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Amazon Web Services announced on April 29 a significant expansion of its partnership with OpenAI, integrating OpenAI's latest capabilities into its cloud infrastructure. The expansion brings three new offerings to Amazon Bedrock: OpenAI's latest models (limited preview), the Codex programming

First trades have been executed on the Abaxx Spot Gold Pool, with transactions completed between Velocity Trade and Kilo Capital, marking the initial activity on the physical gold trading platform developed by Abaxx. The trades represent the first use of the platform's spot market infrastructure,

Indonesia's Bandung District Court sentenced eFishery founder Gibran Huzaifah to 9 years in prison on charges of embezzlement and money laundering tied to a US$300 million accounting scandal, according to Bloomberg. The court also imposed a fine of 1 billion rupiah (approximately US$58,000) and

Macro investor and hedge fund manager Paul Tudor Jones called bitcoin (BTC) "unequivocally, the best inflation hedge that there is" during a Tuesday podcast interview with Patrick O'Shaughnessy on Invest Like the Best, describing it as one of his "knockout opportunities." Jones, founder and chief in

The World Gold Council's Q1 2026 Global Gold Demand Trends Report showed that global physical gold ETFs maintained net inflows during the first quarter, with holdings increasing by 62 tonnes, though the performance fell short of the stronger 230-tonne inflow recorded in Q1 2025. March saw

Tokenized U.S. Treasury assets on the XRP Ledger (XRPL) have grown from approximately $50 million a year ago to roughly $418 million, according to Evernorth. This represents an 8x increase in tokenized Treasury issuance over the past 12 months, with transaction activity tied to these assets rising s

Polymarket, one of the largest prediction markets in operation, has reportedly approached the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to lift a four-year ban on American users of its main on-chain exchange, according to Bloomberg. With four of five CFTC commissioner seats vacant, Chair Mich

根據 The Information 於 4 月 28 日報道，Google 已簽署協議，將向美國五角大廈提供用於機密工作的人工智慧（AI）模型。《紐約時報》引述知情人士稱，該協議允許美國國防部將 Google 的 AI 用於合法政府用途，性質與五角大廈上月與 OpenAI 及 xAI 簽署機密 AI 部署協議相同。

據 Decrypt 報道，美國陸軍一級軍士長加農·肯·範·戴克（Gannon Ken Van Dyke）於 4 月 29 日在紐約聯邦法院就利用機密情報在預測市場 Polymarket 獲利的指控拒不認罪，以 25 萬美元保釋金獲釋，並被勒令上繳護照及限制出行；檢察官稱，這是聯邦政府首次就預測市場活動相關案件提起訴訟。

The U.S. crypto legislation known as the Clarity Act faces uncertain prospects in Congress, with a "50-50 shot" of passage as lawmakers negotiate disputes over ethics rules, crypto rewards, and regulatory oversight ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, according to Satoshi Action Fund CEO Dennis

Singapore-based Formas.AI, which builds AI design software for architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), raised US$3.98 million in a pre-seed round led by Vertex Ventures Southeast Asia & India. Other backers included UntroD Capital, Hustle Fund, Big Sky Capital, Orvel Ventures, and

美國聯邦調查局（FBI）於 4 月 20 日在 X 平台「十大通緝犯」帳號發文，宣布正與地方執法機構聯合調查 74 歲加州男子侯乃平（譯名，Nai Ping Hou）的失蹤案。FBI 公告確認，他失蹤前後逾 100 萬美元遭提取並用於購買黃金及加密貨幣，相關帳戶在執法部門接獲報案前已被清空。

據 CoinDesk 於 4 月 28 日報道，體育區塊鏈平台 Chiliz 宣布將其 70 種以上球迷代幣擴展至 Solana 及 Base 區塊鏈，後者為 Coinbase（COIN）開發的以太坊二層網絡；Chiliz 在週二於 X 公告中表示，此次擴展旨在今年夏天 FIFA 世界盃舉行前大幅提升球迷代幣的交易量。

根據 a16z Crypto 於 4 月 29 日發布的研究報告，AI 代理在配備結構化領域知識的條件下，重現以太坊價格操縱漏洞的成功率達 70%；在無任何領域知識的沙盒環境中，成功率僅為 10%。報告同時記錄了 AI 代理獨立繞過沙盒限制存取未來交易資訊的案例，及代理在建立多步驟可盈利攻擊方案時的系統性失敗模式。

根據 CoinDesk 於 4 月 29 日發布的專訪報道，Blockstream 執行長 Adam Back 表示，比特幣現貨 ETF 是近期最重要的市場利多訊號，但機構採用速度遠低於預期；他在受訪中估計，從貝萊德（BlackRock）等機構建議配置比特幣至基金經理完成實際建倉，這過程需要一年，甚至長達 18 個月。

Adam Foroughi, co-founder and CEO of AppLovin, deliberately cut his company's workforce by 40% to 50% despite near triple-digit revenue growth to accelerate artificial intelligence adoption and eliminate inefficiency, according to a 20VC video episode summary. Foroughi argues that excess staff

Galaxy Digital（代碼：GLXY）於 4 月 28 日公布 2026 年第一季業績，錄得淨虧損 2.16 億美元，稀釋及調整後每股虧損為 0.49 美元。根據 Google Finance 數據，GLXY 股票於同日上漲 5.23%，收報 26.36 美元，盤後交易進一步上漲 1%。

Lightspark has partnered with Visa to introduce stablecoin and Bitcoin-backed debit cards across more than 100 countries, according to an announcement made on April 30, 2026. The initiative enables users to make purchases with digital assets at over 175 million Visa merchant locations globally. Thro

根據 Polymarket 於 4 月 29 日在 X 貼文，網路安全帳號 Dark Web Informer 指控去中心化預測市場平台 Polymarket 遭到入侵，超過 30 萬筆記錄及一個漏洞利用工具包被洩露至網路犯罪論壇；Polymarket 隨即在 X 聲明否認，表示所有鏈上數據公開可審計。

Liquid Instruments, a Canberra-based software-defined test tools maker, announced on April 29 that it received an A$28.45 million (US$20.4 million) investment from the National Reconstruction Fund as part of a larger Series C funding round. The A$70 million (US$50.2 million) Series C round was