The S&P 500 quietly celebrated the start of the bull market's fourth year, but volatility could pick up as earnings season starts and inflation data rolls in.

Strategy said it acquired 250 Bitcoin over the past week at an average price of $86,194, its fourth consecutive week of purchases. The roughly $22 million buy lifted total holdings to 848,250 BTC, after the company added 2,949 Bitcoin for $248 million in the prior three weeks. Strategy also repurchased $192 million of STRC, its perpetual preferred stock that pays 12% annual dividends, carries a par value of about $100 and trades at $99.89. The firm has disclosed since 2020 that it may buy or sell BTC to manage capital.

Bumble is reportedly in advanced negotiations for a private acquisition by Ithaca Holdings, which values the company at approximately $1 billion. This potential acquisition follows a decline in Bumble's market valuation, which was around $389 million recently. Shares of Bumble saw a significant increase, which rose nearly 52% after the acquisition discussions became public. The company is facing challenges in a competitive market, particularly with younger users disengaging.

The total value of tokenized real-world assets on Stellar has climbed to a record $3.5 billion. That represents growth of roughly 360% from $895 million a year earlier. Net inflows into Stellar investment products reached $17.1 million, ahead of Ethereum's $16 million and Polygon's $5.9 million. The advance places Stellar ahead of RWA tokenization rivals including the XRP Ledger, Solana and Avalanche.

The Solana Foundation announced an open-source program, Solana DvP, that lets institutions settle trades in seconds rather than days.