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Bitcoin lending agreement Tropykus published an official announcement on the X platform on April 29, announcing the start of a phased shutdown process for the current version of the agreement. According to the announcement, front-end support will be terminated on July 27, 2026, and users must complete loan repayment and withdraw funds via tropykus.com before this date; the announcement also confirmed that the smart contract withdrawal feature has been enabled, while deposit and new loan functions have been permanently paused.

According to a statement published on April 28 on its official website by “Stand With Crypto,” the cryptocurrency advocacy group is calling on the Senate Banking Committee to schedule a hearing for the “CLARITY Act,” and is simultaneously launching a public petition. As of the time the statement was released, the petition has accumulated 15,924 signatures, with a goal of 20,000.

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) issued an official announcement on April 28, stating that tokens using “HKDAP” or “HSBC” as codes have appeared in the market. These tokens are not issued by a licensed stablecoin issuer, nor are they associated with the relevant licensed issuer(s). According to the HKMA announcement on the same day, the two licensed stablecoin issuers—Ding Dian Financial Technology Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited—have both stated that they have not issued any regulated stablecoins.

Onchain perpetuals exchange Ostium unveiled a major backend infrastructure overhaul on Tuesday, according to the team's announcement. The upgrade introduces a new real-time decentralized execution layer featuring onchain liquidity pools with offchain hedging, and brings institutional participants in

Solana meme coin launchpad Pump.fun announced on X on April 28 that it has burned all previously repurchased PUMP tokens; the total amount burned is approximately $370 million, accounting for 36% of the circulating supply of PUMP tokens. At the same time, it has launched a new round of a buyback-and-burn program, funded by 50% of net future revenue from Pump.fun bond curves, PumpSwap, and Terminal.

The World Bank's April Commodity Markets Outlook, released on April 28, forecasts that global energy prices will rise 24% in 2026, even if supply disruptions caused by Middle East conflicts end by May, according to CCTV International News. The report projects Brent crude oil futures will

According to a report citing an insider, quoted by Axios on April 28, the White House is drafting guidance that would allow federal agencies to bypass Anthropic’s Supply Chain Risk Determination (SCRD) and introduce new models for government use, including Anthropic’s Mythos model. In connection with this, the White House issued an official statement saying that any policy statements would be released directly by the President, and that any other claims are purely speculation.

According to a report by National Public Radio (NPR) in the U.S. on April 28, the Parco Archaeologico di Pompei announced that researchers have for the first time used AI technology to create a digital reconstruction of the face of a man who died in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79 AD; according to an announcement on the official website of the Parco Archaeologico di Pompei, the reconstruction work was completed in collaboration with the University of Padua.

According to a report by the BBC on April 28, American pop singer Taylor Swift has filed three trademark applications in the United States, covering sound audio clips and stage images. The purpose is to protect her voice and appearance from AI impersonation; trademark attorney Josh Gerben first disclosed the details of the above applications on his blog.

According to a report by Bitcoin Magazine dated April 29, the governor of the Czech National Bank, Aleš Michl, said at a Bitcoin industry conference in Las Vegas that the Czech National Bank’s internal research shows that allocating 1% of an investment portfolio to Bitcoin can increase the expected return in Czech koruna terms, while the overall portfolio risk remains basically unchanged.

Robinhood Markets (HOOD) released its Q1 2026 earnings report after the market close on Tuesday (April 28). Cryptocurrency trading revenue was $134 million, down 47% year over year. According to TradingView data, impacted by the earnings release, the HOOD stock price fell by about 6% in after-hours trading, to $82.05.

According to a report by CBC on April 29, the Liberal Party of Canada’s spring economic update released Tuesday said the federal government plans to ban cryptocurrency ATMs to prevent scammers from using these machines to carry out fraud. The spring economic update characterizes cryptocurrency ATMs as a “major way for scammers to trick victims and for criminal offenders to store cash proceeds from crime.”

According to an article published on April 28 on the official Pi Network website, Pi Network announced that its decentralized workforce infrastructure has been completed by more than 1 million KYC identity-verified users with over 526 million verification tasks. The tasks are part of Pi’s native KYC system, and contributors are compensated with Pi tokens.

On April 28, Canaan Inc. announced that it has received Tether’s follow-on order, which will provide customized high-density computing board modules for Tether’s associated facilities in South America, with the deployment plan to be carried out in 2026. According to the announcement, this order is built upon the concept proof (PoC) development project developed by Canaan, Tether, and ACME Swisstech, a Swiss industrial mining machine systems design company.

Battery Smart announced on April 28 that it secured US$15 million in debt financing from Mirova to expand its battery-swapping network across India. The funding will support the deployment of partner-led stations in urban and semi-urban markets where electric two- and three-wheeler drivers can swap

According to a report by Bitcoin Magazine, Lightspark CEO and former PayPal president David Marcus launched a new type of Bitcoin wallet on April 28 that allows AI agents to buy Bitcoin and carry out fund sending and receiving operations. Marcus confirmed that Lightspark’s Grid Global Accounts have officially gone live.

According to a report by The Block, on April 28 the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) filed a lawsuit with the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin, making it the fifth state in the past month that the CFTC has sued over issues of jurisdiction over prediction markets. The CFTC’s complaint argues that it has “exclusive jurisdiction” over prediction markets, saying Wisconsin is trying to label markets subject to federal oversight as criminal, undermining the federal regulatory system designed by Congress.

Bitcoin is nearing a key price test that could confirm a bottom or expose this move as another failed attempt. The outcome will shape whether improving market conditions translate into a sustained recovery or stall again. Key Takeaways: Willy Woo identifies bitcoin’s cost basis near $79K as a

Bitcoin (BTC) continued its soft trading posture, with it temporarily trading around $76,250 as of April 29. A Bloomberg ETF analyst posted that the market is expected to roll out the ETF next week. According to PeckShield monitoring, a suspected Trading Protocol YieldCore-3rd-deal treasury was attacked, resulting in losses of about $398k.

Early-stage altcoins are gaining attention as risk appetite gradually returns in 2026 crypto markets. Utility-driven and meme-based tokens are attracting different types of investors with distinct motivations and expectations. Market uncertainty remains high, with sentiment playing a