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According to CoinDesk, Kraken's parent company Payward is laying off about 150 employees. This move is part of the company's optimization adjustments in preparation for its IPO, according to two insiders. A Kraken spokesperson stated in a statement: "We continuously evaluate and adjust our organizational structure to ensure we have the right structure and talent to achieve growth objectives and better serve our customers."Meanwhile, Payward is seeking a new round of financing at a valuation of $20 billion to support its pre-IPO expansion strategy. Recently, the company completed a $600 million acquisition of stablecoin payment company Reap and a $550 million acquisition of digital asset derivatives platform Bitnomial. The previous largest acquisition occurred in 2025, when Payward acquired the U.S. retail futures platform NinjaTrader for $1.5 billion, which also holds a CFTC futures broker license.Payward submitted a confidential S-1 registration statement draft to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on November 19, 2025, taking the initial steps toward going public. In March of this year, CoinDesk reported that the company had postponed its IPO plans due to a sluggish market environment, but insiders indicated that the company still plans to move forward with the IPO once market conditions improve. At the Consensus Miami conference, Payward and Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi stated that the exchange's IPO preparations are "80%" complete.

According to Crowdfund Insider, digital bank Revolut announced that its trading division, Revolut Trading Ltd, has received an extension of permissions approved by the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to launch more comprehensive investment and wealth management services in the UK market.Under the newly approved Variation of Permissions (VoP) license, Revolut can now manage investment portfolios for clients and participate in certain transactions as a principal. This means that the platform will be able to offer leveraged investment products, professionally managed portfolios, and customized wealth management services for high-net-worth users in the future, all of which will be integrated into its mobile application, alongside everyday banking and payment tools.It is reported that Revolut plans to further introduce AI-driven portfolio recommendation tools, continuing its transformation into a "one-stop financial platform." Earlier this year, Revolut officially obtained a full banking license in the UK. Analysts believe that the FCA's approval indicates an increase in its maturity as a regulated financial institution, while also reflecting that fintech companies are accelerating their competition with traditional banks and wealth management institutions.

Forward Industries, a Solana treasury company, announced its quarterly financial report for the period ending March 31, 2026, showing a year-on-year revenue increase of 319% to $13 million. However, due to the decline in the fair value of crypto assets, net losses widened to $283.1 million.The company stated that the growth this quarter was mainly driven by increased staking rewards from Solana (SOL). However, during the same period, it recorded a digital asset loss of $201.7 million and an asset impairment of $85.1 million, primarily due to the price volatility of SOL leading to a decrease in the valuation of holdings.The financial report indicated that the company held approximately 7.04 million SOL during the quarter and earned about 201,200 SOL in rewards through staking, with nearly all SOL assets being staked. Solana fell approximately 33.7% during the reporting period, closing at $82.44. Price volatility is considered the core factor dragging down financial performance.Additionally, Forward Industries signed a loan agreement with Galaxy Digital in March and drew the first tranche of $40 million in financing, using fwdSOL as collateral, with a comprehensive annual interest rate of about 3.4%. The company stated that this financing is used to optimize its liquidity structure.Company management indicated that they have adjusted the balance sheet through cost reductions, debt instruments, and stock buybacks to cope with market volatility and enhance long-term value. Despite a significant widening of quarterly losses, the company's stock price slightly declined in after-hours trading following the financial report, but it still recorded a monthly increase recently.

The UK-listed company The Smarter Web Company increased its holdings by 10 BTC, bringing its total holdings to 2840 BTC, ranking 27th in the world for Bitcoin holdings.

According to the Financial Times, several large technology companies, including Alphabet and Amazon, are accelerating their entry into the global bond market, raising funds through large-scale overseas bond issuance to support the expansion of artificial intelligence infrastructure and computing power.The report states that this round of financing activities has reached a new high in recent years, reflecting the increasing demand for long-term capital expenditures among tech giants in the AI race, particularly focused on data centers, computing clusters, and cloud infrastructure construction.Analysts believe that against the backdrop of high interest rates, companies are choosing to optimize their financing structure globally, diversifying funding costs and term risks through multi-currency debt markets, further strengthening their capacity for investment in AI infrastructure.

According to documents from the U.S. Office of Government Ethics, President Trump purchased shares of the Bitcoin mining company MARA Holdings ($MARA) between January and March 2026. Additionally, a report from Reuters indicates that the same batch of disclosure documents shows Trump conducted 175 financial transactions in March, purchasing at least $51 million in bonds, with the total value of transactions in that month reaching approximately $161 million.

The 13F filing submitted by the American investment firm Alpine Fox Capital to the SEC shows that as of the first quarter of 2026, it holds 3.762 million shares of the Bitcoin mining company Cipher Mining (CIFR), valued at approximately $48.4 million, accounting for the largest proportion of its disclosed portfolio. The fund's total holdings amount to about $154 million. In addition, it also holds 750,500 shares of the Bitcoin mining company IREN, valued at approximately $25.7 million.

