✅ Institutional Adoption** $#BTC

- **Spot Bitcoin ETFs** continue seeing inflows (notably BlackRock’s IBIT & Fidelity’s FBTC).

- **MicroStrategy** added more BTC to its treasury (now holds ~214,000 BTC, worth ~$13.6B).

#### **🌍 Regulatory & Macro Updates**

- **U.S. SEC** delays decision on Ethereum ETFs, keeping BTC in focus.

- **El Salvador** doubles down on BTC holdings; plans geothermal mining.

#### **🔗 On-Chain & Tech Highlights**

- **Halving Aftermath** (April 2024): Miner rewards dropped to 3.125 BTC/block; hash rate remains strong.

- **Layer-2 Solutions** (e.g., Lightning Network) hit new adoption highs (~20% YoY growth).