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According to The Block, the publicly listed company Sequans Communications in Paris, France, announced the completion of all convertible debt redemptions related to Bitcoin reserves, selling approximately 80% of its Bitcoin holdings to repay the debt, and currently only 658 BTC remain, which are fully unrestricted.The company's CEO Georges Karam stated that this move marks a strengthening of the company's balance sheet and a simplification of its capital structure, and in the future, the company will fully focus on the scaled expansion of its 4G/5G IoT semiconductor, RF transceiver, and defense wireless application businesses.

According to official news, YZi Labs announced the launch of the recruitment platform YZi Talent, integrating open positions in Web3, AI, and biotechnology from its portfolio.The first batch of positions includes Backend Chief Engineer at predict.fun, Frontend Staff Engineer, and Founding Business Leader at AgriDynamics Robotics, with more companies set to join in succession.

YZi Labs announced the launch of its flagship global incubation program EASY Residency Season 4 (S4), with the application deadline set for June 21. This 10-week founder program adopts a "5 weeks online + 5 weeks offline in Bhutan" model, with the offline phase taking place in the newly established special administrative region of Glimpse Mindfulness City in Bhutan. Selected projects can receive up to $500,000 in investment, including a $150,000 SAFE agreement for 5% equity and a $3.5 million unlimited SAFE agreement, with founders' accommodation, meals, and workspace costs fully covered during their stay in Bhutan.This round of incubation focuses on the fields of Web3, AI, and biotechnology, including global payments, Agentic Economy, next-generation DeFi, AI infrastructure, AI × healthcare biotechnology, and Web3 × healthcare biotechnology. The mentor lineup includes Zhao Changpeng, He Yi, and Balaji, among others.

Bitcoin News posted on the X platform that after AMD expanded its capacity at the Rockdale site in Texas, Riot Platforms' stock price rose by 8%, highlighting Riot's transition from Bitcoin mining to AI data centers.

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.

According to BBX data, yesterday the credit management of mining companies, the update of Ethereum treasury reserves, and the expansion of Bitcoin reserves were synchronized. The core dynamics are as follows:Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: $RIOT) signed and publicly disclosed SEC Form 8-K reported by CoinDesk on April 28, stating that the company has completed the second amendment to its credit agreement with Coinbase Credit, Inc., switching the original floating rate $200 million secured term loan to a fixed rate and extending the maturity date by 364 days, while retaining the option for a further extension of 364 days; the loan scale and collateral structure remain unchanged, with the collateral still being Bitcoin, USDC, and cash held in Coinbase Custody. The company's Bitcoin holdings have decreased from 19,368 coins at the beginning of the year to 15,680 coins; if the BTC price continues to decline, the selling pressure under the loan-to-value ratio constraint will persist, which is an analytical judgment and not an official disclosure from the company.Bitmine Immersion Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: $BMNR) released its latest holdings update on April 27, stating that as of that day, it holds 5,078,386 ETH (valued at approximately $2,369 at the market price, with a market cap of about $12.04 billion), along with 200 BTC, $200 million in Beast Industries (under MrBeast) equity, and $91 million in cash, bringing the total of combined crypto assets and strategic investments to about $13.3 billion; the ETH holdings account for approximately 4.21% of the total circulating supply, which is the scale accumulated by the company since launching its Ethereum treasury strategy in June 2025.Strive, Inc. (NASDAQ: $ASST) disclosed through an official announcement on GlobeNewswire on April 27 that the company has purchased approximately 789 BTC (costing about $61.43 million, with an average price of about $77,890), bringing the total holdings to approximately 14,557 BTC as of April 24; during the same period, it held $90.5 million in cash and equivalents, and $50.3 million in Strategy preferred shares (STRC), with a total market value of BTC reserves of about $1.13 billion, surpassing Hut 8 to rank ninth among publicly listed companies in Bitcoin reserves globally.

According to market news, Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has revised its $200 million Bitcoin collateralized credit agreement with Coinbase, changing the floating interest rate previously linked to the U.S. federal funds rate to a fixed annual interest rate, and introducing a continuous 2-day trigger mechanism to reduce the impact of short-term Bitcoin price fluctuations on additional collateral and forced deleveraging.The new agreement was signed on April 21, 2026, and can be extended for another year. Documents show that Riot previously sold 3,778 Bitcoins in the first quarter of 2026, generating approximately $289.5 million in revenue; as of March 31, its restricted Bitcoin collateral increased to 5,802 Bitcoins.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Riot Platforms transferred 500 BTC to NYDIG again 6 hours ago, worth approximately 38.95 million dollars, continuing its recent selling operations.

According to Arkham data, the suspected team multi-signature address (0x33E) distributed 50 million AIOT in the past 32 minutes. These tokens were transferred in 10 transactions to different addresses, each amounting to 5 million tokens, totaling approximately 1.858 million USD in value.CMC data shows that the current circulating supply of AIOT is 283 million tokens, the current price is 0.03678 USD, and the 24-hour decline is 11.28%.

