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Odaily Planet Daily News When asked about gasoline prices, Hassett, director of the White House National Economic Council, said that Trump defeated OPEC, and after the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, oil will pour into the market like never before, and the futures market expects oil prices to fall sharply. Today's GDP data is strong, and Walsh has not made any guarantees and will be based on the data. Now is the time for Powell to leave the Fed. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Jin Shi, White House National Economic Council Director Hassett said that Fed Chairman Powell's stay on the Fed committee may affect the decision to cut interest rates.

ChainCatcher news, according to official news, the UK Financial Conduct Authority FCA officially issued new industry guidelines, clarifying the standards and requirements for enterprises to comply with the use of distributed ledger technology (DLT) within the current regulatory framework. The new regulations simultaneously optimize the fund trading mechanism and launch an optional D2F model for direct-linked funds, allowing investors to directly connect traditional funds and tokenized funds to complete transactions, significantly improving circulation efficiency. The rules are jointly formulated by the FCA and the industry to embrace financial innovation while strictly abiding by the regulatory bottom line, helping the asset management industry reduce costs and increase efficiency, and accelerate the implementation of traditional asset tokenization.

ChainCatcher news, Coinbase Asset Management (CBAM) announced the launch of the digital credit strategy CUSHY and the introduction of a tokenized share class mechanism to connect the traditional credit market and the on-chain financial system, which focuses on three major directions: on-chain highly liquid public credit assets, digital native and structured private credit for traditional borrowers, It is also a structural income source that combines tokenization and protocol incentives, and is built on Superstate's FundOS tokenization platform to achieve on-chain representation of fund shares and round-the-clock trading capabilities, and supports running on multiple networks such as Ethereum, Solana, and Base.

According to ChainCatcher, Coinbase has launched the ERC-20 token cbMEGA on the Base chain, which is hosted by Coinbase MegaETH (MEGA) as a reserve asset at a 1:1 ratio.

U.S. President Trump proposed a new plan aimed at establishing a maritime alliance to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (Xinhua News Agency)

According to Arkham monitoring, in the past 2 hours, BlackRock transferred 725.36 BTC to Coinbase Prime through its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund IBIT, worth $55.12 million; In addition, a total of 16,609 ETH, worth $37.57 million, was transferred to Coinbase Prime through its Ethereum exchange-traded fund ETHA.

ChainCatcher news, according to Gate market data, the Dow Jones index opened up 223.23 points, or 0.46%, at 49,085.04 points on April 30 (Thursday); the S&P 500 rose 26.08 points, or 0.37%, to 7,162.03; The Nasdaq Composite rose 158.48 points, or 0.64%, to 24,831.72.

Odaily Planet Daily News Bitcoin remained volatile around $76,000 on Thursday, and after the Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged, the market's focus quickly shifted to internal policy divergences and macro uncertainty. Analysts noted that Bitcoin remains suppressed below the key resistance range of $78,000 to $79,000, lacking breakout momentum in the short term. Kraken Chief Economist Thomas Perfumo said that the current market is more concerned about policy uncertainty caused by the "split" within the Fed than on the standby itself, especially in the context of the continued stay of Chairman Jerome Powell and the expectation of a potential takeover by Kevin Warsh, the lack of a clear transition in the policy path. Glassnode data shows that Bitcoin is still "trapped" below the True Market Mean, with resistance concentrated in the $78,000 to $79,000 range and support between $65,000 and $70,000. Despite the easing of selling pressure, demand is not enough to support a sustained upward breakout. At the macro level, the Fed rarely has serious divergence, which is interpreted by the market as rising uncertainty about the inflation path. Institutional analysis such as Bitget Wallet and 21Shares pointed out that the expectation of "maintaining high interest rates for a longer period of time" is suppressing the performance of risky assets, and the crypto market has entered a wait-and-see phase. In terms of capital flows, the US Bitcoin spot ETF has recorded net outflows for three consecutive days, with a single-day outflow of about $138 million on April 29; Ethereum ETFs saw outflows of about $87.7 million during the same period. Although there are still inflows into individual products, the overall trend shows that institutional demand is cooling. At the same time, although CME holdings and ETF AUM have stabilized, there has been no strong return signal. The derivatives market shows that the short position of perpetual contracts has reached a record high, and if sentiment improves, it may trigger a squeeze market, but the current market is still dominated by a volatile structure with low volatility and low confidence. Overall, Bitcoin is in a tug-of-war between an improved support structure and weak demand, with continued ETF outflows, policy uncertainty, and macro risks jointly suppressing its breakthrough of key resistance ranges. （The Block）

According to the official disclosure data of Franklin Templeton, its Franklin OnChain U.S. Government Monetary Fund (FOBXX) has been online for five years, and the fund product operates in the form of BENJI tokens, and as of April 2026, it has become the second largest real-world asset (RWA) on the Stellar network, with an asset management scale of US$1.98 billion.

