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According to The Block, Bitcoin mining company turned AI infrastructure firm IREN Limited has reached a strategic partnership with NVIDIA to accelerate the deployment of next-generation AI data centers.The two parties plan to deploy up to 5 gigawatts of NVIDIA DSX architecture AI infrastructure within IREN's global data center network, targeting AI-native, startup, and enterprise customers. As part of the agreement, IREN grants NVIDIA warrants to purchase up to 30 million shares at $70 per share over the next five years; if fully exercised, NVIDIA will pay $2.1 billion. NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang stated that AI factories are becoming the infrastructure of the global economy, and large-scale deployment requires full-stack deep integration.Future deployments will focus on IREN's 2-gigawatt Sweetwater campus in Texas, serving as the flagship project for NVIDIA's DSX architecture. IREN co-CEO Daniel Roberts noted that this collaboration combines NVIDIA's leadership in AI systems with IREN's expertise in power, land, data centers, and GPU operations. IREN's stock price rose over 25% to above $71 in after-hours trading on Thursday.

According to BBX data, yesterday the innovative structure of cryptocurrency ETF products was launched simultaneously with the reserve actions of Asian companies, with the core dynamics as follows:Bitwise Asset Management announced on April 15 via PR Newswire that the Bitwise Avalanche ETF (NYSE: $BAVA) officially landed on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the first onshore ETP in the U.S. that integrates self-operated on-chain staking of Avalanche; the fund stakes approximately 70% of its holdings, targeting an annualized staking yield of 5.4%, with a management fee rate of 0.34% (waived for the first month on the first $500 million in assets).Metaplanet Inc. (TSE: 3350) reported by media analysis that the 27th batch of warrants officially became exercisable for the EVO FUND starting yesterday (April 16), which is part of the company's ongoing capital operations to expand its BTC reserves. Previously, the company disclosed on April 2 that it purchased 5,075 BTC in Q1 (costing approximately $398 million), raising its total holdings to 40,177 BTC, surpassing MARA Holdings to become the third largest BTC holder among publicly listed companies globally; the company's long-term goal is to hold 100,000 BTC by the end of 2026.

The cryptocurrency trading platform Bakkt, a subsidiary of the New York Stock Exchange, announced the completion of the direct issuance pricing for 3,024,799 shares of Class A common stock and pre-funded warrants. Each pre-funded warrant can purchase up to 2,475,201 shares of Class A common stock, with an issuance price of $8.75 per share and a price of $8.7499 per pre-funded warrant, totaling $48.125 million to be raised. The transaction is expected to be completed around March 2, 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

MetaPlanet (MTPLF) is raising $137 million through a new stock issuance and warrants to purchase more BTC.

ChainCatcher news, according to market news, Polymarket has filed documents with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) indicating that "other warrants" were offered in the latest round of financing, which typically refers to tokens, paving the way for the issuance of Polymarket tokens.

ChainCatcher news, according to CNBC, U.S. public company Janover announced on Monday that it has raised $42 million by issuing convertible notes and warrants to several investors, including Pantera Capital, Kraken, and Arrington Capital. This funding will be used to purchase SOL as a financial reserve.Janover may be the first company in the U.S. to adopt an acquisition strategy targeting Solana. The company plans to rename itself to DeFi Development Corporation and modify its stock ticker. The newly appointed chairman and CEO Joseph Onorati revealed that his team plans to "immediately" start accumulating SOL. Janover also plans to acquire validators (computers that help run the Solana network and validate transactions), which can be used not only to acquire SOL tokens but also to "stake" them, earning rewards by locking SOL tokens on the network.

ChainCatcher news, the Brazilian Federal Police launched "Operation Alcacaria" this Wednesday, aimed at combating operators who provide money laundering services using cryptocurrencies. In addition, the police are tracking and investigating exchanges that collaborate with these operators to provide liquidity for their money laundering activities. However, the names of those involved have not yet been released.This operation issued 62 search warrants, 13 arrest warrants, and seized funds from the involved entities' banks.

ChainCatcher news, according to The Block, South Korean prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Bang, a key figure in the investigation into the suspension of withdrawals by Delio and Haru Invest. Bang is reportedly a major shareholder of B&S Holdings.It is reported that Delio suspended user withdrawals on June 14, 2023, due to Haru Invest, which it partnered with, suddenly halting deposits and withdrawals. Haru filed a criminal complaint against B&S Holdings, accusing it of deceiving the company by providing false management reports. Bang faces arrest on charges of fraud and breach of contract. After complaints from Delio and Haru's clients, prosecutors prevented related personnel from leaving the country. The Seoul Southern District Court has not yet commented.

ChainCatcher news, according to court documents, the team behind Sui, Mysten Labs, reached an agreement with FTX on Wednesday to purchase FTX's equity investment in Mysten Labs and SUI token warrants for $96.3 million in cash.It is reported that in August 2022, FTX Ventures led a $2 billion Series B funding round for Mysten Labs, shortly before FTX filed for bankruptcy in November. According to court documents, the company invested $101 million in that funding round, acquiring approximately 570,000 shares of preferred stock in Mysten Labs and warrants to purchase up to about 890 million SUI tokens. FTX paid approximately $101 million for the equity and an additional $1 million for the token warrants. (source link)

ChainCatcher news, according to Yonhap News Agency, the Seoul prosecution has requested pre-arrest warrants for Daniel Shin, co-founder of Terra, and 7 others, accusing them of fraud, breach of duty, and violations of capital market laws. Among them, 4 are early investors in Terra Luna, and the other 4 are key personnel in the technical development of Terra and Luna.Prosecutors believe that the design of earning 20% interest by depositing in Anchor is inherently fraudulent, and that the former CEO's sale of Luna for a profit of 140 billion won during the price surge constitutes improper profit. (source link)