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

As of April 16th, data from Arkham Monitor shows BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF holds $59.31 billion in Bitcoin, with an average entry price of $89,000. Amid Bitcoin’s recent rebound, the ETF’s holdings bottomed out on February 25th and have since gained over $11 billion in value.

On April 16, South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance announced (via Newsis) that a pilot project for digital currency use in treasury fund disbursement has been selected as a 2026 targeted regulatory sandbox topic. Currently, government agencies cover business advancement expenses primarily through government procurement cards (credit/debit cards). The pilot will allow for the issuance and payment of blockchain-based deposit tokens. The Korean government expects the move to boost fund utilization transparency—via predefined validity periods and industry scopes—and reduce fee burdens on small merchants by leveraging an intermediary-free payment structure. The pilot is set to officially launch in Q4 2024, starting first in Sejong City before expanding gradually to other regions.

April 16 — Data from The Block shows U.S.-Iran talks have curbed volatility in oil trading pairs, while U.S. equities have surged. On the Trade.xyz platform, open interest for S&P 500 index contracts has jumped over 40% in two days, rising from a range low of $281 million on April 14 to $407 million — now the largest open interest on the platform. Conversely, open interest for WTI Crude and Brent Crude contracts has dropped sharply, falling from $845 million and $352 million on April 14 to $389 million and $274 million, respectively.

April 16 – The U.S. super PAC Sentinel Action Fund, backed by the Solana Foundation, announced it will join its sister advocacy group Right Vote in committing $8 million to support Republican Jon Husted’s U.S. Senate re-election bid against Sherrod Brown in Ohio, aiming to block crypto skeptic and former Senator Sherrod Brown from returning to the chamber. Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings show the Solana Foundation has donated $750,000 to Sentinel Action Fund, while Multicoin Capital has contributed $250,000.

April 16th — Per GMGN monitoring, the Solana ecosystem memecoin BULL briefly topped $11 million in market cap last night. It has since retraced to $8.9 million, holding onto a 30% 24-hour gain with $3.4 million in 24-hour trading volume. The memecoin’s earlier rally was fueled by interactions between the official Shib Twitter account and the BULL community’s account. BlockBeats notes that memecoins are extremely volatile, often driven by market sentiment and hype rather than real value or use cases. Investors are advised to exercise caution amid these risks.

April 16: Per analyst Alicharts, Bitcoin is at a key turning point, testing its 100-day Simple Moving Average (SMA) as resistance—marking the third such attempt in six months. The prior two tests ended in rejection: - Last October: Bitcoin was rejected, triggering a 30% drop from $116,000 to $80,000. - This January: Another rejection led to a 39% plunge from $97,000 to $59,800. Alicharts warned a third rejection here would be a significant structural failure, potentially triggering a triple-top pattern that could push BTC back toward its yearly low of $59,800. If Bitcoin breaks through this barrier and closes above the 100-day SMA, upside potential will open. The breakout would clear a path to $80,000–$84,000, confirming the macro correction may have concluded.