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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.

The Ethereum Applications Guild (EAG) establishes as a global non-profit to drive Ethereum’s shift to application layer development.EAG introduces membership fees based on institutional scale and ETH staking yield donations for sustainable funding.2026 Global Applications and Developers Program targets emerging regions with education, hackathons, and community building.

KelpDAO contributed 2,000 ETH from treasury to Aave-led DeFi United recovery planFunding aims to restore rsETH peg support following April 18 bridge exploitDeFi United has raised over $300 million from ecosystem participants to close backing shortfall

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.

OKX has launched an open Agent Payments Protocol designed to let AI agents handle full business transactions, including quoting, escrow, and settlement.The exchange said existing agentic payment systems do not support complete transaction cycles, with escrow and dispute resolution features still under development.

OKX’s Agent Payments Protocol (APP) is designed to support entire business cycles, from making offers to disputing transactions, all operated by bots.The protocol will support a range of blockchains and tap X Layer for a Payment SDK that will offer zero or low-gas transactions.

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.

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.

MoonPay said it has acquired key-management infrastructure firm Sodot and launched MoonPay Institutional.The new business, led by former CFTC acting chair Caroline Pham, is aimed at banks, asset managers, trading firms, and exchanges entering digital assets.

BNB Chain’s AI agent count grew from a minimal base in January 2026 to over 150,000 deployments by April, driven by the network’s low fees, high throughput, and developer tooling for autonomous agent deployment.Binance’s Agentic Wallet is a keyless wallet architecture specifically designed for AI agents, allowing automated trading and transfers within defined parameters without the bot touching the user’s main account keys.BNB price held above $625 during the broader April 28 to 29 market decline, with analysts citing BNB Chain’s structural AI agent demand as a driver of relative price resilience compared to Ethereum and XRP.

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.

Prediction market trading volume reached $25.7 billion in March, a 10.6% increase from February, according to a joint report from Polymarket and Bitget Wallet.The report said 82.3% of users traded under $10,000, while crypto accounted for nearly 40% of activity among new users.

Trump officials reportedly drafted guidance to help agencies access Anthropic’s AI, including Claude Mythos, despite Pentagon restrictions.