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According to The Wall Street Journal, Parallel Web Systems—an AI startup founded by former Twitter CEO Parag Agrawal—has raised $100 million in its Series B funding round, led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from Kleiner Perkins, Index Ventures, and Khosla Ventures. The company’s valuation has risen to $2 billion, bringing its total funding to $230 million. Parallel focuses on building web search infrastructure for AI agents, supporting in-depth research use cases such as investment research, insurance claims processing, and government contract analysis. Over 100,000 developers are already using its platform, with customers including legal AI company Harvey. Proceeds from this round will be used to expand the sales team and strengthen R&D efforts.
According to an official announcement, B.AI has officially entered into a strategic partnership with HTX DAO to jointly build a new paradigm covering the entire AI and Web3 domains. B.AI is committed to becoming the foundational financial infrastructure for the AI Agent era; this collaboration will leverage HTX DAO’s decentralized governance ecosystem and accelerate the arrival of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) through a more open and composable on-chain architecture. Moving forward, the two parties will explore areas including autonomous intelligent agent networks and on-chain intelligent services, driving the on-chain implementation of the intelligent economic layer.
According to an official announcement, Bybit will list MegaETH (MEGA) in its Spot Trading section. MEGA is the native token of MegaETH, a high-performance, real-time Ethereum Layer 2 solution designed for sub-millisecond latency and over 100,000 TPS.
According to QCP Capital’s market report, as the geopolitical risk premium gradually subsided last week, market sentiment turned cautious, and investors’ attention has refocused on policy direction, the interest-rate path, and the economic growth outlook. Equities have been trading near recent highs but lack momentum for an upside breakout. The Federal Reserve’s FOMC decision is due today. A pause in rate hikes is now the baseline market expectation; however, with no new CPI or employment data released since the prior meeting, markets are highly sensitive to Chair Powell’s commentary—any hawkish signal could swiftly reprice front-end rates and tighten financial conditions. Meanwhile, growing attention is turning to potential leadership changes at the Fed. Kevin Warsh has gained increasing traction in market forecasts. His hawkish stance on inflation and skepticism toward quantitative easing stand in marked contrast to current policy approaches. Should he assume leadership, liquidity-driven assets—including crypto—could face pressure, given crypto markets’ particular sensitivity to rising real yields and a stronger U.S. dollar. Regarding Bitcoin: after a strong performance in April—supported by ETF inflows and sustained institutional accumulation—the price has entered a range-bound phase. Funding rates remain subdued, volatility continues to narrow, and the broader market is in a wait-and-see mode. QCP believes Bitcoin’s next directional move will hinge more on Fed signals and macroeconomic data than on crypto-native flows. Additionally, the upcoming tech earnings season, alongside releases of the PCE and GDP price indices, will further test the validity of the “soft landing” narrative.
Monitoring from the Odaily Seer Channel shows that the probability of "MegaETH TGE Tomorrow" on Polymarket is currently at 97%, up 6% in 24 hours, with a trading volume of nearly $2.5 million.Additionally, last night MegaETH announced the launch of its Odyssey event, running from April 28 to June 23. After the event concludes, eligible participants will receive rewards based on their activity level, subject to meeting qualification requirements, sanctions screening, and successful completion of KYC verification.This market will settle as "Yes" if MegaETH officially launches its governance token before 11:59 PM Eastern Time on the date indicated in the title; otherwise, it will settle as "No".The token must be publicly transferable and tradable; a mere announcement does not constitute fulfilling the condition.This market primarily relies on official information from MegaETH as the basis for settlement, while also referencing consensus formed by credible media reports.The Odaily Seer Channel continues to monitor prediction markets, spotting changes before prices are set.
According to the official announcement, OKX will officially launch the BLEND (BLEND) USDT perpetual contract on April 29, 2026, at 18:00 UTC. Trading will be available 24/7, with a maximum leverage of up to 20x.
According to the Lido Governance Forum, Lido Earn contributors have submitted a proposal to the DAO requesting authorization to deploy the existing First Loss Reserve to cover losses arising from the Kelp incident, waiving the original 1% threshold requirement. It is estimated that, assuming the DeFi United rescue plan succeeds, the remaining borrowing-rate losses for Lido Earn’s leveraged staking/re-staking positions will amount to approximately 400–600 ETH. Contributors stated they will collaborate with curators to jointly absorb these losses; however, full coverage by curators alone is currently deemed unrealistic. The proposal stresses that this authorization constitutes a one-time exception specific to the Kelp incident and does not alter the standard 1% threshold rule, does not involve additional treasury allocations, and is not intended to subsidize APY or support post-recovery yields. It further notes that if litigation arises from these losses, associated legal costs alone could reach several hundred thousand dollars. Given that the rsETH situation is expected to be resolved within 5–10 days—and considering the standard snapshot voting window is 7 days—the proposers emphasize the time-sensitive nature of this vote. After resolution, the team plans to publish a comprehensive post-mortem report and advance improvements to risk frameworks and operational mechanisms.
OKX will list the BLEND perpetual contract.
Bitget will list Gensyn (AIGENSYN) in the AI zone. The deposit channel is now open, and the trading channel will open at 19:00 (UTC+8) today.
