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According to The Block, Payward, Kraken’s parent company, has announced the completion of its acquisition of Chicago-based crypto-native exchange Bitnomial, thereby obtaining a full suite of U.S. derivatives licenses from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), including Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), Designated Contract Market (DCM), and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) licenses. Payward stated that it will first launch spot margin trading on Kraken, followed by perpetual contracts and options products, all available to eligible U.S. customers. This acquisition will also provide partners—including banks, brokers, and payment service providers—with a channel to offer U.S. derivatives to their end customers. Bitnomial will operate independently under Payward while retaining its existing licenses and regulatory framework. The transaction’s value is reported to be up to $550 million, comprising cash and stock, implying a valuation for Payward of approximately $20 billion; however, the final terms have not been disclosed.
that, according to official sources, MGBX will list LABUSDT and TAGUSDT perpetual contract trading pairs at 18:00 (SGT) on May 4, 2026.Trading opening time: 18:00 (SGT) on May 4, 2026;Leverage: Up to 25x supported.
Payward (Kraken’s parent company) has announced the completion of its acquisition of Bitnomial, marking its official entry into the U.S. crypto derivatives market with full regulatory credentials. Following the transaction, Payward now holds a comprehensive set of U.S. CFTC licenses, including Futures Commission Merchant (FCM), Designated Contract Market (DCM), and Derivatives Clearing Organization (DCO) status, enabling it to launch compliant derivatives services in the U.S. market.Payward stated that it will gradually roll out spot margin trading under the Kraken brand, followed by plans to launch perpetual contracts and options products, while expanding institutional-grade derivatives capabilities through the Bitnomial framework. It is reported that Bitnomial, as a Chicago-based native crypto derivatives trading platform, has long held the three core CFTC licenses and has been relatively aggressive in listing new assets. After the transaction, it will retain its existing licenses and regulatory framework, continuing operations within the Payward system.Additionally, this acquisition continues Payward’s recent expansion moves: the company had previously secured a $200 million investment from Deutsche Börse Group and filed IPO-related documents with the U.S. SEC, signaling its accelerated push into globally compliant derivatives and capital market pathways. (The Block)
According to the official announcement, Binance Futures will launch AMDUSDT, QCOMUSDT, and USARUSDT—three USD-quoted perpetual contracts—in phases on May 6, 2026. These contracts track the stock prices of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD), Qualcomm (QCOM), and USA Rare Earth (USAR), respectively. Each contract offers up to 10x leverage, a funding rate cap of ±2%, and funding settlements every eight hours. The contracts support multi-asset margin mode, enabling users to use non-USDT assets such as BTC as margin.
: According to an official announcement, Binance Futures will launch AMDUSDT, QCOMUSDT, and USARUSDT USDⓈ-M perpetual contracts.
The U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has received over 1,500 public comments on its proposed rules for prediction markets, reflecting intensifying regulatory discussion in this space. Platforms such as Polymarket and Kalshi have expressed support for the proposed regulatory framework, viewing it as conducive to industry standardization and development. However, some stakeholders have called for stricter regulation and enforcement measures to mitigate potential risks. Market analysts note that this comment period highlights substantial disagreement regarding the compliance boundaries, product classification, and regulatory positioning of prediction markets. The finalization of these rules may thus become a pivotal factor shaping the industry’s future development.
the Binance Wallet announced on X platform that Binance Alpha will launch Billions Network (BILL). The Alpha launch and trading will begin on May 4, 2026, at 15:00 (UTC+8). Users holding at least 220 Binance Alpha Points can claim the token airdrop. Claim 2000 BILL tokens on the Alpha event page, available on a first-come, first-served basis. If the event has not ended, the score threshold will automatically decrease by 5 points every five minutes.Claiming the airdrop will consume 15 Binance Alpha Points. Users must confirm their claim on the Alpha event page within 24 hours; otherwise, they will be considered to have forfeited the airdrop.
