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According to BBX data, the first public collapse case in the corporate digital asset reserve sector occurred yesterday, and on the same day, the crypto industry jointly issued the largest legislative mobilization of the year. Several listed companies disclosed their latest reserve actions, with the core dynamics as follows:Satsuma Technology Plc (LSE: $SATS) reported by Bloomberg on April 23 that digital asset investment firm Pantera Capital (holding approximately 6.7%) is pressuring the company, along with other shareholders, to liquidate all 646 BTC (current market value approximately $50 million) and return the cash to shareholders. The company's executive chairman, Ranald McGregor-Smith, confirmed that they have received requests from shareholders for capital return, stating that they are "evaluating options."DeFi Development Corp. (NASDAQ: $DFDV) announced that its Treasury Accelerator Program has completed a strategic equity investment in Japanese listed company Allied Architects, Inc. (TSE: 6081), marking the company's first entry into the Asian market. As of recently, the company holds approximately 2.2 million SOL (market value approximately $195 million), using "SOL per Share (SPS)" as a core performance indicator.H100 Group AB (OTCMKTS: $HOGPF) upgraded the letter of intent (LOI) signed in March to a binding share purchase agreement, intending to acquire a total of approximately 2,450 BTC reserves from Moonshot AS and Never Say Die AS; upon completion, the company's BTC holdings are expected to rise to approximately 3,501 BTC, with the transaction structure being all-stock consideration (BTC for BTC, no cash involved). Existing shareholders are expected to hold about 30% after completion, with the delivery expected to be completed by August 2026.Remixpoint, Inc. (TSE: 3825) recently increased its holdings by 20.0312 BTC (approximately $1.57 million), bringing its total BTC holdings to 1,431.33 BTC, with a current paper profit of approximately $21.28 million; the company also plans to purchase approximately $3.13 million in additional crypto assets.

New Fire Technology (1611.HK) announced that it will acquire the investment team and trading system of the Li Lin family office Avenir Group for $1.6 million.After the acquisition is completed, New Fire Technology plans to launch a Bitcoin-denominated asset management service called Alpha BTC, aiming to attract investments of over 10,000 Bitcoins within a year, valued at approximately $760 million. This strategy will generate returns through trading derivatives such as options, with Bitcoin or IBIT ETF as the underlying assets, targeting clients including crypto-native investors and local businesses in Hong Kong. Avenir Group holds 18.3 million shares of BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust, valued at $908 million, as of the end of 2025.

According to Cointelegraph, Admiral Samuel Paparo of the U.S. Navy stated at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing that Bitcoin is a "valuable computer science tool," and its proof-of-work technology has significant applications in cybersecurity, increasing the cost of attacks for adversaries and can be used to protect data, information, and command signals, helping to support U.S. national security interests.Paparo noted, "Beyond the economic aspect, it has very important computer science application value in cybersecurity." Previously, Jason Lowery, a member of the U.S. Space Force, also made similar points in 2023.

Bloomberg cited a report from Jefferies LLC stating that a hacker attack over the weekend that siphoned nearly $300 million from a small crypto project, along with the resulting $10 billion fund run at the largest decentralized lending platform, may slow Wall Street's interest in blockchain technology.Andrew Moss, an analyst at Jefferies' digital asset research team, pointed out that banks, asset management companies, and payment institutions have been developing blockchain products similar to the technology systems exploited by North Korean hackers over the past year.While the report believes this incident is unlikely to impact traditional financial markets, it warns that traditional financial institutions may pause and reassess the associated risks before further advancing their blockchain initiatives.

At the "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy" themed forum held in Hong Kong, Dr. Daxue Wang, CFO of Lotus Technology Inc., delivered a keynote speech titled "Crypto Links to the Physical Industry, Smart Mobility Running on the Chain."Dr. Daxue Wang stated that smart mobility is the pioneering carrier of the smart economy. Lotus, a luxury electric vehicle brand with a 78-year history, has been listed on NASDAQ and is actively exploring the deep integration of crypto technology with the physical industry. He proposed three major integration directions:First, safeguarding data value by utilizing the immutable nature of blockchain and privacy computing, allowing users to have absolute control over their personal data, achieving credible data circulation and value flow. Second, releasing asset value by exploring efficient circulation and fair trading of assets such as vehicle sales, brand value, autonomous driving technology patents, and global sales networks through RWA, while promoting credible traceability of carbon assets in green mobility. Third, co-creating ecological value by recording data on driving, charging, and maintenance through on-chain smart nodes, allowing users to upgrade from "car owners" to "participants in the brand ecosystem" through on-chain rights confirmation.Dr. Daxue Wang pointed out that the current challenges include compliance implementation, technology adaptation, and ecological co-construction, but the opportunities lie in open cooperation, promoting smart mobility as a practical landing scenario of the smart economy. Lotus hopes to work hand in hand with the crypto ecosystem to realize the vision of "from buying a Lotus car to sharing the growth value of Lotus technology."

