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According to Jinshi reports, Goldman Sachs economist David Mericle stated that the path for Kevin Warsh to become the chairman of the Federal Reserve has become clear, but changes in leadership may not immediately alter the Fed's policy stance in the coming months. He pointed out that the new chairman may not be able to advocate for rate cuts as forcefully as Powell, especially given the high uncertainty surrounding the war in the Middle East. Goldman Sachs still believes that easing policies will be introduced before the end of the year, expecting the Fed to cut rates by 25 basis points in September and December, respectively.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on April 27, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) for the week was $260 million, a decrease of 89.8% compared to last week.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced an investment of $255 million (a decrease of 90% compared to last week) to purchase 3,273 Bitcoins at a price of $77,906, bringing the total holdings to 818,334 Bitcoins.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week.In addition, three other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. The Japanese fashion brand ANAP invested $770,000 on April 21 to increase its holdings by 9.1785 Bitcoins at a price of $84,239.7, bringing the total holdings to 1,431.9716 Bitcoins; the UK Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced an investment of $3.39 million on April 24 to purchase 44 Bitcoins at a price of $77,071, bringing the total holdings to 2,750 Bitcoins; the French Bitcoin company announced an investment of $460,000 on April 27 to purchase 6 Bitcoins at a price of $77,151, bringing the total holdings to 2,943 Bitcoins.Metaplanet has issued zero-interest bonds worth 8 billion yen (approximately $50 million) for the purpose of purchasing Bitcoin.As of the time of writing, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics is 1,084,909 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.3% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $8.434 billion, accounting for 5.4% of the circulating market value of Bitcoin.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Strategy holds a total of 818,334 BTC, with an average cost price of $75,537, resulting in an unrealized profit of approximately $1.906 billion (+3.1%); BitMine holds a total of 5,078,386 ETH, with an average cost price of $3,570, resulting in an unrealized loss of approximately $6.343 billion (-35%).

Gold bulls and well-known Bitcoin pessimist Peter Schiff pointed out in a post on the X platform that Saylor once predicted that if Strategy ($MSTR) accumulates 5% of the Bitcoin supply, BTC would reach $1 million per coin.However, MSTR currently holds 3.9%, and if it continues to purchase the remaining approximately 231,700 BTC, the marginal impact on the price will be the same as before, at which point the BTC price may fall below $60,000, contrary to Saylor's prediction.

According to PR Newswire, BitMine increased its holdings by 101,901 Ethereum last week, marking the highest weekly purchase volume since the week of December 15, 2025. As of April 26, 2026, its total Ethereum holdings reached 5,078,386, accounting for approximately 4.21% of the total Ethereum supply.Currently, the total value of the cryptocurrencies, cash, and other investment assets held by BitMine is approximately $13.3 billion, which includes $940 million in cash, 200 Bitcoins, $200 million in equity assets from Beast Industries, and a $91 million investment in Eightco Holdings (ORBS). Additionally, it has staked 3,701,589 Ethereum (73% of total holdings), valued at approximately $8.8 billion, with a current annualized staking yield of about $264 million.BitMine Chairman Tom Lee stated that the company's ETH holdings surpassed 5 million this week, achieving this accumulation in just 10 months, and has completed 84% of its goal to hold 5% of the total ETH supply. Tom Lee noted that multiple research reports suggest ETH is gradually becoming a "store of value" asset and will be used as collateral in digital asset financial transactions. Since the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran war, ETH has outperformed the S&P 500 by 1,696 basis points, making it one of the best-performing assets globally (second only to crude oil).He also pointed out that Ethereum continues to benefit from the dual drivers of Wall Street's on-chain tokenization and the growing demand for public neutral blockchains from AI intelligent systems, indicating that this round of the crypto winter has entered its final phase.

Strive CEO Matt Cole posted on the X platform that Strive purchased 7,89 bitcoins for $61.43 million, with an average cost of approximately $77,890.As of 2026, the institution holds a total of 14,557 bitcoins.

According to official news, OranjeBTC has newly purchased 2 BTC at an average price of approximately $77,491 each, costing about $155,000.As of now, the company holds a total of 3,725 BTC, with a total cost of approximately $392.5 million, an average price of about $105,367 each, and a cumulative BTC yield of 2.64% (the yield for Q1 2026 is 0.24%).

According to Jinshi reports, Goldman Sachs analysts pointed out that investors' risk appetite has rebounded to pre-Iran war levels. With bets that the worst-case scenario of a U.S.-Iran war will not occur, stock market volatility has significantly decreased. Retail investors in the U.S. have re-entered the stock market, and automated trading has also driven the stock market up. In the four weeks ending last Wednesday, investors withdrew nearly $125 billion from safe-haven money market funds, marking one of the largest outflows on record.

According to monitoring by Bubblemaps, about 50% of the BULL tokens are in a highly concentrated state, hidden within a complex matrix of associated wallets. A cluster of over 100 wallets has transferred some tokens to new wallets and is selling them in small batches to evade monitoring, currently making a profit of about $250,000, with multiple addresses selling at the peak. This cluster still holds 30% of the total supply of BULL.

