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The Block features breaking Crypto news about Bitcoin, Blockchain, Web3, and DeFi from the web's most reliable source.


04/29/2026 11:11 PM

Zcash ETF volume doubles as ZEC’s shielded supply hits record highs

It will be worth watching whether the ZCSH ETF can sustain over $2 million in daily volume into the new month.


04/29/2026 10:27 PM

SWEAT protocol thwarts multi-million dollar exploit, restores user balances

Blockaid estimates the attacker stole roughly 13.71 billion SWEAT, about 65% of the total supply, worth about $3.5 million at the time.


04/29/2026 10:02 PM

OKX rolls out Agent Payments Protocol designed to support AI business cycles

OKX's Agent Payments Protocol (APP) is designed to support entire bot business cycles, from making offers to disputing transactions.


04/29/2026 09:19 PM

Bitcoin slips to $75,000 as Fed holds rates, dissenters chill Warsh ‘pivot party’

A split 8-4 vote initially spooked markets, creating uncertainty around the Federal Reserve's future policy moves.


04/29/2026 08:33 PM

Trump-backed WLFI token falls 13% as controversial governance proposal opens for voting

Pre-sale investors argue that introducing a two-year cliff and linear investing schedule for their locked tokens is a bait-and-switch.


04/29/2026 08:20 PM

Meta begins offering USDC creator payouts to crypto wallets on Solana and Polygon blockchains

The social media giant suggests a host of popular wallets creators can use including MetaMask, Phantom, and Binance.


04/29/2026 08:04 PM

How Tassat and Lynq are rebuilding financial infrastructure

Tassat and Lynq explain how real-time settlement, on-chain yield, and Avalanche infrastructure are transforming institutional finance.


04/29/2026 06:33 PM

Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky reaches $10 million FTC settlement with lifetime crypto industry ban

A large portion of the judgment was suspended, leaving Mashinsky on the hook for $10 million.


04/29/2026 04:35 PM

Tether stakeholder’s undisclosed £5 million gift to Farage adds to Reform UK funding scrutiny: reports

Christopher Harborne has already donated more than £12 million to Reform UK, making him one of the party’s largest financial backers.


04/29/2026 04:08 PM

Visa stablecoin settlement hits $7 billion run rate as pilot expands to nine blockchains

Visa added five blockchains to its stablecoin settlement pilot as annualized volume reached $7 billion, up 50% from last quarter.


04/29/2026 03:56 PM

‘Tokenize the world’: Securitize partners with Computershare to bring more stocks onchain

The agreement could prove to be a major unlock for bringing U.S. equities onchain as tokenization becomes part of the ownership layer.


04/29/2026 03:48 PM

MoonPay acquires crypto key manager Sodot, launches institutional business led by former CFTC acting chair

Former acting CFTC Chair Caroline Pham will lead MoonPay's new division focused on banks, asset managers, and trading firms.


04/29/2026 03:32 PM

Kevin Warsh clears key Senate Banking Committee vote to become Federal Reserve chair

The Senate Banking Committee voted to approve Federal Reserve Chair pick Kevin Warsh's nomination, sending it to the full Senate.


04/29/2026 02:55 PM

Solana Ventures leads $18 million round in Squads to scale its stablecoin platform Altitude

Squads, known for its Solana-based multisig protocol, has raised $18 million in new funding to scale its stablecoin platform Altitude.


04/29/2026 02:36 PM

Paul Tudor Jones says bitcoin is ‘unequivocally the best inflation hedge’

However, the hedge fund manager did acknowledge concerns surrounding potential cyber warfare and quantum computing risks.


04/29/2026 02:22 PM

Bitcoin holds above $77,000 as ETF outflows extend ahead of what may be Powell’s final FOMC meeting

Analysts say bitcoin traders are watching whether the Fed reinforces a higher-for-longer stance after two straight days of ETF outflows.


04/29/2026 02:00 PM

Prediction market volume tops $25 billion monthly as retail activity dominates, crypto drives onboarding: report

Retail dominated as prediction market volume reached $25.7B last month, with crypto accounting for nearly 40% of activity among new users.


04/29/2026 01:05 PM

Stable Sea taps WisdomTree to bring tokenized Treasury access to small and medium-sized businesses

“We want to be the default for 'money at rest' within the onchain space,” WisdomTree Head of Digital Assets Will Peck said.


04/29/2026 12:53 PM

‘DeFi bent, not broken’: Standard Chartered says rsETH episode won’t derail path to $2T RWA market

The bank said DeFi’s $300 million-plus rescue effort and structural upgrades reinforce its long-term $2 trillion real-world asset thesis.


04/29/2026 12:00 PM

Ripple, OKX expand RLUSD access with over 280 spot pairs, derivatives use

OKX customers can now use RLUSD 'to trade and collateralize positions across both spot and derivatives markets.'



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