reserves, mining operations, financial services, and capital markets activities through mergers and acquisitions. Specific initiatives include: - Financial services and distribution, covering licenses, compliance, custody, technology, and institutional and retail client bases; - Bitcoin infrastructure, involving low-cost, high-hashrate Bitcoin mining to continuously expand Bitcoin reserves; - Capital markets strategy, securitizing loan portfolios and mining revenue and supporting non-dilutive leveraged financing of BTC reserves with operating cash flow; - Acquiring value-accretive Bitcoin companies, using ongoing cash flow to continuously accumulate Bitcoin.
According to the official announcement, Upbit will list MEGA trading pairs against KRW, BTC, and USDT.
According to an official announcement, Tether Investments has proposed two merger transactions: one between Twenty-One Capital (XXI) and Bitcoin financial services company Strike, and another between XXI and Bitcoin mining firm Elektron Energy. These mergers aim to expand XXI’s business scale and long-term growth capabilities. Tether Investments stated it will vote in favor of the proposed transactions. Upon completion, XXI will integrate Bitcoin asset management, mining, financial services, lending, and capital markets operations, becoming a globally leading listed Bitcoin integrated platform.
Bitget has launched a new CandyBomb campaign with a total prize pool of 10,000 PROS. During the campaign period, new contract trading users who complete net deposit and designated contract trading tasks can earn up to 100 PROS per user. Detailed rules have been published on the official Bitget platform. Eligible users must click the “Join Now” button to register in order to participate. The campaign ends on May 6 at 18:30 (UTC+8).
According to QCP Capital’s market report, as the geopolitical risk premium gradually subsided last week, market sentiment turned cautious, and investors’ attention has refocused on policy direction, the interest-rate path, and the economic growth outlook. Equities have been trading near recent highs but lack momentum for an upside breakout. The Federal Reserve’s FOMC decision is due today. A pause in rate hikes is now the baseline market expectation; however, with no new CPI or employment data released since the prior meeting, markets are highly sensitive to Chair Powell’s commentary—any hawkish signal could swiftly reprice front-end rates and tighten financial conditions. Meanwhile, growing attention is turning to potential leadership changes at the Fed. Kevin Warsh has gained increasing traction in market forecasts. His hawkish stance on inflation and skepticism toward quantitative easing stand in marked contrast to current policy approaches. Should he assume leadership, liquidity-driven assets—including crypto—could face pressure, given crypto markets’ particular sensitivity to rising real yields and a stronger U.S. dollar. Regarding Bitcoin: after a strong performance in April—supported by ETF inflows and sustained institutional accumulation—the price has entered a range-bound phase. Funding rates remain subdued, volatility continues to narrow, and the broader market is in a wait-and-see mode. QCP believes Bitcoin’s next directional move will hinge more on Fed signals and macroeconomic data than on crypto-native flows. Additionally, the upcoming tech earnings season, alongside releases of the PCE and GDP price indices, will further test the validity of the “soft landing” narrative.