[News Brief] Apr 22, morning | Bitcoin Surges Past $67,000, Up 4.66% on the Day

Bitcoin surged past $67,000, rising 4.66% on the day.

PANews, citing OKX market data, reported that Bitcoin (BTC) was trading at $67,008.90.

U.S. spot SOL ETFs recorded total net inflows of $2,808,600 on June 15 (local time), PANews reported on June 16, citing SoSoValue data.

The product with the largest inflow was the Fidelity Solana Fund ETF, which saw $2,658,700 in daily net inflows. Its cumulative net inflows reached $192 million.

The Canary Marinade Solana ETF recorded net inflows of $149,900, bringing its cumulative net inflows to $1,360,700.

As of the time of reporting, total net assets of spot SOL ETFs stood at $861 million, with net assets accounting for 1.98% of SOL’s market capitalization, while cumulative net inflows totaled $1.127 billion.

According to SoSoValue, U.S. spot XRP ETFs posted total daily net inflows of $2,815,100 on June 15 (U.S. Eastern Time).

By product, the Bitwise XRP ETF recorded $1,427,800 in net inflows, while the Franklin XRP ETF saw $1,387,300 in net inflows.

Total net assets of spot XRP ETFs currently stand at $1.107 billion, with cumulative net inflows reaching $1.439 billion.

On-chain data showed that Bitcoin mining company MARA purchased 1,000 BTC from FalconX.

Odaily, citing Onchain Lens, said the transaction was worth about $66.7 million. Purchases of Bitcoin by major mining firms draw investor attention in terms of treasury strategy and market supply-demand dynamics.

Bitcoin Magazine reported, citing Bloomberg’s Eric Balchunas, that BlackRock is set to launch a Bitcoin Premium Income ETF.

As the world’s largest asset manager, BlackRock’s new product is being interpreted as part of a broader expansion of Bitcoin-linked investment offerings aimed at institutional investors following the launch of spot Bitcoin ETFs.

The U.S. Congress is moving to establish a dedicated crypto theft task force within the Department of Justice.

The bill is intended to strengthen investigations and prosecution coordination related to crypto asset theft, hacking, and fraud.

According to Odaily, the bill introduced by Representatives Lance Gooden and Josh Gottheimer would create a federal crypto theft task force within the DOJ responsible for evidence collection, digital forensic analysis, asset tracing, and victim support procedures.

Previously, in April 2025, the DOJ dissolved its National Cryptocurrency Enforcement Team and ended its broader enforcement-focused strategy toward the crypto industry. The new bill explicitly states that it would not alter existing regulatory frameworks or criminal law, and that the crypto market, financial institutions, and financial products would be excluded from the task force’s oversight scope.

According to an FBI report, there were 181,565 crypto-related complaints in 2025, with reported losses exceeding $11 billion. However, the bill does not include detailed provisions on budget, staffing, or victim response systems.

Nigeria’s Senate has passed at second reading a bill requiring crypto exchanges to apply for licenses and comply with transparency and regulatory requirements, PANews reported, citing Premium Times.

Introduced by Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin, the bill aims to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework for virtual assets, digital assets, and virtual asset service providers. The bill has been referred to the Capital Market Committee, which is expected to submit its report within four weeks.

Senate Leader Tahir Monguno said that while Nigeria has one of the highest crypto adoption rates in Africa, its regulatory framework has lagged behind. He noted that the lack of a clear legal framework has weakened investor protection and increased the risk of illicit activity.

Dubai’s Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA) has issued new guidance requiring crypto businesses to adopt real-time risk assessment models using quantitative business data, PANews reported.

Under the guidance, crypto firms must update their risk assessments at least once every three months, or immediately when there are significant changes to business structures or products. Risk assessment systems must also account for risks related to FATF high-risk and blacklisted jurisdictions.

VARA also requires firms to separately manage proliferation financing and targeted financial sanctions risks from standard anti-money laundering controls. In addition, companies must document risks arising from new technologies such as AI-based operations and privacy-enhancing transactions, and demonstrate that assessment results are reflected in staffing, resource allocation, and compliance functions.

DeFi protocol Thetanuts Finance suffered approximately $2.1 million in losses from a cyberattack, PANews reported, citing SlowMist monitoring.

Of the total, positions worth about $2 million were reportedly recovered by white-hat hackers. The attack was analyzed as exploiting an integer division truncation bug in the mint function.

Thetanuts Finance said its preliminary investigation suggests the attack targeted an abandoned vault migrated years ago and was unrelated to currently active contracts or products. The company said it will release a further incident analysis report as more information becomes available.

According to Odaily, after SpaceX listed on Nasdaq last Friday at a valuation exceeding $1.7 trillion, trading in Hyperliquid’s HIP-3 perpetual contract related to SpaceX, SPCX, surged sharply.

Data showed that daily trading volume for the xyz:SPCX pair reached $1.4 billion, accounting for 30% of all HIP-3 trading volume. In the three weeks before the IPO, SPCX’s average daily trading volume was about $26 million.

In the first half of June, cumulative trading volume in equity-linked perpetual contracts exceeded $18.8 billion, surpassing the combined $7.66 billion trading volume of crude oil and Brent perpetual contracts.

This surge suggests that highly watched equities are flowing into the on-chain derivatives market, with Hyperliquid emerging as a gateway for trading exposure to traditional assets.