🚨 JUST IN: Circle freezes USDC balance in 16 hot wallets tied to ongoing US civil case, per ZachXBT

🚨 NEW: Ethereum Foundation launches post quantum security platform outlining roadmap and research progress.

⚡️ JUST IN: OpenAI is nearing a $10B raise from investors including MGX, Coatue, and Thrive, valuing the company at around $730B and bringing its latest funding round to roughly $120B.

🚨 JUST IN: Robinhood has approved a new $1.5B share buyback program as its stock climbs nearly 80% over the past year.

🇺🇸 JUST IN: President Trump’s approval rating has fallen to 36%, its lowest level since returning to office, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll.

🚨 JUST IN: OpenAI shuts down Sora video platform, refocusing on business and coding functions ahead of potential Q4 IPO.

🔥 HUGE: Elon Musk's SpaceX plans to file IPO prospectus this week or next, targeting June public listing, per The Information.

🇺🇸 BIG: The Federal Reserve is set to inject $8.07B in liquidity into the financial system today.

🚨 LATEST: Cathie Wood's Ark Invest bought $16M in Circle shares as stock tumbled 20% on impacting stablecoin business.

🔥 BIG: $HYPE treasury company Hyperliquid Strategies launches options trading on PURR common stock via Nasdaq Options Market.

🔥 TODAY: Pudgy Penguins launches Pengu Card on Visa in partnership with KAST, now available across 170+ countries and 150M+ merchants globally.

🇸🇬 JUST IN: Ripple joins Singapore's Monetary Authority BLOOM initiative, partnering with Unloq to pilot cross-border trade settlements using XRP Ledger and RLUSD stablecoin.

🚨 LATEST: US 5-year Treasury yields jump to 4.10%, marking a nine-month high.

🚨 JUST IN: BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns oil at $150 per barrel could trigger a global recession, per BBC.

🚨 JUST IN: Bhutan reportedly selling $30M in Bitcoin per Arkham data.

🚨 HUGE: $14.16B in $BTC options set to expire Friday, nearly 40% of Deribit OI with max pain at $75K.

🚨 OPINION: Veteran investor Simon Dixon criticizes Michael Saylor's $BTC strategy, says it could increase Bitcoin centralization risk.

🔥 LATEST: Franklin Templeton launches tokenized ETFs tradable 24/7 via crypto wallets.

🇺🇸 UPDATE: A Trump-backed proposal to allow crypto and private equity in $12T 401k plans has cleared White House review, with a Labor Department rule expected soon.

🇺🇸 UPDATE: Donald Trump says his meeting with Xi Jinping has been rescheduled for May 14–15 in Beijing, with a reciprocal visit to Washington planned later this year.

🇺🇸 NEW: Donald Trump appoints tech leaders including Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, and Jensen Huang to the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, co-chaired by David Sacks and Michael Kratsios.