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🔮 In April, Polymarket's commission fees reached $43.36 million. This corresponds to approximately $520 million annually, noted researcher under the pseudonym defioasis.
Monthly revenue from operations on Polymarket Global was $37.81 million, and on Polymarket US — $5.55 million.
The two main markets of the platform accounted for over 97% of the commission share in the blockchain prediction segment.
Limitless's commission fees also reached a record level of around $1.71 million. The total value of prediction markets on BSC exceeded $800,000, on PancakeSwap Prediction — $367,000, on Predict Fu

Paradigm proposed a way to protect "sleeping" BTC from quantum attacks without transferring coins
Paradigm researcher Dan Robinson introduced the Provable Address-Control Timestamps (PACT) mechanism, which allows owners to prove control over a Bitcoin address in advance using a timestamp in the blockchain, without moving funds or revealing unnecessary activity. In the event of a quantum attack, this proof can be disclosed and BTC can be transferred to a quantum-resistant version of the network, whereas alternatives like BIP-361 suggest a migration window and subsequent deactivation of outdated

JPMorgan: The growth in stablecoin usage outpaces their market capitalization due to increased circulation
JPMorgan notes that stablecoin transaction volumes are growing faster than their total market capitalization because the same tokens are being transferred more frequently between users, reducing the need for additional issuance.
Currently, transfers between individuals dominate circulation, but payments to businesses and at retail locations are increasing faster, with Asia remaining the largest region in terms of usage.
The growth of payment applications accelerated after the US pas

📝 Senators Tom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks have reached a compromise regarding the yield of “stablecoins” in the CLARITY Act bill regulating the U.S. crypto market.
The finalized section of the document says that no organization may pay “any interest or income” to clients solely for holding stablecoins, similar to a bank deposit or any other comparable product.
Under the new wording, the ban on paying rewards applies not only to issuers, but also to third-party platforms—for example, cryptocurrency exchanges. Platforms may not pay coin income on inactive balances.
However, the document in

The Ethereum Foundation organization has completed its third off-exchange sale of ETH to BitMine Immersion Technologies. Tom Lee’s firm purchased 10,000 ETH at an average price of $2292 ($22.9 million).
“The deal funds the foundation’s core operations and activities, including research and development within the протокол, ecosystem development, grant funding for communities, and much more,” said representatives of the Ethereum Foundation.
The sale followed an almost identical transaction involving 10,000 ETH on 24 April. At that time, the average price was about $2387.
The first deal between t

Experts Discover AI-Powered Phishing Toolkit
Cybersecurity specialists at Varonis have uncovered a phishing toolkit called Bluekit. It offers attackers over 40 templates mimicking popular services, as well as an integrated AI assistant for creating drafts of malicious campaigns.
The toolkit provides scripts targeting email services (Outlook, Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo, ProtonMail), iCloud, GitHub, and Ledger crypto wallets.
The main feature of Bluekit is the AI Assistant panel, which supports multiple AI models, including Llama, GPT-4.1, Claude, Gemini, and DeepSeek. The tool helps cybercrimi

Tether wants to build a full-fledged crypto corporation under one brand — Twenty-One Capital (XXI) plans to merge with Strike and the mining company Elektron Energy, ultimately making XXI not just a public holder of BTC, but an ecosystem with treasury management, mining, lending, financial services, and access to capital markets.
While the terms of the deal have not been disclosed, the company already has over 43,500 BTC on its balance sheet.

Mining company American Bitcoin enriched Eric Trump, while retail investors lost about $500 million, Forbes reports.
The firm went public on Nasdaq in September 2025 with a valuation of $13.2 billion. Since then, the stock has fallen by 92%. According to the publication, Trump's wealth increased from approximately $190 million to $280 million during this time — he did not invest his own funds in building the business.

Arbitrum votes to unlock 39,765 ETH worth $71 million linked to the Kelp DAO hack
On April 30, ARB holders initiated a vote to withdraw 39,765 ETH from a wallet associated with the Kelp DAO attack; it will run until May 7, and currently, 43.7 million ARB support the proposal, with less than 400 ARB opposing or abstaining. If approved, the funds will be sent to the recovery address 0xf22 in Gnosis Safe with a 3 out of 4 multi-signature from Aave Labs, Kelp DAO, Certora, and EtherFi, after which the project will be submitted for final approval via Tally.
The unlock will be the largest contri

🐳 Major players continue to accumulate Ethereum.
Arkham service reported that Fundstrat founder Tom Lee deposited 217,350 ETH worth approximately $508.4 million into staking protocols.
BitMine increased its own locked assets to 4 million ETH — at the current exchange rate, this is $9.3 billion.
The company controls 10.5% of the total Ethereum supply in staking.

