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According to Cointelegraph, Aptos recently launched the privacy token Confidential APT on its mainnet, which is pegged to APT at a 1:1 ratio. It uses zero-knowledge proofs to hide token balances and transfer amounts while maintaining wallet address visibility and transaction verifiability.Sherry Xiao, founding engineer of Aptos Labs, stated that the token aims to address the long-standing contradiction between blockchain privacy and compliance transparency, and can solve issues related to the public exposure of sensitive information such as on-chain salaries, treasury operations, and trading strategies. On the compliance front, the activation of the audit key must be approved through on-chain governance voting. The launch of Confidential APT stemmed from a governance proposal that was nearly unanimously passed. Xiao expects individual user adoption to be faster than that of enterprises, and if the mainnet operates stably for six months with good transaction volume, it will help shorten the sales cycle for enterprises.

According to the official announcement, the Gate TradFi stock section has launched 52 contracts for difference trading pairs including GIS (General Mills), MPWR (Monolithic Power Systems), HSY (Hershey), COTY (Coty Inc.), CTSH (Cognizant), INFY (Infosys), SO (Southern Company), ALK (Alaska Airlines), BAP (Credicorp), CIB (Grupo Cibest), SYY (Sysco), DD (DuPont), DTE (DTE Energy), PSX (Phillips 66), AON (Aon), MCO (Moody's), CHT (Chunghwa Telecom), GT (Goodyear Tire & Rubber), GFS (GlobalFoundries), MAR (Marriott International), WYNN (Wynn Resorts), SYF (Synchrony Financial), EPD (Enterprise Products Partners), CBOE (Chicago Board Options Exchange Global Markets), IVZ (Invesco), MLM (Martin Marietta Materials), EXC (Exelon), PNC (PNC Financial Services Group), AMT (American Tower), BDX (Becton Dickinson), WMB (Williams), AIG (American International Group), CPRI (Capri Holdings), HBAN (Huntington Bancshares), SYK (Stryker), ZTS (Zoetis), BMRN (BioMarin Pharmaceutical), APD (Air Products and Chemicals), STT (State Street), XLE (State Street Energy Select SPDR ETF), IBIT (iShares Bitcoin Trust), ASTS (AST SpaceMobile), AUPH (Aurinia Pharmaceuticals), PTON (Peloton Interactive), CRON (Cronos Group), GPRO (GoPro), OPFI (OppFi), RIG (Transocean), XRX (Xerox), MANU (Manchester United), URA (Global X Uranium ETF), LIT (Global X Lithium Battery ETF), supporting 4x fixed leverage.In addition, the Gate TradFi stock section will launch the second phase of the new coin airdrop from April 29 at 16:00 to May 8 at 16:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users can register to receive 30 USDT and can share a prize pool of 100,000 USDT by participating in the trading of newly listed assets, with a maximum individual reward of 3,130 USDT.

According to official news, Huobi HTX's latest "Hotspot Live" event will be broadcast today (April 29) at 20:00 (UTC+8). The theme of this event is "Super Central Bank Week is Coming, Where to Put Your Idle Money?" It will focus on the dual macro event window of Super Central Bank Week and the Bitcoin Conference, concentrating on ways to increase wealth.Huobi's earning consultant Rain will join several industry veteran KOLs, including Niu Mo Wang, Amber, Sniper, and Sister Mao, to engage in a dialogue about macro trends interpretation, stablecoin earning strategies, and the core logic behind Huobi's continuous and secure operation.

According to crypto analyst Ai Yi @ai_9684xtpa's monitoring, a large holder who built a position of 3,700 ETH at around $1,973 in February is suspected to have completed liquidation. One hour ago, they deposited 3,418 ETH to Binance, worth approximately $7.98 million. If this deposit is considered a sell in conjunction with previous deposit activities, they may have exited entirely.The average deposit price for this address is about $2,332, with a two-month return rate of approximately 18.2%, expected cumulative profit of about $1.328 million.

