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Bitget has launched a new CandyBomb campaign with a total prize pool of 33,333 SKYAI tokens. New users can earn up to 333 SKYAI each by completing tasks such as net deposits and futures trading. Detailed rules are available on the official Bitget platform. Eligible users must click the “Join Now” button to register before participating. The campaign ends on May 8 at 18:00 (UTC+8).
According to an official announcement, Tapp Exchange will gradually cease operations. The protocol will remain fully operational until May 31, 2026, during which users’ assets will remain secure and withdrawable. After May 31, its frontend will be taken offline, and users will only be able to withdraw funds by interacting directly with the smart contracts on-chain. Tapp Exchange stated that since its launch on Aptos in June 2025, it has built a V4-style decentralized exchange, introduced ve(3,3) voting, emission distribution, bribe infrastructure, and governance tools, achieving a cumulative trading volume of $1.95 billion.
Hyperliquid News posted on X platform saying that Tradexyz has added a Pre-IPO market feature to its documentation. This system allows users to gain exposure to stocks before their public listing.This market oracle prices assets based on the company's latest funding round, with the market determining the price via Hyperp. Upon IPO completion, the perpetual contract automatically converts at the IPO price. If no IPO occurs, it settles at the average Pre-IPO price. The CBRS Pre-IPO market is now tradable, with an expected IPO date of May 7.
According to Tradexyz’s official documentation, the decentralized exchange Tradexyz has officially added a Pre-IPO perpetual contract market to its product documentation. This product is a cash-settled perpetual derivative referencing the expected public equity of companies planning to go public, designed for pre-listing price discovery. XYZ emphasizes that Pre-IPO perpetual contracts are not stocks, IPO allocations, tokenized equity, or securities interests; holding such contracts confers no ownership rights, voting rights, dividend rights, or any claims against the issuer. After listing, the relevant markets are expected to transition into standard externally priced perpetual contracts once sufficient external data becomes available. If the listing is delayed, fails, or undergoes material changes, the markets will settle according to predefined mechanisms—including an Outside Launch Date, Settlement Period, and TWAP.
the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) has issued Resolution No. 561, prohibiting the use of virtual assets for settlement in regulated eFX international payment and transfer services. The resolution stipulates that payments and receipts between eFX service providers and their foreign counterparties must be conducted exclusively through foreign exchange transactions or non-resident Brazilian Real accounts, and the use of virtual assets is strictly forbidden.This regulation also applies to eFX providers in a transition period that have not yet been included in the approved category. These companies must apply for authorization from the Central Bank by May 31, 2027, if they wish to continue providing services. This move does not constitute a comprehensive ban on crypto asset transfers within Brazil but aims to confine cross-border payment flows within the regulated foreign exchange track.The Central Bank of Brazil stated that the decision is due to a surge in the use of stablecoins for cross-border payments, which has raised concerns regarding money laundering, tax issues, and monetary sovereignty. (Cointelegraph)
according to financial data released by Riot Platforms, the company recorded $33.2 million in data center revenue for the first time in the first quarter. A significant portion of this revenue came from lower-margin tenant retrofitting services, which involve procuring and installing specific equipment for clients. Notably, AMD has chosen to exercise its option to double its contracted capacity from 25 MW to 50 MW, with the possibility to further expand to 200 MW in the future. Currently, 5 MW of capacity related to the AMD deal has been delivered and is generating revenue, with the remaining initial capacity expected to come online in the second quarter. Additionally, Riot Platforms reported total revenue of $167.2 million for the first quarter, with its core Bitcoin mining business contributing $111.9 million. The company currently holds 15,679 Bitcoins (valued at approximately $1.2 billion), making it the world's seventh largest public holder of Bitcoin. (The Block)
According to Hong Kong’s Ming Pao newspaper, payment giant Visa has announced the launch of its global Visa Agentic Ready program in Hong Kong. Built upon Visa’s core network and integrated with tokenization technology, identity verification, risk management, and authorization mechanisms, the program supports institutions in implementing AI agent-based payments. The first group of participating institutions includes Bank of China (Hong Kong), DBS Bank (Hong Kong), Hang Seng Bank, HSBC Hong Kong, Reap, Standard Chartered Hong Kong, and ZA Bank.
According to official announcements, Binance Alpha has now launched the UnifAI Network (UAI) token airdrop. Users holding at least 237 Binance Alpha points are eligible to claim the airdrop. Users can claim 95 UAI tokens on the Alpha campaign page on a first-come, first-served basis. If the campaign has not yet ended, the point threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every five minutes. Claiming the airdrop consumes 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must complete their claim within 24 hours on the Alpha campaign page.
according to official sources, MGBX will list the MEGAUSDT perpetual contract trading pair on May 1, 2026, at 18:00 (SGT).Trading opening time: May 1, 2026, at 18:00 (SGT)Leverage: Up to 50x
Purrlend announced that it suffered a security incident on April 25 on HyperEVM and MegaETH, resulting in losses of approximately $1.52 million. The attacker compromised the team’s 2-of-3 multisig wallet and granted the malicious EOA permissions—including BRIDGE_ROLE—enabling the minting of unbacked pUSDm and pUSDC via the `mintUnbacked` function, which were then used as collateral to borrow assets from the lending pool. Purrlend stated it has suspended the protocol, revoked the compromised permissions, and is collaborating with security teams, law enforcement agencies, and cross-chain bridge partners to trace and attempt recovery of the stolen funds.
