Market Indicator for Coins and Stocks | Strategy spends $1 billion in a single week to increase Bitcoin holdings, with a position exceeding 780k coins; Bitmine announces $4 billion stock buyback plan (April 14)

Editor’s Note: After a week, several of the “leading stocks in the crypto concept sector” we previously mentioned have experienced varying degrees of increase, with Circle showing the most significant rise, once again surpassing $100. In the long term, its target price remains around $130-150. Additionally, influenced by the energy war, mining companies are seizing opportunities to accelerate transformation, resulting in relatively small stock price fluctuations and a more noticeable sector increase. Furthermore, related concepts to AI include “OpenAI investment concept stocks,” such as WLD and Eightco Holdings Inc. Among altcoin treasury companies, following the impressive performance of TRON, listed companies related to TON, BERA, and DOGE have recently been active.

Below is a summary of last week’s crypto and stock market information compiled by Odaily Planet Daily, with all US stock data sourced from msx.com.

The Iran conflict may see a turning point, mining profits are under pressure, and industry is accelerating transformation; institutions remain bullish on US stocks.

Bitcoin miners prepare for the 2028 halving: profits under pressure, energy tightening, industry shifting toward “infrastructure.”

As the next Bitcoin halving (expected in 2028) approaches, miners face a more challenging operating environment than in 2024, with block rewards decreasing from 3.125 BTC to 1.5625 BTC, while rising energy costs, record-high network hash rates, and tightening capital make industry profit margins continue to narrow.

Data shows that mining companies have already entered a phase of “deleveraging” and cash flow optimization: Mara Holdings sold over 15k BTC in March; Riot Platforms sold over 3,700 BTC in Q1; Cango sold 2,000 BTC to repay debt; and Bitdeer reduced its BTC holdings to zero in February.

Industry insiders point out that miners are shifting from “pure hash power competition” to “competition in capital and energy management.” GoMining CEO Mark Zalan stated, “Capital discipline is more important than hash power expansion”; Cango also said that future operators with scaled and diversified energy layouts will have a survival advantage. Meanwhile, business models of mining companies are being reconstructed, shifting from single block reward income to “electricity + infrastructure” models, including participation in grid peak shaving, waste heat utilization, and AI computing demand, among other revenue sources.

BlackRock restores overweight view on US stocks, citing manageable impact of Iran conflict.

BlackRock strategists have resumed their overweight stance on US stocks, believing that the impact of Middle East conflicts on global economic growth “may be controllable.” After downgrading to a neutral stance weeks ago due to escalating Middle East tensions, a team led by Jean Boivin, head of BlackRock Investment Institute, stated in a report on Monday that they have been monitoring “two signals increasing risk exposure,” including the resumption of shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and signs that the war’s impact on the economy is limited. They said, “We see progress on both fronts,” and a ceasefire in the near term is “crucial,” with the threshold for returning to conflict being “high.” BlackRock also emphasized the upcoming earnings season. “Even during the conflict, corporate earnings expectations are rising, partly benefiting from AI themes.” Regarding US stocks, BlackRock stated, “The impact of Middle East conflict on global growth is manageable, and strong earnings expectations—especially in the tech sector—lead us to maintain risk appetite.”

Weekly update on listed crypto stocks.

Representative companies in BTC treasury stocks.

Strategy invests $1 billion weekly to buy Bitcoin, a 203% increase week-over-week.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 a.m. Eastern Time on April 13, 2026, the total net weekly buy-in of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) was $1 billion, up 36% from the previous week.

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy)) announced a $1 billion investment (up 203% from last week) to purchase 13,927 BTC at $71,902 each, bringing total holdings to 780,897 BTC.

Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not buy Bitcoin last week.

Additionally, one other company bought Bitcoin last week. French Bitcoin company announced on April 13 that it invested $2.6 million to buy 37 BTC at $70,168.90 each, with total holdings reaching 2,925 BTC.

As of press time, the total Bitcoin holdings of global listed companies (excluding miners) in the dataset reached 1,047,244 BTC, a 1.35% increase from last week, with a current market value of approximately $74.29 billion, accounting for 5.2% of circulating Bitcoin market cap.

Representative companies in ETH treasury stocks.

Bitmine increased ETH holdings by 71,524 ETH last week, with total staked ETH exceeding 3.33 million ETH.

