📢 Sam Altman says GPT-5.5 will host its own party on May 5 at 5:55 PM, with Codex selecting attendees from replies.

📢 SoftBank Sets Sights on $100B AI Firm

• SoftBank plans a new AI robotics & data center firm, “Roze”
• Targeting a U.S. listing as a standalone company
• Aiming for a massive $100B valuationSoftBank Sets Sights on $100B AI Firm

📢 Ethereum and Hyperliquid each recorded about $1.3M in 24-hour fees, with $ETH holding a slight edge.

📢 NVIDIA’s market value has surpassed that of India’s entire stock market, according to Bloomberg data.

📢 An early Shiba Inu whale who grew $13K into a peak of $8.9B has sold 800B SHIB, but still holds about $625M worth.

📢 An early Ethereum investor turned $3.1K into $22M by holding 10K $ETH for over a decade, and moved the funds for the first time yesterday.

📢 The United States Department of Labor has rolled out an AI Apprenticeship Innovation Portal aimed at strengthening workforce skills in AI.

📢 PeckShield reports that Wasabi Protocol was exploited for over $5M across multiple chains, including Ethereum and Base.

📢 PayPal is reorganizing into three main units, with crypto and payments split into a standalone division.

📢 Polymarket Boosts Transparency with New System

• Polymarket teams up with Chainalysis
• New onchain monitoring system to track suspicious activity
• Focused on reducing insider trading and keeping markets fair

📢 Kraken has introduced Crypto and xStocks bundles, combining digital assets and tokenized equities into a single automated portfolio.

📢 Santiment reports that Dogecoin whale wallets have reached a record 108.52B $DOGE (about $11.6B), as whale activity jumps to a six-month high.

📢 A Federal Reserve survey shows AI use at work is concentrated among higher earners, 66.3% of those making over $200K used AI tools in the past year, versus just 15.9% of those earning under $50K.

📢 Tom Lee’s Bitmine has added another 162,088 $ETH (about $366M), pushing its total staked Ethereum to 4.19M worth $9.48B, around 82.6% of its holdings.

📢 Bitcoin finished April up 11.87%.

📢 Tom Lee’s BitMine has staked an additional 162,088 Ethereum worth $366M, bringing total staked holdings to 4.19M ETH valued at $9.48B, about 82.6% of its portfolio.

📢 U.S. national debt has now exceeded the size of the economy for the first time since World War II.

* 2011: $14.8T
* 2022: $30.9T
* 2034 (projected by Bank of America): $64T

The government is currently spending about $1.33 for every $1 it brings in.

📢 Hyperliquid topped 24-hour fees with $1.3M, while Tron and Ethereum followed at $1.1M each.

📢 RIOT Extends $BTC Sell Streak

• Riot Platforms sends another 500 $BTC
• Funds moved to NYDIG
• Continues its steady sell trend through 2026

📢 Central Bank of Brazil Blocks Crypto in Cross-Border Payments

• Central Bank of Brazil bans crypto in regulated cross-border settlements
• Applies only to official payment channels, not personal use
• A move to tighten control over international money flows

📢 Crypto VC funding fell 74% to $659M in April, hitting its lowest level since July 2024.