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Cointelegraph.com - 12:39 Apr 30, 2026
OKX published a new open-standard payment protocol for autonomous AI agents in business and commerce, aiming to support more complex financial interactions. Cryptocurrency exchange OKX has launched an open payments protocol for artificial intelligence agents, joining a growing push by crypto and payments companies to build infrastructure that lets software agents pay for services and transact with less human input. The new cross-chain Agent Payments Protocol (APP) is designed to let AI agents operate and communicate autonomously. OKX said Wednesday that the cross-chain standard can handle agent-to-agent payments, recurring or top-up payment flows and other automated payment arrangements across business processes. The company also said agents will be able to negotiate with each other, escrow funds and release them on verified task delivery. OKX said the framework is built around its self-custodial Agentic Wallet and Payment SDK, with support on X Layer and broader cross-chain implementation. The company is pit... -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:47 Apr 30, 2026
Losses from crypto hacks have topped $630 million in April across more than 25 hacks, with DeFi dominating major incidents and exploits accelerating despite security updates. The cryptocurrency industry has seen a sharp spike in hacks in April, with losses topping $600 million in the worst month for crypto hacks in more than a year. According to DeFiLlama, the total value hacked in April so far amounted to $629.7 million, the highest since $1.47 billion in February 2025. With KelpDAO’s $293 million hack and Drift Protocol’s $280 million exploit accounting for 82% of the monthly losses, decentralized finance (DeFi) has taken the unwanted crown as the most targeted sector over the past month. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:21 Apr 30, 2026
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the US has seized nearly $500 million in Iranian crypto assets, surpassing the previously reported $344 million freeze. The United States has seized nearly $500 million in Iranian cryptocurrency assets as part of a sweeping economic pressure campaign against Tehran, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. Bessent made the comments during an appearance on Fox Business’s “Kudlow,” where he outlined the scope of Operation Economic Fury, a campaign ordered by President Donald Trump in March 2025 aimed at cutting off Iran’s financial lifelines through asset seizures, bank account freezes and secondary sanctions on countries that continue to buy Iranian oil. “We are freezing bank accounts everywhere. More importantly, we are making people less willing to deal with the regime,” Bessent said, adding that retirement funds and overseas real estate held by Iranian officials are also being targeted. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 11:10 Apr 30, 2026
Shinhan Card signed a deal with Solana Foundation to expand stablecoin payment tests and explore non-custodial wallets and DeFi-based services. One of South Korea’s largest credit card providers, Shinhan Card, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation to test stablecoin payment technology and explore the use of non-custodial wallets through a more advanced follow-on proof of concept (PoC). Following a joint pilot project completed at the beginning of April, the new partnership will conduct a more “advanced” PoC to explore the commercial feasibility of stablecoin payments for merchants and customers seeking an improved payment experience, Shinhan Card announced on Thursday. The partnership will also explore developing a “hybrid financial model” that combines traditional finance (TradFi) and decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:54 Apr 30, 2026
A draft vision for Australia’s domestic payments system says stablecoins and tokenized fiat currency could reshape how money moves across future rails. Australia’s future account-to-account (A2A) payment systems may need to adapt if tokenized forms of money gain broader use, including stablecoins and tokenized liabilities, according to a draft vision for the country’s domestic payment rails. The draft, co-developed by the Account-to-Account Payments Roundtable, which includes AusPayNet, Australian Payments Plus, the Reserve Bank of Australia and the Commonwealth Treasury, identifies digital assets as one of several external forces that could affect future A2A payments. “Tokenised forms of money, such as stablecoins and tokenised liabilities, are moving from experimentation to adoption,” the draft said, adding that the shift reflects a move toward programmable, ledger-based value that could enable new settlement models, continuous availability and more automated execution. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:27 Apr 30, 2026
Crypto has become the most-muted topic on X since the platform launched its snooze feature, with AI-generated spam and InfoFi posting likely driving users to tune it out. Crypto has topped the list of most-muted topics on X since the platform rolled out its snooze feature, with spam and artificial intelligence content, or "AI slop," likely playing a major role. On Thursday, Nikita Bier, X’s head of product, revealed that crypto has become the most-muted topic ahead of politics, the Iran conflict, sports and business and finance, a notable shift in a platform that was once the heartbeat of Crypto Twitter. The snooze feature, which lets Premium subscribers hide topics from their For You feed for 24 hours, was launched on April 22. At the time, Bier described the tool as a way for users to “crank up or turn down the slop,” apparently a nod to the flood of low-quality content that has increasingly plagued the platform. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 10:23 Apr 30, 2026