According to Yicai, the Doubao app’s App Store page recently displayed a statement regarding a paid version. Doubao’s official response stated that the platform has always offered free services and is currently exploring the launch of additional value-added services; however, related plans remain in the testing phase. Sources close to Doubao revealed that the paid features will primarily focus on complex tasks and productivity scenarios, including PPT generation, data analysis, and film & television production. The official statement noted that as model capabilities continue to improve, such complex, high-value tasks require significantly more computational resources and inference time; therefore, a paid service is planned to meet this demand, while the free version will continue to serve users’ everyday needs.
Official announcement: Bybit will list Billions Network (BILL) spot trading in its Spot Trading section. BILL is the native token of Billions Network, a privacy-preserving network focused on Human + AI identity verification—enabling both humans and AI to securely prove their identities without revealing personal information.
data from Predictefy shows that since Hyperliquid launched its event contract (prediction market) products, the trading volume of Bitcoin price-related event contracts on the platform within the same timeframe has exceeded that of similar markets on Kalshi, Polymarket, and all other prediction platforms.Previously, Hyperliquid launched its event contract market yesterday, with the first market being a daily settlement BTC price performance market.
informed sources have revealed Anthropic is finalizing an agreement to establish a new joint venture with Blackstone Group, Goldman Sachs, and several other Wall Street firms. The venture aims to sell artificial intelligence tools to companies backed by private equity. (Jinshi)
: Polymarket official Ale posted on X to disclose platform updates, stating:1. We are making final preparations for the launch of the "Deposit Wallet" feature to fix the "ghost fills" issue. It is expected to be released at 12:30 UTC on May 4th (which corresponds to 20:30 Beijing time). There may be a maintenance downtime of up to approximately 30 minutes during this period.2. The remaining liquidity rewards for the migration date (April 28th) have been distributed. Participants should be able to see them on the rewards page. Rewards will be distributed as usual at 00:00 UTC.3. Earlier today, due to the system processing historical rewards and recalculating new rewards, rewards were not accumulated normally for about 40 minutes. The issue has now been fixed, and real-time liquidity reward accumulation has resumed normally.4. The team has noticed an increase in "not enough balance/allowance" error reports and is working on a fix.5. Addressing the PnL (Profit and Loss) display issues some users experience after converting or merging positions, the team is developing a patch expected to go live around Wednesday.
According to CoinDesk, Amy Oldenburg, Head of Digital Asset Strategy at Morgan Stanley, stated at the Bitcoin Conference in Las Vegas that U.S. banks may hold bitcoin on their balance sheets in the future—but the timeline remains uncertain due to guidance from the Federal Reserve, the Basel Accords, and global regulatory requirements. Meanwhile, Morgan Stanley’s recently launched MSBT—the first bank-issued bitcoin ETP—drew over $100 million in inflows within its first six days of listing, all sourced exclusively from self-directed investment channels and not yet made available to financial advisors. Oldenburg noted that slow adoption by the advisor channel stems primarily from an education gap; the bank has initiated internal training programs to address this and is applying for a digital trust charter from the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to support direct custody of crypto assets and spot crypto trading services.
A survey of 1,000 U.S. registered voters, commissioned by CoinDesk, found that only 1% of respondents named cryptocurrency as the most important issue in the 2026 U.S. midterm elections—ranking it nearly last among all concerns. In contrast, cost of living (36%), jobs and the economy (13%), and Social Security and Medicare (11%) emerged as voters’ top priorities. The survey also revealed broadly negative public sentiment toward cryptocurrency in the U.S.: only 27% of respondents reported having invested in, traded, or used cryptocurrency, while another 27% said they might do so in the future. Approximately 47% believed the Republican Party is more crypto-friendly, compared to just 14% who viewed the Democratic Party as more supportive of the crypto industry. However, when asked which party they trust more to manage crypto-related matters, Democrats edged out Republicans slightly—27% versus 25%—while 40% said they trusted neither party. Although cryptocurrency is not a central election issue, roughly 40% of respondents indicated they would be more likely to vote for candidates whose views on crypto aligned with their own—suggesting the influence of digital asset issues in U.S. politics continues to grow.
