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According to market news, American Bitcoin Company (NASDAQ: ABTC) disclosed in its latest quarterly report that the company purchased approximately 11,298 S21 XP ASIC miners (with a computing power of about 3.05 EH/s) from Bitmain for $49,400,000 this year, of which 80% of the payment was made by pledging 314 BTC.Based on this calculation, the valuation of the pledged Bitcoin agreement is approximately $125,900 per coin, while the average market price of BTC at that time was less than $70,000, resulting in a discount of about 44%. According to the agreement, Bitmain cannot forcibly liquidate the pledged BTC during the approximately 24-month redemption period. If the BTC price at maturity is higher than the agreement valuation, ABTC can choose to repay in cash and reclaim the BTC, locking in the appreciation gains; if it is lower than the agreement valuation, ABTC can forgo redemption and leave the BTC to Bitmain. This structure essentially grants ABTC a long-term Bitcoin call option.As of March 31, 2026, ABTC has cumulatively pledged 3,090 BTC to Bitmain, with a fair value of approximately $210,800,000, corresponding to a mining equipment purchase liability of about $364,300,000.

According to The Block, Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific released its Q1 financial report. Despite year-on-year growth in revenue and gross profit, the company reported a net loss of $347 million due to non-cash impairment losses and changes in the fair value of warrants, compared to a net profit of $576 million in the same period last year.The company's total revenue for Q1 was $115.2 million, up from $79.5 million in the same period last year; among which, revenue from hosting services was approximately $77.5 million, significantly higher than $8.6 million in the same period last year; however, self-mining revenue fell from $67.2 million in the same period last year to $30.1 million. The company stated that the decline in self-mining revenue was mainly due to a 45% reduction in Bitcoin mining volume and an 18% drop in the average price of Bitcoin. After the financial report was released, Core Scientific's stock price fell 7% in after-hours trading.

According to monitoring by BitcoinTreasuries.NET, the Bitcoin mining company American Bitcoin, supported by the Trump family, has increased its holdings by 300 bitcoins, raising the total holdings to 7,300 bitcoins.

According to Bloomberg, American Bitcoin Corp., a Bitcoin mining company supported by the Trump family, announced its financial report for the first quarter of 2026, showing a net loss of $82 million, which is an increase from a loss of $59 million in the previous quarter (Q4 2025), marking two consecutive quarters of losses.Meanwhile, the company's revenue for the first quarter was approximately $62 million, a year-on-year decrease of about 20%, mainly due to the decline in average mining revenue per Bitcoin. The company is headquartered in Miami and was established just before the price of Bitcoin fell from its historical high.

According to The Block, Core Scientific has agreed to acquire Oklahoma-based Bitcoin mining company Polaris DS LLC for $421 million, with the transaction expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2026, pending regulatory approval.This acquisition will add 440 megawatts of contracted power to Core Scientific, aimed at accelerating its expansion in artificial intelligence and high-density computing businesses. The 40-acre campus of Polaris in Muskogee is powered and operational, adjacent to Core Scientific's existing facilities. Core Scientific is transforming and expanding its original Bitcoin mining facilities into a colocation data center focused on artificial intelligence and high-performance computing.

According to CoinDesk, Colombian President Gustavo Petro stated that coastal Caribbean cities in the country, such as Barranquilla, Santa Marta, and Riohacha, could utilize surplus renewable energy to become Bitcoin mining hubs.Gustavo Petro proposed involving the largest local indigenous community, the Wayúu, in project ownership and believes this move will significantly boost development in the Caribbean region. Currently, about 75% of Colombia's electricity comes from renewable resources, and the plan aims to emulate Paraguay's model of attracting miners by using cheap clean energy. As U.S. miners shift towards AI computing, Colombia hopes to fill the global computing power gap by providing idle electricity.

According to Cointelegraph, Colombian President Gustavo Petro has publicly stated that Colombia should follow the example of Venezuela and Paraguay by actively attracting Bitcoin mining investments, and pointed out that the undeveloped renewable energy along the Caribbean coast is a core advantage for promoting mining development.

According to Forbes, the Bitcoin mining company GoMining plans to launch its Bitcoin native payment protocol GoBTC, based on its own block production, at the Consensus conference.The protocol offers users instant authorization and settlement on the Bitcoin mainnet within a few hours, charging merchants a fee rate of 0.2%, which is an order of magnitude lower than the 1.5% to 3.5% rates of Visa and Mastercard.

According to GlobeNewswire, Nasdaq Bitcoin mining company Cipher Digital announced that it has secured a $200 million revolving credit facility supported by several global financial institutions. The new funds will be used to enhance liquidity and continue expanding the capabilities of its AI and HPC data center platform.In addition, the company disclosed in its Q1 financial report that revenue reached $35 million and completed the signing of a lease agreement for a third artificial intelligence data center campus.

According to GlobeNewswire, Bitcoin mining hosting and cloud services company Applied Digital announced that it has secured a $300 million senior secured bridge loan led by Goldman Sachs to advance its AI data center project construction.This financing is secured by project assets, can be repaid early without penalty, and will seek additional long-term financing in the future to support the development and construction of the AI data center.

The Bitcoin mining difficulty experienced an adjustment at block height 947,520, with the mining difficulty decreased by 2.3% to 132.47 T; currently, the average network hash rate over the past seven days is 965.99 EH/s.

