According to data from the International Monetary Fund, global public debt is approaching 100% of GDP, fiscal space is tightening, and policy-making faces challenges. Unlike past debt crises, debt in this round continues to rise, which may lead to higher inflation and increased attention to crypto assets, while also raising policy uncertainty and causing volatility in the market. Global economic growth is slowing, and the stability of the traditional financial system is being tested; the role of crypto assets may gradually increase.

Bitcoin treasury firm Empery Digital sold 370 bitcoins last week at an average price of $66,632 per coin, generating about $24.7 million in revenue. Its holdings fell to 2,989 bitcoins. At the same time, the company has repurchased about $142 million worth of shares and plans to continue reducing its bitcoin position to support future share buybacks and repayment of its debt.

A Bank of Canada research report states that Aave V3 on Ethereum is expected to achieve zero non-performing loans in 2024, with a total loan volume of about $6 billion. The report analyzes the effectiveness of over-collateralization and automatic liquidation mechanisms in protecting lenders, finding that leveraged loop transactions are mainly driven by large investors, liquidation activity is concentrated in a small number of assets, and it has little impact on market prices.

Gate News message, April 3, according to Vestbee, RWA tokenization platform Brickken, headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, recently announced it has completed a €3 million Pre-A round of financing, with Dedagroup and GRX participating in the investment. The new funding will be used for three areas: first, to strengthen the compliance of its RWA tokenization infrastructure; second, to support the tokenization of multiple types of assets such as stocks, debt, bonds, funds, real estate, and commodities; third, to expand into the European Union and the UAE markets.

MARA Holdings announced layoffs of 15% and sold 15,133 bitcoins, raising about $1.1 billion to repurchase debt and support its transition, with the CEO calling it a strategic adjustment. The company is shifting its focus to artificial intelligence and energy infrastructure, reducing its bitcoin holdings by 28%. This move reflects a reshaping of the business logic of mining companies, gradually evolving toward diversification.

Genius Group announced that it will sell all its Bitcoin in the first quarter of 2026 to repay a $8.5 million debt, bringing its holdings to zero; this move contradicts its 2024 commitment to a “Bitcoin-first” strategy. Other companies such as MARA Holdings and Bitdeer have also continued to sell Bitcoin to meet financial needs.

Genius Group (GNS) releases its Q1 2026 earnings report. The report shows the company has sold all its Bitcoin reserves and fully repaid about $8.5 million in debt. It plans to restart Bitcoin reserves after market conditions improve. In terms of financial performance, revenue was $3.3 million, up 171% year over year; gross profit was $2.0 million, up 228%.

PeckShield’s report shows that in March 2026, the crypto industry experienced 20 major security incidents, with losses totaling $52 million, up 96% from the previous month. Among them, USR stablecoin depegging and complex attacks resulted in a large amount of bad debt, and security threats are expanding into real-world and social-engineering levels.

Gate News reports that on April 1, Nasdaq-listed Bitcoin treasury company Empery Digital disclosed that it sold 79 bitcoins last week at an average price of $71,031, generating total proceeds of approximately $5.6 million. Its total bitcoin holdings have decreased to 3,359 bitcoins. Additionally, the company revealed that to date, it has invested about $137 million to repurchase 23,630,147 shares of common stock. Going forward, it will continue to sell bitcoin as needed to fund future stock buybacks and may also repay some outstanding debt.

Empery Digital disclosed that it sold 79 bitcoins last week at an average price of $71,031, generating proceeds of about $5.6 million, and that its total holdings declined to 3,359 bitcoins. At the same time, it has spent about $137 million to repurchase 23,630,147 shares of common stock, and it will continue to sell bitcoins in the future to fund the stock repurchases and repay debt.