CRYPTO BREAKING NEWS! (May 4, 2026)

✦ Tether minted a total of 6 billion USDT recently, including 1 billion as Ethereum inventory replenishment and 5 billion across Ethereum and Tron over two weeks.

✦ Donald Trump announced “Project Freedom,” aiming to escort stranded merchant ships through the Strait of Hormuz starting Monday.

✦ Anthropic is forming a $1.5 billion AI joint venture with major Wall Street firms, including Blackstone and Goldman Sachs.

✦ MicroStrategy has temporarily paused its Bitcoin purchases alongside its Q1 2026 earnings release.