> DOJ-LED CRACKDOWN BUSTS OVERSEAS “PIG-BUTCHERING” CRYPTO SCAM CENTERS, 276 ARRESTED
THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAID A COORDINATED OPERATION LED BY THE FBI WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN DUBAI, CHINA, AND THAILAND DISMANTLED AT LEAST NINE OVERSEAS CRYPTO SCAM CENTERS TARGETING AMERICANS AND RESULTED IN AT LEAST 276 ARRESTS.
THE DOJ SAID THE SCHEMES TYPICALLY INVOLVE BUILDING FAKE ROMANCE OR FRIENDSHIP ONLINE, STEERING VICTIMS TO BOGUS CRYPTO INVESTMENT PLATFORMS, AND LAUNDERING THE PROCEEDS. IT ADDED THAT THE FBI’S “OPERATION LEVEL UP” HAS WARNED NEARLY 9,000 POTENTIAL VICTIMS AND HELPED PREVENT AN ESTIMATED $562 MILLION IN LOSSES. — LINK
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THE US JUSTICE DEPARTMENT SAID A COORDINATED OPERATION LED BY THE FBI WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN DUBAI, CHINA, AND THAILAND DISMANTLED AT LEAST NINE OVERSEAS CRYPTO SCAM CENTERS TARGETING AMERICANS AND RESULTED IN AT LEAST 276 ARRESTS.
THE DOJ SAID THE SCHEMES TYPICALLY INVOLVE BUILDING FAKE ROMANCE OR FRIENDSHIP ONLINE, STEERING VICTIMS TO BOGUS CRYPTO INVESTMENT PLATFORMS, AND LAUNDERING THE PROCEEDS. IT ADDED THAT THE FBI’S “OPERATION LEVEL UP” HAS WARNED NEARLY 9,000 POTENTIAL VICTIMS AND HELPED PREVENT AN ESTIMATED $562 MILLION IN LOSSES. — LINK
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> JUST IN: HYPERLIQUID TESTS HIP-4 PLAN TO ADD ONCHAIN PREDICTION MARKETS
BLOOMBERG REPORTED THAT DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE HYPERLIQUID IS PROPOSING TO ADD PREDICTION MARKETS VIA A NEW INITIATIVE KNOWN AS HIP-4, NOW IN PUBLIC TESTING, ALLOWING TRADERS TO WAGER ON REAL-WORLD EVENT OUTCOMES ONCHAIN. THE MOVE COMES AS PREDICTION MARKETS GAIN TRACTION AND NEW ENTRANTS ACCELERATE, POTENTIALLY PUTTING HYPERLIQUID IN MORE DIRECT COMPETITION WITH KALSHI AND POLYMARKET. — LINK
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BLOOMBERG REPORTED THAT DECENTRALIZED EXCHANGE HYPERLIQUID IS PROPOSING TO ADD PREDICTION MARKETS VIA A NEW INITIATIVE KNOWN AS HIP-4, NOW IN PUBLIC TESTING, ALLOWING TRADERS TO WAGER ON REAL-WORLD EVENT OUTCOMES ONCHAIN. THE MOVE COMES AS PREDICTION MARKETS GAIN TRACTION AND NEW ENTRANTS ACCELERATE, POTENTIALLY PUTTING HYPERLIQUID IN MORE DIRECT COMPETITION WITH KALSHI AND POLYMARKET. — LINK
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> JUST IN: JPMORGAN EXECUTIVE LORNA HAJDINI ACCUSED IN NEW LAWSUIT OF DRUGGING, SEXUALLY HARASSING, AND THREATENING THE CAREER OF A JUNIOR MALE EMPLOYEE.