According to GMGN data, the top 5 tokens with net inflow of smart money in the past 24 hours are as follows:CREATURES (4y1g....ump): Net inflow of $6,000, with a 24-hour increase of 19969.1%, currently priced at $0.0006.ewon (12eM....6sy): Net inflow of $5,000, with a 24-hour increase of 21804.6%, currently priced at $0.0006.SAM (7WRX....ump): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour decrease of -32.7%, currently priced at $0.0004.PRX (9iR8....b7n): Net inflow of $2,000, with a 24-hour increase of 18978.6%, currently priced at $0.0007.Button (Dvbs....ump): Net inflow of $987, with a 24-hour increase of 290.9%, currently priced at $0.0001.

The Korean National Tax Service has initiated preparations for the taxation of virtual assets, aiming for formal implementation in January 2027, and is preparing for comprehensive income tax declarations in May 2028.According to the current income tax law, income from the transfer and leasing of virtual assets will be classified as "other income," with a tax rate of 22% applied to the portion of annual income exceeding 2.5 million won, affecting approximately 13.26 million people. The Korean National Tax Service plans to obtain data from exchanges such as Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax starting next year to improve the tax collection infrastructure and promote the launch of a comprehensive analysis system for virtual assets within the year. However, controversies surrounding the taxation standards and the risk of capital outflow continue.

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%.

According to Jin Shi's report, Mike Sanders, the head of fixed income at Madison Investments, stated in a report that the market will focus on how Federal Reserve Chairman Powell describes the committee's consensus view on the recent rise in inflation and the future policy path, especially as Powell's term as chairman is coming to an end. He noted that rising oil prices could lead to persistently high inflation rates, and investors are eager to understand the committee's view on risk balance.

According to market news, after HYPE rebounded to around $40, a whale starting with 0x66f on the Hyperliquid platform initiated a large-scale HYPE spot buy. Currently, two buy orders are placed using TWAP (time-weighted average price), totaling approximately 250,000 tokens, which is about $10.1 million at the current price. As of the time of writing, one of the orders is close to being fully executed. There is still a plan to continuously buy about $4 million worth of HYPE spot within 7 hours at the address: 0x66f463866512fc337c89bad2032acbe38ee38836.

According to Axios, the White House is formulating guidelines that allow federal agencies to bypass the previous supply chain risk designation for Anthropic and introduce its latest model, Mythos. Sources say that the White House's move aims to gracefully bring Anthropic back. Earlier this month, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles and Treasury Secretary Bessent met with Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei.Previously, the Pentagon had listed Anthropic as a supply chain risk due to Anthropic's refusal to sign an agreement allowing the Pentagon to use its model Claude for all lawful purposes, insisting on prohibiting its use for large-scale domestic surveillance or the development of fully autonomous weapons. Currently, multiple federal agencies are vying for access to Mythos, which demonstrates powerful capabilities for automated cyber attacks while also serving as a defensive tool. The White House stated that any policy announcement will come directly from the president, and anything else is speculation.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, BTC continued to rebound this morning, and during the afternoon, it surged again, briefly reaching $77,400. In the past 10 minutes, three major short positions of a high-leverage whale on the Hyperliquid platform simultaneously hit the liquidation line during this round of surge, with a total forced liquidation scale of $2.6 million. Among them, the largest position came from its 40x leveraged BTC short, liquidating about 26 BTC, approximately $2.008 million, which is the main source of this liquidation. Currently, the remaining position size of this address still reaches $10.4 million, with the next BTC liquidation price at $77,617, address: 0x6048a6179dd4c29077138176f4074b871a36d1d3.

Trump has asked aides to prepare for an extended U.S. Navy blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, causing Brent crude oil prices to surpass $111 per barrel, while Bitcoin remains within a narrow fluctuation range. Trump stated on Tuesday that Iran is in a "state of collapse." Tehran has indicated that it may accept a temporary agreement to reopen the strait if Washington lifts the blockade on Iranian ports.Zaheer Ebtikar, founder of Split Research, stated in a report that Bitcoin's relative calm reflects a change in market structure. He said, "The oversupply has finally been digested, and the panic sellers driven by macro shifts or quantum concerns have long exited, making the selling power in the market significantly weaker than it was a few months ago." Ebtikar added, "Bitcoin's sensitivity to regulatory noise or central bank policies is far lower than people imagine. Its sensitivity is purely a function of broader volatility, and since we are currently in a relatively calm trading range, there is no immediate urgency to exit."Bitget analysts marked $75,000 as a key level that has maintained an upward range since the end of March; if effectively broken down, it could open space for further declines. A rebound from current levels back to $80,000 would maintain the integrity of the rebound structure and pave the way for a retest of the resistance level that has consistently rejected Bitcoin's attempts to rise since February.

