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Decentralized exchange protocol Legend announced on X that it has raised $3.5 million in a seed funding round led by Electric Capital. Market makers Amber Group and GSR also participated in the round. The investment brings Legend's total funding to $5 million.

Lookonchain reported that Bitmine (BMNR) has purchased an additional 20,000 ETH ($44.8 million) over the past three hours. This brings the company's total purchases in the last 24 hours to 65,000 ETH, valued at $147 million.

An anonymous Shiba Inu (SHIB) whale address transferred 800 billion SHIB, worth $4.91 million, to the exchange CoinMENA over the past day, EmberCN reported. Deposits to exchanges are typically interpreted as a precursor to selling. The whale initially acquired 1.03 trillion SHIB for $13,700 in 2020 and currently holds a total of 954.2 trillion SHIB, equivalent to 16.2% of the total supply and valued at $588 million.

CoinMarketCap's Altcoin Season Index has risen two points from yesterday to 39. The index is calculated by comparing the price performance of the top 100 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization, excluding stablecoins and wrapped tokens, against that of Bitcoin. An altcoin season is declared when 75% of these top 100 coins outperform Bitcoin over the preceding 90 days. A score closer to 100 indicates a stronger altcoin season.

Bitcoin is facing strong resistance around the $80,000 level, according to Jamie Coutts, a crypto market analyst at Real Vision. On X, Coutts explained this price point represents a confluence of the True Market Mean—an indicator reflecting the average cost basis for investors—the cost basis for short-term holders, and a significant sell wall. He noted that in past bear markets, BTC entered its final downward leg when the short-term holder cost basis crossed below the True Market Mean, a signal that has now reappeared. To absorb the current selling pressure, Coutts concluded, the price must reclaim and hold above the mid-$80,000s, assuming the February low was the true bottom.

South Korean crypto exchange Bithumb is moving to upgrade its security system with Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC), Hans Kyungjae reported. The initiative aims to build a security network impenetrable even by future quantum computers, which possess vastly superior computing power. This preemptive measure is designed to protect investor assets amid growing risks that existing cryptographic systems could be rendered obsolete.

The Spot Cumulative Volume Delta (CVD) chart analyzes the order book for the BTC/USDT spot pair. The top section displays a Volume Heatmap, while the bottom section shows the CVD. - The Volume Heatmap tracks the volume of trades at specific price levels. The background color brightens when the price consolidates in a certain range or makes a significant move. These brighter areas can potentially act as support or resistance levels. - The CVD indicator at the bottom represents buy and sell orders categorized by trade size. A rising line for a particular color indicates an increase in buy orders within that category. The yellow line tracks orders between $100 and $1,000, while the brown line represents large orders ranging from $1 million to $10 million.

The Fear & Greed Index from crypto data provider CoinMarketCap has fallen two points from the previous day to 39, shifting from "neutral" to "fear" as investor sentiment soured. The index measures market sentiment on a scale of 0 (extreme fear) to 100 (extreme optimism). CoinMarketCap calculates the index based on several factors, including the price movements of the top 10 cryptocurrencies, market volatility, derivatives data such as put/call ratios, the Stablecoin Supply Ratio (SSR), and its own search data.

Ethereum (ETH) strategic reserve company Bitmine (BMNR) staked 111,496 ETH, worth approximately $253.27 million, about five hours ago, according to an analysis by Onchain Lens. The current staking balance of addresses confirmed to belong to Bitmine is 4,034,885 ETH, valued at $9.09 billion. Meanwhile, Onchain Lens also noted that a newly created wallet (starting with 0x4481d), which saw its first transaction about 22 hours ago, received 40,000 ETH (around $90.16 million) from FalconX. The analytics firm speculated that this new address likely belongs to Bitmine.

Shinhan Card has signed a strategic memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Solana Foundation to collaborate on stablecoin payment technology and expand the Web3 payment ecosystem, JoongAng Economy News reported on April 30. Building on a proof of concept (PoC) completed last year, the two parties will conduct a more advanced PoC this year and jointly research commercialization possibilities in various fields. They plan to use the Solana testnet to implement payment scenarios between customers and merchants and review the technical stability of the blockchain network. The partnership will also involve further stability verification for non-custodial wallets, which are considered essential infrastructure for the Web3 ecosystem. Additionally, they will pursue the development of a new hybrid financial model that combines the efficiency of traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi). Shinhan Card aims to establish its own DeFi service environment by utilizing oracle technology to securely link real-world transaction data to the blockchain network.

Tether announced on April 29 that its investment arm, Tether Investments, will vote its shares in favor of a proposed merger between publicly listed Bitcoin strategy firm Twenty One Capital and Bitcoin financial services provider Strike. The proposal also includes a subsequent merger of the combined entity with large-scale Bitcoin mining platform Electron Energy. Tether stated that the series of transactions could improve the resulting company's financial condition, profitability, and ability to accelerate Bitcoin adoption. The stablecoin issuer added that if the mergers are successful, it will recommend Electron's founder and CEO, Raphael Zagury, to serve as president of the new company.