According to the UK’s Financial Times, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump merged with Kazakhstan’s Key Minerals Group—a company operating through shell entities. Last year, the group received up to $1.6 billion in support from the U.S. government to develop a tungsten mining project. The report states that the tungsten project involves the Katpar and Upper Kairakty deposits in northern Kazakhstan. Financing was provided by institutions including the U.S. Export-Import Bank. Trump’s sons joined the advisory board of the relevant company and acquired equity stakes at the end of 2024. The report suggests this is yet another instance linking the Trump family’s business empire with U.S. government interests.
: According to official announcements, Gate DEX BountyDrop has launched the RealGo airdrop event. Users can enter the BountyDrop module via the "Activity" page of the Gate DEX App to participate in tasks. Among all participants who complete the tasks, 1,000 will be randomly selected to share 2,000,000 loyalty points.Gate Wallet is a multi-chain crypto wallet that connects to 100+ public chains, millions of assets, and tens of thousands of DApps in one stop, delivering a professional-grade DEX experience and providing the optimal solution for every DEX need. BountyDrop is an exclusive earn-to-earn activity zone on the Gate DEX discovery page, where users can complete simple tasks for a chance to win rewards or participate in a lottery to receive airdropped tokens.
Nic Carter stated that the risk quantum computing poses to Bitcoin cannot be clearly anticipated through “canary” mechanisms—such as incrementally difficult key challenges, quantum bounties on addresses, or Satoshi’s early coins. He argues that once quantum computers demonstrably break medium-scale ECDLP, the timeline to threatening secp256k1 may shrink to just months, whereas deploying post-quantum signature schemes and migrating vulnerable UTXOs on Bitcoin is expected to take years. Consequently, Bitcoin and other blockchains may need to proactively advance the transition to post-quantum signatures—even in the absence of unambiguous on-chain signals.
According to the anonymous on-chain detective Wazz, hundreds of wallets on the ETH mainnet have been drained by the same address, with several of these wallets remaining inactive for over 7 years. The incident is suspected to be a novel real-time exploit attack. Crypto user Capitulation commented, suggesting that the most likely vulnerability stems from storing seed phrases in LastPass secure notes during 2020/21.
According to on-chain analyst Ai Aunt (@ai9684xtpa), one month after Binance launched crude oil perpetual contracts, the 24-hour trading volume of these contracts has surpassed that of Hyperliquid. Specifically, the CL contract’s 24-hour trading volume on Binance stands at $1.423 billion, compared to $817 million on Hyperliquid; the BZ contract’s 24-hour trading volume on Binance is $404 million, versus $294 million on Hyperliquid.
According to official announcements, Aave Labs, KelpDAO, LayerZero, EtherFi, Compound, and others have submitted an Arbitrum Constitutional AIP proposing the release of 30,765.67 ETH—previously frozen by the Arbitrum Security Council—to the recovery address 0xf228...C15e for compensation and restoration of assets related to the rsETH incident. The proposal states that the KelpDAO rsETH cross-chain incident created a support shortfall of approximately 76,127 rsETH, and the released funds will be incorporated into the coordinated recovery process. The proposal requires no additional treasury funding and estimates the governance process will take approximately 49 days. Currently, the proposal has a 100% voting approval rate, and voting will end at 2:54 AM Beijing Time on May 8.
X product lead Nikita Bier stated on X that the Cashtags feature has been launched on the web version. X will become a core component of users' trading terminals, providing real-time charts and posts for each asset.
Wasabi Protocol stated that the Wasabi smart contracts on Solana are secure and unaffected by this vulnerability. The vulnerability is limited to Wasabi’s EVM deployments. The team is collaborating with leading security firms and has contacted law enforcement and the FBI. Further updates will be shared as they become available.
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published Policy Statement PS26/7, permitting tokenised funds to be incorporated into the existing fund regulatory framework and supporting fund managers in maintaining investor records via distributed ledger technology (DLT) systems. Under the new rules, on-chain transaction records may serve as the primary ledger for fund unit transactions; however, firms must develop appropriate resilience plans. The FCA has also introduced an optional Direct-to-Fund (D2F) model, under which the fund or its custodian acts directly as the counterparty to investors’ transactions, streamlining subscription and redemption processes and enabling on-chain settlement. The FCA stated that it will continue evaluating the use of stablecoins, digital cash, and smart contracts in fund settlement and operations.
According to an official announcement, the launch of spot trading for Coinbase Wrapped Ronin (WRON) has been postponed; the specific listing time for the WRON-USD trading pair will be announced separately. Earlier, Coinbase stated that the WRON-USD trading pair would go live after 00:00 CST on May 1, subject to liquidity conditions being met.