ETH price is retesting a long-term support trend line that previously preceded a 5,200% rally, a fractal setup pointing to a potential move toward $60,000 by 2030. Fundstrat co-founder Tom Lee shared a "generational play" thesis for Ethereum that predicts 3,000% upside in Ether (ETH) price to $60,000. Key takeaways: On Wednesday, Lee reposted a bullish outlook shared by analyst Crypto Patel that predicted ETH's price reaching $60,000 in the coming years. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 09:19 Apr 30, 2026
Bitcoin price action remained weak as the US-Iran war delivered a Fed meeting that was the "most hawkish in years" and oil neared four-year highs. Bitcoin (BTC) failed to recover new support on Thursday as oil hit its highest levels in nearly four years. Key points: Data from TradingView showed BTC/USD circling $76,000, down around 2% from the previous day’s high. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:05 Apr 30, 2026
The latest stablecoin move comes years after Meta first dipped its toes into stablecoins through Libra in 2019, before scrapping the plans in 2022 due to regulatory pushback. US tech giant Meta has launched USDC payouts for creators on its platforms in the Philippines and Colombia, with plans to expand to additional markets. Creators who opt into the service will receive payments directly into crypto wallets on the Solana and Polygon blockchains. However, Meta does not offer a built-in conversion option, so an external exchange is required to convert USDC into fiat currency, according to the announcement on Wednesday. The service is currently available only to select creators in Colombia and the Philippines, but Polygon said Wednesday that the stablecoin rollout is expected to expand to more jurisdictions soon. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:04 Apr 30, 2026
Republican Senator Thom Tillis says the Senate’s version of the CLARITY Act has “made a lot of progress,” and it was time for lawmakers to vote on advancing the bill. US Senator Thom Tillis says he will push the Senate Banking Committee to advance the stalled crypto market structure bill, as the text of the bill has made progress and is ready for another vote. Tillis, a key Senate Banking Republican, told reporters on Wednesday that he would ask Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott “to move forward with scheduling a markup” when the Senate is back in session on May 11. “I think that we've made a lot of progress,” Tillis said. “But at the end of the day, until you have a forcing mechanism of a markup, everybody that really doesn't want it done is going to have one more thing that they want to talk about, and I think it's time to get it before the committee, move it forward.” Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:00 Apr 30, 2026
The product lets investors access diversified exposure across digital assets and equities without managing individual positions. Kraken has launched a new product that bundles cryptocurrencies and tokenized US stocks into pre-built, auto-rebalanced portfolios, as it seeks to attract non-US investors looking for multi-asset exposure within a single investment. The bundles combine digital assets with the company’s xStocks offering, tokenized representations of US equities and exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with allocations set and automatically rebalanced. According to Thursday's announcement, the portfolios include combinations such as Bitcoin (BTC) paired with an S&P 500 index tracker and baskets of major technology stocks alongside cryptocurrencies, offering exposure to both asset classes within a single product. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:00 Apr 30, 2026
MARA's shares jumped as it added a 505-MW power plant and data center site to expand into AI infrastructure. Bitcoin miner MARA said it agreed to acquire Long Ridge Energy & Power for about $1.5 billion, adding a 505-megawatt gas-fired power plant and a co-located data center site in Ohio. The company's Nasdaq-traded shares surged more than 12% following Thursday's announcement, extending a broader rally that has seen the stock gain about 55% over the past month, according to Yahoo Finance data. Source: Yahoo Finance Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 07:00 Apr 30, 2026
The move expands DeFi institutional assets to include Wall Street heavy hitters. Centrifuge is bringing tokenized Treasurys, AAA-rated CLOs and private credit to the Monad blockchain, making for the first availability of institutional-grade assets on the network. According to an announcement shared with Cointelegraph, the integration includes tokenized products from Janus Henderson and Apollo Global Management, including JTRSY, JAAA and ACRDX, with investors holding onchain fund shares that represent direct claims on the underlying assets and support in-kind redemptions. Centrifuge is also introducing freely transferable versions of these assets (deJTRSY, deJAAA and deCRDX) designed for use across the Monad ecosystem in lending, collateral and secondary market activity. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 00:22 Apr 30, 2026
Bitcoin derivatives highlight traders’ nervous view as the Federal Reserve holds interest rates and BTC struggles to trade above its range highs. Are the bears back? Key takeaways: Bitcoin (BTC) faced rejection at $77,800 on Wednesday, then retested the $76,000 level. This movement followed a correction in the S&P 500 Index as the war in Iran reached its 60-day mark, driving crude oil prices toward $118. While demand for leveraged bearish Bitcoin futures positions increased, the long-to-short ratio of whales at major exchanges indicates a different trend. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 22:22 Apr 29, 2026
