Saylor said that to sell 1 Bitcoin and buy 10, they raise $3.2B through STRC, buy Bitcoin, sell tiny amount to cover dividends - that's buying 30 $BTC for every 1 sold. Model works as long as Bitcoin grows faster than 2.3% per year
#BlackRockPlansMoneyMarketFundsforStablecoinUsers $AI investment thesis shifting from single-chip focus to full-stack infrastructure, with capital rotating into Intel/Micron/AMD and “beyond $NVDA ” plays; Geopolitically, stalled Iran peace process pressures oil while China-U.S. talks buffer risk assets; Crypto short-term range-bound but remains constructively positioned for medium-term upside.
AI infrastructure investments surge, pushing U.S. tech stocks to fresh record highs; Semiconductor sector surges over 10% with Micron, SanDisk, $AMD , $INTC , and Qualcomm leading gains; Lumentum set to join Nasdaq-100, Intel secures preliminary $AAPL foundry deal boosting domestic supply-chain confidence; AI compute thesis broadening from chips to full-stack (memory, optical interconnects).
Chicago Fed President Goolsbee warns of AI’s double-edged sword—if productivity expectations materialize, rates will rise; otherwise stagflation risk looms; front-loaded consumption and investment by businesses/households may already be overheating the economy.
Germany's Left Party submitted the followijg rather anti-$BTC proposals: ⚫️End the 1-year tax-free holding rule ⚫️Tax Bitcoin like securities ⚫️Exit tax on unrealized gains if you leave the country ⚫️Self-hosted wallet ID checks ⚫️EU proof-of-work trading ban
Vitalik Buterin proposes separate storage "shelves" for different data types on $ETH
Private transactions create millions of records that can't be deleted and bloat the chain over time. New approach should allow more parallel processing without requiring supercomputers to run nodes
Alphabet gained more than 20% in April — one of the more visible moves among tech giants.
The quarterly report beat all expectations: revenue of $109.9B — up 22% year over year. Net income grew 81% to $62.58B. $GOOGLon Cloud surged 63% to $20B, with the order backlog doubling to $460B. Stocks jumped more than 7% following the earnings release.
$JTO is back in focus as Jito expands beyond staking infrastructure.
The launch of JTX, a self-custodial trading platform for $SOL users, has brought attention to Jito’s revenue capture model, while new institutional staking / restaking initiatives around JitoSOL are adding to the narrative.
After a strong rebound and rising 24h volume, JTO is worth watching for further product updates and Solana ecosystem momentum.
$ONDO is gaining renewed attention as the RWA narrative heats up.
Recent tokenized Treasury settlement activity involving JPMorgan, Mastercard, Ripple, Ondo’s OUSG, and $XRP Ledger has brought more focus to real institutional use cases for RWAs.
With Ondo Finance TVL above $3.58B and ONDO seeing stronger volume and price rebound recently, it’s worth watching for continued market momentum and capital inflow.