吴区块链周报:德意志交易所投资 Kraken、英国资产管理公司将 500 亿英镑基金投入区块链、加密货币矿工抛售比特币等1。德意志交易所将以约 2 亿美元的价格向 Kraken 投资。 1.5% 股权 linkKraken 联合首席执行官 Arjun Sethi 表示,该公司已秘密申请美国 IPO,证实了之前的报道。该交易所于 2025 年 11 月提交了 S-1 草案,未设定上市时间表,并在近期加密货币市场低迷期间一度暂停了 IPO 计划。德意志交易所将向加密货币交易所 Kraken 母公司 Payward 投资 2 亿美元,收购约 1.5% 的完全稀释股权。该交易预计将于 2026 年第二季度完成,需获得监管部门批准。彭博社计算显示,该交易对 Kraken 的估值约为 133 亿美元;在 2025 年 11 月的上一次股权转让中,Kraken 的估值约为 200 亿美元。 Kraken 告诉 WuBlockchain,该投资是德意志交易所在二级市场购买的。2。英国资产管理公司将 500 亿英镑的基金放在区块链上,实现代币化股票交易和结算链接英国资产管理公司 Legal & General Asset Management 已发行和
通过 Calastone 的代币化分销网络在链上分配管理的超过 500 亿英镑(约合 680 亿美元)的流动性资金,以代币化股票的形式提供货币市场产品。该系统基于区块链进行发行、交易和结算,支持美元、欧元和英镑面额以及当日结算。投资者可以在受监管的许可网络内进行股票交易和转让,产品已在以太坊及兼容链上上线。 3.法国政府将采取新措施应对加密货币相关绑架和暴力抢劫案件激增链接法国内政部部长代表 Jean-Didier Berger 在巴黎区块链周上表示,当局正在准备新措施来保护加密货币投资者
WuBlockchain Weekly: Deutsche Börse Invests in Kraken, UK Asset Manager Puts £50 Billion Fund on Blockchain, Crypto Miners Sell Off Bitcoin Holdings, etc
1. Deutsche Börse to Invest $200 Million in Kraken for Approx. 1.5% Stake link
Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi said the company has confidentially filed for a U.S. IPO, confirming previous reports. The exchange submitted a draft S-1 in November 2025 without setting a listing timeline, and once suspended its IPO plan during the recent crypto market downturn.
Deutsche Börse will invest $200 million in Payward, the parent company of crypto exchange Kraken, acquiring an approximately 1.5% fully diluted stake. The transaction is expected to be completed in the second quarter of 2026 subject to regulatory approval. Bloomberg calculations show the deal values Kraken at around $13.3 billion; in a previous share transfer in November 2025, Kraken was valued at approximately $20 billion. Kraken told WuBlockchain that the investment was a secondary market purchase by Deutsche Börse.
2. UK Asset Manager Puts £50 Billion Fund on Blockchain, Enabling Tokenized Share Trading & Settlement link
UK asset manager Legal & General Asset Management has issued and distributed on-chain over £50 billion (approximately $68 billion) of liquidity funds under management via Calastone’s tokenized distribution network, offering money market products in the form of tokenized shares. The system processes issuance, trading and settlement based on blockchain, supports USD, EUR and GBP denominations as well as same-day settlement. Investors can trade and transfer shares within a regulated permissioned network, and the products have been launched on Ethereum and compatible chains.
3. French Government to Introduce New Measures to Surge in Crypto-Related Kidnappings & Violent Robberies link
Jean-Didier Berger, Minister Delegate for the Interior of France, stated at Paris Blockchain Week that authorities are preparing new measures to protect crypto investors amid the growing threat of cryptocurrency kidnappings and wrench attacks in the country. Berger noted that the French Ministry of the Interior has launched a preventive platform with thousands of registrations, and a more comprehensive plan will be unveiled in the coming weeks. Data shows there have been 41 crypto-related kidnappings in France since the start of 2026, averaging one every 2.5 days. Globally, such attacks rose 75% to 72 in 2025, with France leading the world with 19 cases.
4. Bhutan Sells Another $18.46 Million in BTC, Retaining 3,524 Coins (≈$264 Million) link
On-chain data platform Arkham stated that Bhutan has sold approximately $18.46 million worth of BTC again, with cumulative sales reaching around $198 million in 2026. Its current remaining holdings stand at approximately 3,524 BTC (around $263.9 million). At the current selling rate, its holdings could be depleted by September this year.
