MicroStrategy bought another 2,530 $BTC($243M) at an average price of $95,972 last week!

**Web3 Games Burn $15B with Minimal Player Traction; 93% of GameFi Projects Failed: Caladan Data** On April 23, CoinDesk reported that liquidity and trading firm Caladan’s data reveals Web3 games have burned $15 billion chasing a token-driven future—yet failed to win over players. Key findings from Caladan’s report: - ~93% of GameFi projects have declared failure. - Token values have plummeted ~95% from their 2022 peak. - Studio funding shrank 93% by 2025. - Over 300 blockchain games have shut down. “Capital is being destroyed at every level,” the report notes, with venture capitalists, retail NFT buyers, game guilds, and the tap-to-earn trend among Telegram’s 300 million users all falling victim. Standout examples: - Hamster Kombat lost 96% of its users within six months of launch. - YGG (flagship game guild Yield Guild Games’ token) dropped 99.6% from its November 2021 peak. Striking individual project failures include: - Pixelmon: Raised $70 million via a 2

On April 23rd, Robinhood has listed ZEC, per its official website.

April 23: Strait of Hormuz Traffic Remains Mostly Stalled Only one Iran-linked large cargo ship was observed departing the Persian Gulf as of local time Thursday morning, per ship-tracking data. Security in the strait deteriorated further Wednesday: Iranian military vessels fired on a commercial ship, while the U.S. intercepted two oil tankers from Tehran. (Source: FXStreet)

April 23 — Tether announced it has frozen over $344 million in USDT across two addresses, working with U.S. authorities to halt further transfers after the addresses were linked to illicit activity. The move followed information from multiple U.S. law enforcement agencies about the funds’ ties to illegal operations. Tether noted it restricts assets linked to sanctions evasion, criminal networks or other illicit activity at law enforcement requests. Globally, it has partnered with 340+ agencies in 65+ countries, supporting 2,300+ cases and freezing over $4.4 billion total — $2.1 billion of which involves U.S. law enforcement. The stablecoin issuer emphasized it adheres to U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions lists and has a zero-tolerance policy for USDT’s illicit use. Blockchain traceability enables transparent fund movement records, allowing identification and freezing before further transfers, it added. Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said USDT is not a safe ha

April 23 – Per Bitget data, WTI and Brent crude prices gained 1% amid a short squeeze. Earlier, former President Trump tweeted he had ordered the U.S. Navy to sink any vessel laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.

On April 23, U.S. President Donald Trump tweeted: "I have ordered the Navy to shoot down any ship deploying mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Our minesweepers are currently clearing the strait."