Binance Alpha will debut Gensyn (AIGENSYN) at 17:00 on April 29 (UTC+8) and open trading. Users holding at least 227 Binance Alpha points can claim 715 AIGENSYN airdrop tokens on the activity page, on a first-come, first-served basis. If the event is not yet over, the points threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every 5 minutes.Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha points. Users must confirm the claim within 24 hours, or it will be considered forfeited. Only limit orders are supported for the first two hours of trading, after which market orders will be enabled.
gaming-focused blockchain Ronin has announced its migration to an Ethereum Layer 2 network on May 12. The underlying architecture will utilize the OP Stack and integrate EigenDA as the data availability layer. Chain operations are expected to be paused for approximately 10 hours during the migration. The team advises users to unstake their RON in advance or allow the system to handle it automatically after the migration is complete.Following the upgrade, RON's annual inflation rate is projected to decrease from over 20% to less than 1%. Additionally, the treasury will gain new revenue streams from staking rewards, Sequencer net profits, and Marketplace fees. Furthermore, Ronin has introduced a "proof of allocation" incentive mechanism based on "Builder Score," distributing RON rewards to ecosystem builders on a monthly basis.
According to an official announcement from OpenAI, OpenAI has officially announced that its partnership with Microsoft has entered a new phase, with both parties reaching several key agreements on top of their existing collaboration. Per the announcement, Microsoft will continue serving as OpenAI’s primary cloud service partner and retain preferential access rights; Microsoft has also been granted a non-exclusive license to OpenAI’s intellectual property; furthermore, Microsoft will continue participating in OpenAI’s business growth as a major shareholder. OpenAI stated that this upgrade to the partnership aims to keep pace with the rapid innovation tempo currently unfolding across the AI field.
According to an official announcement, Binance Alpha will list Gensyn (AIGENSYN) on April 29. Eligible users can claim the airdrop using their Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha campaign page after Alpha trading opens. Further details will be announced separately.
The cryptocurrency margin trading service will introduce RAIN/USDT (10x) isolated margin trading on April 29 at 20:00 (GMT+8). Rain is a fully decentralized prediction market protocol built on Arbitrum, offering cross-chain support. Positioned as the “Uniswap of prediction markets,” it provides a permissionless framework enabling anyone to create and trade custom markets without restrictions.
According to the HTX announcement, HTX will enable GENIUS deposits starting at 15:00 (GMT+8) on April 29. GENIUS/USDT spot and grid trading will go live at 15:00 (GMT+8) on April 30. GENIUS withdrawals will be enabled at 15:00 (GMT+8) on May 1. Genius Terminal is the first private, ultimate on-chain terminal. It represents the next evolutionary step following aggregators, intents, cross-chain bridges, and wallet extensions—a trading operating system (OS) designed specifically for professional users, catering to those who seek DeFi functionality but dislike its complex user interactions.
According to Cointelegraph, Aptos recently launched its privacy token, Confidential APT, on the mainnet. Confidential APT is pegged 1:1 to APT and uses zero-knowledge proofs to conceal token balances and transfer amounts, while preserving wallet address visibility and transaction verifiability. Sherry Xiao, founding engineer at Aptos Labs, stated that the token aims to resolve the long-standing tension between blockchain privacy and regulatory transparency, and can mitigate sensitive on-chain information exposure—such as payroll distributions, treasury operations, and trading strategies. From a compliance perspective, enabling audit keys requires approval via on-chain governance voting. The launch of Confidential APT follows a governance proposal that passed with near-unanimous support. Xiao expects individual users to adopt the token more rapidly than enterprises; if the mainnet operates stably for six months and demonstrates strong trading volume, it could help shorten the sales cycle for enterprise adoption.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched the “Ignite $HTX Season” campaign, featuring four core activities—holding, trading, grid trading, and earning crypto—to deliver a one-stop participation experience. From now until May 15, 18:00 (UTC+8), users who complete designated tasks can unlock random airdrops, participate in raffles for Apple surprise prizes, and share in a $100,000 USDT reward pool.
Odaily reports, according to an official announcement, BitMart Futures will list CLSUSDT, DDOGUSDT, and MDBUSDT perpetual contracts on April 29, 2026, at 17:00 (UTC+8), supporting up to 20x leverage.
the Korea National Tax Service has initiated preparatory work for virtual asset taxation, with the goal of formal implementation in January 2027 and preparation for comprehensive income tax filings in May 2028. According to the current Income Tax Act, income from the transfer and leasing of virtual assets will be classified as "other income," subject to a 22% tax rate on the portion exceeding an annual gain of 2.5 million Korean won, which is expected to affect approximately 13.26 million individuals.The Korea National Tax Service plans to begin collecting data from exchanges such as Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax starting next year, to improve the taxation infrastructure and promote the launch of a comprehensive virtual asset analysis system within the year. However, controversies surrounding taxation standards and the risk of capital flight persist. (Edaily)
Venus Protocol announced that, due to insufficient oracle support and continuously declining liquidity, the vSXP market will be unable to price assets after May 11, and Venus Protocol has officially decided to shut down this market. Venus Protocol urges users to close all positions in this market before May 11. According to the official statement, Venus Protocol will bear no responsibility for any funds remaining unwithdrawn by that date.