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Some market watchers liken Strategy’s STRC preferred stock to a “circular” Ponzi scheme model, but Benchmark disagrees.Other analysts see spot bitcoin ETFs as the “cleanest” way to gain exposure.

Bitcoin traded around $76,000 after the Fed held rates steady, remaining below the $78,000-$79,000 resistance zone flagged by Glassnode.Analysts said the bigger market message was not the hold itself, but the record Fed split and what it implies for a more durable “higher-for-longer” regime.

North Korean hacking groups stole $577 million across two April incidents, accounting for 76% of total crypto hack losses in 2026, according to TRM Labs.The two exploits represented 3% of the total incident count but drove the majority of losses, with cumulative North Korean-attributed crypto theft exceeding $6 billion since 2017.

Ark Invest bought $39.4 million worth of Robinhood shares on Wednesday, while selling $6.1 million of its own spot bitcoin ETF.Robinhood’s stock closed down 13.2% after the company reported weaker first-quarter earnings the previous day.

Tether Investments proposed a three-way merger to create a Bitcoin platform combining mining, treasury management, and financial services

Tether has proposed that Twenty One Capital, a bitcoin treasury venture, merge with Strike and Elektron Energy.Twenty One Capital’s shares jumped 6.6% in after-hours trading on Wednesday.

No rate cuts are coming any time soon, Big Tech earnings gave AI bulls more to work with, and Meta is back in crypto payments with USDC creator payouts.

Crypto ranked as the most-muted topic on X, ahead of politics, sports, and business.X’s snooze feature lets Premium users hide unwanted topics from For You feeds for 24 hours.AI-generated spam and InfoFi posting likely drove more users to mute crypto content.

South Korean prosecutors have sought a 20-year prison term for Delio CEO Jeong Sang-ho over alleged embezzlement of about 250 billion won from nearly 2800 users.Authorities told the Seoul Southern District Court that Delio halted withdrawals in June 2023 after offering up to 10.7% APR, with prosecutors accusing Jeong of deceptive promotion and misconduct.Victims have called for strict punishment while the defense has said it will compensate users if acquitted, with the court set to deliver its ruling on July 16.

Hashed has received ADGM approval allowing it to advise on investments, manage assets, and operate funds under a regulated framework.The firm said the license will help connect Middle Eastern institutional capital with global founders and markets.

A split 8-4 vote initially spooked markets, creating uncertainty around the Federal Reserve’s future policy moves.Kevin Warsh cleared a key Senate Banking Committee vote, advancing his nomination for Fed chair earlier today.

Bitcoin is trading at $75,834 on April 29, down 0.67% on the session, as a daily MACD bearish crossover confirms momentum is shifting.Price has pulled back from the ascending channel’s upper boundary and is now pressing the SMA 20 at $75,685 as immediate support.If the SMA 20 fails, the next floor sits at the SMA 50 near $72,082; a confirmed close above $80,000 invalidates the bearish setup.

Securitize and Computershare, the world’s largest transfer agent, are teaming up so that companies can issue equities onchain.“Issuers can now add Issuer-Sponsored Tokens (ISTs) alongside traditional shares, including DRS, without changing their existing capital structure,” Securitize said.The tokens are not “derivatives or wrappers,” the company said.

Blanche said the DOJ has “fundamentally changed the game” and that developers who are not knowingly helping users commit crimes are not going to be investigated or charged, while noting that laundering money or violating sanctions remains criminal regardless of whether the actor is a coder.Patel told the audience that the FBI’s focus has shifted toward crypto fraud networks including pig-butchering scam centers tied to foreign adversaries, with plans to travel to Cambodia, Myanmar, and Thailand this summer to conduct related enforcement work.Both Blanche and Patel appeared via videoconference rather than in person because they were needed in Washington DC after an assassination attempt at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner on Saturday night.

Paul Tudor Jones described bitcoin as an optimal inflation hedge, citing its finite supply and decentralized network.However, the hedge fund manager did acknowledge concerns surrounding potential cyber warfare and quantum computing risks.

Bitcoin was trading around $77,479 on Wednesday ahead of the Fed decision, after U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs posted a second straight day of outflows.Analysts say the market is less focused on today’s rate hold itself than on whether Chairman Jerome Powell reopens the door to a more durable “higher-for-longer” regime.