<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Key facts: MicroStrategy Buy, ETF Inflows, CFTC Shift; Iran Accepts BTC]]></title><description><![CDATA[<p dir="auto">MicroStrategy’s Strategy Inc. bought 34,164 BTC (~$2.54B) last week, one of its biggest weekly purchases this year—continuing large-scale weekly accumulation of Bitcoin.<br />
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Apr 14–24, 2026: US spot Bitcoin ETFs saw nine consecutive net inflow days totaling about $2.12B; biggest daily inflow $663.9M on Apr 17; other notable inflows $411.5M (Apr 14), $335.8M (Apr 22).<br />
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U.S. Clarity Act would shift crypto oversight from SEC to CFTC, aiming to boost bank involvement and institutional trading in Bitcoin (BTCUSD).<br />
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BTCUSD: exchange reserves fell ~1% (~2.66M BTC) last month; Miner Position Index -0.50 (near neutral); Coinbase premium ~23.84 — measures U.S. retail/OTC price gap.<br />
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Analysts report rising institutional demand for Bitcoin (BTCUSD), noting a renewed influx of professional capital into the asset after a prior period of uncertainty.<br />
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Coinbase Premium Index showed a spike in institutional buying pressure at a recent local BTCUSD top, with institutional spot demand diverging from the prevailing price action.<br />
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BTCUSD near $78,200, trading below the 365‑day MA (~$87,000). Shift from rising wedge into a channel. Key short-term levels: ~$76,500, $72,000 and low-$80,000s.<br />
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Iran will accept Bitcoin (BTC) for Strait of Hormuz shipping tolls, citing BTC's non-freezable nature versus centralized stablecoins; yuan and dollar-pegged stablecoins also accepted.<br />
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Mid‑April on‑chain data for BTCUSD: 7‑day average funding rate dropped ~1.8% to its lowest since 2023; clustered hash‑rate drawdowns—six of seven prior similar episodes saw BTC gains within ~90 days.<br />
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On Hyperliquid, address 0x7fda…c517d1 (BobbyBigSize) holds an approx $38M leveraged short in Bitcoin (BTCUSD); the same trader also holds a $21M leveraged long in Ether.<br />
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source: <a href="https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:64a1157a0db50:0-key-facts-microstrategy-buy-etf-inflows-cftc-shift-iran-accepts-btc/" rel="nofollow ugc">https://www.tradingview.com/news/tradingview:64a1157a0db50:0-key-facts-microstrategy-buy-etf-inflows-cftc-shift-iran-accepts-btc/</a></p>
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