Circle has unveiled cirBTC, a wrapped bitcoin token backed 1:1 by native BTC and aimed at giving institutions verifiable onchain bitcoin exposure across DeFi and TradFi. The company says reserves will be independently checkable onchain in real time, and cirBTC is set to debut on Ethereum and Arc, with multichain support planned. The product is listed as “coming soon” with availability subject to regulatory approvals.

Circle said on April 2, 2026 it will launch Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC), a tokenized BTC product aimed at institutional users. The company says each cirBTC will be backed 1:1 by native BTC, with reserves independently verifiable onchain in real time. The initial release is planned for Ethereum and Arc, with crosschain mobility positioned as a core feature.

Soluna Holdings said Thursday it completed a $53 million acquisition of the Briscoe Wind Farm in Briscoe County, Texas, to supply power for its planned Project Dorothy 3 AI data center campus. The company said the site can reach up to 300 MW of capacity and projected annualized revenue of $20 million to $24.4 million. Soluna shares rose about 7.6% after the announcement, trading around $0.76 at the time of writing.

Bitcoin (BTC) slid toward $66,000 during President Donald Trump's televised remarks on the U.S.–Iran conflict, as traders repriced geopolitical risk across markets. Several crypto price aggregators put the intra-day drop at roughly 3%, while Ethereum also fell about 3.5% over 24 hours. In commodities, Brent crude was cited at $106 after the address, with another read pointing to about $108.

An analyst argues that Bitcoin printing six consecutive red monthly candles since October 2025 is not necessarily bearish and could be closer to a turning point than many expect. They compare the setup to August 2018–January 2019, when BTC fell from about $7,700 to around $3,500 before rallying to nearly $10,500 by May 2019 and pushing $13,000 in June. Using that template, the analyst outlines scenarios ranging from a 2x rebound from the $67,000 area to a 3x–4x move that would imply $180,000–$250,000.

Luxor Technology Corporation launched Commander on April 1, 2026, positioning it as a fleet-management layer for bitcoin miners that combines real-time monitoring with remote control. The company says the platform integrates with its existing stack managing over 1 GW of compute and mining power, while its Intelligent Miner algorithm checks market conditions every five minutes and targets 8% to 14% higher profitability versus standard curtailment.

Metaplanet said on April 2 that it bought 5,075 Bitcoin in Q1 2026 for about $405.48 million at an average ~$79,898 per coin. The purchase raised its stash to 40,177 BTC, acquired for roughly $4.18 billion in total, while its year-to-date BTC Yield was 2.8% through the end of March. Separately, on-chain indicators cited in the report show whale wallets have moved into net selling since Q4 2025, with apparent demand turning negative by about 63,000 coins by late March.

Metaplanet said it purchased 5,075 bitcoin in the first quarter of 2026 for about $405.5 million, bringing its treasury to 40,177 BTC as of March 31. The company said the coins were bought at an average price of approximately $79,898, taking total bitcoin investment to roughly $4.2 billion with a cumulative average of $104,106 per BTC. It also reported a 2.8% "BTC Yield" for the three months ended March 31 and 876 "BTC Gain" for the quarter.