BTC supporters, Fred Krueger, a PhD in mathematics from Stanford University, said in a post on X: 'My advice to the younger generation is to focus all their energy on artificial intelligence and invest their savings in BTC.' In response, Michael Saylor, the founder of MicroStrategy, said, 'That's a good suggestion.'

Following S&P Global's announcement on Friday that it would add Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital to the S&P 600 index, Marathon Digital's shares pump 18% on Monday, with its company market capitalization rise about $800 million. Marathon Digital shares closed at $20.67 on Monday, with a market capitalization of $5.5 billion from $4.7 billion on Friday. Marathon Digital also filed an 8-K filing with the SEC on Monday, outlining long wick candle executive bonus structure with a cumulative value of up to $32.9 million to senior executives. The three executives on the list include Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel, CFO Salman Khan, and General Counsel Zabi Nowaid. "These incentives align the interests of the company's executives with the interests of shareholders because the value of the rewards is directly linked to the company's share price," Marathon Digital said in the filing. ” Marathon Digital shares are down fall 9.8% year-to-date, despite a sharp pump on Monday. （The Block）

Marathon Digital's share price pumped 18% and its market capitalization increased by about $800 million after S&P Global announced that Marathon Digital would be included in the SmallCap 600 index. Marathon Digital also filed an 8-K report outlining a bonus structure worth up to $32.9 million in 2024 to executives, including CEO Fred Thiel.

Coin Network reports: After the US SEC made significant progress in the legal dispute with Ripple, XRP enthusiast and legal expert Fred Rispoli paid attention to potential loopholes in the case. The Ripple company is in the spotlight for its association with XRP Token. In a contentious legal dispute with the U.S. SEC, Ripple faces allegations of violating securities regulations. Rispoli analyzed Ripple's motion to slam SEC experts in the briefing and highlighted its latency in filing documents and the failure to request testimony. He believes these oversights could have a potential impact on Ripple's defense strategy.

Golden Ten Data, April 30, the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government announced today the appointment of the Chairman of the Airport Authority Hong Kong (AA) and three new members, and the re-appointment of two current members for a term of three years, effective from June 1 this year. Mr Fred Lam was appointed Chairman of the AA, with three newly appointed members being Chan Yuen Tak Hui, Kung Yeung Yan Chi and Yiu Pak Leung, and two re-appointed members being Chiu Shi Ming and Tong Ka Hung.

Marathon Digital announced plans to increase its hash rate to 50 exahashes per second (EH/s) by 2024, a significant increase from the current 35-37 EH/s. This target is based on the company's recent strategic acquisitions, including the purchase of two mining facilities totaling 590 megawatts. Marathon CEO Fred Thiel said that this target will be fully funded and no additional fundraising is required. As the mining industry becomes more competitive, Marathon is committed to investing in advanced technology and optimizing operations to achieve higher productivity and economic returns.

coin: Marathon Digital has unveiled ambitious plans to strengthen its operations by 2024, revising its hashrate rise forecast from about 46% to about 50 EH/s. This adjustment is due to the anticipated fourth Block Reward Halving of the Bitcoin network. Chairman and chief executive officer Fred Thiel said confidence comes from the company's strong Liquidity and advanced mining technology. Despite market challenges, Marathon set the Benchmark to achieve operational efficiency of 21 J/TH and maintain financial stability while scaling up. Bernstein analysts noted that mining stocks such as Marathon performed well due to strong financial results and investor confidence. Bitcoin Mining Difficulty has reached unprecedented levels, resulting in hashrate remaining stable, partly due to higher transaction fee income.

coin Circle.com reports: Marathon Digital announced that it has increased its 2024 Bitcoin Mining hashrate target from 35-37 EB to 50 EH/s due to the capacity expansion of the recent acquisition. Chief executive officer Fred Thiel said the target was fully financed and no additional capital was required. That's because Marathon has made a number of recent acquisitions, including a 200-megawatt Bitcoin mining hub for $87.3 million and two other mining farms (totaling 390 megawatts) for $179 million in December. If the 50 EH/s target is achieved, the hashrate rate of the marathon will increase by more than 100% since the beginning of 2024.

PANews News on April 26, according to Cointelegraph, Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital announced that it will increase its Computing Power target from 35-37 EH/s to 50 EH/s in 2024 as it expanded its production capacity after its recent acquisitions. Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon, said: "Considering our recently acquisition available capacity and Computing Power...... We now believe it is possible to double the size of the Marathon mining operation by 2024. The company does not need to raise additional capital to achieve its new target Computing Power because it is currently well funded."

