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Singapore Gulf Bank (SGB) announced the launch of stablecoin minting and redemption services, allowing businesses and high-net-worth clients to directly convert between fiat currency and stablecoins through SGB accounts, achieving real-time settlement around the clock without relying on traditional intermediary banking processes.This service is integrated into SGB's proprietary clearing network SGB Net, supporting seamless flow of funds both on-chain and off-chain. The first supported stablecoin is USD Coin (USDC), with a minimum transaction amount of $100,000, and it will subsequently support USDT, USDe (Ethena), and Global Dollar (USDG).

The DoubleZero Foundation has announced that its Edge platform has officially entered the public testing phase. Edge is a permissionless platform running on DoubleZero's DePIN infrastructure, designed to provide ultra-low latency real-time data delivery services for on-chain markets.DoubleZero is committed to building a decentralized global fiber network to optimize low-latency distributed systems for blockchain. DoubleZero co-founder Andrew McConnell stated, "Traditional finance has gained a competitive advantage through decades of building infrastructure for speed and certainty, while on-chain markets have previously lacked a similar foundation. Edge aims to provide on-chain traders with a comparable level of certainty infrastructure, enabling tighter spreads and better execution."It is reported that Edge currently has about 350 data providers, with major Solana infrastructure providers such as Jito, Temporal, Staking Facilities, and Triton also joining.

Charles Schwab officially announced the launch of Schwab Crypto™ spot cryptocurrency trading services, which will be gradually opened to retail customers in the coming weeks.The service supports direct trading of Bitcoin and Ethereum, and provides educational content and professional customer support, while integrating Charles Schwab's existing investment, trading, wealth management, and banking service systems.

According to Cointelegraph, the publicly listed AI cloud infrastructure company CoreWeave announced a $6 billion agreement with quantitative trading firm Jane Street to provide AI cloud computing services through multiple data centers to support its trading and research operations.According to the announcement, Jane Street also purchased $1 billion worth of CoreWeave Class A common stock at a price of $109 per share. CoreWeave transitioned from a cryptocurrency mining business to an AI cloud computing infrastructure company back in 2019 and has since taken a leading position in the "new cloud computing" sector.

According to official news, the scalable blockchain network AO based on Arweave has announced the launch of the "Network Availability Staking Alpha (NASA)" testing program, which is a key step in its AO ecosystem aimed at enhancing the availability and reliability of decentralized data networks through a staking mechanism. The program is currently in the Alpha stage, and users can participate in network availability verification and earn rewards by providing data services for Arweave gateways and staking AO tokens.In the first pilot phase, AO introduces the "availability staking" mechanism, requiring node operators to stake 25 AO to participate in the network and compete for the speed and stability of responding to user requests. The system will allocate rewards from a monthly reward pool of 1000 AO based on the performance of nodes in data services. This mechanism relies on the next-generation HyperBEAM architecture, enabling higher levels of verifiability and trustlessness for gateway and routing services while significantly reducing operational costs.The project team stated that NASA aims to establish a stronger decentralized economic model for the entire permanent network infrastructure, paving the way for future expansion into areas such as computing scheduling, data indexing, and network services. Although the current reward scale is small and still in the testing phase, the program is seen as an important starting point for the AO-Core economic system and will gradually expand to more network infrastructure services in the future.

According to official news, the AI infrastructure platform B.AI LLM Services today announced that its user base has officially surpassed 1 million. This milestone not only signifies that its "privacy-first" routing architecture can handle large-scale and sustained high throughput, but B.AI has also gone beyond a single chat interface development, focusing on deploying the key underlying infrastructure that supports the "autonomous agent economy." Through deep optimization of the technology stack, it lays a robust track for the future highly automated AI collaborative network.

According to the "News" report, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation (FSB) recently arrested three Telegram investment channel owners, accusing them of manipulating stock prices through a "Pump&Dump" strategy, involving over 55,000 illegal transactions related to 19 large companies on the Moscow Exchange.Research from Moscow State University shows that 11% of Telegram investment signals can have a substantial impact on stock returns, with over 60% of private investors relying on such signals to make decisions. The Central Bank of Russia stated that it will continue to monitor abnormal trading and warned that "punishment is inevitable" for illegal bloggers. Experts remind that manipulative signals are often presented in emotional language, promise quick profits, and do not disclose risks; investors should prioritize consulting licensed advisors.

