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A recent report by Bitwise reveals that total Bitcoin (BTC) holdings by public companies surged by 16% in Q1 2025, reaching 688,000 BTC—equivalent to approximately 3.2% of the global circulating supply. This notable increase signals growing institutional interest in Bitcoin, especially following a sharp price decline in previous months. The involvement of major investors has helped restore retail investor confidence and contributed to a more optimistic market sentiment.

The total value of Bitcoin held by these companies now exceeds US$57 billion, marking a 2% increase over the past three months. The number of publicly listed firms holding Bitcoin also rose to 79, with 12 new companies beginning to accumulate the world's largest cryptocurrency. Strategy, led by Michael Saylor, remains the largest holder with 528,185 BTC, followed by Marathon Digital (47,531 BTC), Riot Platforms (19,223 BTC), CleanSpark (11,869 BTC), and Tesla (11,509 BTC).

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Kenny Li, Co-Founder of the Manta Network blockchain, revealed that he was the target of a highly sophisticated phishing attack via the Zoom platform allegedly driven by the North Korean hacking group Lazarus.

In a post on X on Friday (4/18/2025), Li explained that the attack used live video recordings on the Zoom application from people he knew to lure him into downloading malware.

“I could see their faces, it looked very real. But I couldn’t hear anything. Then a notification appeared that my Zoom needed to be updated, and I was asked to download a script file. At that moment I exite$d the call,” he explained.
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Wohooo Solana has made significant strides by outperforming all other blockchains in key metrics, including transaction volume, trading volume on decentralized exchanges (DEXs), and total value locked (TVL) in the decentralized finance (DeFi) sector. In the past month, users have bridged over $120 million into Solana from other networks #SolanaSurges
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An Ethereum (ETH) investor sold 1,160 ETH at a loss of 58%, after holding onto the asset for eleven months. The $4.43 million investment is now worth just $1.83 million, leaving him with a loss of $2.6 million.

The investor bought the 1,160 ETH at $3,816 per coin. However, with the price of ETH plummeting to just $1,580 per coin, the investor ultimately chose to sell his entire holding. The decision came after the crypto market continued to be volatile and the price of ETH failed to recover. #Ethereum

Jerome Powell Speech Shakes Up BTC Volatility & Defi Surge

The latest speech by Jerome Powell, Chairman of the US Federal Reserve, on April 16, 2025, immediately affected the global financial markets, including Bitcoin and the DeFi sector. Highlighting economic uncertainty, runaway inflation, and cautious monetary policy, Powell caused a wave of uncertainty in the market. Bitcoin was immediately pressured, and the DeFi sector was hit by a surge in liquidations.