Apr 28, 20263m 36s
Polymarket Seeks CFTC Approval to Bring Main Exchange Back to US
Polymarket is asking the CFTC to authorize its main exchange to operate in the US, per Bloomberg, four years after a settlement pushed it offshore.
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Apr 28, 20264m 07s
Hyperliquid Gains Soften Galaxy Digital's $216M Q1 Loss
Galaxy Digital booked a $216M Q1 loss as crypto prices fell, but CEO Mike Novogratz says Hyperliquid trading gains kept the bleeding contained.
Apr 28, 20265m 20s
BNB Chain Activates Osaka/Mendel Hard Fork With Faster Finality
BNB Chain shipped its Osaka and Mendel hard forks on April 28, 2026, promising faster finality, predictable gas pricing, and stability fixes for builders.
Apr 28, 20263m 46s
Begich Plans to Reintroduce Bitcoin Strategic Reserve Bill in House
Rep. Nick Begich says he will reintroduce the Bitcoin Strategic Reserve bill in the current Congress, reviving the House companion to Lummis's BITCOIN Act.
Apr 28, 20263m 57s
Israel Approves BILS, Its First Regulated Shekel Stablecoin
Bits of Gold gets the green light from Israel's Capital Market Authority to launch BILS, a 1:1 shekel-pegged stablecoin, after a 2-year Solana pilot.
Apr 28, 20264m 10s
Aave's DeFi United Pledges Top $303M, Covering Full KelpDAO Loss
Aave's DeFi United relief fund crossed $303M in commitments, exceeding the $292M lost in the KelpDAO exploit and clearing the path to full rsETH user recovery.
Apr 28, 20265m 23s
Bitcoin Slips to $76,854 as Fed, Oil, and AI Selloff Converge
Bitcoin fell 2.9% to $76,854 overnight as Fed rate uncertainty, climbing oil prices, and a fresh AI-stock wobble dragged risk assets lower.
Apr 28, 20264m 43s
Roman Storm Defense Pushes Back After DOJ Hints at Case Elevation
Roman Storm's lawyers rebuked Acting AG Todd Blanche's suggestion that Tornado Cash and Samourai cases could be elevated, journalist Eleanor Terrett reports.
Apr 28, 20265m 26s
Stablecoins Cross $1 Trillion in Monthly Transfers as DefiLlama Opens Tracker
DefiLlama says stablecoins moved over $1T this month and launched a public tracker to compare issuers, chains, and flows side by side.
Apr 28, 20264m 22s
Tillis Threatens No Vote on Senate Crypto Bill Without Ethics Language
Senator Thom Tillis says he will vote against the Senate crypto market structure bill unless it includes ethics rules restricting officials' use of digital assets.