Strategy holdings reach 766,000 units; Schwab confirms Q2 trading launch; CME derivatives compliance expansion

ME News Reports, April 9 (UTC+8), according to BBX Cryptocurrency Concept Stock Information Disclosure, yesterday the global cryptocurrency asset market, after removing short-term macro sentiment interference, experienced the most authentic underlying fundamental feedback. As leading treasury companies release real accounts including huge unrealized losses and continuous accumulation, and traditional brokerage giants and derivatives leaders provide clear expansion schedules for crypto businesses, the second-quarter trend of crypto concept stocks has established a solid spot and compliance foundation.

【Core Dynamic Highlights】

• Treasury giants’ real accounts: Strategy Inc. (NASDAQ: $MSTR) (formerly MicroStrategy) recently filed an 8-K document showing that between April 1 and 5, the company spent $329.9 million to purchase 4,871 BTC (average price about $67,718). As of April 5, its total holdings reached 766,970 BTC. Notably, the document also disclosed that due to the Bitcoin price being below its average holding cost of $75,644 during Q1, the company recorded an unrealized digital asset loss of up to $14.46 billion in the first quarter and recognized $1.73 billion in deferred tax assets.
• Brokerage giants’ clear schedule: The Charles Schwab Corporation (NYSE: $SCHW) President and CEO Rick Wurster officially confirmed in a shareholder letter this Monday that Schwab will launch spot trading services for Bitcoin and Ethereum in the first half of 2026. The plan will undergo a limited rollout in Q2, followed by full expansion to its large customer base.
• Derivatives compliance expansion: The world’s largest derivatives exchange, CME Group Inc. (NASDAQ: $CME), announced that due to its crypto derivatives’ daily nominal trading volume hitting a record of $8 billion in March this year, CME has decided to intensify its crypto strategy, with futures contracts for Avalanche (AVAX) and Sui (SUI) officially launching on May 4 (including standard and micro versions).

【Market Perspective】

$MSTR 's huge unrealized losses amplify the high leverage risk of its stock price. Meanwhile, Schwab’s Q2 spot market testing and CME’s expansion into altcoin futures suggest that traditional trillion-dollar buy orders and institutional derivatives demand are accelerating their full integration into the crypto foundation. (Source: BBX)