Bitget officially launched the "Blockchain4Youth Learning Center" with its first course, aimed at providing a systematic blockchain learning path for young people and further connecting knowledge learning with career development. After completing the course and passing the assessment, students will receive a certificate of completion issued by Bitget's Chief Marketing Officer Ignacio Aguirre Franco, serving as an official certification of their Web3 capabilities. Certificate holders can gain more industry exposure and priority employment opportunities among the partner employers of the Blockchain4Youth Talent Alliance.To bridge the gap from learning to employment, Bitget has partnered with the Web3 recruitment platform Bondex to provide students with a transparent job-seeking channel and a talent pool connection mechanism. Bondex co-founder Ignacio Palomera stated that the project aims to address the real issues faced by learners, such as "lack of industry connections after completing the course, insufficient effective certification, and unclear job-seeking paths," building a more direct bridge between young talent and recruiting companies.So far, the Bitget Blockchain4Youth series of projects has attracted over 15,000 young participants. Bitget CMO Ignacio Aguirre Franco pointed out that the goal of the learning center is to transform young people's interest in Web3 into a tangible entry path. As the program continues to advance, Blockchain4Youth is gradually evolving from a single event project into a long-term infrastructure focused on Web3 education, career guidance, and talent development.

According to Solid Intel, Trump will hold a National Security Council meeting today to review proposals to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and end hostilities.

According to Cointelegraph, Vanessa Perrée, the French national prosecutor for organized crime, stated that 88 people have been prosecuted for allegedly carrying out "ransom attacks" against cryptocurrency holders, including 10 minors, with 75 individuals in pre-trial detention, involving 12 cases currently being investigated by a Paris court judge. "Ransom attacks" refer to the use of violence through home invasions, kidnappings, and other means to gain access to the victims' cryptocurrency wallets.Perrée indicated that some suspects are involved in multiple cases, revealing the existence of a structured network, and the investigation is ongoing to identify all perpetrators and planners. Records from the French national office for organized crime show 18 such incidents in 2024, 67 in 2025, and 47 so far in 2026.

French listed company Capital B (ALCPB) announced an increase of 400,000 euros to acquire 6 bitcoins, currently holding a total of 2,943 bitcoins, with a year-to-date bitcoin return of 1.61%.

According to Jinshi reports, U.S. Treasury yields rose during the Asian trading session, and the lack of relief in the Middle East situation kept oil prices high. This week's intensive central bank meeting schedule has become the market focus, including the Federal Reserve's interest rate meeting. The market generally expects that the Federal Reserve will maintain the federal funds rate target range at 3.5% to 3.75% for the third consecutive meeting. According to Tradeweb data, the 2-year U.S. Treasury yield rose by 2.3 basis points to 3.798%, and the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield increased by 1.4 basis points to 4.323%.

International gold and silver prices are fluctuating at high levels. According to data from the Gate platform, the current price of gold (XAU) is $4,724.38; the current price of silver (XAG) is $76.47. Despite signs of a temporary easing in the international situation, market risk aversion remains strong, driving active trading and positions in related contracts.According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour trading volume of Gate XAU contracts reached $41.85 million, an increase of 745.48% compared to the previous period, with a position size of $18.87 million, ranking first in the industry; the 24-hour trading volume of Gate XAG contracts reached $31.89 million, a significant increase of 3429.96%, with a position size of $16.51 million, also ranking among the top in the network. In the context of high-level fluctuations, Gate's trading activity has rapidly increased.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate contracts cover various traditional financial assets, including stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core targets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

According to Cointelegraph, a survey of 1,100 active users of CEX.IO in the U.S. shows that the current downturn in the crypto market has forced 36% of American crypto traders to reduce their daily expenses. Among them, 10% stated that this is a significant sacrifice made to maintain their positions, and 37% of respondents have postponed or canceled major purchasing plans due to crypto losses.Additionally, 38% of traders reported experiencing some form of financial disruption since October 2025. A quarter of respondents indicated that they rely on savings to maintain financial stability, and 12% admitted to having missed or delayed payments.Despite the pressure, the majority of traders remain optimistic, with 79% of respondents planning to hold or increase their positions in the next six months.

According to BBX data, several listed companies disclosed their latest reserve actions yesterday, with the core dynamics as follows:Tron Inc. (NASDAQ: TRON) announced that it increased its holdings of 154,494 TRX tokens at an average price of $0.3236 yesterday, further raising the total amount of TRX in its treasury to over 693.3 million tokens.The Jupiter Strategic Reserve Trust, Jupiter Litterbox Trust, increased its holdings by 211,474 JUP yesterday, valued at approximately $36,000. This month, it has accumulated a total purchase of 9,405,535 JUP, valued at about $1.63 million. As of now, its total purchases amount to 113,508,785 tokens, valued at approximately $19.76 million.Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin mining company Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) released the latest data on its Bitcoin holdings. As of the week of April 24, the Bitcoin mining output was 185.7 Bitcoins, but the same amount was sold during the same period, resulting in a net addition of 0 Bitcoins, and it currently maintains zero Bitcoin holdings.