Ethereum treasury company Bitmine Immersion Technologies disclosed last week that it increased its ETH holdings by 71,524 ETH. Its current crypto asset holdings include 4,874,858 ETH, 198 BTC, $85 million worth of Eightco Holdings shares, and $200 million worth of Beast Industries shares. The total staked ETH amounts to 3,334,637 ETH (calculated at $2,206 per ETH, totaling $7.4 billion).

Additionally, Ethereum treasury company Bitmine announced that its common stock began trading on the NYSE on April 9, 2026, under the ticker “BMNR.” Besides the listing upgrade, the board of directors also unanimously approved expanding the 2025 share repurchase plan, increasing the authorized amount from $1 billion to $4 billion.

Ethereum treasury company The Ether Machine and Dynamix SPAC merger deal terminated.

The Ether Machine and special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) Dynamix Corporation (ticker: DYNX) announced on Friday that they have agreed to terminate their previously planned $1.6 billion merger due to unfavorable market conditions. According to filings with the SEC, The Ether Machine must pay Dynamix a $50 million termination fee within 15 days.

The merger was first disclosed in July 2025, with plans to list The Ether Machine on Nasdaq under the ticker ETHM. The deal included a $1.5 billion fully committed PIPE financing (reportedly the largest of its kind since 2021) and about $170 million in trust funds from Dynamix, with the combined company expected to hold over 400k ETH on its balance sheet.

Representative companies in SOL treasury stocks.

DeFi Development reports holding 2.22 million SOL and over 656k dfdvSOL as of the end of March.

DeFi Development, a Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury company, released its March operational report, revealing that it held 2.22 million SOL as of the end of March. The liquid staking token dfdvSOL increased from 513,000 to over 656,000. The company also stated it will continue to advance its strategic investment in the stablecoin protocol Apyx.

SOL Strategies acquires Darklake Labs for $1.2 million.

Solana treasury company SOL Strategies announced the final acquisition agreement with Darklake Labs, a Solana-native zero-knowledge technology firm, with a total transaction value of about $1.2 million, approximately $1 million paid in common stock. After the acquisition, Darklake’s founding team, including former Meta/IBM engineer Vitor Py Braga, former Coinbase compliance executive Amber Hales, and ZK research lead Tiago Alves, will join SOL Strategies to promote privacy technology development within the Solana ecosystem.

Representative companies in altcoin treasury stocks.

AlphaTON reaches $43 million financing deal to support AI and privacy computing infrastructure.

TON treasury company AlphaTON Capital announced a strategic financing agreement with Vertical Data totaling approximately $43 million, expected to close in Q2 2026. AlphaTON stated that this financing focuses on AI hardware deployment, accelerating its “privacy computing” and sovereignty AI infrastructure development, and supporting the integration of AI, digital assets, and confidential computing. Its AI and privacy computing infrastructure will also provide underlying computing power for partners like Telegram and Animoca Brands.

Eightco Holdings discloses 9% of circulating WLD holdings, with OpenAI investment accounting for 30% of total assets.

Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings updated its holdings, revealing a total asset value of $321 million as of April 6, 2026, including 277,222,975 Worldcoin (WLD), 11,068 ETH, a $15k investment in OpenAI, a $1.6B investment in Beast Industries, and $110 million in cash and stablecoins.

Eightco Holdings states it currently holds nearly 9% of the circulating WLD supply, making it one of the largest public market participants in the Worldcoin ecosystem. Its investment in OpenAI accounts for about 30% of total assets, providing retail investors with an indirect way to hold OpenAI through the open market. CEO Kevin O’Donnell said, “Owning Eightco is like owning a part of OpenAI.”

Brag House shareholders approve merger with official Dogecoin entity by 98% vote.

Nasdaq-listed Brag House Holdings announced that its shareholders approved the merger proposal with the official Dogecoin Foundation entity, House of Doge, with over 98% of votes. The two parties plan to launch a listed platform connecting sports, digital finance, and blockchain infrastructure, integrating Brag House’s resources in college sports and media.

Greenlane approves $2 million stock buyback, BERA holdings increase to 77.9 million tokens.

Nasdaq-listed BERA treasury company Greenlane Holdings announced its board approved a $2 million stock repurchase plan. The company also released its full-year financial report, disclosing that after increasing its BERA token holdings by 75 million, its total holdings as of April 7, 2026, reached 77.9 million, about 32% of the current circulating supply.