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An address believed to belong to Andean Medjedovic, the hacker behind the $48.8 million KyberSwap exploit, has transferred 1600 ETH (worth approximately $3.72 million) to Tornado Cash, according to Arkham.

Japanese listed company Metaplanet, which has been accumulating Bitcoin, is calling for community signatures to oppose a proposed change to the Tokyo Stock Exchange's key index. Dylan LeClair, head of Bitcoin strategy at Metaplanet, stated that the Japan Exchange Group (JPX) is considering a plan to exclude companies with over 50% of their assets in cryptocurrency from the Tokyo Stock Price Index (TOPIX). He noted that the measure could affect Metaplanet, Remixpoint, and Anap Holdings, and urged the public to sign a petition against the proposal.

Blockchain security firm Peckshield reported via X that there are signs of a hack on the Syndicate (SYND) Common Bridge. The firm added that the SYND token price subsequently plunged by about 35%.

24-hour crypto futures liquidations The following shows estimated liquidation volumes and position ratios for major crypto perpetual futures over the past 24 hours: - ETH: $69.16 million liquidated (55.35% shorts) - BTC: $67.77 million liquidated (55.72% longs) - SOL: $5.28 million liquidated (73.99% longs)

BTC perp long/short ratios on top exchanges by open interest The following are the 24-hour long/short ratios for BTC perpetual futures on the world’s three largest crypto futures exchanges by open interest: Overall: 49.94% long, 50.06% short - Binance: 50.62% long, 49.38% short - OKX: 49.5% long, 50.5% short - Bybit: 49.61% long, 50.39% short

The Spot CVD chart analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The top section shows the Volume Heatmap, and the bottom section shows the Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD). - The top Volume Heatmap tracks the volume of trades at specific price levels. The background color becomes brighter when the price remains in a certain range for an extended period or moves significantly. These brighter areas can potentially act as support or resistance levels. - The bottom Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) indicator represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. As buy orders increase, the corresponding colored line rises. The yellow line represents orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line indicates large orders between $1 million and $10 million.

An address believed to belong to crypto financial services firm BIT (formerly Matrixport), the largest on-chain holder of ETH long positions, is currently holding an $81 million long position with an average entry price of $2,269. The position, reportedly opened last night, is now showing an unrealized profit of $2 million, Hyperinsight reported.

South Korean crypto exchange Upbit announced it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Zilliqa (ZIL) due to a network hard fork scheduled for 6:00 a.m. UTC on May 5.

Bitcoin sellers who are sensitive to macroeconomic uncertainty have already exited the market, weakening selling pressure, Split Research founder Zaheer Ebtikar told CoinDesk in an interview. "The supply glut has been resolved, and those who were anxious about macroeconomic changes or quantum technology concerns have already left the market," he explained. Ebtikar added that BTC is less sensitive to regulatory rumors or central bank policies than people might think. He noted that it is currently in a stable price range and a sudden flood of sell orders is not imminent.

AMO Coin (AMO) has launched its Drive-to-Earn (D2E) 2.0 Android app, which links with Tesla vehicles to reward users based on their driving distance, according to an official Medium post. The company added that the app does not collect separate location data, allowing for use without concerns over personal information leaks.

Israel is set to accept a limited agreement with Lebanon, the Israeli daily newspaper Israel Hayom reported on April 29.

Park Jeong-yeol, head of the Individual Taxation Bureau at South Korea's National Tax Service (NTS), stated on April 29 that the agency is preparing for the implementation of cryptocurrency taxation. During a briefing on comprehensive income tax filings, he said the NTS is getting ready to process tax returns for virtual asset income generated from next year, with the first filings scheduled for May 2028. According to Edaily, under the current Income Tax Act, income from the transfer or lending of virtual assets will be classified as other income starting Jan. 1, 2027. A 22% tax rate, which combines a 20% other income tax and a 2% local income tax, will be applied to annual profits exceeding 2.5 million won. The tax is expected to apply to all 13.26 million virtual asset investors in the country, a figure based on the cumulative number of members on the South Korean exchange Upbit as of last December.