ChainCatcher news, Polymarket announced that it will launch a set of on-chain market integrity monitoring system solutions to monitor trading behavior and enforce platform market compliance rules, which will be built in cooperation with blockchain data analysis company Chainalysis, covering all DeFi transaction processes of Polymarket, including real-time on-chain analysis of trading, holding and settlement data, and identifying potential violations through a multi-layer monitoring mechanism. The focus includes insider information trading and market manipulation. Polymarket said that all its transactions are completed on public blockchains, and this collaboration will further amplify the benefits of on-chain transparency, allowing regulators and law enforcement to obtain verifiable on-chain evidence, thereby establishing a new standard of compliance in the field of prediction markets. Shayne Coplan, founder and CEO of Polymarket, said that the platform was designed with an emphasis on transparency and traceability, and this partnership will further strengthen its positioning as a "trusted source of market information."

According to the latest report from blockchain intelligence agency TRM Labs, about 76% of the global cryptocurrency hacking losses are related to North Korea-related organizations, with a cumulative theft of about $577 million. North Korea's share of global crypto theft continues to rise: 22% in 2022, 37% in 2023, 39% in 2024, 64% in 2025, and further to 76% in 2026, with cumulative illegal profits exceeding $6 billion since 2017. The report pointed out that these losses mainly came from two major events in April: the $292 million attack on KelpDAO and the theft of $285 million in Drift Protocol, which together accounted for about 3% of all hacking incidents during the same period.

According to ChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten, ECB President Lagarde said that the central bank has discussed a variety of options, including a possible interest rate hike.

According to ChainCatcher news, according to CertiK Alert, the cumulative loss of crypto security incidents in the whole month of 2026 is about $651 million, of which about $3.5 million stems from phishing attacks. This is the highest monthly record for losses since 2022, second only to the Bybit theft in 2025.

The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week, the unemployment rate appeared to remain stable in April, and the labor market still does not show a substantial impact from the US-Israel war on Iran. Data released by the U.S. Department of Labor on Thursday showed that the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending April 25 was 189,000. Despite the impact of oil prices caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the labor market still maintains a "low hiring, low layoffs" model. Nonetheless, economists warn of downside risks as shipping disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz have pushed up prices for fertilizers, petrochemicals, and other commodities such as aluminum. The number of continuing jobless claims decreased by 23,000 on a seasonally adjusted basis to 1,785,000. A survey by the Confederation of Large Business on Tuesday showed that the proportion of consumers who thought employment was "hard to come by" fell in April, while the proportion of consumers who thought employment was "sufficient" was largely flat. Economists say these findings are consistent with the unemployment rate remaining stable in April. (Jin Shi)

According to ChainCatcher, South Korean prosecutors have officially filed a petition with the court to sentence Jung Sang-ho, the former CEO of the crypto platform Delio, to 20 years in prison, accusing him of committing large-scale economic fraud. In the closing statement of the Seoul Southern District Court, the prosecution cited the local economic crime aggravated punishment bill, pointing out that the suspect had deliberately deceived and falsely publicized for a long time, resulting in about 2,800 investors' funds being trapped and difficult to redeem. The prosecution pointed out that the defendant's subjective intention to defraud was clear, the losses involved in the case were huge, and he refused to cooperate with the investigation afterwards, deliberately shirked responsibility, and continued to aggravate the losses and plight of the victim group, so he sought strict punishment in accordance with the law.

ChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten, the European Stoxx 600 index expanded its gain to 1%, hitting an intraday high.

According to Fortune magazine, AI Financial (formerly Alt5 Sigma), a publicly traded cryptocurrency company linked to the family of U.S. President Donald Trump, reached a $43 million deal last week to acquire cryptocurrency infrastructure company Block Street. Company records show that Block Street was only incorporated in Nevada in late October. Matthew Morgan, an advisor to AI Financial who is also the CEO and largest shareholder of Block Street, said he founded the company about 16 months ago. Morgan said the acquisition of Block Street was not a proprietary transaction.

Odaily Planet Daily News Citigroup said that due to the uncertainty of the situation in the Middle East, gold selling pressure may remain strong in the short term, maintaining the gold price target unchanged, with a 0-3 month target of $4,300 and a 6-12 month target of $5,000. (Jin Shi)