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), a DeFi project linked to the Trump family, has initiated a governance vote to postpone the unlock schedule for tokens allocated to early contributors, founders, the team, advisors, and partners, and to permanently burn 10% of that supply. The voting period is set for seven days, requiring a quorum of one billion WLFI tokens and a majority vote to pass. In its proposal, World Liberty explained that participation in past major governance votes ranged from 2.7 billion to 11.1 billion WLFI tokens. The project noted that this level of engagement represents only about 23% of the locked supply, with the remaining 77% forming a potential sell-off overhang that has not voted on any proposals. Therefore, the project is proposing to delay the unlock for the approximately 62.282 billion WLFI affected and burn 10%. It added that tokens belonging to parties who disagree with the terms will be locked indefinitely. Previously, Justin Sun, founder of Tron (TRX), criticized the proposal, stating that it would effectively freeze the assets of opponents indefinitely.

International oil prices have surpassed $110 a barrel, rising for the fourth consecutive day amid an unresolved nuclear crisis with Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump has stated that the blockade on Iranian ports will not be lifted until an agreement is reached and has reportedly discussed extending the measure with oil industry executives. In response, Iran has shown no willingness to concede, with a military advisor to the country's supreme leader warning that Iran will retaliate if the blockade continues. Dennis Kissler, a senior vice president at BOK Financial, noted that the longer the blockade lasts, the higher oil prices will climb. He suggested that while the standoff could be a short-term bullish factor for oil, it might also be the necessary condition to finally end the conflict.

The average daily trading volume for Grayscale's Zcash (ZEC) spot ETF reached approximately $1.7 million in April, more than double the level seen in February, The Block reported. While this figure remains significantly lower than the volumes recorded in the last two months of the previous year, The Block noted that trading activity has been on a consistent upward trend since January. The report also highlighted a structural increase in privacy blockchain use cases, with the proportion of Zcash's shielded supply—ZEC with privacy features enabled—growing to around 30% of its circulating supply.

MicroStrategy (MSTR) founder Michael Saylor stated in a recent interview that the company's core strategy remains unchanged: to raise capital and continuously accumulate Bitcoin. Appearing on the Bankless podcast, Saylor emphasized that the more Bitcoin the company buys, the better it is for the entire ecosystem, Wu Blockchain reported. He added that MicroStrategy will not adopt a defensive posture as its holdings grow, noting that increased Bitcoin ownership enhances the company's structural clarity and transparency. Saylor described MicroStrategy as a 'pure Bitcoin stock' and affirmed its commitment to a concentrated Bitcoin strategy over portfolio diversification. He also mentioned that Satoshi, Bitcoin's creator, had already addressed the threat of quantum computing by stating that the protocol can be upgraded.

According to CoinNess market monitoring, BTC has risen above $76,000. BTC is trading at $76,063.14 on the Binance USDT market.

Whale Alert reported that 3,802 BTC has been transferred from an unknown wallet to Coinbase Institutional. The transaction is valued at about $289 million.

U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters on April 29 that the United States and Iran are conducting negotiations over the phone. While describing the approach as highly efficient, noting that an answer can be obtained in 15 minutes with a single call, Trump added that he personally prefers face-to-face communication. He explained that although the talks have made some progress, the crucial factor is whether Iran's concessions will meet U.S. demands. Trump emphasized that no agreement is possible unless Iran explicitly promises to completely abandon its nuclear weapons.

Coinbase announced it will list MEGA.

Eric Trump, son of U.S. President Donald Trump, said at the Bitcoin 2026 conference that the cryptocurrency is experiencing its greatest boom ever. According to CoinDesk, he described the past six months as a turning point, citing the institutional adoption of Bitcoin, an increase in corporate holdings, and major banks offering mortgages backed by the asset. He emphasized that Bitcoin's achievements in the last six months are groundbreaking compared to the previous three years, calling it the best period he has ever seen. Trump noted that people are holding onto their Bitcoin instead of selling, making it increasingly valuable. He stressed his willingness to withstand its volatility and challenged observers to see who wins in 10 years.

Oliver Harris, the new head of JPMorgan's tokenization platform Kinexys, stated that while asset tokenization is not a panacea for liquidity problems, the technology is ready to completely overhaul and replace the financial industry's legacy backend systems. He told CoinDesk that the real transformation will come from rebuilding the systems that support assets, not just from tokenizing individual assets. Harris added that both the technology and regulatory landscape are now sufficiently mature, and as large banks increase their investment in blockchain infrastructure, they will begin to reshape how markets operate.

The three major U.S. stock indices closed mixed today. - S&P 500: -0.04% - Nasdaq: +0.04% - Dow Jones: -0.57%

According to the CME FedWatch Tool, the probability of the Federal Reserve holding interest rates steady in June is 98.6% (previously 98.8%), while the chance of a 25 bp cut is 1.4% (previously 1.2%). The probability of a rate hold through July is 96.5% (previously 94.6%), with the cumulative probability of a 25 bp cut at 3.4% (previously 5.4%). For September, the probability of a hold is 96.1% (previously 92.7%), with the cumulative probability of a 25 bp cut at 3.8% (previously 7.2%).

Wall Street traders are now betting on the possibility of a Federal Reserve interest rate hike this year following hawkish signals from Fed officials, The Wall Street Journal reported. While the probability remains low, CME interest rate futures data shows traders are pricing in an 11% chance of a rate hike this year. This is up from 5% earlier in the day and 0% on April 29. In contrast, the probability of a rate cut is holding at around 2%.

Federal Reserve Chairman Powell stated at a press conference on April 29 that current monetary policy may be in a range that has a neutral effect on the economy. He explained that he believes the Fed is very close to the neutral interest rate, which could be in the 3% to 4% range. The current federal funds rate target is 3.5% to 3.75%. Powell added that the Fed would signal its intentions before raising rates if necessary, and vice versa.