According to official news, the user count of the B.AI LLM service platform has officially surpassed 750,000, continuing to lead the intelligent access track.The platform relies on intelligent routing technology, a wallet-driven anonymous privacy protection mechanism, and a unified multi-model management interface, gradually becoming the default gateway connecting mainstream AI models worldwide. With three core advantages of efficient scheduling, privacy-first, and frictionless access, B.AI is redefining the new standards for efficient, secure, and barrier-free intelligent access, promoting the capabilities of large models to a broader group of developers and users.

According to official news, the decentralized oracle platform WINkLink has announced the official addition of price services for the stablecoin $U, with the first batch including the core trading pairs $U/TRX and $U/USD now online. This move will provide reliable and dependable data support for $U in the TRON DeFi ecosystem, further strengthening its usability and security, and laying a solid foundation for the implementation of more innovative financial scenarios in the future.

According to Benzinga, digital asset financial services company Tok-Edge announced the launch of a crypto hedge fund aimed at institutional investors, with a goal of raising $100 million in its first round by 2026.It is reported that Tok-Edge had previously been in "stealth mode." The long-term goal of the new fund is to build a compliant crypto asset allocation infrastructure for institutions, with an initial size of $21 million. Traditional finance veteran investor Marcus Meijer and his investment alliance are the fund's investors, with the latter planning to provide $10 million as a cornerstone investor.

Web3 wallet Zerion announced on the X platform that it has discovered abnormal activity on the platform, reminding users to temporarily refrain from using the web application services. Related services have been temporarily taken offline, but the iOS and Android applications, as well as the web extension, are safe. User funds within the wallet have not been affected, and the situation is being actively monitored. Users will be notified separately once the web application is restored.

According to a report by Reuters, the European Central Bank recently stated its support for the European Commission's push to transfer regulatory authority over systemically important cross-border financial market participants, such as cryptocurrency service providers, major trading venues, central counterparties, and central securities depositories, from national regulators to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA). This initiative aims to deepen the integration of the EU capital markets and enhance overall competitiveness.The European Central Bank suggested that the ESMA Board establish a non-voting central bank seat and emphasized that ESMA needs to obtain sufficient resources and personnel to smoothly take over the new responsibilities. The relevant proposal will be negotiated by EU member states and the European Parliament, and it is expected to take several months to finalize legislation.

The National Internet Information Office, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the Ministry of Public Security, and the State Administration for Market Regulation jointly announced the "Interim Measures for the Management of Humanized Interactive Services in Artificial Intelligence," which will take effect on July 15, 2026.The "Measures" implement the concept of people-oriented and benevolent intelligence, clarifying the principle that the country insists on balancing development and security, promoting innovation and legal governance, encouraging innovative development of humanized interactive services, and implementing inclusive, prudent, and classified regulatory measures for humanized interactive services; it proposes measures to promote humanized interactive services, clarifying support for technological research and development innovation, and encouraging orderly expansion of applications in related fields such as cultural dissemination and elderly companionship.It stipulates the basic requirements for providing humanized interactive services, clearly stating that activities that generate harm to national security, honor, and interests, incite subversion of state power, or overthrow the socialist system are prohibited, and specifies the safety management obligations of humanized interactive service providers; it improves the protection system for the rights and interests of internet users, stipulating the obligations of humanized interactive service providers regarding the protection of minors, the elderly, and personal information.In addition, the "Measures" also stipulate systems for safety assessments, algorithm filing, and guiding the promotion of the construction of safe service platforms for artificial intelligence sandboxes.