According to the Financial Times, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump merged with a key mineral group in Kazakhstan through a shell company, which received up to $1.6 billion in support from the U.S. government last year for the development of a tungsten mine project.The tungsten mine project involves the Katpar and Upper Kairakty deposits in northern Kazakhstan, with financing previously provided by institutions such as the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Trump's sons joined the advisory board of the relevant company and hold shares by the end of 2024. The report suggests that this is another case of the Trump family's business empire being linked to U.S. government interests.

Cryptocurrency mining company Riot Platforms deposited 500 BTC ($38.24 million) to NYDIG 5 hours ago. In early April, Riot Platforms deposited a total of 1,500 BTC to NYDIG, worth approximately $102.3 million.

TwentyOne Capital, a Bitcoin treasury company, announced an operational strategy update for "Bitcoin companies," aiming to integrate Bitcoin reserves, mining, financial services, and capital market operations through mergers and acquisitions. Specifically, this includes: financial services and distribution, covering licensing, compliance, custody, technology, and institutional and retail customer bases; Bitcoin infrastructure, through low-cost, high-performance mining of BTC and continuously expanding Bitcoin reserves; capital market strategies, which will securitize loan books and mining revenue, and support non-dilutive leveraged financing of BTC reserves with operating cash flow; and acquiring value-added Bitcoin companies, continuously using cash flow to increase Bitcoin holdings.

Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings will acquire natural gas plant operator Long Ridge Energy & Power from FTAI Infrastructure for $1.5 billion, marking an important step for the bitcoin miner in its efforts to transform into a digital infrastructure and energy company.The acquisition is expected to be completed later in 2026, pending approval from regulators including the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The company stated that the $1.5 billion deal includes assuming approximately $785 million in existing debt, while Long Ridge's power assets can generate approximately $144 million in adjusted earnings annually.

According to Businesswire, Bitcoin treasury company TwentyOne Capital has updated its corporate strategy, planning to integrate Bitcoin reserves, mining, financial services, and capital market operations through mergers and acquisitions. Specifically, this includes: financial services and distribution, covering licensing, compliance, custody, technology, and institutional and retail customer bases; Bitcoin infrastructure, through low-cost high-performance mining of BTC and continuously expanding Bitcoin reserves; capital market strategy, which will securitize loan books and mining revenue, and support non-dilutive leveraged financing of BTC reserves with operating cash flow; and acquiring value-added Bitcoin companies, continuously using cash flow to increase Bitcoin holdings.

Tether Investments proposed to optimize the structure of Twenty-One Capital (XXI) through a series of merger transactions, including a merger with Bitcoin financial services company Strike, and further integration with Bitcoin mining company Elektron Energy.If the transaction is completed, the merged entity will combine financial services platforms, global distribution and compliance infrastructure, as well as large-scale mining capabilities and computational resources, forming a comprehensive platform covering Bitcoin reserves, mining, and financial services, with plans for Elektron founder Raphael Zagury to serve as president.

Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Canaan (NASDAQ: CAN) announced on Tuesday that it has received a new batch of custom Bitcoin mining hardware orders from Tether, which will supply high-density computing board modules designed specifically for immersion cooling systems, planned for deployment at Tether's affiliated facilities in South America.This collaboration continues the research and development partnership established in 2025 with ACME Swisstech, which has produced a proof-of-concept platform to enhance mining efficiency and scalability. Tether is simultaneously developing its own control boards and management software, indicating its push for deep integration of mining hardware and software. The agreement includes additional purchase options, allowing Tether flexibility in expanding its infrastructure.The day before this announcement, Tether had just launched an open-source mining framework, further expanding its Bitcoin mining infrastructure layout. Canaan is a publicly listed company in Singapore and currently holds 1,808 BTC, valued at approximately $137 million, marking its highest historical holding level.

Tether announced the launch of a new generation of modular Bitcoin mining infrastructure, enhancing energy efficiency, cost control, and scalability through its self-developed high-density computing system.The solution is built on application-specific hash board modules and developed in collaboration with Canaan Inc. and ACME Swisstech, decoupling computing, power supply, and chassis structure to achieve component-level optimization and flexible upgrades. Compared to traditional integrated mining machines, this design supports on-demand expansion, replacement of individual components, and improves thermal management efficiency. Tether stated that the new system can combine immersion cooling to reduce energy consumption and operational costs while increasing system availability. This architecture also allows for dynamic adjustment of performance output in real operating environments to meet different mining site demands. This upgrade is based on the previous development results of its open-source Mining OS (MOS) and Mining SDK, marking its extension from software control to hardware design, further strengthening its autonomous control capabilities over mining infrastructure.

Bitcoin mining company Core Scientific announced that it will transform its mining facility located in Pecos, Texas into a high-density AI collaborative positioning data center, with a planned total power capacity of 1.5 GW, of which approximately 1 GW will be available for lease.As part of the transformation, about 300 MW of mining capacity at the site will be reallocated for data center operations. The first data hall has completed its foundation construction and has entered the main construction phase, expected to be operational by early 2027. To support the expansion plan, the company has acquired over 200 acres of land locally and plans to raise over $4 billion for advancing data center construction in Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and Oklahoma through the issuance of $3.3 billion in senior secured notes and a previously obtained $1 billion credit facility from Morgan Stanley.