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Crypto custody and banking firm Anchorage Digital has selected stablecoin issuer M0 as its core technology provider as it prepares to enter the regulated stablecoin market, CoinDesk reported. The firm aims to position itself as a platform for institutions looking to issue and manage regulated stablecoins, and plans to offer solutions to these companies through M0.

Sui (SUI) is a Layer 1 blockchain optimized for building consumer-facing Web3 applications, according to Josh Olszewicz, an analyst at crypto asset management firm Canary Capital. He told CoinDesk that Sui employs an object-based architecture and parallel execution to handle high transaction throughput. Olszewicz explained that this selective execution model reduces network bottlenecks and enhances scalability and efficiency, providing an ideal environment for implementing real-world Web3 use cases such as gaming, digital identity verification, and social applications.

U.S. Democratic Senators Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden have sent a letter demanding details of a loan transaction between Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and stablecoin issuer Tether, Bloomberg reported. The loan in question involves a trust owned by Lutnick's children, which borrowed an undisclosed amount from Tether shortly after Lutnick sold his stake in the financial firm Cantor Fitzgerald to the trust to comply with federal ethics rules before taking office. The loan is reportedly secured by all of the trust's assets, including convertible notes for a 5% stake in Tether that Cantor Fitzgerald acquired for $600 million in April 2024. The two senators stated they seek to determine whether Tether offered preferential treatment as a bribe or attempted to exert influence, demanding the disclosure of the loan's specific terms and any contact between the two parties since Lutnick's nomination. The Commerce Department maintained that it has complied with ethics regulations, while Tether did not respond to a request for comment.

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the country may soon need to take military action again to eliminate what he described as an existential threat from Iran, Israeli media reported on April 30. Katz added that his country supports diplomatic efforts between the U.S. and Iran.

According to an analysis by CryptoPotato, Bitcoin is likely to retest support at its 100-day moving average (MA) around $72,000. This comes after BTC failed to break through the upper boundary of its ascending channel and the horizontal resistance at $80,000 on the daily chart. The outlet noted that BTC is currently consolidating at a point where technical support and resistance levels intersect. If Bitcoin can maintain a daily close above $75,000, the ascending channel structure would remain intact, potentially paving the way for a move toward $80,000. On the 4-hour chart, the lower support of an uptrend line that began in early April has been broken. While this has weakened short-term upward momentum, a resumption of the uptrend toward the $80,000 target is possible if the $74,000-$75,000 support zone holds, CryptoPotato explained.

U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson said on April 30 that the United States is not currently in a state of war with Iran, meaning Congress does not need to vote on the Trump administration's military operations, NBC News reported. Johnson explained that he does not see any active military bombing, shelling, or similar operations currently underway. He described the situation as a phase for achieving peace and stated that he does not want to interfere with the administration's sensitive negotiations. When asked if the military conflict was approaching the 60-day deadline stipulated by the War Powers Resolution, he reiterated that the U.S. is not at war. Johnson added that peace is being pursued through patrol missions in the Strait of Hormuz and that the administration is acting as aggressively as possible, with nothing more Congress could do to facilitate the process.

Cryptocurrency startup Agora applied for a federal trust bank charter with the U.S. Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) last week, CoinDesk reported. If approved, the charter would allow the company to issue stablecoins directly under federal supervision. Agora CEO Nick Van Eck said the move could eliminate excessive fees in the fiat-to-crypto conversion process. The company also plans to expand its business beyond issuance to include custody, compliance, and infrastructure services.

Crypto payment app Oobit is launching a Visa corporate expense card designed specifically for AI agents, The Block reported. The virtual "Agent Cards" allow users to make payments directly at Visa-accepting merchants without first converting their USDT balance to fiat currency. Each agent is issued one card, which comes with features for setting spending controls by category and imposing limits per transaction or merchant. Oobit's largest shareholder is Tether, which led the company's $25 million Series A funding round in 2024.

Crypto lender Nexo has announced the addition of Solana (SOL) and XRP as collateral options for its Zero-Interest Credit (ZiC) line. The ZiC product allows users to borrow stablecoins at a 0% annual interest rate without the risk of forced liquidations. In exchange, Nexo captures any excess profits if the collateral's value appreciates beyond a certain threshold. The product also requires a lower loan-to-value (LTV) ratio of 30% compared to the company's standard loan offerings.

The on-chain transition of the tokenized asset market is expected to take more than a decade, with institution-focused platforms like Canton having an initial advantage before open networks such as Ethereum and Solana become competitive in the long run, according to a report from Grayscale. The report identified Ethereum, Solana, Canton, Avalanche, BNB Chain, and Chainlink as key protocols poised to benefit. Grayscale noted that the tokenized asset market has grown 217% year-over-year and that the approximately $300 trillion securities market will ultimately move on-chain. The report explained that institution-focused networks are favorable for initial adoption due to built-in compliance and privacy features, while hybrid chains like Avalanche L1, Base, and Arbitrum combine institutional environments with open ecosystems. Although open networks offer deep liquidity, their privacy solutions are still developing. However, Grayscale stated that once these networks secure privacy through technologies like zero-knowledge proofs, they will be able to compete directly for institutional capital.

President Donald Trump has presented a new plan to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, The Associated Press reported. According to an anonymous senior official, the plan calls for the U.S. to maintain its blockade of Iranian ports while coordinating with allies to increase pressure on Iran for obstructing the free flow of energy. The official added that President Trump is reviewing various diplomatic and policy options to end Iran's control over the waterway.

