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Analysis: Strategy’s Bitcoin Purchases Plunge 91%, Possibly Linked to STRC Cooling Off
According to Decrypt, Bitcoin treasury company Strategy purchased only 3,273 BTC last week—down approximately 91% from the previous week’s acquisition of 34,164 BTC for $2.54 billion. Analysts attribute this slowdown in buying pace to cooling market sentiment surrounding Strategy’s perpetual preferred shares (STRC). STRC had previously driven Strategy to execute its largest BTC purchase in nearly 16 months, fueled by an 11.5% monthly dividend. However, since the ex-dividend date on April 14, STRC’s price has persistently traded below its $100 target range, prompting Strategy to issue 1.4 million common shares for fundraising last week. Notably, Michael Saylor has announced plans to adjust STRC’s dividend distribution frequency to biweekly, aiming to mitigate cyclical fluctuations in the company’s BTC acquisition rhythm.
Strategy Plans to Change STRC Preferred Stock Dividends to Semi-Monthly
Odaily News: Strategy has proposed adjusting the dividend mechanism for its STRC preferred stock, planning to change the current monthly dividend distribution to twice a month (semi-monthly), subject to shareholder approval.STRC is a perpetual preferred stock, targeting trading near a par value of $100, with its price regulated through a floating dividend mechanism. The current annualized dividend yield is approximately 11.5%. The company stated that increasing the dividend frequency helps reduce reinvestment lag, enhance market liquidity, and improve price stability.STRC is one of a series of preferred stock financing instruments within Strategy, forming part of its capital structure alongside products like STRF, STRE, STRK, and STRD. These instruments have already helped the company raise significant funds for its ongoing accumulation of Bitcoin.
STRC Perpetual Preferred Shares Record $1.1 Billion in Daily Trading Volume, Continuously Fueling the Engine for BTC Accumulation
Odaily News Bitcoin treasury company Strategy's perpetual preferred shares, STRC, recorded approximately $1.1 billion in trading volume on April 13, representing a nearly 47% increase from the previous record. This has become a core financing tool for the company to accelerate its Bitcoin accumulation. Strategy raises capital by selling preferred shares like STRC and uses the funds for high-frequency Bitcoin purchases.Data shows that Strategy recently purchased 13,927 BTC for approximately $1 billion, bringing its total holdings to 780,897 BTC. The related funds primarily came from the issuance of over 10 million STRC shares. Within the overall capital plan, STRC, along with STRK, STRF, STRD, and common stock financing, constitutes its "42/42" financing framework. The goal is to raise $84 billion by 2027 for continuous Bitcoin purchases. Current market views suggest that STRC is gradually becoming the dominant instrument within this financing system. (The Block)
Trump Effect Ignites Prediction Market: Polymarket Trading Volume Surges Amid Controversy
Polymarket, a crypto prediction market platform, has become embroiled in an insider trading controversy due to predictive trading centered on US President Donald Trump's related policies and statements. Data shows that from April 5th to April 8th alone, markets related to the situation in Iran generated approximately 413 million predictions, involving funds exceeding $100 million.Analysts point out that Trump's highly unpredictable decision-making style has significantly boosted activity in the prediction market. Topics such as whether he will take military action against Iran or push for a ceasefire have become high-frequency trading targets. Related trading volumes surged rapidly following his social media posts.Notably, Donald Trump Jr. was revealed to hold shares in Polymarket while also serving as an advisor to another prediction platform, Kalshi, sparking external questions about potential conflicts of interest and insider trading. Industry data indicates that political predictions have become the second-largest category in prediction markets, trailing only sports. Despite the escalating controversy, the overall attitude of US regulators remains relatively lenient, driving the continuous expansion of this sector. (Fortune)
XRP Ledger Integrates Boundless Zero-Knowledge Technology to Enhance Bank-Grade On-Chain Privacy Compliance
According to Cointelegraph, the blockchain payment network XRP Ledger (XRPL) has partnered with zero-knowledge infrastructure provider Boundless to integrate its zero-knowledge technology into the underlying network, aiming to enable confidential and compliant on-chain transactions for banks and asset management firms. Shiv Shankar, CEO of Boundless, stated that the solution protects sensitive information—including transaction size, frequency, and counterparty details—through selective disclosure and role-based access control, while ensuring regulatory authorities can audit related activities. This integration is expected to drive adoption across multiple institutional use cases on public blockchains, including cross-border corporate payments, treasury management, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, tokenized asset issuance, and decentralized finance (DeFi). Industry observers believe that striking a balance between privacy and compliance is becoming a key factor in driving institutional adoption of public blockchains.
