Polymarket, a prediction market platform, is in discussions with the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to lift a four-year ban and reopen its Polygon blockchain-based platform to U.S. users, according to ChainCatcher. In 2022, Polymarket's parent company, Blockratize, was fined $1.4 million by the CFTC for operating an unregistered platform, leading to the ban on U.S. users. The negotiations are notable because only CFTC Chairman Michael Selig is currently in office among the five commissioners, meaning he will make the decision alone. Selig has been a vocal supporter of prediction markets over the past year, warning against state government interference in February, issuing compliance guidelines in March, and cautioning against driving prediction markets offshore this month, which he believes could lead to an FTX-style collapse. However, the lack of consensus among commissioners raises concerns about potential policy reversals once the vacant seats are filled. If approved, Polymarket's platform would be the first crypto-native platform under U.S. federal derivatives regulation, ending the gray area where users bypassed the ban using VPNs. Currently, neither Polymarket nor the CFTC has commented on the matter.

Anthropic's Mythos is advancing the capabilities of crypto security teams, extending their focus beyond traditional smart contract audits. According to NS3.AI, this development comes as a recovery initiative linked to Aave has successfully secured approximately $301 million in commitments following the Kelp DAO exploit. In other news, there are ongoing discussions about AI-agent payments and a proposed Bitcoin fork. Additionally, MoonPay is reportedly in the process of acquiring Sodot, while stablecoin advancements are being observed in both Hong Kong and Israel.

US President Donald Trump, in an interview with Israel's Channel 12 news channel today, stated, "I will not lift the naval blockade against Iran until an agreement is reached on its nuclear program." "In a sense, the naval blockade is more effective than bombing," the US president said, referring to the measure. "The Iranians are suffocating—like a fat pig. Things will only get worse for them. They cannot have nuclear weapons." Trump claimed, "The Iranians want reconciliation. They don't want me to continue the blockade." Trump further elaborated on the effectiveness of the naval blockade, saying, "Iran's oil reserves and pipelines will soon burst under the blockade." (Jin Shi)

Bitcoin has been striving to reach the $80,000 mark but has encountered difficulties in breaking through. According to Bloomberg, a concealed factor within the options market is contributing to this struggle. The dynamics of the options market are influencing Bitcoin's ability to surpass this significant price level.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the US Bitcoin ETF saw a net outflow of 1,933 BTC today, the Ethereum ETF saw a net outflow of 6,312 ETH, and the Solana ETF saw a net inflow of 1,922 SOL.

Hyperliquid is accelerating its entry into the prediction market sector with the introduction of 'outcome tokens,' aiming to compete with platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi. According to Odaily, the newly disclosed fee structure for Hyperliquid involves a 'zero-fee for opening positions, fees for closing or settling' model, covering minting, trading, burning, and settlement scenarios. The platform also offers lower trading costs for 'aligned quote tokens,' including enhanced market-making rebates and fee discount mechanisms. This feature will be introduced through the HIP-4 upgrade, allowing users to trade binary contracts based on real-world events within the same account, integrating with existing spot and perpetual contract systems to create a unified trading environment. The prediction market has seen rapid growth in recent years, with the overall trading volume exceeding $63.5 billion by 2025. Hyperliquid's previous HIP-3 launch has driven its permissionless perpetual contract market to account for over 35% of the platform's trading volume. Currently, the outcome tokens are in the testnet phase, with the mainnet launch date yet to be announced. However, industry insiders generally view this development as a crucial infrastructure for Hyperliquid to challenge the existing prediction market landscape.

UBS has increased its price target for Apple to $287 from $280 in anticipation of the company's Q2 FY26 earnings report scheduled for April 30. According to NS3.AI, UBS analyst David Vogt has also revised his forecast for iPhone unit sales, predicting 50.3 million units. Vogt highlighted several risks that could impact Apple's performance, including product delays, weaker innovation, and macroeconomic challenges in China.

Hyperliquid is accelerating its entry into the prediction market arena, planning to compete with platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi through its newly launched "outcome tokens" mechanism. According to its latest fee structure, Hyperliquid adopts a "zero-fee opening, fee-based closing or settlement" model for event trading, covering various scenarios including minting, trading, burning, and settlement. The platform also offers lower trading costs for "aligned quote tokens," including increased market-making rebates and fee discounts. This feature will be introduced through the HIP-4 upgrade, allowing users to trade binary contracts based on real-world events within the same account and integrating with the existing spot and perpetual contract system to form a unified trading environment. The prediction market has grown rapidly in recent years, with a total trading volume exceeding $63.5 billion by 2025. Hyperliquid's previously launched HIP-3 has already driven its permissionless perpetual contract market to account for over 35% of the platform's trading volume. The event token is currently in the testnet phase, and the mainnet launch date has not yet been announced. However, it is widely believed in the industry that it will become a crucial infrastructure for Hyperliquid to challenge the existing prediction market landscape. (CoinDesk)

Ripple announced a further deepening of its long-term partnership with institutional-grade digital asset trading platform Bullish, with both companies working to open the Bullish options market to Ripple Prime users. Under the agreement, Ripple Prime's institutional clients will have direct access to Bullish's regulated Bitcoin options market, known as the second-largest open market for crypto-settled BTC options, covering spot, perpetual, and futures contracts. Furthermore, the two companies stated that the stablecoin Ripple USD (RLUSD) will be used as a settlement and trading instrument in Bullish options trading, further improving institutional trading efficiency. (Crowdfundinsider)

According to Coinglass data, $112 million in positions were liquidated across the network in the past 4 hours, including $96.28 million in long positions and $15.65 million in short positions. In addition, $27.7 million in BTC positions were liquidated and $22.28 million in ETH positions were liquidated.

Telegram's escrow market has gradually formed an underground service system that integrates escrow matching, fund settlement, merchant management and traffic distribution, and has shown obvious platform-based and network-based development characteristics.

Jinse Finance launches the "Jinse Web3.0 Daily," providing you with the latest and fastest news on AI, DeFi, DAO, NFT, and the metaverse industry.

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On April 20, 2026, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued a circular regarding the trading of tokenized SFC-approved investment products (hereinafter referred to as tokenized products) on the secondary market, providing a new trading channel option for such products.

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Before those outside the cryptocurrency community even realized it, the rebuilding of financial infrastructure had already crossed a critical point.

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