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TLDR Gemini secured approval from the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for a derivatives clearinghouse license. The license allows Gemini to clear and settle trades internally without relying on external providers. Gemini aims to expand into the prediction market sector and compete with platforms like Kalshi and Polymarket. The company plans to offer a full trading ecosystem including futures, options, and event-based contracts. Gemini shares increased by about 7% following the announcement of the approval. Gemini secured regulatory approval to expand its trading operations into U.S. derivatives and prediction markets. The move allows the exchange to handle trade clearing internally…

Exponent Finance, a Solana-based yield exchange, has raised $5 million in a seed funding round as it prepares to expand its platform into broader yield infrastructure. Multicoin Capital led the round, with Solana Ventures, RockawayX, L1D, Prelude, and Theia Blockchain participating, along with angel investors such as Solana Labs CEO Anatoly Yakovenko and Solana Foundation’s head of institutional growth Nick Ducoff, Exponent said Thursday. The startup began fundraising for the round in May last year and closed it in August, co-founder and CEO Thomas Lefort told The Block. The funding was raised in a single tranche and structured as a…

Strategy’s CEO has promoted its high-yield STRC stock as a way to cover personal expenses, drawing attention to the risks tied to its dividend structure. Summary Phong Le has promoted STRC as an income source for everyday expenses, citing its 11.5% variable dividend while acknowledging he invested $250,000 personally. Company disclosures from Strategy state dividends are not guaranteed and can be suspended, with no assurance of principal repayment. Le said about 80% of STRC holders are retail investors, identifying them as individuals managing mortgages, utility bills, and other financial obligations. According to comments made by Phong Le on Natalie Brunell’s…

TLDR Senator Thom Tillis said the Clarity Act is ready to move toward a Senate Banking Committee hearing. Lawmakers resolved several banking industry concerns over stablecoin reward provisions in the draft bill. Tillis urged the committee chair to proceed with a markup in mid-May. The Senate faces a tight legislative calendar with limited weeks before midterm campaign demands. Industry representatives welcomed signs of progress and called for swift committee action. Senator Thom Tillis said the Senate may soon advance the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act toward a committee hearing. He stated that negotiations with banking groups have resolved many disputes…

TLDR: Ondo Finance holds roughly 70% of the tokenized stock market share, with over $825M in total value locked. Holders of 250+ tokenized stocks and ETFs can now participate in proxy voting through Broadridge’s network. Voting recommendations are weighted proportionately based on each token holder’s onchain ownership stake. Ondo tokenized stocks are live on Solana, Ethereum, and BNB Chain, backed by Binance, MetaMask, and Ledger. Ondo Finance has announced a partnership with Broadridge to bring proxy voting to holders of tokenized stocks and ETFs. Through this integration, holders of over 250 tokenized products can now access corporate governance tools. Broadridge…

TLDR Polymarket has asked the CFTC to lift its ban on U.S. traders. The company held recent discussions with CFTC officials about restoring access. The trading restriction followed a 2022 settlement with the regulator. The CFTC must vote before Polymarket can reopen its main exchange to U.S. users. Chairman Michael Selig currently serves as the only sitting commissioner. Polymarket has approached the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to restore access for U.S. traders to its main exchange. Bloomberg reported that company representatives held recent discussions with CFTC officials about lifting the existing ban. The restriction followed a 2022 settlement, and the…

Pi Network price rallied for the fourth straight day as Pi Network revealed progress towards the project’s technical roadmap ahead of Consensus 2026. Summary Pi Network price rose nearly 7% to $0.199, extending weekly gains to around 20% as user verification and mainnet migration activity accelerate. Over 1 million verified users have completed 526 million KYC validation tasks, supporting migration to mainnet and enabling future token transfers to exchanges. Technical indicators show strengthening momentum, with price nearing key Fibonacci resistance at $0.195; a breakout could target $0.234, while $0.180 remains key support. According to data from crypto.news, Pi Network (PI)…

A U.S. federal judge has rejected Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, closing off his latest attempt to challenge his fraud conviction tied to the collapse of FTX. Summary A U.S. judge has denied Sam Bankman-Fried’s request for a new trial, rejecting claims that new witnesses could alter the outcome. Judge Lewis Kaplan has ruled that the cited witnesses were not newly discovered and said the defence could have sought their testimony during the trial. The court has dismissed allegations of government pressure on witnesses as unsupported, while Bankman-Fried’s appeal remains ongoing. According to a ruling issued Tuesday by…

PRESS RELEASE. Victoria, Seychelles, April 28, 2026 — Bitget, the world’s largest Universal Exchange (UEX) highlighted findings from a newly published Messari Pulse report documenting early adoption across its AI trading stack, a four-layer product system built as part of Bitget’s broader trading infrastructure serving 125 million users worldwide. The Messari report identifies four core layers within Bitget’s AI architecture: GetAgent for conversational market analysis, GetClaw for autonomous execution, Agent Hub for developer access to exchange functions, and Gracy AI, a strategic guidance interface built around the public market voice of Bitget CEO Gracy Chen. Together, these products extend AI…

TLDR: Trump memecoin fell 14% after a shooting near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner raised market concerns. The suspect carried multiple weapons and was detained after breaching the secured screening area at the venue. $TRUMP traded near $2.63 with high volume, extending its decline from the January 2025 peak levels. WLFI token also declined alongside Trump memecoin, showing weakness across related politically linked crypto assets. The TRUMP memecoin declined sharply after a security incident near a high-profile Washington event. Market activity reflected quick reactions, with price pressure following reports of a shooting near the White House Correspondents’ Dinner venue on…