Coin Network Report: Coin Network reported that Bitcoin mining company Marathon Digital announced that it will increase its Computing Power target from 35-37 EH/s to 50 EH/s in 2024. Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon, said that given the available capacity and computing power following our recent acquisition, we now believe it is possible to double the size of Marathon's mining operations in 2024. Thiel said the company does not need to raise additional capital to achieve its new target Computing Power as it is currently "well funded".

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital announced that it will increase its Computing Power target from 35-37 EH/s to 50 EH/s in 2024. Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon, said that given the available capacity and computing power following our recent acquisition, we now believe it is possible to double the size of Marathon's mining operations in 2024. Thiel said the company does not need to raise additional capital to achieve its new target Computing Power as it is currently "well funded".

Bitcoin miner Marathon Digital has announced that it will increase its Computing Power target from 35-37 EH/s to 50 EH/s in 2024 as it expands its production capacity after a recent acquisition. Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon, said: "Considering our recently acquisition available capacity and Computing Power...... We now believe it is possible to double the size of the Marathon mining operation in 2024. ” Thiel said the company does not need to raise additional capital to achieve its new target Computing Power as it is currently "well funded". （Cointelegraph）

Marathon CEO: The passage of the ETF has promoted the "halving" of bitcoin in advance, and this halving has little impact on the price of the coin In an interview with Bloomberg, Fred Thiel, CEO of US-listed miner Marathon Digital Holdings Inc., said: "We believe the approval of the Bitcoin spot ETF has been a huge success, attracting capital to the market and essentially precipitating the price increase that should have occurred within three to six months of the halving. This halving event will reduce the supply of bitcoins by about 450 per day, which may have some minor impact on the price. As Bitcoin miners, we are very excited about the halving, and this time the price did not go down before the halving, but went up. 」

Fred Thiel, CEO of Marathon Digital Holdings Inc., a U.S.-listed miner, said in an interview: "I think the approval of the Bitcoin spot ETF has been a huge success, attracting capital and essentially precipitating the rally that should have occurred three to six months after the halving. ” It also said: "This halving event will reduce the supply of bitcoin by about 450 coins per day, which may have some small impact on the price." As Bitcoin miners, we are very excited about the upcoming halving, and this time the price did not go down before the halving, but went up. So everybody is obviously maximizing that. (Bloomberg)

According to the report, Fred Thiel, chairman of listed mining company Marathon Digital Holdings, announced the upcoming publication of a new book, Mastering Crypto Assets, in which a team of experienced investors and digital asset strategists provides institutional and professional investors with a comprehensive guide to integrating crypto assets into traditional portfolios, and provides an in-depth explanation of the structure of the new crypto asset class and its impact on portfolios.

Marathon Digital CEO Fred Thiel said in a CNBC interview that Bitcoin is driven by global Liquidity, and he also discussed what to expect from Bitcoin networks in 2024 as major events approach, including the expected decisions of U.S. SpotBitcoin ETFs. Thiel believes that the SEC's approval of ETFs that invest directly in Bitcoin should be beneficial to miners, as it will boost overall demand for Crypto Assets.

Odaily Planet Daily News USV Partner Fred Wilson posted an article looking forward to 2024: Capital markets are steadily rising, the Fed has adjusted Intrerest Rates to the levels it currently wants, Inflation has come down, and there is a good chance of a "soft landing", which is good for the innovation economy. There is great potential for innovation in the AI field, the era of AI applications is coming, and open source AI models are emerging. 2024 will see the emergence of new AI-first applications that will begin to shift focus and discussion to the stack, as well as traditional applications adopting AI to improve product quality and remain competitive with AI-first disruptors. New technologies bring legal action and regulatory scrutiny. 2023 is the year Web3 holds its ground, and 2024 will be the year when regulators and legislators reach consensus with Web3, and U.S. regulation will finally become clearer. AI and Web3 are two sides of the same coin. AI will help make Web3 work for mainstream applications, while Web3 will help people trust AI. Together, AI and Web3 will drive a stronger, more resilient, more trustworthy, and fairer internet. Fred Wilson also said that he will focus on global warming, promote the energy transition, and build a Decentralization, Modular and Programmability New Energy System. Despite the health of the Capital Market, the venture capital ecosystem is challenging, investors are cautious, many large companies are downsizing, and new companies are struggling to raise funds.

According to startup investor and Stanford Ph.D. in mathematics, Fred Krueger, Bitcoin will reach $500,000 in 2025 and then enter a long-term bear market.