Lotus Technology Inc. (Lotus Technology, Nasdaq: LOT.US) Chief Financial Officer Dr. Wang Daxue confirmed his attendance at the forum themed "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy" held in Hong Kong on April 19, where he will present on the topic "Crypto Links to the Physical Industry, Smart Mobility on the Chain." This event is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData and is one of the important peripheral activities during the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival.Lotus Technology has operational entities in the UK, EU, and China, with a sales network covering major markets worldwide. The company is committed to creating high-end luxury lifestyle vehicles, focusing on world-class R&D in next-generation automotive technologies such as electrification and intelligence.In recent performance communications from Lotus Technology, Dr. Wang Daxue emphasized cost optimization and operational efficiency improvements. As AI, crypto networks, and the physical industry accelerate their integration, his presentation will explore how on-chain technology can more deeply serve real-world applications from the perspective of the smart mobility industry. This forum will focus on the paradigm shift under the deep integration of AI technology and crypto networks, engaging in in-depth discussions around cutting-edge tracks such as AI Agent economy, smart payments, RWA, and crypto infrastructure.Event registration: https://luma.com/18v6vwpf

According to market news, Xiaomi miclaw has officially passed the evaluation by the China Academy of Information and Communications Technology's mobile intelligent assistant (Claw), becoming the first mobile intelligent agent in the country to pass this review.This evaluation was conducted based on the "General Framework for Intelligent Assistant Benchmark Testing," strictly assessing three major dimensions: basic capabilities, edge-side applications, and comprehensive capabilities. It is reported that Xiaomi miclaw relies on Xiaomi MiMo's self-developed large model, possessing four major capabilities: full ecological underlying support, deep memory, cross-domain interconnection, and continuous self-evolution, enabling it to connect mobile phones, PCs, cockpits, and AIoT devices to autonomously execute complex commands.

According to market news, boosted by the strength of technology stocks and optimistic expectations that the conflict between the United States and Iran may ease, the Nasdaq Composite Index rose to 24,016.02 points on Wednesday, up 1.59%; the S&P 500 Index rose to 7,022.95 points, up 0.8%, both reaching all-time highs.During the same period, Bitcoin briefly touched $75,229, rising 1.07% in 24 hours and nearly 10% over the past two weeks. Reports cited Fundstrat Chief Investment Officer Tom Lee's view that the next phase of the rally may be driven by Bitcoin, Ether, and technology stocks.

According to PR Newswire, Canaan Technology released a Bitcoin mining update report for the end of March, disclosing that the mining output in March was 89 BTC, with a Bitcoin holding of 1,808 BTC.In addition, the company also holds 3,952 ETH, with over 10 megawatts of new installed capacity added to the network in March, bringing the global installed capacity to 266.3 megawatts.

According to Gate market data, in pre-market trading of US stocks, star technology stocks generally softened, with Micron Technology down 1.7%, Broadcom down 1.5%, and both AMD and NVIDIA down 1.4%.

Animoca Brands announced on the X platform that the joint venture Fintech Anchor, co-founded by Standard Chartered Bank, HKT, and Animoca Brands, will gradually promote the regulated Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin HKDAP (HKD At Par) starting in the second quarter of this year.Its Group President Evan Auyang stated that a properly governed Hong Kong dollar-backed stablecoin is crucial for Hong Kong's financial infrastructure.

According to the official website of SOL Strategies, SOL Strategies Inc. has signed a final agreement to acquire the assets of Darklake Labs, a native zero-knowledge technology company on Solana, for $1.2 million. The transaction price consists of $200,000 in cash and $1 million in equivalent common stock.Darklake's core product, Zyga, is a dynamic zero-knowledge proof system native to Solana that provides privacy protection at the transaction execution level and eliminates front-running and sandwich attacks.After the completion of the transaction, the core team of Darklake will join SOL Strategies, including CEO Vitor Py Braga (formerly with Meta and IBM), COO Amber Hales (formerly with Coinbase, with nearly a decade of compliance experience), and zero-knowledge research lead Tiago Alves.

