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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestMarket Rally! Claim Your Airdrop Mitsui & Co.'s Crypto Arm Brings Tokenized Metals Asset Zipangcoin to OP Mainnet Mitsui & Co.

Mitsui & Co.'s Crypto Arm Brings Tokenized Metals Asset Zipangcoin to OP Mainnet

Mitsui & Co. Digital Commodities (MDC), a subsidiary of Japanese trading giant Mitsui & Co., Ltd., its tokenized gold, silver, and platinum asset, Zipangcoin (ZPG), on OP Mainnet, according to a press release shared with The Defiant.

ZPG has been issued under Japan's regulatory framework since 2022 and currently runs on Miyabi, a proprietary private blockchain developed by longtime crypto exchange bitFlyer.

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestClaim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeStrategy Shares Surged 6% on Bitcoin Surge: 762,000 Bitcoin and a Massive Deb

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Strategy Shares Surged 6% on Bitcoin Surge: 762,000 Bitcoin and a Massive Debt Mountain Divides Investors

Quick Overview

Strategy (MSTR) shares jumped Friday morning as Bitcoin soared to $76,885, hitting a two-month high amid signs of a ceasefire in Iran.

Strategy, which holds 762,099 Bitcoin at an average price of $75,694, has nearly reached breakeven on its massive holdings—a psychologically important threshold for the leveraged Bitcoin equivalent.

Finally! You can open a SoFi Crypto account and access over 25 cryptocurrencies without the hassle of apps or logins.  Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) shares rose 6% in early trading on Friday, following a sharp surge in the price of Bitcoin (CRYPTO:BTC). Bitcoin rose to $76,885.19, hitting a two-month high, fueled by signals that the war with Iran might be over. For a company that has built its entire identity on accumulating Bitcoin, this rise is almost directly reflected in the stock's performance.
MSTR shares closed at $148.94 on April 16, after rising 16% over the past week. This momentum makes today's move less of a surprise and more of a continuation of a broader recovery trend.
As of March 29, Strategy holds approximately 762,099 Bitcoin, with an average acquisition cost of $75,694 per Bitcoin. With Bitcoin currently trading above $76,000, the company's vast holdings are on the brink of profitability relative to that cost.  This is a psychologically important threshold for investors closely following this company.

Strategy Shares Surged 6% on Bitcoin Surge: 762,00

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HTX Community Spring Creation ContestBitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?Claim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation ChallengeBitcoin, ETH, XRP, Solana Max Pain to Watch as Trump Says Iran War Could End 

Bitcoin, ETH, XRP, Solana Max Pain to Watch as Trump Says Iran War Could End Almost $1.65 billion in Bitcoin options to expire today, with a max pain point below market price.

ETH options traders eye upside amid President Trump hopeful over US-Iran peace deal.

XRP max pain price is at $1.38, but traders are adjusting position based on net week's monthly expiry.

Solana put-call ratio extremely bearish at 2.12 and max pain at $84.

Bitcoin, $ETH, $XRP, and Solana are facing pullbacks today ahead of Friday's crypto options expiry. The crypto market sentiment has significantly improved this week, with traders expecting upside momentum amid strong spot ETF inflows.

Crypto liquidations surged to almost $450 million, with almost a similar amount of short and long liquidations. In addition, US-Iran peace deal hopes and dropping oil prices triggered bullish momentum in Bitcoin price.

Bitcoin price analysis Bitcoin's move above $75,0

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On April 17, Bitcoin retreated after briefly breaking above the $76,000 level, extending the volatile trading pattern seen throughout the week. The earlier ~10% rally, fueled by news of a U.S.–Iran ce

On April 17, Bitcoin retreated after briefly breaking above the $76,000 level, extending the volatile trading pattern seen throughout the week.
The earlier ~10% rally, fueled by news of a U.S.–Iran ceasefire, is gradually fading as markets shift away from sentiment-driven moves and toward confirming real macroeconomic recovery signals.
Institutional analysts suggest that a ceasefire alone is not sufficient to sustain further upside in risk assets. Investors are now focusing on more concrete drivers such as energy supply restoration, declining crude oil risk premiums, and easing inflation pressures.
A key focus remains the recovery of oil transportation through the Strait of Hormuz, which previously handled around 20% of global crude flows before the conflict. Its normalization is seen as critical for broader market stability.
In energy markets, WTI crude has pulled back to around $87.5, while Brent remains near $90, reflecting cautious expectations around supply normalization.
Derivatives data shows that 30-day implied volatility for both Bitcoin and Ethereum continues to decline, suggesting the market is waiting for clearer macro direction in the near term. Meanwhile, open interest in Solana and DOGE futures has surged to multi-week highs, indicating rising leverage exposure and potential for increased volatility ahead.
Technically, Bitcoin is forming a possible double-top pattern near $76,000. A breakdown below the $73,300 neckline could open a move toward $70,000, while a decisive breakout above $76,000 may extend upside momentum toward $88,000.
Overall, the market remains in a “partial recovery” phase — improving risk appetite is evident, but confirmation from macro fundamentals is still missing, keeping traders focused on energy flows and broader economic data.