Bitget has launched the US stock IPO subscription service IPO Prime, further extending the UEX boundary into the primary market, aiming to break the traditional private equity investment threshold and provide global users with a new channel to participate in the potential economic benefits before unicorn companies go public. The first asset launched is preSPAX, a digital token issued by the regulated issuer Republic, designed to mirror the economic performance of SpaceX after its IPO on a 1:1 basis. SpaceX (Space Exploration Technologies Corp.) was founded by Elon Musk in 2002.Bitget IPO Prime adopts a subscription model, allowing users to obtain corresponding subscription quotas based on their VIP levels. After the token allocation is completed, users can trade in the upcoming over-the-counter market; they can also exchange for stock tokens or USDT, as instructed by the issuer, referencing the market price of the underlying company's stock after the lock-up period of the preSPAX underlying debt asset ends.Details of IPO Prime:Implied valuation of SpaceX: $1.5 trillionTotal subscription amount for IPO Prime: 94,000Total subscription value: $61,100,000Subscription price: 1 preSPAX = $650Investment currencies: USDT or USDGOTotal investment pool cap: $1,000,000,000Individual investment range: $1,000-$300,000Investment period: April 18, 14:00:00 to April 21, 14:00:00 (UTC+8)Allocation time: April 21, 14:00:00 to April 21, 18:00:00 (UTC+8)Over-the-counter trading opening time: April 21, 20:00:00 (UTC+8)

Circle officially launched the CPN Managed Payments service, allowing banks, payment service providers (PSP), fintech companies, and large tech enterprises to access fiat-to-fiat and fiat-to-stablecoin payment processes without the need to build their own wallet and blockchain infrastructure.This service aims to address the core obstacles faced by institutions when accessing stablecoin payments, including digital asset custody, stablecoin minting and management, as well as the application and maintenance of compliance licenses. Through CPN Managed Payments, these processes are unified and handled by Circle, enabling financial institutions to connect directly via API and operate on the CPN network without the need to directly hold or manage digital assets. Circle stated that this launch is a significant expansion of its existing services and will leverage over a decade of experience in compliant digital currency payment infrastructure operations to accelerate the adoption of stablecoin payment solutions by global financial institutions.

According to Crowdfund Insider, the Dutch bank ClearBank has announced that it has obtained approval for the EU's Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) and has received a Crypto Asset Service Provider (CASP) license from the Netherlands Authority for the Financial Markets (AFM). It will launch digital asset services, including stablecoins. The bank also stated that it plans to support euro and dollar-based stablecoins (EURC and USDC) in the future to enhance the efficiency of cross-border transfers and payments.In addition, ClearBank announced that it will provide savings account services through Coinbase and will be included in the coverage of the UK's Financial Services Compensation Scheme (FSCS).

According to Cointelegraph, Visa has launched the "Intelligent Commerce Connect" service, which supports AI agents to complete purchase payments on behalf of consumers in commercial scenarios worldwide.

According to Bloomberg, Coinbase has obtained a financial services license in Australia and received authorization for retail derivatives from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission, becoming the first cryptocurrency exchange to directly receive such approval. The company plans to expand into Australia, initially launching cryptocurrency and stock perpetual contract trading, followed by expansions into futures, options, stock trading, and payment services.Coinbase stated that it is exploring partnerships with several Australian financial institutions, including major banks, and is in discussions with pension funds. Additionally, Coinbase plans to launch fiat services in India in the coming weeks or months and expand its operations in Singapore.

According to statistics from DeFi analysts, affected by the bear market, 21 cryptocurrency projects have recently announced closures or significant reductions in services, covering the fields of DeFi, NFT, wallets, and gaming.Among them, Leap Wallet will completely shut down all products on May 28, and users need to migrate their assets to Keplr or MetaMask as soon as possible. Magic Eden has decided to close ME Wallet and focus on the NFT market and infrastructure on Solana, with the wallet ceasing operations on May 1. Fantasy Top plans to take non-core functions offline in mid-June to concentrate resources on prediction market games.In the DeFi sector, Angle Protocol has stopped its stablecoin business due to reduced activity and increased competition, while ZeroLend and Polynomial Finance have scaled back services due to insufficient liquidity and low trading volume. The NFT platforms Nifty Gateway and Sound.xyz have closed some operations due to market changes and strategic adjustments.In addition, gaming projects like Runiverse and Pixiland Social have paused blockchain-related operations due to high development costs and regulatory uncertainties, while projects like Dmail, Yupp AI, and DataHaven have been forced to exit due to funding issues or market changes.Analysts believe that this industry reshuffle is a necessary reconfiguration of the market, and Web3 projects that prioritize actual utility and sustainable economic models will be more competitive in the future.