Bitcoin dropped under $75,000 after FOMC minutes showed the US Federal Reserve holding interest rates and expressing slight concerns over inflation and the war in Iran. Bitcoin (BTC) extended its two-day decline on Wednesday after the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes confirmed the Fed’s decision to hold “the target range for the federal funds rate at 3-½ to 3-¾ percent.” While the Fed maintains its goal of achieving “maximum employment and inflation at the rate of 2 percent over the longer run,” the FOMC minutes cited the “developments in the Middle East” as factors fueling an environment of “uncertainty” and the Fed stressed its desire to maintain optionality as it evaluates the “risks to both sides of its dual mandate.” FOMC minutes with new statements in red. Source: CNBC Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 21:02 Apr 29, 2026
RealOpen, the leading platform for buying real estate with crypto, today announced the conclusion of its collaborative "Fast Moves, Fast Payments" Holiday Campaign with TRON Los Angeles, California, April 29, 2026 – RealOpen, the leading platform for buying real estate with crypto, today announced the conclusion of its collaborative "Fast Moves, Fast Payments" Holiday Campaign with TRON, the leading settlement layer for stablecoin transactions. The campaign, which ran from November 17, 2025, through February 28, 2026, offered eligible U.S. homebuyers up to 50,000 USDT in rewards for purchasing property through RealOpen using USDT on the TRON blockchain, illustrating the network’s real-world use across both everyday payments and high-value transactions. RealOpen combines the reliability of traditional real estate with the speed and efficiency of crypto. Through its platform, buyers can purchase any property on the market and fund the purchase directly with digital assets, making blockchain-powered homebuying a... -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:57 Apr 29, 2026
Businesses can now allocate idle cash to a government-backed fund via Stable Sea, as tokenized Treasury products gain traction in corporate finance. Treasury management startup Stable Sea has integrated WisdomTree’s tokenized US Treasury money market fund into its platform, in a move aimed at helping businesses generate yield on idle cash. On Wednesday, Stable Sea said the WisdomTree Government Money Market Digital Fund (WTGXX) is now available on its platform, allowing corporate clients to allocate excess cash to a government-backed fund rather than leaving it in low-yield bank accounts. Stable Sea provides software that automatically reallocates — or “sweeps” — corporate cash balances into yield-bearing instruments. By integrating WTGXX, the company is extending that functionality to a tokenized fund that settles on blockchain infrastructure. Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:39 Apr 29, 2026
Bitcoin’s sell-off accelerated leading into this week’s FOMC, but charts highlight some positives for BTC and altcoins. Key points: Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above $77,900 on Wednesday, but the long wick on the candlestick shows selling on rallies. On-chain analyst Willy Woo said in a post on X that BTC needs to close above the $79,000 cost basis of recent investors to strengthen the recovery. Woo gave BTC only 30% odds of rising above $79,000 in this attempt. Another cautious view came from crypto trading account CRYPTOWZRD, who highlighted the risks of downside in June. CRYPTOWZRD said in a post on X that historically BTC has corrected for a few months after a new Federal Reserve chair takes over. With Kevin Warsh slated to take over as the Fed chair in May, could BTC “break the curse,” or will it see a final dip? Read more -
Cointelegraph.com - 19:00 Apr 29, 2026
Mexico's first peso-denominated blockchain escrow goes live on SPEI for high-value P2P transactions. Mexico's first peso-denominated blockchain escrow goes live on SPEI for high-value P2P transactions. Mexico City, April 29, 2026 — Kustodia, a programmable escrow platform for Latin America's high-value economy, today announced the public launch of its smart contract escrow service in Mexico. Buyers and sellers can now protect any transaction — from used vehicles to real estate deposits to B2B contracts — using SPEI, Mexico's instant payment rail. Funds are held in audited smart contracts until both parties confirm delivery, with no human intermediary involved. Payment fraud stripped $44.3 billion from the global economy in 2024, according to Juniper Research. Latin America has the world's highest fraud rate, with 20 percent of merchant revenue lost annually. In Mexico, every dollar of fraud costs $4.08 in total economic damage — representing approximately $600 million USD in annual losses, according to data f... -
Cointelegraph.com - 18:38 Apr 29, 2026
Bitcoin falls as traders cut risk ahead of FOMC: Will TradFi, spot ETF volumes bolster $70K support?
Bitcoin price volatility tends to spike before and after the FOMC, a pattern that is playing out this week. Will institutional investor BTC buying protect the $70,000 support? Bitcoin (BTC) fell from its local high at $79,500 as traders repositioned ahead of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on Wednesday. Historical data shows that since the start of 2025, BTC has corrected seven out of 10 times after an interest rate cut. Bitcoin’s reaction to interest rate cut decisions in 2025 and 2026 shows a clear pattern. The price often moved higher in the days before the meeting, followed by negative returns afterward, as illustrated in the chart. Read more
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