Mike Cagney, founder of Figure Technology Solutions (FIGR), stated that the company is pushing to rebuild the underlying infrastructure of traditional credit markets through blockchain, bringing loans, real-world assets (RWA), and even stocks onto the chain. The goal is to enable credit flows to move away from traditional intermediary systems and become "the new infrastructure of Wall Street." According to data, Figure's monthly loan origination volume exceeded $1 billion for the first time in March this year, with total origination reaching $2.9 billion in the first quarter of 2026, an annualized scale of approximately $12 billion.Mike Cagney pointed out that loan tokenization can significantly reduce securitization costs and lower traditional intermediary fees, while enhancing liquidity through continuously updated credit markets, and enabling on-chain credit assets to directly integrate with the DeFi ecosystem, expanding the scope of investor participation. Its Forge platform can bundle loans into standardized asset pools and convert them into tokens usable as collateral within DeFi protocols.Currently, Figure is advancing related business within the Solana ecosystem and plans to expand to Ethereum. Additionally, the company has launched YLDS, a yield-bearing stablecoin with a scale of approximately $600 million, backed by traditional assets such as U.S. Treasury bonds, and is exploring stock tokenization as well as on-chain staking and lending. Mike Cagney stated that blockchain will become one of the most transformative technologies and will redefine the structure of future financial markets. (CoinDesk)
: According to market sources, billionaire Jack Dorsey's crypto finance app platform Cash App officially launched a Bitcoin reserve proof feature this week, verifying to over 60 million users that its Bitcoin holdings are fully backed with 1:1 reserves. Market observers believe this move represents a significant step forward for the crypto industry in terms of transparency, user trust, and self-custody standards, and is also seen as a positive signal promoting the long-term healthy development of the sector. (The Bitcoin Historian)
According to an official announcement, B.AI has launched a major recharge bonus upgrade campaign on May 3. For a limited time, the platform is offering a 1:1 matching recharge reward mechanism—users receive an equivalent credit bonus for every dollar they recharge, effectively reducing the cost of invoking cutting-edge large language models such as GPT-5.5 and Claude Opus 4.7, as well as the “Brother Sun Brain” model and Web3 trading skill packs by up to 50%. This campaign removes the first-recharge restriction entirely: every recharge automatically triggers an equal-value bonus, with each user eligible to accumulate up to $100 in free credits. Additionally, the platform releases a daily $10,000积分 subsidy pool (points subsidy pool), available on a first-come, first-served basis across the network, resetting every day. Starting today, visit http://b.ai to unlock top-tier computing power at the lowest possible cost—and fully unleash the limitless potential of AI Agents and on-chain ecosystems.
Nick Timiraos, known as the "Fed Mouthpiece," wrote in The Wall Street Journal that the discussion within the Federal Reserve regarding the interest rate path has undergone a noticeable shift. The focus is no longer primarily on when to restart rate cuts but has begun to consider under what conditions rate hikes might be necessary again. Since the Fed began releasing policy statements in 1994, disagreements over how to describe the policy direction—rather than actual rate changes—have been rare.Three regional Fed presidents, including Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, opposed retaining the wording "the next move is more likely a rate cut" at this week’s policy meeting, arguing that the next rate adjustment could be either a hike or a cut. Outgoing Fed Chair Jerome Powell stated that the committee is gradually shifting from a "rate-cut bias" to a "neutral stance" and noted that if rate hikes become necessary in the future, the Fed would first move to a neutral position before signaling increases. (WSJ)
data from Memento Research shows the monthly spending volume of crypto payment cards has risen to $600 million, a six-fold increase from a year ago. Cumulative on-chain transaction volume has reached $7.2 billion, with a total of 24 million transactions completed, involving 1.36 million wallet addresses. Among them:1. 62.5% of transactions are settled using Tether (USDT), indicating that stablecoins are gradually becoming the underlying infrastructure for consumer payments;2. Approximately 90% of transactions are completed via the Visa network;3. On-chain data also shows that the Solana ecosystem contributed about $348 million in transaction volume, while Jupiter’s Jupiter Global saw a month-over-month growth of 660%.
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, stated in a post on platform X that Tether may need to promote integration between WDK and QVAC in the future to support the development of Agent Cards-related features. Analysts believe this direction could help improve the connection layer between AI agents and crypto payment infrastructure, providing more efficient underlying support for automated application scenarios.