May 1, 2026
Bitcoin

Change Log: Version 1.131 – Bitfinex blog

29 April, 2026 The Bitfinex Change Log is an overview of all performance and UI changes made to the Bitfinex trading platform. For an overview of all previous changes, please refer to blog.bitfinex.com/category/changelogs. Version 1.131 Improvements Updated the error screen display Updated timezone settings to add a dropdown search Updated wire deposit field order Updated

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Crypto

Bitcoin price slips as daily MACD turns bearish at $76K

Bitcoin is pulling back from the upper boundary of its ascending channel on Powell’s final FOMC day, with a daily MACD bearish crossover now confirmed and price retreating toward key SMA support. This article breaks down what the daily chart signals, where price could head next, and why the Fed transition to incoming Chair Kevin

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Bitcoin

Ethereum News: Consensys and Joseph Lubin Add 30,000 ETH to DeFi United

In Ethereum news today, ConsenSys and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin has committed 30,000 ETH to DeFi United, the industry-wide recovery coalition that has now crossed $300M in total contributions. The pledge is not a routine donation; it comes from one of the most recognizable institutional names in the Ethereum ecosystem, deploying capital at a moment

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Crypto

Bitcoin Developers Are Not DOJ Targets, Blanche Says

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel told the Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas on April 27 that Bitcoin developers who write code without knowingly helping third parties commit crimes will not be investigated or charged, marking the clearest public statement on developer liability from the nation’s top law enforcement officials

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Bitcoin

Tech giants double down on AI as earnings reveal growth gains and rising costs

Four of the Magnificent Seven (Mag 7) tech giants are still on track to meet their massive artificial intelligence (AI) spending targets this year, according to their earnings report. The companies that have reported quarterly earnings post-market on Wednesday are Microsoft (MSFT), Alphabet (GOOG), Meta (META) and Amazon (AMZ), with a combined market cap of

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Crypto

Pi Network Price Rises Ahead of Consensus 2026

Pi Network’s token climbed more than 5% on April 29 ahead of Consensus 2026 in Miami on May 5 to 7, where both co-founders Dr. Chengdiao Fan and Nicolas Kokkalis are confirmed speakers, marking the project’s most prominent mainstream industry appearance since its Mainnet launch. Summary Dr. Chengdiao Fan will speak at Consensus 2026 on

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Bitcoin

How Bitcoin Loans Are Powering New Homebuyers

For CJ Konstantinos, the case for Bitcoin-backed mortgages is personal. In 2019, he paid 100 Bitcoin for a house. That bitcoin is now worth roughly $7.6 million and he says he can’t sell his house for more than $500,000.  At the time, it was the kind of transaction most people in traditional finance would have

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Crypto

LINK Outflow Hits 2026 High at 970,000 Tokens

On-chain data from Santiment shows 970,430 LINK tokens left centralized exchanges on April 27 in a single day, the largest LINK outflow since December 2, 2025, worth approximately $8.95 million, as exchange reserves continued a 25-day decline from 141.5 million to 130.9 million. Summary The 970,430 LINK withdrawal on April 27 was worth approximately $8.95

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VerifyVASP acquires Sygna, consolidating the global Travel Rule network

SINGAPORE, April 30, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — VerifyVASP, a leading Travel Rule solution provider, today announced the acquisition of Sygna, a prominent Japan-based provider. This transaction represents a major step in VerifyVASP’s global expansion strategy, further establishing the company as a core compliance infrastructure provider for Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) across key international markets. Consolidating

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Crypto

Fence raises $20M from Galaxy to tokenize $6T asset-backed finance market

Fence netted $20 million from Galaxy Digital to tokenize a $6 trillion asset‑backed finance market that still runs on manual, legacy rails. Summary Blockchain finance startup Fence has raised $20 million in funding led by Galaxy Digital. Fence aims to modernize the $6 trillion U.S. asset‑backed finance market through tokenization and automated infrastructure. The company

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