Coinbase Asset Management (CBAM) has launched a credit fund linked to the stablecoin market, CUSHY (Coinbase Stablecoin Credit Strategy), CoinDesk reported. The fund aims to generate returns through on-chain lending and can issue equity tokens on the Ethereum, Solana, and Base chains using the FundOS platform from tokenization specialist Superstate. This structure allows institutional investors to hold and manage their fund shares via the blockchain.

Spain has become the primary market for retail payments using Circle's euro-pegged stablecoin, EURC, Cointelegraph reported. Citing data from crypto banking platform Brighty, the report noted that from 2025 through the first quarter of 2026, Spain accounted for approximately 36% of all EURC transactions and 25% of the total volume, making it the largest market in Europe. The average payment amount per transaction was around €49 ($57). Brighty co-founder Nick Denisenko explained that for Spanish users, EURC functions just like a regular euro and offers frictionless exchange when trading with USDC. According to CoinGecko data, EURC currently represents 49% of the total market capitalization for all euro-pegged stablecoins, which stands at approximately $887 million.

White House National Economic Council (NEC) Chairman Kevin Hassett said it would be a policy mistake for the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Federal Reserve (Fed) to raise interest rates.

The three major U.S. stock indices opened higher today. - S&P 500: +0.44% - Nasdaq: +0.60% - Dow Jones: +0.47%

Prediction market platform Polymarket has partnered with blockchain analytics firm Chainalysis to enhance its monitoring of insider trading, Bloomberg reported. Chainalysis will build a model to detect trading patterns consistent with the use of inside information and will also operate tools to provide evidence to law enforcement and regulatory authorities. The move comes as the prediction market industry faces growing pressure amid a series of insider trading allegations. A U.S. Army soldier was indicted for allegedly earning approximately $400,000 on Polymarket using classified information, and two people were indicted in Israel on charges of betting with confidential information. Last month, Polymarket introduced a new rule prohibiting trades based on stolen classified information or illegal tips. The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has also stated its intention to take action against trades that use privileged information.

North Korean hackers have stolen approximately $577 million (852.4 billion won) in cryptocurrency in the first four months of this year, accounting for 76% of all global hacking losses during that period, The Block reported. According to a TRM Labs report, the $292 million KelpDAO exploit was attributed to TraderTraitor, a subgroup of the Lazarus Group, while the $285 million attack on Drift Protocol was conducted by a separate North Korean subgroup. The hackers behind the Drift attack bridged the funds to Ethereum, where they remain mostly frozen. The KelpDAO hackers converted the assets to Bitcoin via THORChain, with Chinese brokers understood to be handling the laundering process. North Korea's share of global crypto hacks rose from under 10% in 2020-2021 to between 22% and 64% from 2022 to 2025. The cumulative amount stolen by the country since 2017 has surpassed $6 billion (8.8644 trillion won).

Solana has established the Solana Research Institute (SRI), a new research facility based in Switzerland, Cointelegraph reported. The SRI aims to help companies evaluate and adopt public blockchains amid evolving regulatory landscapes, such as Europe's Markets in Crypto-Assets (MiCA) framework and a U.S. stablecoin bill referred to as GENIUS. The outlet noted that the move is seen as a strategic step toward entering Europe's institutional financial market.

U.S. cryptocurrency exchange Gemini has obtained a Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) license from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), The Block reported. The move allows the exchange to expand its business beyond its existing spot trading operations into the derivatives sector.

Nasdaq-listed AI Financial (AIFC), a company with close ties to the Trump family-led DeFi project World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has agreed to acquire asset tokenization firm Blockstreet for $43 million, Fortune Crypto reported. The deal has drawn criticism for potential insider trading, as Blockstreet, founded last October, is owned by AI Financial advisor Matthew Morgan. The company is unrelated to the cryptocurrency of the same name (BSB). AI Financial, formerly Alt5 Sigma, has seen its stock price fall by more than 90% since announcing a name change and plans to accumulate cryptocurrency.

On-chain analyst ZachXBT has criticized the security structure of memecoin leverage trading protocol Wasabi following a recent hack, questioning why a single Externally Owned Account (EOA) was granted significant authority without basic safeguards. He also alleged that project funds were spent on influencer marketing, including payments to key opinion leader (KOL) Kook. The incident was first disclosed by Web3 security firm CertiK. Wasabi has since stated on X that it is aware of the issue and is investigating, urging users not to interact with its contracts until further notice. The estimated losses from the hack amount to approximately $5.5 million.

The U.S. Core Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index for March rose 0.3% month-over-month, in line with expert forecasts, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) announced. The index also increased 3.2% year-over-year, matching expectations. The Federal Reserve considers the Core PCE Price Index, which excludes volatile food and energy prices, to be the most accurate measure of inflation.

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grew at an annualized rate of 2.0% in the first quarter, falling short of the market forecast of 2.2%. U.S. GDP growth figures are released in three stages: an advance estimate, a preliminary estimate, and a final estimate. Today's release is the advance estimate.

PayPal (PYPL) has announced a reorganization that will consolidate its operations into three new business divisions, merging its cryptocurrency unit with its payment services arm. The company will now be structured around the following three segments: - PayPal & Payment Solutions - Venmo & Consumer Finance - Payment Services & Cryptocurrency Further details on the new business structure are expected to be released during the company's earnings call on May 5.

The European Central Bank (ECB) has held its key interest rate steady at 2.15%, in line with market expectations. The deposit rate was also frozen at 2.00%, matching forecasts.