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> VISA EXPANDS STABLECOIN PILOT TO NINE CHAINS, ADDS BASE, POLYGON, CANTON, TEMPO AND ARC
VISA ADDED ARC, BASE, CANTON, POLYGON AND TEMPO TO ITS STABLECOIN SETTLEMENT PILOT, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUPPORTED BLOCKCHAINS TO NINE. VISA SAID ITS ONCHAIN SETTLEMENT VOLUME IS RUNNING AT AN ANNUALIZED PACE OF ABOUT $7 BILLION, UP ROUGHLY 50 % QUARTER OVER QUARTER. VISA ALSO NOTED IT NOW SUPPORTS MORE THAN 130 STABLECOIN‑LINKED CARD PROGRAMS ACROSS OVER 50 COUNTRIES. — LINK
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VISA ADDED ARC, BASE, CANTON, POLYGON AND TEMPO TO ITS STABLECOIN SETTLEMENT PILOT, BRINGING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF SUPPORTED BLOCKCHAINS TO NINE. VISA SAID ITS ONCHAIN SETTLEMENT VOLUME IS RUNNING AT AN ANNUALIZED PACE OF ABOUT $7 BILLION, UP ROUGHLY 50 % QUARTER OVER QUARTER. VISA ALSO NOTED IT NOW SUPPORTS MORE THAN 130 STABLECOIN‑LINKED CARD PROGRAMS ACROSS OVER 50 COUNTRIES. — LINK
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> MICHAEL SAYLOR: SATOSHI ALREADY ANSWERED HOW BITCOIN CAN RESPOND TO THE QUANTUM THREAT
STRATEGY FOUNDER MICHAEL SAYLOR SAID IN AN APRIL 13 INTERVIEW WITH BANKLESS THAT “THE MORE BITCOIN WE BUY, THE BETTER IT IS FOR THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM,” AND MADE CLEAR THAT STRATEGY WILL NOT TURN DEFENSIVE AS ITS BITCOIN HOLDINGS GROW.
HE SAID THE COMPANY'S CORE STRATEGY REMAINS THE SAME: RAISE CAPITAL, BUY BITCOIN, AND KEEP ACCUMULATING, RATHER THAN MOVE TOWARD DIVERSIFICATION. SAYLOR ALSO SAID STRATEGY IS A PURE BITCOIN STOCK, NOT A COMPLEX PRODUCT MIXED WITH OTHER ASSETS, AND THAT THE MORE BITCOIN IT HOLDS, THE CLEARER AND MORE TRANSPARENT THE COMPANY’S STRUCTURE BECOMES. — LINK
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STRATEGY FOUNDER MICHAEL SAYLOR SAID IN AN APRIL 13 INTERVIEW WITH BANKLESS THAT “THE MORE BITCOIN WE BUY, THE BETTER IT IS FOR THE ENTIRE ECOSYSTEM,” AND MADE CLEAR THAT STRATEGY WILL NOT TURN DEFENSIVE AS ITS BITCOIN HOLDINGS GROW.
HE SAID THE COMPANY'S CORE STRATEGY REMAINS THE SAME: RAISE CAPITAL, BUY BITCOIN, AND KEEP ACCUMULATING, RATHER THAN MOVE TOWARD DIVERSIFICATION. SAYLOR ALSO SAID STRATEGY IS A PURE BITCOIN STOCK, NOT A COMPLEX PRODUCT MIXED WITH OTHER ASSETS, AND THAT THE MORE BITCOIN IT HOLDS, THE CLEARER AND MORE TRANSPARENT THE COMPANY’S STRUCTURE BECOMES. — LINK
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> BYBIT CEO CLAIMS MALAYSIA WATCHLIST LIFTED AFTER REGULATOR TALKS
BYBIT CEO BEN ZHOU POSTED THAT BYBIT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA’S INVESTOR ALERT LIST FOLLOWING “CONSTRUCTIVE” ENGAGEMENT AND ALIGNMENT WITH LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. HE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED BYBIT’S RECENT LEAD INVESTMENT IN HATA, A MALAYSIA-BASED CRYPTO PLATFORM WITH LOCAL LICENSES, AND DESCRIBED REGULATED LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS CRITICAL FOR LONG-TERM INDUSTRY GROWTH AND USER TRUST, CALLING MALAYSIA A KEY MARKET FOR REGIONAL CRYPTO ADOPTION. — LINK
