In a landmark move for institutional cryptocurrency adoption, Alberta Investment Management Corporation (AIMCo), a Canadian government-backed asset manager, has purchased 1.38 million shares of MicroStrategy (MSTR) for approximately $219 million. This transaction, reported by BitcoinTreasuries.net, signals a deepening commitment to Bitcoin exposure through equity markets. This acquisition places AIMCo among the largest institutional holders of
Spain appears to be the strongest retail market for Circle’s euro-pegged stablecoin $EURC on crypto banking platform Brighty, according to company data. Spain led $EURC usage by a wide margin in 2025 and the first quarter of 2026, accounting for about 36% of transactions and 25% of volume, according to Brighty data seen by Cointelegraph.
Mastercard beat earnings with $4.35 EPS as quarterly profit rose to $3.9 billion, putting card spending, network fees, and its crypto plan back in front of investors. Mastercard (NYSE: MA), the world’s second-largest debit and credit card company, posted a 14% profit rise as more people paid with cards. Global purchase volume increased 10% on
As mega-cap stocks, led by giants such as Nvidia (NASDAQ: NVDA), have been dominating finance narratives, small-cap companies have, on average, actually been outperforming their bigger peers in 2026. Specifically, the benchmark S&P500 equity market index rose 4.05% this year from 6,858 on January 2 to nearly 7,136 at the latest close on April 29.
Today, Hiromi Yamaji, the CEO of the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) told Bloomberg that Japan’s first cryptocurrency exchange-traded fund could list as early as next year, accelerating a timeline that regulators and market participants had previously predicted to end in 2028. The new timeline matters for Japanese-listed firms holding a lot of crypto in their
The crypto space moves fast, but onboarding still slows many users. Projects struggle to connect traditional finance with blockchain systems. That gap limits adoption and blocks the next wave of innovation. Now, a major collaboration aims to solve this challenge at scale. Banxa joins as a launch partner for Kite mainnet, bringing regulated payment infrastructure.
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have now recorded their third straight day of outflows, with total withdrawals crossing $490 million. Following this selling pressure, Bitcoin price dropped 3% after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, and is now trading at $75,621. This shows that short-term institutional confidence in Bitcoin is weakening as several market pressures
Bitcoin trades at $75,684 on April 30, entering May with ETF outflows accelerating, Treasury yields at their highest since July 2025, and on-chain data printing the deepest undervaluation reading since the 2023 cycle low. The macro picture is a headwind. The accumulation signal is pointing the other way. Can $BTC Break The 200-Day EMA In
The old Bitcoin playbook ran on the simple logic that when global M2 expands, capital flows into risk assets, and Bitcoin captures a disproportionate share. That relationship powered the 2020-2021 bull market, and crypto Twitter spent the better part of 2024 charting M2 overlays as proof that the next leg was imminent. Now, the global
Bitcoin is trading near $76,000 after recent selling pressure, while big investors continue to show interest. This shows a growing gap between weak retail confidence and strong long-term buying by major players. Crypto analyst Michael van de Poppe says Bitcoin is now at an important stage, with mixed signals showing a big move could come