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The 10th project ASTEROID ended its subscription on April 29 at 16:00 and will complete the TGE on April 29 at 20:00. This event had over 57,000 participants, with a total subscription amount of 139,640,386 USDT. There is no lock-up period for the assets subscribed in this round; they will be available as spot assets upon arrival, and users can choose to sell or withdraw immediately.This round continues the multi-currency participation mechanism, allowing users to participate in the subscription using JU / USDT / BTC / ETH, with the platform uniformly converting and allocating based on U. A dynamic lottery rate model is introduced in this round; for every increase of 5,000,000 USDT in the raised amount, the lottery rate increases by 0.2%. Successfully inviting friends to participate can share a token reward of up to 20% of the final issuance amount.

According to the latest data from the Gate platform, the total staking amount for its SOL mining (staking) product has reached 561,800 SOL, with a reference annualized yield of 8.50%. Users staking SOL can receive an equivalent amount of GTSOL assets, achieving asset appreciation.This service supports instant redemption, releasing liquidity and obtaining stable returns. In addition to SOL, the platform also offers multi-currency staking options. As of the time of publication, the reference annualized yields are as follows: GUSD new user reward up to 100%, BTC 2.67%, ETH 4.31%, and USDT 3.53%.

Bitwise Chief Investment Officer Matt Hougan stated that the core driver behind Bitcoin's recent 20% rise is the Strategy company under Michael Saylor. According to monitoring, Strategy has increased its Bitcoin holdings by $7.2 billion over the past eight weeks. Although Bitcoin ETFs have purchased $380 million since March 1 and long-term holders have resumed buying, Strategy remains the largest influencing factor. As of now, Strategy holds a total of 818,334 Bitcoins, surpassing BlackRock's holdings.Hougan pointed out that Strategy is raising funds to purchase Bitcoin by issuing perpetual preferred stock STRC, and if Bitcoin continues to grow, its holdings are expected to exceed Satoshi Nakamoto's within two years. The current price of Bitcoin is approximately $76,486.

Messari's latest Pulse report provides an in-depth analysis of the early implementation progress of the Bitget AI trading system. The report points out that Bitget has built a four-layer AI product architecture that includes GetAgent (market analysis), GetClaw (autonomous execution), Agent Hub (developer access), and Gracy AI (strategy interaction). Data shows that Gracy AI attracted over 460,000 users just 11 days after its launch, generating more than 2.6 million replies and achieving an exposure of 390 million; GetAgent has surpassed 450,000 registered users, achieving over 100 million exposures during its early invitation testing phase and accumulating more than 25,000 waiting users.Messari emphasizes the infrastructure capabilities of Agent Hub in the report, noting that Bitget is currently the only trading platform that supports a complete calling system for MCP Server, REST/WebSocket API, Skills, and CLI. Currently, Agent Hub has integrated 5 analytical AI Skills and over 15 data tools, covering macro, technical, sentiment, and intelligence analysis comprehensively. The execution layer, GetClaw, builds a risk control defense line through sub-account isolation, sandbox drills, and funding limits, and has now integrated with Telegram, with plans to expand to Discord and app platforms in the future.Bitget CEO Gracy Chen stated that AI is becoming a core component of modern trading infrastructure, and early data indicates that users increasingly expect a complete integration of analysis, execution, and strategy within a single platform. Bitget is committed to lowering the professional trading threshold through AI technology, providing institutional-level trading experiences and decision support for 150 million users worldwide.

According to the official announcement, the Binance HODLer airdrop for the 63rd project USD.AI (CHIP) will go live on April 28, 2026, with trading pairs such as CHIP/BTC and CHIP/USDT.The airdrop is for users who subscribe to BNB to SimpleEarn or On-ChainYields products between March 13, 2026, 00:00 and March 15, 2026, 23:59 (UTC). The rewards are expected to be distributed within 5 hours after the announcement.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time April 27), the total net outflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $50.4794 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was Blackrock Staked ETH ETF ETHB, with a single-day net inflow of $11.7602 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of ETHB has reached $44.0122 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow yesterday was Fidelity ETF FETH, with a single-day net outflow of $48.4315 million. Currently, the historical total net inflow of FETH has reached $2.291 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $13.532 billion, and the ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) is 4.89%. The historical cumulative net inflow has reached $12.048 billion.