According to Gate market data, the Dow Jones index has increased by 1%.

U.S. Senator Warren requests the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to investigate the cryptocurrency company of President Trump's family.

According to Jinshi News, the USD/JPY briefly plunged over 70 points, reaching a low of 157.57, and has now rebounded to 157.81.

According to official disclosures, the fintech company Stitch has completed a $25 million Series A funding round, led by a16z, with participation from Arbor Ventures, COTU Ventures, RAED Ventures, and SVC.

According to a report by Reuters, the United States has approved the sale of Nvidia H200 AI chips to about 10 Chinese companies, including Alibaba, Tencent, and ByteDance, but no chips have been delivered yet, and the related transactions are at a standstill.The report pointed out that Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang joined the delegation during President Trump's visit to China, trying to promote the sale of H200 chips in China. The U.S. Department of Commerce has also approved some distributors, such as Lenovo and Foxconn, to directly purchase and resell the chips. However, due to strict security, usage, revenue sharing, and legal restrictions imposed by the U.S. on H200 exports, there are conflicts with China's supply chain security policies, leading to stricter order approvals.

According to Jinshi reports, the USD/JPY exchange rate briefly fell nearly 40 points to 157.74, currently reported at 157.98.

Digital asset infrastructure company BitGo Holdings (NYSE: BTGO) recently released its first quarterly report since going public. In the first quarter of 2026, the company reported total revenue of $3.77 billion, a year-on-year increase of 112.6%, mainly driven by the expansion of its digital asset business and growth in stablecoin-as-a-service revenue.However, GAAP net loss widened from $25.7 million in the same period last year to $60.7 million, due to a non-cash market value adjustment of approximately $53.7 million on Bitcoin holdings and increased equity incentive expenses related to the IPO. Adjusted EBITDA recorded a loss of $1.7 million, compared to a profit of $3.9 million in the same period last year.During the quarter, BitGo launched its derivatives business in January, generating approximately $3 billion in nominal trading volume. Since derivatives revenue is recognized on a net basis while spot trading is recognized on a gross basis, revenue decreased by 38.7% quarter-on-quarter. The number of customers increased by 42% year-on-year to 5,569. As of the end of the quarter, the company held 2,449 Bitcoins and $186.6 million in cash.

Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich stated that the company has postponed its plans to list Mars and Mercury preferred shares due to the immaturity of the Japanese preferred stock market and restrictions from exchange rules. He mentioned that Japanese exchanges require preferred stock dividends to be supported by sustainable, recurring cash flows, while Metaplanet still needs to prove that its Bitcoin revenue business can generate stable returns in different market environments.Additionally, the company plans to distribute dividends monthly, but the Japanese market typically has annual or semi-annual dividends, and the relevant infrastructure still needs to be improved. Metaplanet currently holds 40,177 BTC, and its stock price has fallen 25% year-to-date.

According to Jinshi News, JPMorgan stated that investor panic is rapidly escalating, and many clients have turned fully bearish on the stock market. Despite the pessimistic market sentiment, JPMorgan's traders still advise clients to remain calm amid market volatility and not to panic.

American defense technology company Anduril announced the completion of a $5 billion Series H financing round, with a post-money valuation of $61 billion. This round was led by Thrive Capital and a16z.CEO Brian Schimpf stated in a letter to investors that the company's revenue is expected to reach $2.2 billion by 2025, with revenue and employee numbers nearly doubling over the past year. The company has delivered its first international project for the Royal Australian Navy and completed an autonomous flight demonstration in the U.S. Air Force's unmanned combat aircraft program.Anduril stated that it will focus on increasing investments in high-capacity manufacturing, AI and autonomous systems, the Lattice sensor and command control platform, as well as the Arsenal-1 factory and ArsenalOS production system, to address the transformation of defense demands in the context of "industrialized warfare" and great power competition.

According to The Block, Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan pointed out that Circle's Arc, Canton Network, and Stripe's Tempo have recently completed over one billion dollars in financing collectively, with all three financings occurring after the signing of the GENIUS Act in July 2025. Hougan believes that this act has broken the regulatory deadlock that previously suppressed institutional capital entry.Hougan summarized three major signals: first, all three chains have made native privacy transactions a core design to meet institutions' needs for transaction confidentiality; second, the implementation of the GENIUS Act has significantly reduced regulatory uncertainty, with the next key variable being the ongoing Clarity Act, which is expected to benefit stablecoins and tokenized infrastructure; third, the backing of top institutions such as Goldman Sachs, Citadel, BlackRock, Stripe, and Visa behind these three chains stands in stark contrast to the grassroots paths of Ethereum and Solana.Hougan stated that his funds are still primarily betting on native crypto projects and believes that emerging enterprise chains will raise overall competitive standards and attract more capital inflow.