5. Publicly Traded Bitcoin Miners’ Q1 2026 Sell-Off Exceeds Full-Year 2025 Volume link
Publicly listed Bitcoin miners sold off more than 32,000 BTC in total in Q1 2026, exceeding the full-year 2025 volume and hitting a quarterly record. The sellers included MARA, CleanSpark, Riot, Cango, Core Scientific, Bitdeer and others. Data shows the current hashprice is around $33 per PH/s per day, below the approximately $35 break-even level, leaving about 20% of miners unprofitable. The sell-off was mainly driven by rising hash rate, reduced block rewards and macroeconomic conditions. Meanwhile, total BTC held by miners has dropped from around 1.86 million since 2023 to approximately 1.80 million.
6. Bitmine Reports Quarterly Earnings: Net Loss of $3.8 Billion link
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) released its quarterly financial report ending February 28, 2026. Affected by significant fluctuations in the fair value of digital assets, the company recorded a net loss of $3.82 billion in the quarter. The report stated that approximately $10 million of revenue in the quarter came from ETH staking rewards, with the rest from other businesses such as leasing, consulting and in-house mining. As of the end of the quarter, Bitmine held about 4.47 million ETH, and later increased its holdings to approximately 4.87 million ETH, accounting for about 4.04% of the total supply.
BitMine disclosed its latest holding data, with an additional 71,524 ETH purchased last week, the highest weekly purchase volume since the week of December 22, 2025. As of April 12, the company held a total of 4,874,858 ETH, accounting for 4.04% of the total ETH supply, making it the world’s largest ETH reserve institution. Currently, 3.335 million ETH has been staked, worth about $7.4 billion, with annualized staking income of approximately $212 million. The company’s total holdings of cryptocurrencies and cash amounted to approximately $11.8 billion, including $719 million in cash and equity investments in Beast Industries and Eightco Holdings.
7. Strategy Announces Additional Purchase of 13,927 BTC link
Strategy announced an additional purchase of 13,927 BTC for a total amount of approximately $1 billion, with an average purchase price of around $71,902. The company stated that its BTC Yield has reached 5.6% so far in 2026. As of April 12, it holds a total of 780,897 BTC, with a total acquisition cost of approximately $59.02 billion and a comprehensive average holding price of about $75,577.
8. Tether Launches Self-Custodial Digital Wallet, tetherwallet link
Tether announced the launch of tetherwallet, a self-custodial digital wallet, opening its global payment and settlement infrastructure directly to end users for the first time. The wallet supports USD₮, USA₮, XAU₮ and Bitcoin, covering networks including Ethereum, Polygon, Arbitrum, Plasma, and Bitcoin/Lightning Network. It also supports transfers via human-readable usernames in the format name@tether.me, eliminating the need to enter complex addresses. According to the official, as of March 2026, over 570 million wallets have adopted Tether technology, and the tether wallet is positioned as the “People’s Wallet” for global users.
9. Bitcoin Developers Propose BIP-361 to Freeze Quantum-Vulnerable Addresses Against Potential Threats link
Responding to the long-term threat quantum computing may pose to Bitcoin security, Bitcoin developers and researchers have formally proposed BIP-361. The proposal suggests freezing early Bitcoin addresses deemed “quantum-vulnerable” — primarily P2PK addresses with directly exposed public keys — to prevent future quantum computers from deriving private keys from public information and stealing funds. The proposal has sparked extensive community discussion. Proponents argue it is a necessary measure to safeguard Bitcoin’s long-term security across generations, while opponents raise concerns over whether the intervention of “freezing funds” violates the principles of decentralization and censorship resistance.
10. Nomura Survey: Nearly 80% of Institutions Plan 2%–5% Crypto Allocations, Still in Early Stages link
Nomura’s 2026 institutional digital asset survey shows that nearly 80% of institutions plan to allocate 2%–5% of their assets to crypto assets, but are still generally in the preparation stage. The survey covers institutional investors, family offices and public institutions managing over $60 billion in assets. 65% of respondents regard crypto assets as asset allocation tools. In terms of investment directions, more than two-thirds focus on DeFi yields such as staking, 65% on lending and tokenized assets, and 63% on derivatives and stablecoins.
Fundraising
- Tether participates in $134 million financing to support stablecoin infrastructure development. link
- Blockchain startup Nava completes $8.3 million seed round financing. link
- OpenGradient announces total financing of $9.5 million, plans to build verifiable AI computing layer. link
- Paxos Labs, a DeFi infrastructure subsidiary spun off from Paxos, announces completion of $12 million financing. link
- AI quantitative trading platform AlphaNet completes $10 million seed round financing, led by Joffre Capital. link
- Brix completes $5.5 million financing to focus on asset tokenization in emerging markets. link
- AlphaTON raises $43 million to expand AI computing power layout in TON ecosystem. link
- Financial compliance startup Spektr completes $20 million Series A financing, led by NEA. link
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