Citrea launches CTR with vote-activated rewards and a dual-treasury for Bitcoin scaling

Citrea debuts CTR and a dual-treasury. Only xCTR used in governance votes earns extra liquidity emissions; inactive staked CTR receives only unstaking penalty fees.

K Wave Media Abandons Bitcoin Treasury for AI Buildout as Shares Slide 25%

K Wave Media redirects $485M from a Bitcoin treasury plan to AI infrastructure, sheds $48M in debt, and eyes a Talivar rebrand. Stock drops 25% as investors reassess risks.

Bitcoin’s $80K Whipsaw Meets a Stablecoin Breakthrough That Actually Matters

Bitcoin briefly topped $80K on U.S.–Iran headlines, then slipped. The bigger story: a stablecoin-yield compromise that could unlock passage odds and reshape crypto incentives.

Texas lawsuit targets MARA’s Granbury Bitcoin mine over relentless noise as miners pivot to AI

Nine Texas residents sue MARA Holdings, alleging nonstop low-frequency noise from its Granbury Bitcoin mine, as miners repurpose sites for AI and HPC amid growing community pushback.

Bitcoin Clears $80K as Strategy Pauses Weekly Buy—A Clean Test of Market Strength

Bitcoin topped $80K for the first time since January as Strategy skipped its routine BTC purchase ahead of earnings. Here’s what the pause reveals about market structure and sentiment.

Bitcoin clears $80,000 as Hormuz tensions test the ‘digital gold’ bid

Bitcoin pushed past $80,000, breaching a key psychological ceiling as Trump vowed U.S. guidance for stranded ships in the Strait of Hormuz and Iran warned this may violate a ceasefire.

Saylor’s MicroStrategy pauses weekly bitcoin buys ahead of Q1 — reading the signal

MicroStrategy halted its weekly bitcoin purchases before Tuesday’s Q1 print, where Wall Street expects an $18.98 loss per share. Here’s what that pause likely signals and what to watch.

Bitcoin’s April 20% rally looks derivatives‑driven as soft spot bid raises correction risk

Bitcoin gained about 20% in April, but perp-driven leverage outpaced spot demand—an imbalance that often precedes shakeouts. Here’s the key risk and what to watch next.

Paradigm researcher floats timestamp “escape hatch” to shield Satoshi‑era BTC from quantum risk

A Paradigm researcher suggests a timestamp-based escape hatch (PACTs) to help legacy bitcoin holders prep for quantum threats without moving coins or signaling on-chain.

Riot Platforms Rallies as AI Hosting Debuts: $33.2M Data Center Revenue, AMD Scales to 50MW

Riot Platforms logs $167.2M Q1 revenue as AI hosting delivers $33.2M and AMD doubles capacity to 50MW. Mining drops to $111.9M; stock up 9%; 15,679 BTC held, $282.5M cash.