SOL Strategies Inc. has signed a final agreement to acquire the assets of Solana native zero-knowledge technology company Darklake Labs for $1.2 million, with the transaction price consisting of $200,000 in cash and $1 million in equivalent common stock of the company.Darklake's core product Zyga is a dynamic zero-knowledge proof system native to Solana, which can achieve privacy protection at the transaction execution level and eliminate front-running and sandwich attacks. After the closing, Darklake's core team will join SOL Strategies, including CEO Vitor Py Braga (formerly of Meta and IBM), COO Amber Hales (formerly of Coinbase, with nearly a decade of compliance experience), and zero-knowledge research lead Tiago Alves.

According to CoinGlass data, the trading activity of crude oil contracts continues to rise. In Brent crude oil (XBR), the Gate platform has a position of approximately 4.89 million USD and a trading volume of about 9.7 million USD, ranking first in the world. In WTI crude oil (XTI), the Gate contract trading volume is approximately 22.15 million USD, also ranking first globally. In terms of positions and trading scale, Gate maintains a leading position among major trading platforms.At the same time, the trading heat of technology stock-related contracts is also rebounding. The Gate platform has a position of approximately 2.53 million USD for Nvidia (NVDAX) contracts and a trading volume of about 2.9 million USD, far ahead of other major trading platforms. For Apple (AAPLX) contracts, Gate has approximately 1.57 million USD in positions, also maintaining a leading position globally. In a multi-asset volatile environment, funds are concentrating towards leading platforms, and the trading activity in the derivatives market continues to rise.

The Cybersecurity Threat and Vulnerability Information Sharing Platform (NVDB) of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China has monitored and found that attackers are using exploit tools targeting Apple Inc.'s terminal products to carry out cyber attack activities, which can lead to serious harms such as information theft and system control. The affected range includes Apple terminal products such as iPhone and iPad running iOS 13 to 17.2.1.Attackers induce users to use the Safari browser to visit web pages containing malicious code through methods such as SMS, email, or web poisoning, comprehensively utilizing security vulnerabilities present in the terminal devices to implant remote control Trojans into the victim's terminal products, stealing sensitive user information, gaining maximum privileges, and taking control.It is recommended that users of Apple terminal products conduct risk assessments, and promptly fix vulnerabilities through version upgrades and patch installations (refer to the Apple Security Updates). Pay attention to system update notifications and the latest security update announcements released by Apple, upgrade to the latest secure version in a timely manner, strengthen security awareness, avoid clicking on unknown links, and prevent the risk of cyber attacks.

Ant Group announced that its professional lobster product DTClaw has begun internal testing. Unlike the "ordinary shrimp" currently on the market that can only perform skills such as document organization, meeting minutes, and data collection, DTClaw is positioned as a "professional shrimp" that provides 24/7 online exclusive AI intelligent body services for professionals such as financial experts, marketing experts, and data experts.DTClaw supports hundreds of professional skills, covering high-value scenarios such as wealth management, investment, data analysis, research and development, and testing, and deeply integrates with enterprise office, finance, sales, and marketing systems to achieve workflow automation. Users can deploy it with one click, eliminating the need to start from scratch, which can save 50% of token consumption.

According to a report by Jinshi Data, the General Office of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued a notice on launching a special action to empower the development of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) through inclusive computing power, mentioning the innovative service model of computing power.Improve the SME section of the China Computing Power Platform, the computing resource docking section of the China SME Service Network, and the national computing internet service node section (hereinafter collectively referred to as the SME platform section), to promote the precise matching of SME demand and computing resource supply, and implement flexible payment models such as "card time," "calculated time," and Token billing.Explore innovative businesses such as "computing power banks" and "computing power supermarkets," supporting SMEs to deposit idle computing resources and achieve flexible use through cross-regional and cross-cycle scheduling. Implement an artificial intelligence SME entrepreneurship support plan, encouraging local relevant departments to subsidize "computing power vouchers," "storage vouchers," and "transportation vouchers" to SMEs that meet industrial orientation through the SME platform section, simplifying the acquisition and usage process.