1. MicroStrategy Buys 15,355 BTC Again, Total Holdings Exceed 550,000! MSTR Stock Surges 27% in a Month
The Bitcoin holdings leader among U.S. listed companies, MicroStrategy Strategy, issued an announcement yesterday (28th), stating that from April 21 to 27, the company purchased 15,355 bitcoins at an average price of $92,737, spending $1.42 billion. This increased their total Bitcoin holdings to 553,555 BTC, with a total purchase cost of $37.9 billion, and an updated average price of $68,459 per bitcoin (with an unrealized gain of approximately $12.9 billion).
The funds for this Bitcoin acquisition still came from the proceeds of new stock sales. According to documents provided by MicroStrategy, the company sold 4.02 million MSTR stocks last week, raising approximately $1.4 billion.
After this sale, $128.7 million of MSTR stocks remain available for issuance and sale. Additionally, MicroStrategy sold 435,069 STRK stocks, raising about $37.5 million, with $20.92 billion of STRK stocks still available for issuance and sale under the plan.
2. Arizona Passes Bitcoin Reserve Bill! Awaiting Governor's Signature, Potentially the First in the U.S.
The Arizona State Legislature finally passed the "Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Bill" (SB1025) on April 28 after multiple rounds of deliberation, creating a U.S. first. The next step is to obtain the governor's signature, which would allow the state government to invest up to 10% of public funds in bitcoin, symbolizing the gradual mainstream acceptance of cryptocurrency and potentially triggering a wave of imitation among U.S. states.
Core and Significance of Arizona's Bitcoin Reserve Bill
The SB1025 bill, proposed by Republican Senator Wendy Rogers and Representative Jeff Weninger, authorizes the state's fiscal and retirement systems to invest up to 10% of funds in digital assets (primarily bitcoin), through methods including direct holding or ETFs.
3. Michael Saylor: Strategy Has Generated $5.1 Billion in Bitcoin Gains
By betting on bitcoin, Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has once again achieved impressive results - year-to-date, the company's accumulated bitcoin position has generated an on-paper profit of $5.1 billion, further solidifying its status as a "bitcoin corporate heavyweight".
This company focused on intelligent software (Nasdaq: MSTR) recently published the latest financial data, further emphasizing its core strategy of actively betting on bitcoin. Executive Chairman Michael Saylor noted on the X platform that from the beginning of the year to date, MSTR's asset management operations have generated $5.1 billion in bitcoin gains.
4. Solana Ecosystem DeFi Protocol Loopscale: Hacker Agrees to Return 90% of Funds
Loopscale, a DeFi protocol in the Solana ecosystem, was hacked just two weeks after launch, losing $5.8 million, becoming the latest major security incident in the crypto market this year. However, the situation quickly took a turn, with Loopscale indicating this morning that the hacker has agreed to a "white hat protocol", willing to return 90% of the stolen funds in exchange for a bonus.
According to the official announcement, the attack caused over $5.8 million in losses, approximately 12% of the platform's total locked value (TVL).
Loopscale earlier stated that they received a response from the hacker near 4 AM Beijing time, with the hacker indicating willingness to accept the bonus proposal and return the stolen funds.
5. Global Crypto Funds Attract $3.4 Billion Last Week, Creating 3rd Largest Single-Week Inflow Record
Digital asset management company CoinShares reported on Monday that global cryptocurrency investment products attracted $3.4 billion in inflows last week, the largest since December and the 3rd largest single-week inflow on record.
James Butterfill, research head at CoinShares, stated: We believe concerns about corporate profits being impacted by tariffs and severe dollar depreciation are driving investors to look at digital assets, which are being viewed as emerging hedging tools.
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