ENGIE is considering bitcoin mining or battery storage at its 895MW Assu Sol solar plant in Brazil to reduce revenue losses from renewable curtailment that has persisted since 2023.

MARA posted a $1.71 billion Q4 2025 loss driven by $1.5 billion in bitcoin fair-value markdowns and outlined a push into AI and high-performance compute data centers.

Former Mt. Gox CEO Mark Karpeles has proposed a Bitcoin hard fork to move 79,956 BTC from a long-dormant hack wallet, drawing sharp criticism over immutability and precedent.

Bitcoin climbed more than 5% toward $70,000 after a stronger-than-expected US manufacturing PMI print helped offset fresh geopolitical jitters.

Trump-backed American Bitcoin said it bought 11,298 ASIC miners to lift owned hashrate to about 28.1 EH/s as it continues a strategy of accumulating bitcoin below spot prices.

Africa Bitcoin Corporation chair Stafford Masie said bitcoin is used as everyday money in parts of Africa, where some merchants prefer satoshis over dollars amid rapid inflation and currency debasement.

Ray Dalio argued that gold remains the top safe-haven asset, citing limited central bank support for Bitcoin and concerns about privacy and quantum risks.

Kraken said its Wyoming-chartered bank, Kraken Financial, received a Federal Reserve master account, giving it direct access to U.S. payment rails such as Fedwire for phased institutional use.

Hut 8-backed American Bitcoin said it has grown its treasury to about 6,500 BTC after adding more than 500 BTC in 21 days as it expands its mining fleet and disclosed fresh insider share buys.

On-chain analyst Willy Woo said Bitcoin may stage a short-lived rally into late April before the broader bear-market downtrend resumes, citing liquidity and investor-flow signals.