Bitcoin Pulls Back After $76K Spike as Market Shif

XRP News: XRPL Validators Vote On New Lending Protocol Update Ripple-backed $XRP Ledger validators are moving to vote on two new amendments, XLS-65 and XLS-66, leading to $XRP news headlines. If appro

XRP News: XRPL Validators Vote On New Lending Protocol Update
Ripple-backed $XRP Ledger validators are moving to vote on two new amendments, XLS-65 and XLS-66, leading to $XRP news headlines. If approved, these proposals would add a native lending model and asset vault model.



XRP News: XRPL Validators Vote On New Lending Prot

Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestClaim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation Challenge Gate Research flags 5x ETFs as tactical, not buy‑and‑hold Gate Research says

Gate Research flags 5x ETFs as tactical, not buy‑and‑hold
Gate Research says leveraged crypto ETFs now sit at the center of liquidity and short‑term trading strategies on centralized exchanges, but warns their daily reset makes them unsuitable as long‑term holdings in volatile markets.

Summary

Gate Research finds leveraged crypto ETFs work best as short‑term tactical tools, not long‑term investments.

Simulations show 5x products can lose more than 90% of value in 60 days in choppy markets due to “volatility decay.”

Strategies using 5x tokens like ETH5S with volume breakout signals and hard time stops show a 67% win rate in backtests.

The latest report from Gate Research argues that leveraged products such as 5x long and inverse tokens are best used in tightly defined, short‑duration trades built around “right‑side” entries, volume‑driven momentum breakouts and strict stop‑loss rules.

Gate Research’s report, “Liquidity Evolution and Trading Strategies of Crypto Leveraged ETFs,” frames leveraged crypto ETFs as a second‑stage development after spot ETFs drew institutional capital and compressed realized volatility in assets like Bitcoin. The authors note that since 2024, Bitcoin’s annualized realized volatility center has declined and peak drawdowns have stayed under 50% compared with 70%‑80% in prior cycles, as ETF arbitrage capital acts as a “liquidity backstop” during stress.
As risk appetite shifted higher, Gate Research says traders moved from spot and conventional ETFs into leveraged structures to “seek greater return convexity,” with 5x tokens such as XRP5L, SOL5L, ETH5S, BTC5L and XRP5S dominating trading volume on the Gate platform in early 2026. 


Gate Research flags 5x ETFs as tactical, not buy‑a

During periods of broader crypto markets weighed down by uncertainty and muted price action, investor focus is shifting toward opportunities offering asymmetric growth potential, rather than mere incr

Ozak AI’s ROI Potential Continues to Attract Investors Seeking Asymmetric Growth Opportunities

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Cardano is already being used by roughly 200 large companies in Germany through agentic AI deployments, even if those firms do not realize the blockchain is sitting underneath their stack, according t

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Bitcoin Up 2 Weeks: Beginning or End?HTX Community Spring Creation ContestClaim1,200 USDT in the Monthly Creation Challenge Strategy shares surge above $170 amid Bitcoin price rebound Strategy Inc., t

Strategy shares surge above $170 amid Bitcoin price rebound
Strategy Inc., the company formerly known as MicroStrategy that has essentially become a publicly traded Bitcoin fund, saw its stock price climb near $170 on April 17. That’s a 15% daily jump that pushed shares decisively above the $160 level for the first time in weeks.

The move comes as Bitcoin itself recovers from a bruising dip to roughly $74K earlier this month. For a stock with a beta of 3.56 relative to Bitcoin, meaning it tends to amplify $BTC’s moves by more than three times, the rebound was predictably dramatic.
Here’s the thing about Strategy: it’s not really a software company anymore, despite what its legacy business might suggest. The company now sits on approximately 780,897 $BTC, valued at around $58.96 billion. That makes it the largest corporate Bitcoin holder on the planet by a wide margin.

The average cost per coin across that massive war chest is roughly $75,580. In English: at Bitcoin’s recent low of $74K, the entire position was briefly underwater. Not a comfortable place to be when you’re holding nearly $59 billion in a single asset.

Strategy didn’t just ride the dip out passively, either. The company scooped up an additional 4,871 $BTC in early April for approximately $330 million, paying around $67,718 per coin. That’s buying aggressively while the market was in freefall, a move that either looks genius or reckless depending on where Bitcoin goes next.

For context on just how fearful the market has been: the crypto Fear & Greed Index sat at 12, deep in “extreme fear” territory, for 47 consecutive days in early April. That’s nearly seven straight weeks of maximum pessimism. The last time the index lingered that low for that long was during the 2022 bear market.




Strategy shares surge above $170 amid Bitcoin

On April 17, according to CCTV News, Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi stated that Iran does not accept any form of temporary ceasefire and demands a complete end to conflicts in t

Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister: Iran Demands Complete End to Regional Conflicts

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