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Adam Foroughi, co-founder and CEO of AppLovin, deliberately cut his company's workforce by 40% to 50% despite near triple-digit revenue growth to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption and eliminate inefficiency, according to a 20VC video episode summary. Foroughi argues that excess staff

Galaxy Digital (Code: GLXY) released its results for the first quarter of 2026 on April 28, reporting a net loss of $216 million, with diluted and adjusted loss per share of $0.49. According to Google Finance data, GLXY shares rose 5.23% on the same day, closing at $26.36, with after-hours trading rising an additional 1%.

Lightspark has partnered with Visa to introduce stablecoin and Bitcoin-backed debit cards across more than 100 countries, according to an announcement made on April 30, 2026. The initiative enables users to make purchases with digital assets at over 175 million Visa merchant locations globally. Thro

According to an X post by Polymarket on April 29, the cybersecurity account Dark Web Informer claimed that the decentralized prediction market platform Polymarket was hacked, with more than 300k records and an exploit tool kit leaked to online criminal forums; Polymarket immediately denied this on X, saying that all on-chain data is publicly available and can be audited.

Missing California man Nai Ping Hou’s finances are now central to a suspicious disappearance investigation. Over $1 million in withdrawn funds tied to gold and cryptocurrency purchases has raised concerns about who controlled his assets. Key Takeaways: FBI investigators are examining Nai Ping Hou

Liquid Instruments, a Canberra-based software-defined test tools maker, announced on April 29 that it received an A$28.45 million (US$20.4 million) investment from the National Reconstruction Fund as part of a larger Series C funding round. The A$70 million (US$50.2 million) Series C round was

On the 29th, luxury jewelry brand Bvlgari announced the introduction of a blockchain-based "Digital Passport" system for its watch product line to enhance customer experience and strengthen product authenticity verification. The system stores technical specifications, warranty information, authentic

Nadiem Makarim, former Indonesian education minister and Gojek co-founder, was formally named a suspect and detained on September 4, 2025, in connection with a laptop procurement program investigation. The case centers on the procurement of approximately 1.2 million Chromebook laptops between 2020 a

The Netherlands is introducing a new tax on paper profits beginning in 2028, targeting increases in asset values regardless of whether investors have realized those gains. The policy has sparked public and political opposition as part of a broader international effort to tax wealth. Policy

According to a report published by blockchain security audit firm CertiK on April 28, anti-money laundering (AML) enforcement has replaced securities violation findings and become the top regulatory threat facing crypto companies. The report shows that the U.S. Department of Justice and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a total of $900 million in AML-related fines in the first half of 2025; in the same period, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) saw crypto-asset penalties fall 97% year over year.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shared screenshots and a statement on X on April 29, and Codex is rolling out a new guided interface. When users enter for the first time, they must choose between two modes: Excelmogging and Codemaxxing. Codex’s current weekly active users have already exceeded 4 million, and its use cases have expanded from code generation to non-technical applications.

On April 29, Strategy founder and Executive Chairman Michael Saylor said at the Bitcoin 2026 conference that digital credit is a killer application for Bitcoin, which will gradually erode the $300 trillion credit market and the $100 trillion equity market, and reiterated Bitcoin’s long-term goal of reaching $10 million per coin and becoming a $200 trillion network.

A new leveraged BNB ETF began trading in U.S. markets as XBNB launched with 2x daily exposure, giving short-term crypto traders regulated access to amplified price swings while raising risks tied to volatility and daily resets. Key Takeaways: XBNB offers 2x daily exposure to BNB through a regulat

According to an official alert issued on April 28 by India’s Internet Crime Coordination Center (I4C), cases of “wallet-draining” scams targeting Trust Wallet users have continued to increase. Attackers lure users into granting wallet permissions to malicious smart contracts by impersonating “cryptocurrency verification” steps, after which the funds are immediately transferred out via automated scripts. I4C said that the upward trend in the number of these scams is driven by a surge in the number of complaints received by the national cybercrime reporting portal.

Altcoins are showing signs of a potential breakout after a prolonged downtrend against Bitcoin. High-risk tokens like Solana, BNB, Cardano, PEPE, and Dogecoin are gaining renewed market attention. Any large upward move remains dependent on liquidity, sentiment, and broader economic

Tonight, Powell will hold what is likely his last regular press conference of his tenure. The Fed’s public Q&A format—or possibly the end of it—may come with Vosch taking over. This article analyzes the far-reaching impact of a shift in communication policy on markets and crypto assets.

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