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The U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) issued an interpretive document on April 28 prohibiting U.S. persons and entities from paying Hormuz Strait security transit fees to Iran, according to the OFAC statement. The ban applies to U.S. individuals, U.S. financial

UAE Energy Minister Suhail Mazrouei stated on April 28 that the United Arab Emirates' decision to withdraw from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is timed correctly and will have limited impact on global oil markets and prices, according to CCTV News. Mazrouei cited

A federal court sentenced Sze Man Yu Inos, 30, to 71 months in prison for orchestrating a Bitcoin investment fraud scheme that targeted elderly victims across multiple U.S. states and territories. According to prosecutors, Inos befriended older women in Saipan and Guam between November 2020 and

Six major technology stocks fell sharply after reports that OpenAI has not hit its own growth and sales goals, signaling that traders are reassessing the company's ability to fund massive compute infrastructure commitments. The declines on Tuesday affected Coreweave (CRWV), SoftBank Group (9984.T),

CryptoQuant, a cryptocurrency analysis platform, has shared data showing that XRP's Sharpe Ratio—a key metric measuring return per unit of risk—reached approximately 0.065 in April, marking the highest level for the month, according to the analysis. The improvement reflects XRP's recovery

LayerZero announced on Tuesday that it is committing 10,000 ETH to the DeFi United initiative, a recovery effort launched following the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit. According to the announcement, the crypto infrastructure provider is pledging 5,000 ETH directly to DeFi United and depositing an

Stablecoin transfer volume fell 19.18% to $831B in 30 days, yet market cap and holders rose as USDT, USDC, and DAI added billions while Ethena's USDe saw $1.1B outflows. Summary Stablecoin transfer volume dropped 19.18% to 831 billion dollars over the past 30 days, but total market cap rose 2.0

Onchain perpetuals exchange Ostium unveiled a major backend infrastructure overhaul on Tuesday, according to the team's announcement. The platform introduced a new real-time decentralized execution layer representing a novel application of onchain liquidity pools with offchain hedging, and added

Revolut is opening its first permanent physical store in central Barcelona, marking a strategic shift from its digital-only business model as the fintech seeks to strengthen brand visibility and customer engagement. The company, which has built its business entirely through mobile and online

Robinhood's cryptocurrency revenues and trading volumes declined by approximately 47% and 48% year-over-year, respectively, during the first quarter of 2026, according to the company's earnings report released Tuesday. The popular U.S.-based trading app reported cryptocurrency revenues of $134 milli

Two cryptocurrency industry experts have identified the next 10 weeks as a critical period that will determine whether Bitcoin reaches record highs with increased institutional adoption or faces a market peak, according to analysis from Andrew Parish and James Butterfill. Spot ETF Liquidity as

Deutsche Börse Group and Wiener Börse have extended their long-standing trading technology partnership, with the T7 system set to continue operating markets across Central and Eastern Europe through 2033, according to the companies' announcement. The agreement covers trading activity in Vienna and

Mosaic Platforms has launched Mosaic ATS, a new alternative trading system for U.S. equities built around a compatibility-based interaction model that uses a proprietary framework called MERIT to determine how counterparties match, rather than relying solely on price and time priority. The

A new report from crypto research firm Caladan finds that 93% of Web3 gaming projects launched since 2020 are now inactive or effectively dead, underscoring a steep collapse in the once-hyped GameFi sector. The study, which analyzed more than 3,200 Web3 gaming projects and over $12 billion in

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State Street announced Tuesday that it plans to launch tokenized fund servicing from Luxembourg by the end of 2026, according to the company's announcement on April 28, 2026. The service marks another step by a major global custodian to bring traditional fund infrastructure onchain, extending State

Patrick Witt, executive director of the President's Council of Advisors for Digital Assets, previewed a "big announcement" on Trump's strategic bitcoin reserve coming in the next few weeks during a Monday panel at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in Las Vegas. According to Witt, the White House and

Bitcoin is trading at around $76,200, down 2.1% in the past 24 hours, according to CoinGecko data, as the leading cryptocurrency faces a convergence of technical and macroeconomic catalysts this week. Bitcoin has rallied 14% in April and is on track for its fourth consecutive weekly gain, with all e