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Circle Launches Gas-Free 'Nanopayments' on Mainnet Across 11 Blockchains
Circle on Wednesday rolled out Nanopayments on mainnet, offering a gas-free USDC payment rail designed to power AI agents, APIs, and machine-driven commerce.According to a blog post from the stablecoin issuer, the product enables USDC transfers as small as $0.000001 with instant ...
April 30, 2026
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Wasabi Loses $5M+ in Latest DeFi Exploit
On-chain perpetual futures protocol Wasabi has been hacked with attackers draining over $5 million across Ethereum, Base...
Apr 30
Kraken Launches Crypto and Tokenized Stocks Bundles
Kraken announced the launch of Crypto + xStocks bundles on Thursday, April 30, enabling users to build diversified multi...
Apr 30
Maple Finance's SYRUP Token Now Available on Revolut in UK and EU
Maple Finance announced Thursday that SYRUP, its native token, is now available on Revolut across the UK and EU. The lis...
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April 29, 2026•Cryptocurrency
Bitcoin Dips Under $76K as Fed Holds Rates in Rare 8-4 Split
Bitcoin is trading at $75,282 as of Wednesday afternoon, down 1.2% over 24 hours and 4.4% on the week, as crypto markets extended losses following the Federal Reserve's decision to...
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April 29, 2026•Cryptocurrency
Meta Launches Stablecoin Payouts In Colombia And The Philippines
Meta has begun rolling out stablecoin payouts for creators, marking the social media giant's return to digital currencies four years after shelving its Libra project.According to a...
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April 29, 2026•Cryptocurrency
Polymarket Hit $25.7B in March Volume as Retail Traders Bet on Sports, Politics and Crypto
Polymarket processed $25.7 billion in trading volume in March, with retail traders driving consistent, repeated activity across an expanding set of real-world markets, according to...
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April 29, 2026•Cryptocurrency
MoonPay Folds Sodot Into New Institutional Platform
MoonPay on Wednesday said it has acquired Israeli key management infrastructure firm Sodot and launched MoonPay Institutional, a new business targeting financial institutions, asse...
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April 29, 2026•Cryptocurrency
US Judge Bans Celsius Founder Mashinsky From Any Product Involving 'Assets'
U.S. District Judge Denise Cote on April 28 signed off on a $10 million settlement between the Federal Trade Commission and Alex Mashinsky, the founder of collapsed crypto lender C...
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April 29, 2026•Cryptocurrency
Stable Sea Taps WisdomTree to Bring Tokenized Treasury Yield to Business Operating Cash
Stable Sea on Wednesday announced a strategic partnership with WisdomTree to embed access to the asset manager's tokenized funds inside its business treasury platform, opening a ne...
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