GateToken (GT) 2026 Q1 On-Chain Burn Completed, Cumulative Burn Value Exceeds $1.3 Billion
According to an official announcement, the on-chain burn of GateToken (GT) for the first quarter of 2026 has been officially completed, with a total of 2,557,729.381387 GT transferred to the burn address, representing a burn value exceeding $20.68 million.Since the launch of the Gate Chain mainnet in 2019, GT has maintained a continuous burn mechanism. To date, a total of 187,377,156 GT have been burned, with a cumulative burn value exceeding $1.382 billion (at current prices). The total token supply has been significantly reduced by approximately 62.46% from its initial 300 million tokens.With the launch of Gate Layer and the gradual rollout of native applications such as Gate Perp DEX, Gate Fun, and Meme Go, the utility frequency of GT, the sole Gas token for Gate Layer, has been continuously increasing. Concurrently, Gate is driving the coordinated development of infrastructure and applications including Gate for AI Agent, GateClaw, Gate.AI, and GateRouter, leading to a simultaneous increase in on-chain transaction and interaction demand. Gate will continue to implement its long-term, stable GT burn mechanism, fostering a tighter positive feedback loop between the token's economic model and real usage demand alongside ecosystem expansion.
Coinbase Incubated x402 Protocol Launches AI Agent App Store Agent.market
Odaily News The x402 protocol, incubated by Coinbase, has announced the launch of a unified platform called Agent.market, positioned as an "AI Agent App Store" for centrally showcasing and integrating various tools and services built on the protocol. According to the introduction, Agent.market already covers seven major categories at launch: inference, data, media, search, social, infrastructure, and trading. It integrates service providers including OpenAI, Bloomberg, CoinGecko, LinkedIn, X, and AWS Lambda, and supports permissionless integration.Erik Reppel, Engineering Lead at Coinbase Developer Platform, stated that the platform is essentially "an app store for agents." Currently, there are approximately 69,000 active agents on the x402 network, which have cumulatively completed over 165 million transactions, with a transaction volume reaching $50 million. Most services on Agent.market adopt a pay-per-use model, with some charging an "agentic premium" for AI agents. However, costs can be reduced through subscriptions in high-frequency usage scenarios. Meanwhile, the "agent economy" based on x402 is lowering customer acquisition and integration costs for businesses, unlocking previously constrained demand due to API keys, subscriptions, and micro-payment mechanisms.The x402 protocol is named after the HTTP 402 "Payment Required" status code, enabling websites, APIs, and AI agents to conduct instant micropayments via blockchain and traditional payment channels. The protocol is governed as an open standard by the x402 Foundation under the Linux Foundation and has received support from over 20 technology and crypto institutions including Cloudflare, Stripe, Amazon Web Services, Google, and Visa. (The Block)
B.AI’s Bank of AI and PKUBA jointly release the first Web4.0 research report: focusing on AI Agent economic infrastructure and real-world implementation cases
Bank of AI has partnered with Peking University’s Blockchain Association (PKUBlockchain) to release its inaugural research report, “Web4.0: When AI Agents Become Economic Actors—Infrastructure Gaps, Industry Landscape, and Investment Outlook,” officially published today. The report systematically outlines infrastructure gaps across three layers: the x402 payment protocol, the ERC-8004 identity standard, and the MCP tool-calling protocol. It further analyzes how Bank of AI integrates five core components into a one-stop Agent Financial Operating System—a representative case bridging protocols to real-world products. The report notes that TRON’s blockchain supports over $22 billion in daily transaction volume and $86 billion in circulating USDT, providing a scalable foundation for AI Agents’ high-frequency micro-settlements. Both parties will continue advancing the synergistic development of Web4.0 infrastructure and the agent-driven economy.
Circle Launches New Cross-Chain USDC Payment Mechanism for Unified Settlement in High-Frequency Scenarios
According to Crowdfund Insider, Circle has launched a new solution for high-frequency cross-chain USDC payments. Developers can leverage the Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol (CCTP) to enable local fulfillment providers to front-pay on the recipient’s designated chain, with the platform subsequently performing batch cross-chain settlement. This model reduces operational overhead associated with individual cross-chain transfers and is suitable for platforms processing large volumes of payments daily. Compared to the traditional CCTP process—which requires individual USDC burn-and-mint operations per transfer—the new solution supports batch settlement, reducing the number of burns on the source chain and eliminating the need for signature infrastructure on the destination chain. Circle also demonstrated the workflow using the Arc Testnet and Ethereum Sepolia.