According to BBX data, there was a surge in on-chain Ethereum staking actions yesterday, with cash flow management by mining companies and the continued increase in purchases by Bitcoin reserve companies intensifying the differentiation trend. The core dynamics are as follows:Bit Digital, Inc. (NASDAQ: $BTBT) confirmed by the on-chain analysis platform Lookonchain on April 13 that the company added approximately 29,900 ETH (approximately $65.3 million) through the Liquid Collective protocol yesterday, bringing the total staking amount for the week to 73,234 ETH (approximately $156.6 million). The company also holds approximately 27 million shares of AI computing infrastructure company WhiteFiber (NASDAQ: $WYFI) (with a market value of approximately $322.1 million as of March 31), forming a "ETH treasury + AI computing" dual-track structure, positioning itself as a "Strategic Asset Company (SAC)."Riot Platforms, Inc. (NASDAQ: $RIOT) as of April 7, sold 1,500 BTC within about five trading days, cashing out approximately $102.3 million, continuing the cash flow management model of selling immediately after mining.Strategy, Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR) disclosed on April 13 that the company purchased an additional 13,927 BTC from April 6 to 12, costing approximately $1 billion, with an average price of about $71,902; as of April 12, the company's total holdings reached 780,897 BTC, with a total cost of approximately $59.02 billion (average price of $75,577).

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, the Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms is suspected of selling another 500 BTC, worth approximately 34.87 million dollars.In the past 5 days, it has deposited a total of 1500 BTC to NYDIG, worth approximately 102.3 million dollars.

Riot Platforms released its unaudited production and operational data for the first quarter of 2026. The quarter produced a total of 1,473 BTC, with an average daily output of 16.4 BTC, a year-on-year decrease of 4%. During the quarter, 3,778 BTC were sold, generating a net income of $289.5 million, with an average selling price of $76,626. As of the end of the quarter, it held 15,680 BTC, including 5,802 restricted bitcoins, a year-on-year decrease of 18%.In terms of computing power, the total deployed computing power reached 42.5 EH/s, a year-on-year increase of 26%; the average operational computing power was 36.4 EH/s, a year-on-year increase of 23%. The equipment energy efficiency was 20.2 J/TH, optimized by 4% year-on-year. The total electricity credits reached $21 million, a year-on-year increase of 171%, of which demand response credits amounted to $7.5 million, a year-on-year increase of 278%. The overall electricity cost decreased to 3.0 cents/kWh, a year-on-year decrease of 21%.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms has transferred another 500 BTC, worth $33.26 million, suspected to be for sale.

According to Cointelegraph, Riot Platforms' wallet transferred about 500 bitcoins on Wednesday, which may belong to the company's selling activities. As of now, the company has not publicly commented on this matter. Analysts believe this move may further exacerbate the selling wave of publicly listed bitcoin mining companies.Last week, another bitcoin mining company, MARA Holdings, disclosed the sale of approximately $1.1 billion in bitcoin to repurchase convertible bonds at a discount. Recently, several publicly listed bitcoin mining companies have cumulatively sold over 15,000 bitcoins to balance operational and investment needs. However, the trend of bitcoin mining companies selling off may not be a universal phenomenon, as bitcoin treasury companies, including Metaplanet, are still actively increasing their holdings.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, the Bitcoin mining company Riot Platforms is suspected of selling 500 BTC, worth approximately $34,130,000.

According to BBX data, yesterday, as the last day of the first quarter, multiple companies executed the quarter-end "automatic treasury conversion" and hard asset settlement. The core data is as follows:$120 million swept in at quarter-end: Block Inc. (NYSE: $XYZ) strictly implemented its algorithm-driven treasury strategy yesterday, automatically sweeping approximately $120 million of idle fiat profits into its Bitcoin pool at the end of the first quarter. This "no human intervention" investment mechanism ensures it is insulated from emotional disturbances caused by short-term price fluctuations."Physical isolation" of computing power: Riot Platforms (NASDAQ: $RIOT) announced yesterday that the first batch of 2 EH/s computing power from its new factory on Corsica has successfully connected to the grid. Notably, this portion of computing power is designated as a "treasury dedicated line," with all BTC produced being physically cold-stored, 100% retained, completely independent of the funds pool used for daily operational sales.150 mining machines settled in cryptocurrency: Canaan Inc. (NASDAQ: $CAN) disclosed its financial update for the first quarter yesterday, confirming that it has settled part of the sales balance for mining machines from major clients directly in Bitcoin, totaling 150 BTC, officially closing the loop from "selling shovels" to "hoarding gold."$40 million regional hedge: MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: $MELI) disclosed yesterday in its quarter-end asset revaluation that it added a mixed position of $40 million in BTC/ETH in late March. This move aims to hedge against the sharp depreciation of several Latin American currencies against the US dollar in the first quarter.$85 million staking snowball: DeFi Technologies (CBOE: $DEFTF) announced yesterday that its treasury size has surpassed $85 million. In addition to asset appreciation, the SOL it holds has generated staking interest in the first quarter, which has all been reinvested, achieving absolute quantity compound growth of its crypto assets.

According to official news, YZI Labs has launched the Atlas Scout Program to help college students support Web3, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology startups.Ella Zhang, head of YZi Labs, stated: "During recent meetings with founders, I was impressed by young entrepreneurs aged 16 to 18. In this AI-driven new era, the pace of learning and entrepreneurship is accelerating exponentially. We launched the Atlas Scout Program to empower the next generation of investors, allowing them not only to witness the future but also to identify, fund, and co-create it."It is reported that the Atlas Scout Program is a student-managed $1 million venture capital initiative that will support 5 to 10 top college students as investors, providing funding for founders in the fields of Web3, artificial intelligence, and biotechnology. Atlas Scouts will receive a global travel budget, rewards aligned with incentive mechanisms, and direct access to the ecosystem of over 300 portfolio projects under YZi Labs.

Upbit has lifted the trading warning for IoTeX (IOTX). Upbit communicated with the IOTX team and received information regarding the security incident and subsequent response measures, which were reviewed. As a result, it was determined that the reasons for designating the trading warning have been eliminated.