Riot Platforms Sells $250M in Bitcoin as It Repositions Power Fleet for AI

Riot Platforms sold 3,778 BTC (~$250M) in Q1 while redirecting its nearly 2GW power portfolio toward AI data centers. Holdings: 15,680 BTC. RIOT up 2.47% Thursday, down 33% in six months.

Bitcoin’s Worst Quarter Since 2018 Resets the Tape—Liquidity Will Dictate Q2

Bitcoin fell 22% in Q1 2026 amid war, tariffs, and a hawkish Fed. ETFs, order-book depth, and geopolitical odds now shape the next move as whales stay quiet.

Riot Platforms Sells $290M in Bitcoin as Miners Chase AI and HPC Compute

Riot Platforms offloaded $290M in BTC in Q1, echoing peers as miners pivot toward AI/HPC infrastructure. Here’s what it signals about treasury strategy, compute economics, and miner revenues.

Metaplanet’s Bitcoin Stack Hits 40,177 BTC After 5,075 BTC Buy, Now No. 3 Among Public Treasuries

Metaplanet bought 5,075 BTC, lifting its stack to 40,177 BTC and ranking third among public-company treasuries. What this move signals for corporate balance sheets and Bitcoin supply.

Bitcoin dips under $66K as crowded shorts meet thin Easter liquidity, raising squeeze risk

Bitcoin trades below $70K after slipping under $66K. With weak conviction, macro jitters, and crowded shorts into Easter, thinner liquidity could trigger a sharp short squeeze.

Bitcoin demand still muted, but CryptoQuant sees room for a $71.5k–$81.2k relief rally

CryptoQuant flags a sharp demand slowdown for Bitcoin, yet says easing U.S.-Iran tensions could spark a short-term move to $71,500–$81,200. Here’s why that window exists.

Circle eyes cirBTC: a wrapped bitcoin push that reopens a door it closed in 2019

Circle plans a wrapped bitcoin token, cirBTC, years after shuttering Circle Pay to focus on stablecoins. Here’s the key design trade-off that will define whether it matters.

Circle Rolls Out cirBTC to Pull Bitcoin Into DeFi—Trust Is the Real Battleground

Circle unveils cirBTC, a 1:1 Bitcoin wrapper debuting on Ethereum and Arc, targeting institutional trust and DeFi utility. It enters a field led by WBTC (~$8B) and cbBTC (~$6B).

Naoris Rolls Out NIST-Standard Post‑Quantum Blockchain as Bitcoin and Ethereum Weigh Their Own Upgrades

Naoris launches a NIST-standard post-quantum blockchain using ML-DSA while Ethereum and Bitcoin pursue quantum-resilient paths like BIP-360—putting migration choices front and center.

Quantum-Powered Mining Debuts on Quip Network—Just Not for Bitcoin

Postquant Labs launches Quip Network, a public quantum‑classical mining testnet using D‑Wave’s Advantage2 annealers and Ising optimization. It pays in QUIP to rent quantum time and tracks progress toward “Q‑Day.”