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Foundry Digital, the largest Bitcoin BTC$71,126.58 mining pool by hashrate, launched a Zcash (ZEC) mining pool that quickly grew to control about 30% of the network’s hashrate, according to company data and its newly released block explorer.The New York-based firm said multiple institutional miners ...

Odaily Planet Daily report: According to SoSoValue data, as of 8:00 AM Eastern Time on April 13, 2026, the total net weekly purchase of Bitcoin by global publicly traded companies (excluding mining companies) amounted to $1 billion, a 36% increase compared to the previous week.Strategy (formerly Mic...

Odaily Planet Daily reports, according to on-chain analyst Yujin, Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (MSTR) purchased 13,927 BTC for approximately $71,902 each ($1 billion) last week. They now hold a total of 780,897 BTC ($55.408 billion) at an average cost basis of $75,577, with an unrealized loss o...

ChainCatcher report, according to PR Newswire, Bitmine today announced that its total holdings of cryptocurrency, cash, and its "Moonshot" portfolio have reached $11.8 billion. As of 3:30 PM Eastern Time on April 12, 2026, the company’s cryptocurrency holdings include: 4,874,858 ETH 198 Bitcoin ...

According to PR Newswire, Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: BMNR) announced that, as of April 12, 2026, the company holds 4.875 million ETH (approximately $10.75 billion), representing 4.04% of ETH’s total supply, having achieved 81% of its “5% Alchemy” target. During the same period, the compan...

BlockBeats report: On April 13, Bitmine announced that its total holdings of cryptocurrencies, cash, and its "Moonshot Program" positions have reached $11.8 billion. As of 3:30 PM Eastern Time on April 12, 2026, the company's cryptocurrency holdings include:· 4,874,858 ETH· 198 BTC· $200 million inv...

Odaily Planet Daily reports that Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies disclosed that it increased its holdings by 71,524 ETH last week. The company’s current crypto asset portfolio includes 4,874,858 ETH, 198 BTC, equity in Eightco Holdings worth $85 million, and shares in Beast ...

In a bold attempt to regain trust after a sharp market collapse, the Ice Open Network team has issued a strong statement reaffirming its commitment to the project’s future.Posting via its official account, the team declared:“We stay. We build. We win.”The message comes after days of mounting communi...

ME News reports that on April 13 (UTC+8), on-chain detective ZachXBT responded to discussions regarding the USDC freeze, stating that no regulation prohibits issuers from proactively freezing funds. Circle’s claim of “acting in accordance with the law” is self-created and contradicts its own terms o...

Key Insights:ECB supports shifting crypto regulation to ESMA for unified EU oversight.Proposal marks biggest change since MiCA, targeting cross-border firms.Rate-cut expectations rise as eurozone growth weakens and inflation stays low.The European Central Bank (ECB) is taking a major step towards cr...

World Liberty Financial minted 25 million USD1 stablecoins on Monday morning and burned 3 million through its TokenGovernor contract, on-chain data shows, as the Trump-linked venture continues managing the fallout from a lending position that trapped depositors on DeFi protocol Dolomite.The activity...

After missing its deadline last month, the Hong Kong Monetary Authority has finally issued its first stablecoin licenses to HSBC and Standard Chartered, consistent with our earlier analysis in the article "Hong Kong Dollar Stablecoins Don't Need to Be USDC."Although the outcome itself was no surpris...

ME News reports that on April 13 (UTC+8), the Trump administration applied maximum pressure on Iran by blockading the Strait of Hormuz; Iran responded firmly, threatening retaliation against all ports in the Gulf. Crude oil spot supplies are already tight, with some refineries paying record premiums...

ME News reports that on April 13 (UTC+8), the Financial Services Commission (FSC) of South Korea disclosed typical unfair trading practices involving automated order manipulation via APIs in the cryptocurrency market and announced it will promptly launch targeted investigations into accounts exhibit...

Huo Xing Finance reports that, on April 13, according to Lookonchain monitoring, Bit Digital staked another 29,900 ETH (valued at $65.3 million) one hour ago. Over the past week, it has cumulatively staked 73,234 ETH (valued at $156.64 million).