⚡️ MARA Holdings is purchasing the Long Ridge Energy & Power gas-fired power plant from FTAI Infrastructure for $1.5 billion, including $785 million in debt. The remaining amount will be paid in cash and a loan from Barclays.
Based on the site, the company plans to build a digital infrastructure campus with a capacity of over 1 GW. The asset is expected to generate approximately $144 million in adjusted EBITDA annually.
Essentially, MARA is transforming from a Bitcoin miner into an energy and digital infrastructure company.
On April 30, the company's shares rose nearly 12% — to $11.99.

🎰 AI agents for stock trading show ambiguous results — Bloomberg.
Developer Jake Nesler trained an agent based on Claude with his own trading logic and launched it on a simulated account with $100,000. Over 30 days, the bot yielded about 7% compared to approximately 4.5% for the S&P 500, but with drawdowns up to 22%. The author does not recommend investing real money.
Structural problem: language models default to conservative positions — blue-chip stocks and defensive assets. Traders are forced to manually reconfigure agents for a more risky profile.
Former quant trader Annanay Kapila believ

💬 In the trial against OpenAI in Oakland, Elon Musk called most cryptocurrencies fraudulent.
"Some have value, but most are just scams," the entrepreneur stated in response to a question about his attitude toward digital assets.
According to Arkham, Tesla holds over 11,000 BTC worth $886 million, SpaceX — 8,285 BTC worth $638 million.
Many users criticized Musk for hypocrisy. A user with the nickname Marcus reminded everyone of the sharp increase in DOGE prices whenever the billionaire mentions this coin.
Some community members agreed with Musk's assessment. In their opinion, only Bitcoin

Daily Summary, May 1
📊 Bitcoin rose by nearly 12% in April 2026—Ethereum added 7.3% in value over the month.
🗽 U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said he has long been a supporter of Bitcoin and considers it a tool for projecting power— in his view, crypto is already going beyond investments and is becoming a factor in geopolitical influence.
🎲 American senators have officially prohibited themselves from participating in prediction market betting, such as Polymarket and Kalshi.
💳 Spending on cryptocurrency cards has already reached $600,000,000 per month—meanwhile, around 90% of transa

🤖 AI agent has created its own company and is preparing to trade cryptocurrencies.
The startup ClawBank launched the AI agent Manfred, who independently registered a business in the USA:
➠ Obtained an EIN (tax identification number).
➠ Opened a bank account with FDIC protection.
➠ Created a crypto wallet.
➠ Can make payments and work with 30+ crypto assets.
Formally, this allows it to hire people, run a business, and manage finances as a full-fledged company. Even now, Manfred can transfer funds between the bank and the crypto wallet.
Crypto trading launch is expected at the end of May.

🇺🇸 SEC Chairman: We have stopped choking the markets and returned to rules.
Paul Atkins summarized his first year leading the SEC and acknowledged that the regulator was previously overreaching.
➤ The SEC abandoned the approach of "regulation through enforcement."
➤ Instead of pressure – a focus on clear and transparent rules.
➤ The priority now is fighting fraud and market manipulation.
According to Atkins, the previous policy:
➤ Created uncertainty.
➤ Pressed on businesses.
➤ Pushed companies out of the United States.
Now the focus is on the opposite:
➤ Developing the domestic market.
➤ Su

🇺🇸 Trump's wealth has grown to $6.5 billion
Donald Trump's net worth during his second presidential term has nearly tripled and reached $6.5 billion.
According to Forbes, nearly a third of this amount is related to cryptocurrencies, which brought him about $900 million more than real estate.

📊 Bitcoin ETF closed April in the green
In April, spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S. recorded over $2 billion in net inflows.
💵 This means that for the month, inflows exceeded outflows, despite a few weak sessions.
The result was the best since October 2025 and showed that institutional demand for BTC is once again increasing.