ICYMI: Asia & EMEA news recap from James Hunt at The Block 👇 🐋 Dormant whale moves BTC A wallet transferred $40.6M in bitcoin after 12 years of inactivity. 🔗 Link 📈 Bitcoin tops $82K BTC rallied above $82K while Sui surged on institutional momentum. 🔗 Link 👀 Saylor doubles down…
BTC Michael Saylor said any sold bitcoin would be replaced with far more BTC. 🔗 Link 💰 Capital B raises funds The French treasury firm secured €15.2M to expand bitcoin holdings. 🔗 Link 🇦🇺 Australia tax changes loom Upcoming capital gains rule changes may impact crypto investors. 🔗 Link 🇦🇪 Crypto.com gains UAE approval The firm can now process crypto payments for Dubai government fees. 🔗 Link 💸 Crypto inflows continue Digital asset products saw $857.9M in inflows for a sixth straight week. 🔗 Link 🕹 Ronin migrates to OP Stack The network will transition to a Layer 2 on May 12. 🔗 Link 🤑 Circle raises $222M for Arc The institutional blockchain project reached a $3B valuation. 🔗 Link 🪙 Corpay adds stablecoin support The payments firm partnered with BVNK for wallet and settlement tools. 🔗 Link 💵 Strategy buys more BTC The company added 535 BTC, bringing holdings near 819K BTC. 🔗 Link 📈 Analysts warn of uncertainty Macro tensions and whale activity continue to cloud crypto markets. 🔗 Link 🤝 Ripple Prime credit facility Ripple secured a $200M debt facility for institutional lending expansion. 🔗 Link 🧐 Bitmine expands ETH holdings The firm now holds more than 5.2M ETH after another large purchase. 🔗 Link