CRYPTO BREAKING NEWS! (April 30, 2026)

✦ Tether Investments supports Twenty One Capital’s expansion and plans to approve a merger between Strike and Elektron Energy to form a public Bitcoin-focused company.

✦ PayPal is restructuring into three main segments, with Cryptocurrency and Payment Services becoming a core business unit combining payments and crypto operations.

✦ Polymarket’s TVL has reached a record high of $537 million, with over $8 million in fees generated in the past week.

✦ The Fed kept interest rates at 3.75%, with Powell signaling inflation concerns and marking his final press conference as chair amid unusually high dissent.

✦ Japan Exchange Group is considering launching crypto ETFs next year, indicating rising institutional adoption of digital assets in Japan.