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.

『ニューヨーク・ポスト』紙によると、トランプ米大統領は20日、交渉で画期的な進展があれば、イランの高官と会談する用意があると述べた。

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.

msx.comのデータによると、米国株式市場は寄り付き時点で、ダウ平均が0.1%安、S&P 500種指数が0.24%安、ナスダック総合指数が0.41%安となっている。暗号資産関連株は軒並み下落しており、HODLは6.98%安、ALTSは6.52%安、MSTRは3%安、CRCLは4.4%安となっている。msx.comは分散型RWA取引プラットフォームであり、これまでにAAPL、AMZN、GOOGL、META、MSFT、NFLX、NVDAなどの米国株およびETFトークンを含む、数百種類のRWAトークンを上場させている。

基盤インフラにおける参入の窓はすでに狭まりつつあるが、プロトコルの機能を実際のビジネスサイクルへと転換できる垂直型アプリケーション層こそが、2026年から2027年にかけて注目すべき機会となるだろう。

ニューヨーク・ポスト紙によると、ヴァンス米国副大統領と米国代表団は数時間以内にイスラマバードに到着する見込みだ。

DeFi、3億に続きさらに3億。DeFi界の資金をまだ預けていいのだろうか？ 金色財経、しかし津波が引いた後、残るのはより強固な礎となるだろう。

SaaS、DeFi、Harness アービトラージ期：SaaSの限界からDeFiを救い出す　Golden Finance、DeFiの再発明、AIストーリーの復活。

資産のトークン化によって、従来の金融では提供できないような新たな価値が生まれるわけではないものもあるし、そもそもトークン化そのものが目的ではないケースもある。

トランプ氏は利下げを望んでいるが、彼が指名したFRB議長候補のウォッシュ氏が考案した案は「自滅的な策」だ

それ自体はAIの標準ではありませんが、「AI+ウォレット」時代における重要な実行基盤となる可能性が高いでしょう。

2026年の香港Web3カーニバルから発信されたメッセージは、過去数年間の業界での議論とは明らかに異なるものとなっている。

2026年、仕事において人間にとって最も「贅沢」な消費とは何でしょうか？その答えは、最高スペックのパソコンを購入することでも、見栄えのする服を何着か揃えることでもなく、制限なく、コストを気にせずに、世界で最も先進的なAIツールを利用できることなのです。

ある暗号資産トレーダーが、がんとの闘病中の少女とイーロン・マスクとのソーシャルメディア上でのやり取りをきっかけに、イーサリアムベースのミームコイン「ASTEROID」の価格が急騰した流れに乗り、わずか数時間で約2,500ドルを50万ドル近くまで増やした。

コインベースは、Slackやメール内でAIエージェントを活用し、計画立案、アイデア出し、意思決定といった業務を支援し始めた。また、「フレッド」と「バラジ」という2つのエージェントを導入しており、CEOは、社内でAIの利用がさらに広がるにつれ、最終的にはAIが人間の従業員数を上回る可能性があると述べた。