While Morgan Stanley's potential entry into the spot Bitcoin ETF market is being watched as a possible catalyst to end the crypto bear market, its effects are unlikely to be immediate, according to an analysis. Blockstream CEO Adam Back stated that although a spot Bitcoin ETF can send a positive signal to the market, its impact will not be instantaneous, CoinDesk reported. "Institutional adoption is much slower than expected," Back said. He noted that while BlackRock has recommended a 2% to 4% crypto allocation in portfolios, most fund managers have not yet reflected this. Back predicted that investors will not rush in, and it could take at least one year and up to 18 months for actual fund inflows to expand.

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs saw approximately $21.8 million in net outflows on April 28, marking the second consecutive day of outflows, according to data from Farside Investors. - BlackRock (ETHA): -$13.2 million - Fidelity (FETH): -$1.7 million - Grayscale (ETHE): -$6.9 million

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced net outflows of approximately $89.7 million on April 28, marking the second consecutive day of net outflows, according to data from Farside Investors. - BlackRock's IBIT: -$112.2 million - Fidelity's FBTC: -$5 million - Bitwise's BITB: -$13.7 million - Ark Invest's ARKB: +$41.2 million

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $77,000. BTC is trading at $77,003.63 on the Binance USDT market.

Bithumb has announced that it will list Fluent (BLEND) for KRW trading at 8:00 a.m. UTC today.

Binance has announced that it will temporarily suspend deposits and withdrawals for Rootstock (RIF) starting at 9:00 a.m. UTC on May 4 to support the network's upcoming hard fork.

The X account (@monad) for Monad (MON), which was suspended yesterday, has now been restored. X had previously suspended the account without disclosing a reason, prompting several other crypto projects to post in support of its reinstatement.

An anonymous address that participated in the Ethereum (ETH) ICO has transferred 10,000 ETH, worth $22.88 million, after being dormant for about 11 years, Cointelegraph reported via X. The address originally purchased the ETH for $3,100, marking an estimated 7,381-fold return.

Michael Saylor, founder of MicroStrategy (MSTR), stated at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference that his target price for one Bitcoin is $10 million. He outlined a long-term vision that includes one Bitcoin reaching $10 million, the BTC network growing to a $200 trillion scale, and the provision of digital bank accounts for one billion people worldwide. Saylor emphasized that in the future, Bitcoin will not only be a buy-and-hold asset but will also serve as the fundamental collateral for a digital credit system connecting stablecoins, other cryptocurrencies, and traditional financial markets. As of April 27, MicroStrategy holds 818,334 BTC, acquired at an average price of $75,535.24, for a total value of $62.643 billion.

Allocating 1% of a central bank's portfolio to Bitcoin can increase returns while maintaining a constant level of risk, said Aleš Michl, Governor of the Czech National Bank, at the Bitcoin 2026 Conference. He noted that BTC has value as a diversification tool due to its low long-term correlation with traditional assets. Michl explained that as part of its diversification, the Czech National Bank has increased its equity allocation from 15% to 26% and its gold holdings from zero to 6% over the past four years. He added that the bank is currently running a test portfolio that includes Bitcoin and plans to publish the results in two years, at which point it will decide whether to formally add the asset. The Czech Republic has maintained a hawkish monetary policy, successfully reducing its inflation rate from 20% in 2022 to the 2% range within two years.

A wallet believed to be associated with Bitmine has received 25,000 ETH, worth approximately $57.13 million, from BitGo, Foresight News reported.

Bitcoin lending protocol Tropicus has announced a phased shutdown of its services. While deposit and lending functions will be permanently disabled, withdrawals and repayments will remain available. The service is scheduled to shut down on July 27.

An individual suspected of insider trading at Robinhood was observed shorting HOOD stock on Hyperliquid before the company announced its lackluster earnings, Zoomer News reported. The person is known for repeatedly buying cryptocurrencies ahead of their listing announcements on the platform. Meanwhile, Robinhood disclosed in its first-quarter earnings report today that its crypto business revenue was $134 million.