A US special forces soldier has pleaded not guilty to charges of using classified intelligence to profit from bets on Polymarket, in a case marking the first federal prosecution tied to prediction markets.
Paul Tudor Jones said bitcoin is the strongest hedge against inflation, citing its fixed supply as a key advantage over traditional assets like gold.
Japan’s regulators have warned that using crypto in property transactions may breach financial laws, citing elevated money laundering risks tied to cross-border transfers.
Robinhood reported first-quarter results that missed expectations, with revenue of $1.07 billion and adjusted earnings per share of $0.38 both coming in below forecasts.
The United Arab Emirates announced its exit from OPEC after 59 years, triggering market volatility that saw bitcoin fall below $76,000 on April 28, 2026.
Riot Platforms has amended its $200 million credit facility with Coinbase, replacing a floating interest rate with a fixed rate and extending the loan maturity by 364 days.
South Korea’s National Tax Service has recovered 33.9 billion won ($23 million) in unpaid taxes from overseas assets since July 2025, as it intensifies enforcement on crypto and offshore holdings.
David Marcus announced Grid Global Accounts at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas, introducing a dollar-denominated payment layer built on Bitcoin that connects users to 175 million Visa merchants globally.
The Bank of Korea’s new governor Shin Hyun-song has prioritised central bank digital currencies and tokenised deposits as part of a broader push to modernise the financial system and internationalise the Korean won.
Venture capitalist Tim Draper warned at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas that companies, families, and governments without bitcoin exposure face mounting financial risk as global monetary systems shift.
US President Donald Trump has softened his stance on prediction markets, saying the US risks being “left out in the cold” if it does not engage with the fast-growing sector.
The Blockchain Association has backed a US Federal Reserve proposal to formally remove “reputation risk” from bank supervision, aiming to prevent crypto firms from being denied banking access.
