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Tether posted $1.04 billion in Q1 2026 net profit and a record Tether profit reserve buffer of $8.23 billion, backed primarily by $141 billion in US Treasuries, in a quarterly attestation published May 1 by accounting firm BDO, its most…
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President Trump signed an executive order on April 30 directing the Labor Department to allow Trump retirement account access to cryptocurrency, private equity, and other alternative assets inside US 401(k) plans, targeting the roughly $12.5 trillion defined-contribution market that has…
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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told the House Armed Services Committee on April 30 that the Pentagon is running classified Bitcoin programs on two operational tracks — enabling the technology and countering it — and that those efforts provide the United…
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XRP Las Vegas 2026 opened today, April 30, as Ripple covered the Las Vegas Strip with “Raise the Standard” billboards and Steven Zeiler of Yellow Network posted live from the floor calling XRP “only a step on the trajectory to…
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CFTC Chairman Michael Selig confirmed the agency is deploying AI tools to review crypto registration applications and monitor trading data, the first major US financial regulator to use artificial intelligence to compensate for a workforce cut of more than 20%…
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Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent confirmed on April 29 that the United States has seized almost $500 million in Iranian crypto assets under Operation Economic Fury, including a $344 million Tether freeze on two Tron addresses, while saying Iran’s currency has…
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The dollar index is heading for its biggest monthly drop since June 2025 as U.S.–Iran ceasefire hopes unwind the war premium, even while oil and Fed bets keep it range‑bound. The dollar is on track for its largest monthly decline…
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The U.S. Air Force’s interceptor drone deal with Trump‑backed Powerus tightens family links to the Pentagon as Washington pivots to cheap AI drones against Iran. The U.S. Air Force has struck a weapons procurement agreement with Powerus, a drone company…
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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…
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On-chain data from Santiment shows 970,430 LINK tokens left centralized exchanges on April 27 in a single day, the largest LINK outflow since December 2, 2025, worth approximately $8.95 million, as exchange reserves continued a 25-day decline from 141.5 million…
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The Federal Reserve held Fed rates unchanged at 3.50 to 3.75% on April 29, the third consecutive pause of 2026, as Bitcoin and crypto markets focused entirely on Chair Jerome Powell’s 2:30 PM press conference, which marked his final FOMC…
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U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis has said work is underway to strengthen developer safeguards in the CLARITY Act while preserving enforcement against illicit crypto activity. According to a post shared by Cynthia Lummis on X, the update focuses on protecting non-custodial…
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The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission has sued Wisconsin, escalating its legal push to block state action against federally regulated prediction market platforms. According to a statement from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the lawsuit responds directly to Wisconsin’s recent…
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The White House has signaled that a new step toward operationalizing the U.S. strategic Bitcoin reserve has been prepared, with an announcement expected within weeks. Speaking at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas, Patrick Witt said officials have been…
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U.S. President Donald Trump has softened his stance on prediction markets days after voicing concern over their rapid rise. Speaking to reporters in Florida on Saturday, Trump acknowledged that some experienced participants support these platforms, even as he maintained a…
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Senator Thom Tillis has threatened to oppose the Senate’s crypto market structure bill unless ethics restrictions on White House crypto activity are added. According to Politico, Tillis said he would withdraw support for the legislation if it leaves the Senate…
