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Strategy’s Bitcoin Portfolio Grows To Nearly 600,000 BTC After Recent Purchase

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin (BTC) proxy firm, Strategy, has made headlines once again by purchasing an additional $285.8 million worth of Bitcoin (BTC) during a week characterized by significant fluctuations in the company’s stock (MSTR) price. …

Northern Marianas vetoes bill for Tinian to launch its own USD stablecoin

The governor of the Northern Mariana Islands, a small Pacific US territory just north of Guam, has killed the legislation that would have allowed one of the territory’s local governments to launch a fully backed US dollar-pegged stablecoin.In…

OKX Launches Dual “Trade & Earn” Campaigns Featuring $PROMPT and $BABY Tokens

Key Takeaways: New users can earn 40 $PROMPT or 20 $BABY instantly by completing a few simple tasks. The prize pools—2 million $PROMPT and 700,000 $BABY—are not limited to new users. These campaigns run through April 17 (PROMPT) and April 24 (BABY)…

Xapo Bank sees Bitcoin trading surge as wealthy investors bought the dip

Gibraltar-based Xapo Bank, a private bank and Bitcoin custodian, reported a surge in Bitcoin trading volumes in the first quarter as its high-net-worth members scooped up Bitcoin amid market turbulence. Xapo Bank said that Q1 trading volume…

Bitcoin held by publicly listed firms climbs 16% in Q1: Bitwise

The amount of Bitcoin held on the books of publicly traded companies rose by 16.1% in the first quarter of 2025, according to crypto fund issuer Bitwise.Total company Bitcoin (BTC) holdings rose to around 688,000 BTC by the end of Q1, with firms…

Tether partners with OCEAN mining pool to decentralize Bitcoin block-building

Stablecoin issuer Tether has announced it intends to deploy its existing and future Bitcoin hashrate to OCEAN’s Bitcoin mining pool in an effort to strengthen the network’s decentralization.“Deploying hashrate to OCEAN aligns with…