Gate Launches Latest Transparency Report, AI Continues to Empower Trading Ecosystem
Odaily News: Digital asset trading platform Gate has released its March 2026 Transparency Report. Centered around its Intelligent Web3 strategy, the platform is accelerating the construction of an AI product matrix with Gate for AI, GateClaw, GateAI, and GateRouter at its core, and is driving the deep integration of AI technology into its trading ecosystem. Gate AI already covers over 80 application scenarios, including market analysis, strategy assistance, and investment research support, and is gradually penetrating into high-frequency trading and investment research processes, becoming a key driver for the platform's capability upgrades.In terms of business data, Gate's TradFi segment achieved a single-day trading peak exceeding $20 billion, with asset coverage surpassing 350 types, and 174 new listings added in the month, making it a core engine for growth. According to CoinDesk data, the platform's user base has exceeded 51 million, with its derivatives market share rising to 12.2%, setting a new historical high. Its spot trading volume remains firmly in second place globally, with liquidity consistently ranking in the top three, and both trading depth and activity levels have improved simultaneously. Gate's institutional business has also performed exceptionally well, being rated as the "Best Institutional Trading Platform" in the BeInCrypto rankings. Leveraging approximately 2-millisecond low-latency matching, deep liquidity, a multi-asset system, and combined with its SuperLink cross-market accounts and third-party custody partnerships, the platform has further enhanced capital efficiency and security. Through the synergistic upgrade of its AI product matrix and multi-asset trading capabilities, Gate continues to strengthen its leading position in the global trading and institutional services arena.
XRP Ledger Integrates Boundless Zero-Knowledge Technology to Enhance Bank-Grade On-Chain Privacy Compliance
According to Cointelegraph, the blockchain payment network XRP Ledger (XRPL) has partnered with zero-knowledge infrastructure provider Boundless to integrate its zero-knowledge technology into the underlying network, aiming to enable confidential and compliant on-chain transactions for banks and asset management firms. Shiv Shankar, CEO of Boundless, stated that the solution protects sensitive information—including transaction size, frequency, and counterparty details—through selective disclosure and role-based access control, while ensuring regulatory authorities can audit related activities. This integration is expected to drive adoption across multiple institutional use cases on public blockchains, including cross-border corporate payments, treasury management, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, tokenized asset issuance, and decentralized finance (DeFi). Industry observers believe that striking a balance between privacy and compliance is becoming a key factor in driving institutional adoption of public blockchains.
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Prediction market trading volume exceeded $25.7 billion in March, driven by retail dominance with crypto becoming the primary entry point
data shows the total trading volume of prediction markets in March 2026 reached $25.7 billion, a month-over-month increase of 10.6%. Trading activity is highly concentrated among small-scale retail users. Among the 1.29 million wallets tracked in the first quarter, 82.3% of users had a trading volume of less than $10,000. The growth primarily came from micro, light, and moderately active user groups, with the overall market exhibiting a structural characteristic of "high-frequency participation, low single-order value."Crypto assets serve as the primary entry point for prediction markets, accounting for 39.6% of micro-user activity. Among these, Bitcoin-related event contracts attracted approximately 593,000 users in the first quarter, with a trading volume of $5.42 billion, making it the most actively participated crypto prediction market. Ethereum and Solana recorded trading volumes of $1.19 billion and $420 million, respectively.By asset class structure, sports markets ranked first with a trading volume of $10.1 billion, followed by political markets ($5 billion), of which geopolitical-related markets accounted for $2.41 billion. The overall trading volume for crypto-related markets reached $7.3 billion.Analysts believe that the growth of prediction markets is primarily driven by "category expansion" rather than an increase in single-order size. Micro users were active for an average of 2.5 days and participated in 1.45 categories, while medium users' activity increased to 9.9 days and participation in 2.34 categories. This indicates that users are transitioning from single-speculation to sustained multi-market participation. (The Block)
Analysis: Strategy’s Bitcoin Purchases Plunge 91%, Possibly Linked to STRC Cooling Off
According to Decrypt, Bitcoin treasury company Strategy purchased only 3,273 BTC last week—down approximately 91% from the previous week’s acquisition of 34,164 BTC for $2.54 billion. Analysts attribute this slowdown in buying pace to cooling market sentiment surrounding Strategy’s perpetual preferred shares (STRC). STRC had previously driven Strategy to execute its largest BTC purchase in nearly 16 months, fueled by an 11.5% monthly dividend. However, since the ex-dividend date on April 14, STRC’s price has persistently traded below its $100 target range, prompting Strategy to issue 1.4 million common shares for fundraising last week. Notably, Michael Saylor has announced plans to adjust STRC’s dividend distribution frequency to biweekly, aiming to mitigate cyclical fluctuations in the company’s BTC acquisition rhythm.