Binance leverage will add full margin trading pairs AVNT/U, BIO/U, CHIP/U, CHIP/USD1, KAT/U, and XAUT/USD1 on April 28, 2026, at 16:00. Users are advised to pay attention to the volatility of the newly listed trading pairs and adopt appropriate risk management strategies.

Gold bulls and well-known Bitcoin pessimist Peter Schiff pointed out in a post on the X platform that Saylor once predicted that if Strategy ($MSTR) accumulates 5% of the Bitcoin supply, BTC would reach $1 million per coin.However, MSTR currently holds 3.9%, and if it continues to purchase the remaining approximately 231,700 BTC, the marginal impact on the price will be the same as before, at which point the BTC price may fall below $60,000, contrary to Saylor's prediction.

According to GMGN monitoring, the Meme coin ASTEROID on the Solana chain surged by 30% within 1 hour, reaching a market capitalization of 7 million USD, with a 24-hour increase of 160% and a trading volume of 5.2 million USD during the same period. This token has been online for 10 days, and this morning it briefly rose above 9 million USD.In addition, the same narrative Meme coin ASTEROID on the Ethereum chain maintains a high market capitalization, currently reported at 129 million USD, with a 24-hour decrease of 13.3% and a trading volume of 19 million USD during the same period.ChainCatcher reminds users that Meme coin trading is highly volatile, largely relying on market sentiment and speculative concepts, and has no actual value or use case. Investors should be aware of the risks.

According to Ai Yi's monitoring, the related party of the CHIP deployment address deposited 7,500 tokens worth 5.73 million USD into OKX one hour ago. This address was created three days ago, and its funding source address starts with 0xE23, which is the CHIP token deployment address. After receiving this portion of tokens two days ago, it was all deposited into the exchange today.

According to The Block, Bitcoin mining infrastructure company Luxor Technology announced a deepened partnership with MicroBT, committing to invest $100 million in the procurement of WhatsMiner mining machines.As part of the agreement, MicroBT signed a letter of intent to invest in Luxor through its investment management firm Inflection Technology Ltd., with the specific amount undisclosed. In addition, Luxor will support WhatsMiner mining machines through its LuxOS firmware, with new features including power switching completed within 30 to 60 seconds, improved startup speed during power limitation events, and will be rolled out in phases. Mining operators running LuxOS will have access to a complete service system including Luxor mining pool, hash rate derivatives, energy services, and fleet management tools.

According to a report from CoinShares' research department, digital asset investment products recorded a net inflow of $1.2 billion this week, marking the fourth consecutive week of positive inflows. Total assets under management (AuM) rose to $155 billion, the highest level since February 1. Among them, Bitcoin led with an inflow of $933 million, bringing the year-to-date total inflow to $4 billion; Ethereum saw inflows of over $190 million for the third consecutive week; XRP returned to net inflow after a week of outflows.Regionally, the United States dominated this week's inflows ($1.1 billion), while Germany, Switzerland, and Canada also recorded positive inflows, indicating a broadening demand. Additionally, blockchain stock ETFs have cumulatively attracted $617 million over the past three weeks, setting a record for weekly inflows, reflecting growing interest from institutional investors in this sector. The market is currently focused on the FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which may create some disturbances in short-term sentiment.

Binance will launch the AVNT/U, BIO/U, CHIP/U, CHIP/USD1, KAT/U, USD1/TRY, and XAUT/USD1 spot trading pairs on April 28, 2026, at 16:00, and will open trading bot services for these trading pairs. Users can enjoy zero Maker fees for the AVNT/U, BIO/U, CHIP/U, and KAT/U spot and leveraged trading pairs during the event period starting from April 28, 2026, at 16:00 until further notice.

According to Jinshi reports, Allianz Chief Economic Advisor Mohamed A. El-Erian stated that the price shocks caused by the Middle East war have pushed market expectations toward an environment of "interest rates remaining at higher levels for a longer period," affecting almost all systemically important central banks, with the sole exception being the Bank of Japan. He pointed out that the current situation, accompanied by negative demand shocks from "second-round effects," poses a potential risk of spreading to financial instability, highlighting the uncertainty of the outlook.

