Asset manager 21Shares trimmed some bullish forecasts for the crypto industry, saying market weakness and slower retail participation make parts of its 2026 targets harder to reach. It said industry infrastructure such as ETFs, stablecoin regulation, tokenisation and prediction markets has matured faster than price performance. The firm said bitcoin’s four-year cycle remains intact, while institutional ownership may have softened drawdowns without changing the cycle.

Bitcoin mining company Mara bought 1,000 bitcoin. A blockchain outlet, U.Today, reported the purchase was worth about $66.7 million and was carried out via institutional platform FalconX. The deal follows Mara’s aggressive sales in the first quarter of 2026, when it sold 20,880 bitcoin for about $1.5 billion after changing its digital-asset management policy. Mara used the proceeds to repurchase $1 billion of zero-coupon convertible bonds.