GateToken (GT) 2026 Q1 On-Chain Burn Completed, Cumulative Burn Value Exceeds $1.3 Billion
According to an official announcement, the on-chain burn of GateToken (GT) for the first quarter of 2026 has been officially completed, with a total of 2,557,729.381387 GT transferred to the burn address, representing a burn value exceeding $20.68 million.Since the launch of the Gate Chain mainnet in 2019, GT has maintained a continuous burn mechanism. To date, a total of 187,377,156 GT have been burned, with a cumulative burn value exceeding $1.382 billion (at current prices). The total token supply has been significantly reduced by approximately 62.46% from its initial 300 million tokens.With the launch of Gate Layer and the gradual rollout of native applications such as Gate Perp DEX, Gate Fun, and Meme Go, the utility frequency of GT, the sole Gas token for Gate Layer, has been continuously increasing. Concurrently, Gate is driving the coordinated development of infrastructure and applications including Gate for AI Agent, GateClaw, Gate.AI, and GateRouter, leading to a simultaneous increase in on-chain transaction and interaction demand. Gate will continue to implement its long-term, stable GT burn mechanism, fostering a tighter positive feedback loop between the token's economic model and real usage demand alongside ecosystem expansion.
Trump Effect Ignites Prediction Market: Polymarket Trading Volume Surges Amid Controversy
Polymarket, a crypto prediction market platform, has become embroiled in an insider trading controversy due to predictive trading centered on US President Donald Trump's related policies and statements. Data shows that from April 5th to April 8th alone, markets related to the situation in Iran generated approximately 413 million predictions, involving funds exceeding $100 million.Analysts point out that Trump's highly unpredictable decision-making style has significantly boosted activity in the prediction market. Topics such as whether he will take military action against Iran or push for a ceasefire have become high-frequency trading targets. Related trading volumes surged rapidly following his social media posts.Notably, Donald Trump Jr. was revealed to hold shares in Polymarket while also serving as an advisor to another prediction platform, Kalshi, sparking external questions about potential conflicts of interest and insider trading. Industry data indicates that political predictions have become the second-largest category in prediction markets, trailing only sports. Despite the escalating controversy, the overall attitude of US regulators remains relatively lenient, driving the continuous expansion of this sector. (Fortune)
Coinbase Incubated x402 Protocol Launches AI Agent App Store Agent.market
Odaily News The x402 protocol, incubated by Coinbase, has announced the launch of a unified platform called Agent.market, positioned as an "AI Agent App Store" for centrally showcasing and integrating various tools and services built on the protocol. According to the introduction, Agent.market already covers seven major categories at launch: inference, data, media, search, social, infrastructure, and trading. It integrates service providers including OpenAI, Bloomberg, CoinGecko, LinkedIn, X, and AWS Lambda, and supports permissionless integration.Erik Reppel, Engineering Lead at Coinbase Developer Platform, stated that the platform is essentially "an app store for agents." Currently, there are approximately 69,000 active agents on the x402 network, which have cumulatively completed over 165 million transactions, with a transaction volume reaching $50 million. Most services on Agent.market adopt a pay-per-use model, with some charging an "agentic premium" for AI agents. However, costs can be reduced through subscriptions in high-frequency usage scenarios. Meanwhile, the "agent economy" based on x402 is lowering customer acquisition and integration costs for businesses, unlocking previously constrained demand due to API keys, subscriptions, and micro-payment mechanisms.The x402 protocol is named after the HTTP 402 "Payment Required" status code, enabling websites, APIs, and AI agents to conduct instant micropayments via blockchain and traditional payment channels. The protocol is governed as an open standard by the x402 Foundation under the Linux Foundation and has received support from over 20 technology and crypto institutions including Cloudflare, Stripe, Amazon Web Services, Google, and Visa. (The Block)
Strategy CEO: STRC to Increase Dividend Frequency to Bi-Monthly, Yield Maintained at 11.5%
Odaily News: Strategy has proposed a bi-monthly dividend distribution plan for STRC. CEO Phong Le stated, "We are increasing the dividend frequency for STRC while maintaining the same 11.5% yield, effectively doubling the frequency." (BitcoinTreasuries.NET)