According to SoSoValue data, the net inflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs during the last trading week (Eastern Time from April 20 to April 24) was $824 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net inflow last week was BlackRock ETF IBIT, with a weekly net inflow of $733 million, bringing IBIT's historical total net inflow to $65.37 billion. The second was Ark & 21Shares ETF ARKB, with a weekly net inflow of $59.6 million, and ARKB's historical total net inflow currently stands at $1.610 billion.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest net outflow last week was Grayscale Bitcoin Trust GBTC, with a weekly net outflow of $59.01 million, and GBTC's historical total net outflow has reached $26.22 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $102.64 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market cap relative to total Bitcoin market cap) of 6.60%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $58.23 billion.

According to SoSoValue data, last week's trading day saw a net inflow of $155 million for Ethereum spot ETFs.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net inflow last week was BlackRock ETF ETHA, with a weekly net inflow of $138 million, bringing ETHA's historical total net inflow to $11.97 billion. The second was BlackRock ETF ETHB, with a weekly net inflow of $60.9053 million, and ETHB's historical total net inflow currently stands at $456 million. The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest net outflow last week was Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETHE, with a weekly net outflow of $49.2393 million, and ETHE's historical total net outflow has reached $5.25 billion. As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $13.79 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio of 4.91%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $12 billion.

According to Tencent News' "Periscope," during the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, He Yi revealed in a small KOL meeting that her family office YZi Labs, in partnership with Zhao Changpeng, has invested in a Chinese AI large model company, but did not disclose the specific name of the invested company.

According to Caixin, Kenneth Rogoff, former chief economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), warned that the Trump administration's push for financial deregulation, particularly the relaxation of bank capital requirements and regulatory transparency, is significantly increasing the risk of a systemic financial crisis in the United States in the future.Kenneth Rogoff pointed out that one of the important reasons supporting the relaxation of regulations is to allow traditional banks to maintain innovation and market competitiveness in the competition with cryptocurrencies, especially stablecoins pegged to the dollar. If cryptocurrency regulations are relaxed simultaneously, combined with the deregulation of the traditional financial system, it could trigger a "double deregulation" risk, ultimately leading to systemic collapse. Although a comprehensive banking crisis may not erupt in the short term, the risks have clearly increased, and the regulatory balance between stablecoins and the traditional banking system is becoming a key hidden danger.

The newly appointed chief economist of New Fire Group, Fu Peng, stated on Twitter that the underlying business model of Bitcoin perpetual contracts is essentially the same as the "rollover fee/overnight fee" in traditional finance's gold and industrial commodity spot exchanges.Fu Peng pointed out that back in the day, gold exchanges settled through daily forced liquidation, with longs and shorts paying each other rollover fees. When retail investors held a large number of high-leverage long positions, the rollover fee became the most stable and hidden source of income for the platform. Nowadays, Bitcoin spot platforms mainly rely on perpetual contracts, with both sides settling the funding rate every 8 hours. When longs dominate, retail investors holding long positions continuously pay funding rates to shorts.Although the platform does not directly collect this fee, it significantly enhances trading activity, open interest, and liquidity, indirectly generating a large amount of fee income and forming a stable and substantial cash flow. Essentially, it is a business model where large players/institutions "collect rent" from long-term holdings, retail investors pay for leverage to go long, and the platform indirectly takes a cut.

a16z released the latest research indicating that stablecoins are gradually evolving from their initial role as transaction settlement tools and stores of value into global financial infrastructure. Data shows that following the regulatory clarity driven by the U.S. GENIUS Act, the stablecoin market has accelerated its growth, with adjusted trading volumes reaching approximately $4.5 trillion.The report shows that consumer-to-business (C2B) stablecoin transactions grew by 128% year-on-year, reaching 284.6 million transactions. The monthly collateral deposits for stablecoin card projects also increased from nearly zero at the end of 2024 to over $300 million by early 2026, reflecting the rapid expansion of stablecoin payment scenarios. Meanwhile, the velocity of stablecoins has increased from 2.6 times to 6 times since early 2024, indicating a shift from being "held" to being "frequently used." a16z believes that the focus of stablecoin applications is shifting from cross-border payments to local payment infrastructure, particularly evident in markets such as Asia and Brazil.