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Bitcoin faces FOMC, GDP and PCE tests in busy market week

Bitcoin faces a busy week as traders watch the Fed decision, GDP data, PCE inflation, tech earnings and geopolitical risks.

Chainlink Is Now the Backbone of an $11 Billion Arizona Mine Tokenization

BridgeTower Capital has officially deployed Chainlink’s full infrastructure stack to tokenize securities tied to the DOM X Arizona Copper-Gold Project,

Coinbase Is Giving XRP the Same Institutional Futures Tool It Gives Bitcoin and Gold

Coinbase has filed with the CFTC to activate Trade at Settlement for XRP futures on May 1, placing XRP alongside

Pi Network Sponsors Consensus 2026. Both Founders Will Speak.

Pi Network has confirmed it is an official sponsor of Consensus 2026 in Miami, with co-founders Nicolas Kokkalis and Chengdiao

DoorDash Is Now Paying Drivers and Merchants Using Stablecoin Rails in Over 40 Countries

DoorDash has begun building stablecoin payment infrastructure on Tempo, the Layer-1 blockchain incubated by Stripe and Paradigm, to pay delivery

Ripple Publishes Four-Phase Plan to Make the XRP Ledger Quantum-Resistant by 2028

Ripple released a detailed four-phase roadmap on April 20 to protect the XRP Ledger from future quantum computing attacks, with

Tokenized Deposits Are Becoming the Institutional Standard for On-Chain Cash

As HSBC, Lloyds, and JPMorgan all commit to tokenized deposits on the Canton Network, Digital Asset Chief Product Officer Bernhard

Trump Extends the Israel-Lebanon Ceasefire by Three Weeks After Oval Office Talks

President Trump announced on April 23 that Israel and Lebanon have agreed to extend their ceasefire by three weeks after

Congress Pushes to Control AI Chip Exports to China With Two Bipartisan Bills

The House Foreign Affairs Committee advanced two bipartisan bills on April 23 that would give Congress direct oversight authority over

Senate Defeats Democrats’ Fifth Attempt to Limit Trump’s War Powers in Iran, 46-51

The Senate voted 46 to 51 on April 22 to defeat a war powers resolution that would have directed the

US freezes $344M in crypto tied to Iran as Treasury targets IRGC flows

U.S. Treasury and Tether froze $344M in USDT tied to Iran’s IRGC, spotlighting how Tehran’s $7.8B crypto ecosystem leans on

US soldier faces DOJ charges over Maduro prediction bets

DOJ charged a US soldier accused of using secret intelligence to make over $400K from Polymarket bets on Maduro’s capture.

Aave leads $101M DeFi rescue effort to restore rsETH backing after Kelp hack

Decentralized finance protocols have pledged more than $101 million in Ether to stabilize rsETH after the $293 million Kelp DAO

Paradigm-backed Succinct launches ZCAM iPhone app to verify real media

Succinct launches ZCAM, an iPhone app that uses cryptography to verify real photos and videos at capture.

Jane Street asks court to dismiss Terra collapse lawsuit with prejudice

Jane Street has asked a U.S. court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing it of insider trading linked to the TerraUSD

Lido joins DeFi relief push after $292M Kelp exploit

Lido Labs proposes using up to 2,500 stETH to reduce Kelp’s rsETH shortfall after a $292M exploit hit DeFi venues.

American Bankers Association pushes for more time on Genius Act feedback

The American Bankers Association has called for more time on stablecoin rulemaking tied to the GENIUS Act, citing gaps in

Robinhood backs OpenAI with $75M retail access strategy

Robinhood Ventures Fund I bought $75 million in OpenAI stock to back tokens giving retail investors indirect private market exposure

Thailand SEC seeks to streamline crypto derivatives rules

Thailand wants to streamline access to crypto derivatives by allowing firms to operate under a single licensed entity. According to

Sam Bankman-Fried drops new trial bid, seeks new judge

Sam Bankman-Fried withdrew his new trial motion but kept his appeal and request for a new judge in the FTX