CRYPTO UPDATES – 14th April 2025
1. Bitcoin remains strong, currently trading at $84,800.
2. Metaplanet acquires an additional 319 BTC in a $26 million purchase.
3. MicroStrategy, led by Saylor, buys 3,459 BTC for $285.8M—bringing its total holdings to 531,644 BTC, worth $35.9B.
4. Bitcoin has significantly outperformed the S&P 500 over the past 14 years.
5. Bhutan's Prime Minister tells Al Jazeera: “Every government should be mining Bitcoin.”
6. Mantra ($OM) crashes 80% in one hour. Investors deny pre-crash dumping, though $227M in $OM moved to exchanges beforehand, per onchain data.
7. Google to enforce MiCA-compliant crypto ad regulations across Europe starting April 23.
8. Greg Cipolaro of NYDIG says crypto markets remain relatively orderly, despite panic from President Trump’s tariff chaos.
9. Grayscale and Osprey settle a 2-year legal dispute over alleged misleading Bitcoin Trust ETF advertising.
10. Vitalik Buterin emphasizes that privacy should be a top priority for developers.
11. HK Asia Holdings, a publicly traded company in Hong Kong, adds 10 BTC worth $806,671 to its balance sheet.
12. The U.S. SEC delays staking plans for Grayscale’s Spot Ethereum ETF.
13. US Homeland Security launches an investigation into crypto bank Anchorage over possible financial crimes.
14. President Trump meets El Salvador’s pro-Bitcoin President Nayib Bukele at the White House.
15. Trump says the stock market is now “very strong” and has adapted to the tariffs.
16. Robert Kiyosaki urges: “Please listen to gold, silver, and Bitcoin.” All three are surging in demand and price.
17. Bitcoin could rally significantly once the stock market stabilizes, says Bitwise CIO (via Bloomberg).
18. Kraken now allows users to trade stocks directly on its crypto exchange platform.