Bitcoin mining machine manufacturer Canaan (NASDAQ: CAN) announced on Tuesday that it has received a new batch of custom Bitcoin mining hardware orders from Tether, which will supply high-density computing board modules designed specifically for immersion cooling systems, planned for deployment at Tether's affiliated facilities in South America.This collaboration continues the research and development partnership established in 2025 with ACME Swisstech, which has produced a proof-of-concept platform to enhance mining efficiency and scalability. Tether is simultaneously developing its own control boards and management software, indicating its push for deep integration of mining hardware and software. The agreement includes additional purchase options, allowing Tether flexibility in expanding its infrastructure.The day before this announcement, Tether had just launched an open-source mining framework, further expanding its Bitcoin mining infrastructure layout. Canaan is a publicly listed company in Singapore and currently holds 1,808 BTC, valued at approximately $137 million, marking its highest historical holding level.

According to Coinglass data, the cryptocurrency Fear and Greed Index is currently at 27, down 5 points from yesterday. The average for the past 7 days is 36, and the average for the past 30 days is 22.

Some observers view Morgan Stanley's entry into the U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF earlier this month as a catalyst to end the current crypto bear market, citing the large distribution capability of the Wall Street giant's $8 trillion wealth advisory network. However, Blockstream CEO and early Bitcoin community contributor Adam Back stated that "it won't happen that quickly."Back was recently speculated by The New York Times to be the anonymous Bitcoin creator Satoshi Nakamoto, which he denied. Back indicated that from a positive market signal perspective, the Bitcoin ETF could be the most significant development in recent times, even more important than a pro-crypto U.S. government, but this process is slower than most people realize.Back stated, "I think one thing people might be miscalculating is that institutional adoption is very slow. So the ETF has been bought, but when BlackRock suggested allocating 2% to 4% in its general stock portfolio, fund managers had not done that yet. They will, but slower than people expect." He mentioned that investors will not rush in overnight, and the accumulation process could take a year or even 18 months.Regarding prices, Back noted that the cyclical nature of Bitcoin's four-year halving cycle needs to be considered. He pointed out that even if some commentators believe the four-year cycle is breaking down, "people expect it to happen, so they sell to make it actually happen," and a decline could still occur. This logic will only change when people see the market strengthen, which is currently manifesting in the form of institutional capital inflows.Back stated that regarding recent comments about the accelerated development of quantum computing hardware potentially threatening Bitcoin's cryptography, institutions are more systematic in risk management and will focus on tail risks, while retail investors view it as a distant future risk.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time April 28) the total net outflow of Ethereum spot ETFs was $21.8019 million.The Ethereum spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow yesterday was the Blackrock ETF ETHA, with a single-day net outflow of $13.1697 million, bringing the historical total net outflow of ETHA to $55.6420 million.Next was the Grayscale Ethereum Trust ETF ETHE, with a single-day net outflow of $6.9149 million, and the historical total net outflow of ETHE has reached $5.254 billion.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Ethereum spot ETFs is $13.571 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value as a percentage of Ethereum's total market value) of 4.9%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $12.026 billion.

According to SoSoValue data, yesterday (Eastern Time April 28), the total net outflow of Bitcoin spot ETFs was $89.6754 million.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net inflow yesterday was the Ark Invest and 21Shares ETF ARKB, with a single-day net inflow of $41.2021 million. Currently, ARKB's historical total net inflow has reached $1.608 billion.The Bitcoin spot ETF with the highest single-day net outflow yesterday was the Blackrock ETF IBIT, with a single-day net outflow of $11.2 million. Currently, IBIT's historical total net inflow has reached $78.118 million.As of the time of writing, the total net asset value of Bitcoin spot ETFs is $100.39 billion, with an ETF net asset ratio (market value compared to total Bitcoin market value) of 6.56%, and the historical cumulative net inflow has reached $58.211 billion.