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Block Height: 893,891 • Bitcoin Price: $93,622
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Meet Twenty One Capital: The newest Bitcoin treasury company…!
Bitcoin Closing in on Historic Breakout vs Nasdaq…
Bitcoin Doesn’t Need ETFs—it Needs Grocery Stores…
Miners’ Difficulty Climbs 1.42%…
Zuby: Ditch Fiat, Stack Bitcoin…
Spanish University Launches First Master’s in Bitcoin Program…
Ark Invest Raises 2030 Bull-case Price…
Calls for Swiss National Bank to Hold Bitcoin…
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👀 Twenty One Capital!?
Boom! There’s a new name in town… Twenty One Capital! Welcome to the team! Backed by Tether, SoftBank, and Cantor Fitzgerald, they’re coming in hot with 42,000 bitcoin, instantly becoming the third-largest public Bitcoin treasury company. And they’re not stopping there as they plan to acquire as much as possible. Jack Mallers from Strike will be CEO. Michael Saylor’s Strategy, meet your co-opetition!
Things are starting to get interesting. Today’s newsletter will show you everything you need to know! ⬇️
📰 Latest News…
Cantor Equity Stock Surges 134% Ahead of Planned Merger for $3.9 Billion Bitcoin Company.
Shares of Cantor Equity Partners, an investment firm affiliated with crypto-friendly Cantor Fitzgerald, soared 50% on Thursday following news that it plans to merge to become a new Bitcoin-based company.
The Nasdaq-listed shares, which were recently trading for $24.80 apiece, are up 134% over the past week, Yahoo Finance data shows.
Bitcoin Closing In on Historic Breakout vs Nasdaq.
Bitcoin continues to outperform traditional tech benchmarks, signaling a potential shift in market leadership as correlations weaken.
3% of Bitcoin Supply in Control of Firms with BTC on Balance Sheets: The Good, Bad and Ugly.
Firms with Bitcoin on their balance sheets now hold over 630,000 BTC, more than 3% of BTC’s fixed 21 million supply.
How Crooks Convinced Her to Put $17,500 into a Bitcoin ATM to 'Secure' Her Money.
One simple phone call set off a scheme that ultimately enabled someone to steal her entire income tax refund and drain her savings account at a local credit union.
Germany’s Terahash to Raise $5M for 10MW Bitcoin Mining Facility in Ethiopia.
Terahash , a German Bitcoin mining firm spun off from the family-owned Klager Group, is raising $5 million for a 10 MW facility near Addis Ababa set to open over the next three months.
Bitcoin Miners Press on as Difficulty Climbs 1.42% in Early Saturday Adjustment.
Around 4 a.m. Eastern time Saturday, when Bitcoin’s block height reached 893,088, the network difficulty ratcheted upward to a new all‑time high, making the quest for new blocks considerably more difficult for miners.
Jack Mallers to Head New Tether and Softbank Funded Bitcoin Treasury Firm.
Strike founder and CEO Jack Mallers will be at the helm of a new bitcoin treasury firm called Twenty One Capital that is backed by stablecoin giant Tether and multibillion-dollar Japanese investment firm Softbank, according to a Wednesday press release.
Multifaceted Entrepreneur Zuby Reveals Real-Life 'Cheat Code': Ditch Fiat, Stack Bitcoin.
As bitcoin climbed to levels unseen since March, Nigerian-British polymath Zuby—renowned as a rapper, podcaster, author, and public speaker—told his 1.2 million followers on X to “save in bitcoin,” eschewing reliance on saving in fiat currency.
Riot Platforms Secures $100M Bitcoin-Backed Credit Line From Coinbase.
The publicly traded mining firm said in a press release it would draw on the facility over the next two months. The deal offers Riot, which currently holds 19,223 BTC worth over $1.8 billion, a line of credit that avoids issuing new shares.
UK Bitcoin Investors Suffer as Dollar Dwindles.
UK investors in bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have seen their returns eaten away as the value of the US dollar continues to fall against the pound. Bitcoin’s rally in recent days has pushed its price up to $94,000, meaning that it has returned 0.4 per cent since the start of 2025.
Spain’s University of the Hespérides Launches First Master’s in Bitcoin Program.
The University of the Hespérides in Spain has launched a ten-month, fully online Master’s in Bitcoin program starting April 28, 2025, aimed at professionals seeking specialised education in the cryptocurrency’s technical, economic, and legal aspects.
Ark Invest Raises 2030 Bull-case Bitcoin Price Projection to $2.4 Million on 'Aggressive' Modelling.
In a Thursday report, David Puell, an analyst at Ark Invest, wrote that the initial 2030 bull-case price target for bitcoin was around $1.5 million. However, using the firm’s latest experimental model, which factors in bitcoin’s liquid supply by discounting lost or long-held coins, Ark has now projected a bull-case price of $2.4 million for 2030.
Trade War Bolsters Calls for Swiss National Bank to Hold Bitcoin.
Advocates of a referendum that would require the Swiss National Bank (SNB) to hold bitcoin in its reserves reportedly see an opportunity amid the current economic turmoil caused by U.S. tariffs. “Holding bitcoin makes more sense as the world shifts towards a multipolar order, where the dollar and the euro are weakening,” Luzius Meisser, a board member of cryptocurrency broker Bitcoin Suisse and supporter of the referendum, said in the report.
Coinbase Joins Forces With Paypal to Supercharge Crypto Payments.
Coinbase has broadened its alliance with digital payments powerhouse Paypal, aiming to deepen the impact of Paypal USD (PYUSD), a stablecoin tied to the U.S. dollar. In its announcement on April 24, Coinbase revealed plans to bolster stablecoin infrastructure and accessibility, with Coinbase committing to support seamless, no-cost conversions between PYUSD and USD.
😎 Cool Videos
Lil Bubble just released a new funny Bitcoin house mixup! Bitcoin has the properties that make it the best store of value. So is allocating capital elsewhere irrational? Saylor says diversification is selling the winners to buy the losers. ⬇️
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Live view of the historic moment Panama City signs a deal with a local bank to process municiple payments in Bitcoin. ⬇️
Isabella confirms we’re still early as she walk the streets of Miami asking people about Bitcoin. ⬇️
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🗣️ Timeless Quotes
“Save in bitcoin, not fiat. Literally a cheat code if you are emotionally stable and good at ignoring what the majority are doing.” ― Zuby
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