Key Takeaways Strategy purchased 34,164 BTC for $2.54 billion last week.The acquisition ranks as the company’s third-largest Bitcoin purchase on record.Strategy now holds 815,061 BTC worth more than $61.5 billion.Most of the purchase was funded through STRC preferred stock sales. Strategy Adds Another 34,164 Bitcoin Strategy acquired 34,164 additional Bitcoin between April 13 and April 19 for approximately $2.54 billion. The company paid an average price of $74,395 per Bitcoin. Following the latest purchase, Strategy’s total Bitcoin holdings have risen to 815,061 BTC, purchased for a combined $61.56 billion. Its average acquisition cost across all holdings now stands at $75,527 per Bitcoin. Third-Largest Bitcoin Purchase in Company History The latest acquisition is Strategy’s third-largest Bitcoin purchase ever by coin count. Only two previous purchases in November 2024 were larger: 55,500 BTC51,780 BTC At current prices near $75,000, Strategy’s Bitcoin position is now roughly at breakeven after previously sitting underwater for much of the year. STRC Preferred Stock Continues to Drive Purchases The majority of the latest purchase was funded through sales of Strategy’s STRC preferred stock. STRC generated approximately $2.18 billion, accounting for about 86% of the total proceeds used for the Bitcoin purchase. An additional $366 million came from sales of Strategy’s Class A common stock. Michael Saylor has increasingly relied on STRC as a funding vehicle for Bitcoin accumulation, as investor demand for the high-yield preferred stock remains strong. STRC Sets New Records Last week also marked several new milestones for STRC. On April 13, Strategy sold 11.9 million STRC shares through its at-the-market program, generating more than $1 billion in volume and funding an estimated 7,741 BTC purchase. The following day, the company sold 14.4 million shares, generating enough proceeds for another estimated 9,364 BTC. Together, the two days accounted for roughly 17,204 BTC in buying power, representing a 518% increase compared with the prior four-week average. Strategy Pushes Toward One Million Bitcoin With 815,061 BTC now under its control, Strategy owns roughly 4% of the total circulating supply of Bitcoin. The company remains by far the largest public corporate holder of Bitcoin globally and continues to expand its treasury position aggressively despite ongoing market volatility.

据《纽约邮报》报道，美国总统特朗普 20 日称，若谈判取得突破性进展，他愿同伊朗高级别领导人会面。

The decentralized finance (DeFi) sector is experiencing significant pressure following a recent bad debt event, with notable declines in several key assets. According to NS3.AI, AAVE and LayerZero's ZRO each fell by 22% in a short period. Other DeFi tokens also faced downturns, with Lido's LDO dropping 19%, Ethena's ENA sliding 13%, and Compound's COMP losing 10%. In contrast, Ethereum (ETH) remained stable during this time. Santiment, a market analysis firm, indicated that these movements reflect sector-specific challenges rather than a widespread selloff of Ethereum.

Institutional investors have significantly increased their holdings in Google stock prior to Alphabet's earnings call on April 29. According to NS3.AI, JPMorgan acquired 7.9 million shares, raising its total stake to 99.53 million shares valued at $24.24 billion. Other investment funds also expanded their exposure, with Mercer Global Advisors boosting its holdings by 208% and AllianceBernstein LP increasing its position by 5.8%, totaling over 40 million shares worth nearly $9.75 billion. During this period, Google's stock price rose from $273 at the end of March to $339 by mid-April.

Kevin Warsh, the nominee for the new Federal Reserve Chair, believes that upcoming productivity growth could provide the Fed with room to lower interest rates, provided that higher productivity leads to economic growth with low inflation. According to Jin10, economist Ed Yardeni also anticipates that the economy will benefit from technological advancements this decade. However, he disagrees that such outcomes would justify rate cuts. Yardeni stated, "While we share Warsh's optimism about productivity, we fundamentally differ on what this means for monetary policy." Yardeni argues that faster growth will raise the natural rate of interest, or R*, which neither stimulates nor restrains the economy. He wrote, "If the Fed lowers the federal funds rate below R*, the risk is that it could fuel financial speculation and instability."