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BYBIT CEO BEN ZHOU POSTED THAT BYBIT HAS BEEN REMOVED FROM THE SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA’S INVESTOR ALERT LIST FOLLOWING “CONSTRUCTIVE” ENGAGEMENT AND ALIGNMENT WITH LOCAL REQUIREMENTS. HE ALSO HIGHLIGHTED BYBIT’S RECENT LEAD INVESTMENT IN HATA, A MALAYSIA-BASED CRYPTO PLATFORM WITH LOCAL LICENSES, AND DESCRIBED REGULATED LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AS CRITICAL FOR LONG-TERM INDUSTRY GROWTH AND USER TRUST, CALLING MALAYSIA A KEY MARKET FOR REGIONAL CRYPTO ADOPTION. — LINK
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> ON APRIL 29 (ET), U.S. SPOT BITCOIN ETFS RECORDED TOTAL NET OUTFLOWS OF $138 MILLION. MORGAN STANLEY’S MSBT POSTED THE LARGEST SINGLE-DAY NET INFLOW AMONG BITCOIN SPOT ETFS AT $10.81 MILLION. SPOT ETHEREUM ETFS SAW TOTAL NET OUTFLOWS OF $87.73 MILLION, LED BY FIDELITY’S FETH WITH $48.37 MILLION IN NET OUTFLOWS. — LINK
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> SHINHAN CARD TO PILOT STABLECOIN PAYMENTS ON SOLANA TESTNET
SHINHAN CARD, ONE OF SOUTH KOREA’S LARGEST CREDIT CARD COMPANIES, ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOLANA FOUNDATION TO BUILD A STABLECOIN PAYMENT SYSTEM ON THE SOLANA BLOCKCHAIN. SHINHAN CARD SAID IT WILL RUN AN ADVANCED PROOF-OF-CONCEPT ON SOLANA’S TESTNET THIS YEAR, FOCUSING ON REAL-WORLD CONSUMER-TO-MERCHANT PAYMENT SCENARIOS AND TESTING THE SECURITY AND STABILITY OF NON-CUSTODIAL WALLETS. — LINK
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SHINHAN CARD, ONE OF SOUTH KOREA’S LARGEST CREDIT CARD COMPANIES, ANNOUNCED A PARTNERSHIP WITH THE SOLANA FOUNDATION TO BUILD A STABLECOIN PAYMENT SYSTEM ON THE SOLANA BLOCKCHAIN. SHINHAN CARD SAID IT WILL RUN AN ADVANCED PROOF-OF-CONCEPT ON SOLANA’S TESTNET THIS YEAR, FOCUSING ON REAL-WORLD CONSUMER-TO-MERCHANT PAYMENT SCENARIOS AND TESTING THE SECURITY AND STABILITY OF NON-CUSTODIAL WALLETS. — LINK
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> JUST IN: 🇺🇸 CALIFORNIA GAS PRICES SURPASS $6 PER GALLON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2023.
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> ISRAELI MILITARY TELLS RESIDENTS OF EIGHT LEBANESE TOWNS OUTSIDE 'BUFFER ZONE' TO LEAVE HOMES IMMEDIATELY AHEAD OF STRIKES
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> IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER SAYS THE GULF WILL HAVE A 'BRIGHT FUTURE' WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE U.S..
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> IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER SAYS TEHRAN SHARES A COMMON FATE WITH GULF NEIGHBOURS AND THAT 'FOREIGNERS WHO COMMIT EVIL' HAVE NO PLACE BUT IN THE 'DEPTHS OF WATER' - STATEMENT
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> IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER SAYS TEHRAN WILL SECURE THE GULF REGION AND ELIMINATE 'THE ENEMY'S ABUSES OF THE WATERWAY' - STATEMENT
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> IRAN'S SUPREME LEADER SAYS THE NEW MANAGEMENT OF THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ 'WILL BRING CALM AND PROGRESS' AS WELL AS 'ECONOMIC BENEFITS' TO ALL GULF NATIONS - STATEMENT
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