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On April 30, DeFi unified platform Legend announced that it has completed a $3.5 million seed round, led by Electric Capital, with GSR also participating. This brings Legend’s total funding to over $5 million. According to Legend’s announcement, the platform launched a public Alpha test version three weeks ago, and its cumulative trading volume has already exceeded $80 million.

According to analysis published on X by cryptocurrency research firm Delphi Digital on April 30, backtest results since holding since May 2016 show that after accounting for staking rewards, ETH and SOL have had no negative returns across all five-year holding periods; in the worst case, BTC has lost about 13%. BTC’s five-year median return is more than 8x, and ETH’s five-year median return is close to 13x.

Bitcoin (BTC) makes a modest bounce back, trading around $76,390 as of April 30. Meta, with support from Stripe, has started offering stablecoin payments to some creators. Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky reached a $10 million settlement agreement with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and is permanently barred from working in the cryptocurrency industry.

Liquidity is rotating selectively into both DeFi and infrastructure tokens. Meme assets show higher volatility compared to utility-driven protocols. Market conditions resemble early-stage accumulation before potential expansion phases. Market participants are observing renewed accumulati

According to the post-incident briefing released after the SWEAT protocol attack, the user funds that were stolen in the vulnerability incident that occurred on Wednesday have been fully restored, and the protocol operations have returned to normal. Crypto security company Blockaid estimates that the attacker stole approximately 13.71 billion SWEAT tokens; the SWEAT team quickly paused the token contract, and coordinated with exchanges and the liquidity provider Rhea Finance, ultimately restoring all users’ account balances.

According to the official governance page for World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a decentralized finance project supported by the Trump family, which was published on April 30, the team has officially kicked off voting on a token unlock governance proposal, involving approximately 62.28 billion WLFI tokens. The voting period is 7 days, and the quorum threshold is 1 billion WLFI tokens.

On April 30, Bitcoin once dipped to around $75,000, then rebounded slightly. On April 29, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), with a vote of 8 to 4, decided to keep the target range for the federal funds rate at 3.5% to 3.75%, marking the first time since October 1992 that four committee members cast dissenting votes. Analysts say the main drivers of this volatility were the split in voting and the tone of the statement.

Ripple Prime clients gained direct BTC options access through Bullish on April 29, expanding institutional derivatives trading. The rollout enables RLUSD use in options trading and connects clients to one of the largest regulated BTC options markets by open interest. Key Takeaways: Ripple Prime c

World Liberty Financial, the DeFi and stablecoin project associated with the Trump family, has officially opened voting on a controversial governance proposal to unlock 62 billion WLFI tokens, according to the proposal filing. The vote comes as the token has dropped 13% to $0.064 from $0.073 ahead o

Current CPU Price Increases (Q1 2024) According to a CITIC Securities research report citing Taiwan media, consumer-level CPUs from AMD and Intel saw price increases of 5–10% in March 2024, while server CPUs experienced larger increases of 10–20%, driven by surging demand for AI computing

Market rotation is splitting attention between meme coins and infrastructure-driven blockchain projects. TAO and FIL reflect stronger alignment with emerging tech and data infrastructure narratives. DOGE and SHIB remain primarily driven by retail sentiment and short-term volatility

Liquidity rotation is gradually moving across multiple blockchain sectors beyond Bitcoin dominance. Scaling and infrastructure tokens show steady development activity across developer ecosystems. Privacy and gaming narratives continue to influence selective market participation trends

Crypto exchange OKX rolled out its Agent Payments Protocol (APP) on Wednesday, an open standard designed to support AI agents conducting full business cycles beyond simple payments. According to OKX, the protocol enables AI bots to "pay for services and pay each other" while handling quoting,

XRP Las Vegas 2026, officially listed on Ripple's events page, will take place April 30–May 1, 2026 in Las Vegas. The event is positioned as the largest dedicated gathering for the XRP ecosystem, bringing together Ripple leadership, institutional participants, and policy voices around

A $59 million RLUSD settlement was completed on the XRP Ledger on April 29 at a total transaction fee of $0.000188, cited by on-chain researcher Ripple Bull Winkle as live proof that Ripple's payment network is already handling large-scale cross-border settlements in production. Summary

At least 276 people were arrested in a global cryptocurrency scam crackdown that dismantled nine alleged fraud centers targeting Americans. Authorities said the schemes used fake platforms, online trust-building, and rapid laundering to move victims’ crypto beyond their control. Key Takeaways:

Lobbying firms with close ties to the White House are securing high-value contracts from foreign clients, according to lobbying disclosures filed last week. Some of the foreign clients were facing federal charges at the time of engagement. Retainer fees for these contracts exceeded half a million

Key Insights Zcash surged nearly 12 percent, rebounding from $300 support as renewed buying interest pushed the price toward the $360 level during Friday’s trading session. Increased demand for privacy coins and rising shielded pool usage reduced liquid supply, supporting stronger price

Key Insights Zcash surged nearly 12 percent, rebounding from $300 support as renewed buying interest pushed the price toward the $360 level during Friday’s trading session. Increased demand for privacy coins and rising shielded pool usage reduced liquid supply, supporting stronger price