Bitcoin (BTC) headed to weekly lows after Tuesday’s Wall Street open as oil-supply woes panicked global markets. Key points: Bitcoin continues its come down from recent highs as new oil fears worsen already shaky market sentiment. US President Donald Trump avoids hints of lifting the Strait of Hormuz blockade. BTC price action falls below $76,000 …
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The 30-day Trade-to-Feed competition marks BitMart’s 8th anniversary and the exchange’s strategic listing of EAT, the first cause coin. New York, United States, April 28, 2026, Chainwire – BitMart, the global digital asset exchange serving millions of users worldwide, today launched the Trade-to-Feed competition, a 30-day trading competition paying out up to $4.4 million USDT …
Bitcoin (BTC) fell below $76,000 on Tuesday after failing to break $80,000 as uncertainties surrounding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and macroeconomic conditions unnerved the market. Meanwhile, technicals and onchain data sent mixed signals on BTC’s ability to sustain the recovery. Key takeaways Bitcoin is trapped in a tight range with strong technical …
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Key Takeaways: Galaxy Digital posted a $216M Q1 loss as the crypto market fell approximately 20% by March 31. Galaxy Digital assets fell 12% to approximately $10B, showing crypto sector volatility impact. Galaxy Digital bets on Helios, adding 830MW; Coreweave deal to drive Q2 revenue. Mike Novogratz’s Galaxy Holds $2.6B Cash as $216M Loss Tests …
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Key Takeaways: The UAE exits OPEC on May 1, 2026, ending 59 years of membership and removing OPEC’s third-largest producer. Bitcoin fell from a weekly high of $79,490 to below $76,000 on April 28, as traders responded to geopolitical uncertainty and profit-taking. ADNOC holds capacity near 4.85 million barrels per day, and analysts say stabilized …
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Key Takeaways: OKX framework, introduced April 28, 2026 enables tokenized U.S. Treasury assets as trading margin and collateral. Blackrock BUIDL fund delivers tokenized Treasury exposure with yield benchmarked to the U.S. Federal Funds rate. Standard Chartered custody keeps assets off-exchange while supporting real-time trading access and uninterrupted yield generation. Tokenized Treasury Collateral Expands Across OKX …
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Key Takeaways: Paxos Labs Amplify integrates with Toku, letting employees earn yield on USDC, USDT, and USDG the moment pay arrives. Toku processes over $1 billion in annual token payroll volume across 100+ countries, with no lockup periods required. Paxos Labs and Toku plan to expand self-custodial yield access for workers in markets where custodial …
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Key Takeaways: Warren Buffett groups prediction markets with sports betting in a CNBC interview. Buffett says state gambling revenue “relieves the taxes on me or other rich people.” Bernstein projects prediction market volume will hit $240 billion in 2026. Trade Press Has Skipped the Prediction-Markets Line The 95-year-old investor sat with CNBC’s Becky Quick on …
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Key Takeaways: Compound proposed contributing between 1,900 and 3,000 ETH worth up to $6.9 million to Defi United’s rsETH recovery on April 28. DeFi United’s 14-protocol coalition has secured over $161 million in ETH commitments to restore rsETH backing after the April 18 exploit. Consensys and Joe Lubin committed 30,000 ETH to Defi United, with …
PRESS RELEASE. Victoria, Seychelles, April 28, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX) highlighted findings from a newly published Messari Pulse report documenting early adoption across its AI trading stack, a four-layer product system built as part of Bitget’s broader trading infrastructure serving 125 million users worldwide. The Messari report identifies four core …
The Aave-linked recovery group DeFi United has published a technical implementation plan to restore rsETH backing after the April 18 Kelp bridge exploit released 116,500 rsETH, worth about $293 million at the time, without a corresponding burn on Unichain. The plan would convert committed Ether (ETH) into rsETH in tranches and deposit the tokens into …
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Crypto infrastructure company Startale Group has selected Sunnyside Labs’ Privacy Boost as the official privacy partner for its Startale App, built for Soneium, a Sony-linked blockchain network. Startale Group said Tuesday that the integration will add self-custodial private transfer features to the app, including shielded balances, private peer-to-peer transfers and privacy-enabled payment flows on Soneium. …
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Stablecoin monthly transfer volume fell by nearly 20% over the past 30 days, even as the market’s total supply and holder count continued to rise. According to data from RWA.xyz, 30-day stablecoin transfer volume dropped 19.18% to $8.31 trillion as of April 28, while stablecoin market capitalization rose 2.06% to $305.29 billion over the same …
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Ondo Finance has teamed up with financial technology giant Broadridge to give holders of tokenized stocks and exchange-traded funds (ETFs) the ability to participate in proxy voting. Broadridge has built a Web3-enabled relay system where tokenholders connect their crypto wallet to Broadridge’s ProxyVote platform, submit their voting preference, and Ondo’s issuer then votes the real …
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The White House is preparing to announce the next steps for the U.S. Strategic Bitcoin Reserve within the next few weeks. That’s according to Patrick Witt, executive director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets. Speaking on Monday at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, Witt said the administration has been working …