The U.S. stock market opened with mixed results as the Dow Jones Industrial Average remained nearly flat, while the S&P 500 Index fell by 0.1% and the Nasdaq Composite Index dropped by 0.2%. According to Jin10, oil and gas stocks experienced gains, with Exxon Mobil Corporation rising by 0.6% and BP increasing by 0.9%. Adobe Inc. saw a 1.6% increase in its stock price following the launch of its AI-powered agent, CX Enterprise, aimed at enhancing enterprise solutions.

On April 20, Reabold Resources, a UK oil and gas company, issued a statement addressing recent media reports suggesting its priority is Bitcoin mining over enhancing UK energy supply. According to BlockBeats, the company clarified that its West Newton gas field in Yorkshire will primarily focus on supporting UK energy security. Reabold Resources is exploring the deployment of small-scale power generation facilities to utilize initial gas output for Bitcoin mining. This initiative aims to demonstrate the feasibility of using on-site gas to power data centers, paving the way for larger-scale data center projects in the future. The company emphasized that this approach does not exclude the possibility of integrating the gas into the national grid or supplying industrial users in the future. While previous reports indicated the gas field could theoretically mine 50,000 Bitcoins, Reabold Resources has not confirmed any timeline or equipment plans for this endeavor.

U.S. Vice President Vance and a delegation are set to arrive in Islamabad within hours. According to Odaily, this visit marks a significant diplomatic engagement between the United States and Pakistan. The details of the agenda have not been disclosed, but it is expected to cover various bilateral issues.

根据 msx.com 数据，美股开盘，道指跌 0.1%，标普 500 指数跌 0.24%，纳指跌 0.41%。加密概念股普跌，HODL 下跌 6.98%，ALTS 下跌 6.52%，MSTR 下跌 3%，CRCL 下跌 4.4%.据悉，msx.com 是一个去中心化 RWA 交易平台，累计已上线数百种 RWA 代币，涵盖 AAPL、AMZN、GOOGL、META、MSFT、NFLX、NVDA 等美股及 ETF 代币标的。

底层基础设施的卡位窗口已经开始收窄，而能够把协议能力转化为真实商业闭环的垂直应用层是 2026 年至 2027 年之间更值得关注的机会所在。

据纽约邮报报道，美国副总统万斯和美国代表团将在数小时内抵达伊斯兰堡。

DeFi,3亿之后又3亿 DeFi圈的钱还敢存吗？ 金色财经,而当海啸退去，留下的将是更坚固的基石。

SAAS,DeFi,Harness 套利期 从 SaaS 边缘抢救 DeFi 金色财经,重新发明 DeFi，AI 叙事的复兴。

有些资产的代币化不会为它们创造任何传统金融无法提供的价值，还有些动机根本不在代币化本身。

特朗普要降息，他挑选的美联储掌门人沃什想到的方案是「左右互搏」

它本身不是 AI 标准，但它很可能会成为「AI+ 钱包」时代的一层关键执行基础设施。

2026 年香港 Web3 嘉年华传递出的信息，已经明显不同于过去几年的行业讨论。

2026年，人类在工作上最“奢侈”的消费是什么？答案并不是买一部性能顶配的电脑，或是置办几身体面的行头，而是能够不受限制、不计成本地使用这个世界上最先进的AI工具。

A crypto trader has turned roughly $2,500 into nearly $500,000 within hours, riding a viral surge in the Ethereum-based meme coin ASTEROID that was triggered by a social media interaction between a girl battling cancer and Elon Musk.

Coinbase has begun using AI agents inside Slack and email to help staff with work tasks like planning, ideas and decision-making. It has also rolled out two agents named Fred and Balaji, while the CEO said AI could eventually outnumber human staff as it becomes more widely used across the company.