Brent Crude Climbs Above $115 as Trump Signals Longer Iran Naval Blockade

President Donald Trump directed aides to prepare for an extended naval blockade of Iranian ports, pushing Brent crude above $115 per barrel on April 29 and widening what the International Energy Agency called the largest supply shock on record. Key Takeaways: Brent crude climbed above $115 per barrel on April 29 as Trump ordered preparations … Read more

Senate Panel Clears Kevin Warsh 13-11, Setting up Fed Leadership Change Before May 15

The Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 along party lines Wednesday to advance Kevin Warsh’s nomination as the next chair of the Federal Reserve, sending the pick to the full Senate for a final confirmation vote. Key Takeaways: The Senate Banking Committee advanced Kevin Warsh’s Fed Chair nomination 13-11 on April 29, 2026. Sen. Thom Tillis … Read more

Pumpfun Burns $370M In Tokens As $PUMP Surges And New Buyback Strategy Aims To Restore Market Confidence

The price of PUMP token saw a big surge after the parent platform Pump implemented a major supply reduction. fun, the token surged around 7.6% in just a day. This followed an announcement that nearly $370 million in PUMP tokens—around 36% of its circulating supply—had been permanently burned. This is one of the largest token … Read more

Twenty One Capital’s Jack Mallers Argues BTC’s Proof of Reserves Outclasses Gold at Bitcoin 2026

At Bitcoin 2026, Jack Mallers, chief executive of the $3.3 billion bitcoin treasury firm Twenty One Capital, stated that bitcoin has a structural advantage over gold, pointing to its onchain proof of reserves as something no gold custodian can replicate. Key Takeaways: Twenty One Capital CEO Jack Mallers says bitcoin’s onchain auditability gives it an … Read more

Report: Polymarket Targets Full US Return as CFTC Talks Advance

Polymarket is in active talks with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to remove a ban that has kept its primary blockchain-based exchange away from American traders since 2022, Bloomberg reported. Key Takeaways: Polymarket held discussions with the CFTC in recent weeks to lift its 2022 ban and bring its main exchange to U.S. … Read more

TON Partners with Agentic Wallets to Allow AI Agents that Execute Transactions Independently and Change the Way You Interact on-chain

A new standard called Agentic Wallets on the TON blockchain has been announced by TON Tech, which makes a major step towards connecting artificial intelligence with decentralized financial systems specifically in the open-source community. This advancement allows AI agents to autonomously control funds and perform transactions on-chain without needing user approval for each transaction. This … Read more

Over Protocol: Foundation Closes Operations, Leaving Future of Network in Doubt Due to Financial Constraints

Over Protocol is dead: The Over Foundation has officially announced the shutdown of Over Protocol, meaning there will no longer be any support for ongoing operations and basically everything about the future of this doomed network is left in uncertainty. That choice, forced by economic constraints, marks an end to a project that was supposed … Read more

Anthropic Pre-IPO Traders Push Onchain Implied Cap to $1 Trillion

Onchain traders on Jupiter, Solana’s leading decentralized exchange ( DEX) aggregator, are pricing Anthropic at a $1 trillion implied valuation through synthetic Prestocks tokens, making the artificial intelligence (AI) company the third private firm to cross that threshold alongside OpenAI and SpaceX. Key Takeaways: Kobeissi Letter flagged Anthropic’s onchain implied valuation hitting $1 trillion on … Read more

Tether Launches Open-Source Development Kit For Bitcoin Mining To Help Modernise Infrastructure And End Industry Fragmentation

Tether is making a big splash in the Bitcoin mining space with the introduction of its open-source Mining Development Kit (MDK), which is an advanced framework designed to unify and modernize mining infrastructure. The launch is a conscious step towards transparency and standardization in an industry long beset by fragmented, proprietary solutions. MDK has been … Read more

Romania Blocks 300 Sites and Launches €5M Treatment Fund as Polymarket Ban Holds in Court

Romania’s gambling regulator published a one-year activity report under President Vlad-Cristian Soare, citing more than 300 unlicensed sites blocked, the country’s first state-funded gambling addiction program, and a recent court win that keeps Polymarket on the national blacklist. Key Takeaways: Romania ONJN blocked over 300 illegal gambling sites and revoked 60 licenses in its 2025-2026 … Read more

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