Stables Accelerates Asia Expansion After 466% Growth With eStable Integration

Stables has announced a strategic partnership with eStable that could mark an important step in the companys evolution from a USDT-focused payments platform into a broader stablecoin infrastructure layer for Asia.  The company said the collaboration will combine eStable‘s institutional-grade banking infrastructure with local stablecoin issuing capabilities, giving Stables’ developer customers access to new rails for moving between fiat and stablecoins more efficiently.  The integration is designed to support both institutional settlement and the minting of local currency stablecoins, with backing from USDT and Tethers Hadron. The announcement comes as Stables reports 466% yearly growth, showing how quickly demand for stablecoin-based payment infrastructure is expanding across the region.  For Stables, the partnership appears to be more than a simple product extension. It is a signal that the company is positioning itself as a key infrastructure layer for fintech builders who need compliant and programmable ways to move money across Asian markets.  “We started by building the developer platform for accessing USDT in Asia,” said Bernardo Bilotta, CEO and co-founder of Stables. “With eStable, we are going deeper, giving developers worldwide access to institutional banking rails and local stablecoin issuing rails backed by USDT and Hadron that opens up entirely new use cases across the

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Fed: Policy focus and leadership change – DBS

Finance  Fed: Policy focus and leadership change – DBS  Philip Wee of DBS Bank discusses the Federal Reserve‘s expected decision to keep the Fed Funds Rate unchanged while Jerome Powell holds his final press conference as Chair. He notes Kevin Warsh’s emphasis on trimmed-mean inflation and AI-driven productivity, and highlights shifting political dynamics that have cleared the way for Warsh‘s confirmation and altered Powell’s calculus about remaining as Governor.  Warsh paradigm and Powell exit  “Jerome Powell will conduct his final press conference as Fed Chair following the expected decision to maintain the Fed Funds Rate at 3.50-3.75%.”  “The calculus for Powell staying on as a Governor until January 2028 has shifted significantly with the Department of Justice‘s decision on April 24 to drop its probe into the Fed’s building renovations, moving Republican Senator Thom Tillis from blocking to endorsing Warsh on April 26.”  “Warsh appeared to divert the current war-related energy shock by shifting the Feds focus away from core PCE inflation toward trimmed-mean inflation and AI productivity gains, alongside a barbell strategy of lower rates and balance-sheet reduction.”  “His strategy is reminiscent of Alan Greenspans shift towards the Core PCE deflator, which ran lower than CPI, to justify a more accommodative stance during the productivity gains

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Meme Coins Rally: DOGE Hits $0.1 in Short Squeeze, SHIB Jumps on Golden Cross

Tech  Meme Coins Rally: DOGE Hits $0.1 in Short Squeeze, SHIB Jumps on Golden Cross  The altcoin market turned green on Wednesday with most tokens already flashing oversold conditions. Meme coins rallied on strong inflows with Dogecoin and Shiba Inu posting up to double-digit gains.  Dogecoin jumped as much as 15% to reach an intraday high of $0.112, posting stronger gains among the top ten cryptocurrencies by market cap. Following days of muted price action, Dogecoin saw a sharp move from $0.099 to $0.112, breaking the $0.1 barrier, which had previously limited its price for most of 2024 (since February).  Traders continue to pour capital into DOGE futures, lifting the OI by more than 28% in a single day to $1.81 billion, the highest since Oct. 10. The move higher caught Dogecoin shorts unaware, creating a squeeze that lifted the price higher.  You Might Also Like  According to CoinGlass data, a significant amount of short positions were liquidated in the last 24 hours, totaling $21.33 million while long positions surpassed $451,420.  SHIB jumps on golden cross  SHIB likewise saw a major surge, posting its largest gain in recent weeks. SHIB surged from $0.00000612 to $0.00000656, gaining more than 6%.  XRP Wins Weekly ETF Race vs. Bitcoin as $1 Billion

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A tiny group is winning on Polymarket as under 1% of wallets take half the profits

A small group of traders may be driving prediction markets, but an even smaller group is taking most of the money.  A new report from blockchain analytics firm Solidus Labs finds that profit concentration on Polymarket is extreme, with fewer than 1% of wallets capturing roughly half of all gains in key markets.  Across Polymarkets politics markets between December 2025 and February 2026, just 0.55% of profitable maker wallets captured 50% of gains, the report finds, while 0.26% of winning taker wallets accounted for nearly the same share. In dollar terms, roughly $8 million of about $16 million in profits accrued to each of those tiny cohorts.  The data sharpens a picture already forming in academic work: A London Business School and Yale paper previously analyzed by CoinDesk found that about 3% of Polymarket traders drive most price discovery.  A small minority moves the prices. A smaller minority keeps the money.  The contrast underscores a key point: concentration does not necessarily imply wrongdoing. Some traders are simply more sophisticated, better capitalized, or faster to act on information. But the report argues that the scale of the imbalance suggests a structural divide between a small group operating with significant advantages and the broader base of participants.  “The

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ApeCoin price falls sharply as NFT sector momentum fades

NFT  ApeCoin price falls sharply as NFT sector momentum fadesThe ApeCoin token has shed 12% of its price value in the past 24 hours.Pudgy Penguins and Blur have also dipped as NFT sector tokens suffer profit-taking.APE faces potential deeper losses to $0.081 unless fresh catalysts emerge.  ApeCoin (APE), the governance token powering the ApeCoin ecosystem tied to the Bored Ape Yacht Club (BAYC) NFTs, has seen a sharp reversal.  After riding a brief NFT sector rally, APE plunged 12% over the past 24 hours and was trading around $0.14 at the time of writing.  The decline erased much of its intraday gains, during which the token briefly surged above $0.18. The losses highlight the volatile nature of meme and NFT-linked tokens amid broader market profit-taking.  APE pares gains after sector rally fades  ApeCoin‘s downturn follows a broader NFT sector rally that lifted several related tokens before momentum faded. The token surged over the past week alongside peers such as Pudgy Penguins’ PENGU and Blurs BLUR, driven by renewed hype around non-fungible tokens.  PENGU, for instance, climbed as the Pudgy Penguins NFT collections floor price spiked, drawing speculative inflows into the ecosystem. BAYC floor prices also rose during the rally.  However, the momentum proved short-lived. Both PENGU and APE

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Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Breaks Key Downtrend—Is $2.8K Next?

Ethereum  Ethereum Price Prediction: ETH Breaks Key Downtrend—Is $2.8K Next?  12 minutes ago  Bitcoin Ethereum News  ;  }  function loadTrinityPlayer(targetWrapper, theme,extras=“”) {  cleanupPlayer(targetWrapper); // Always clean first ✅  targetWrapper.classList.add(‘played’);  // Create script  const scriptEl = document.createElement(“script”);  scriptEl.setAttribute(“fetchpriority”, “high”);  scriptEl.setAttribute(“charset”, “UTF-8”);  const scriptURL = new URL(`https://trinitymedia.ai/player/trinity/2900019254/?themeAppearance=${theme}${extras}`);  scriptURL.searchParams.set(“pageURL”, window.location.href1);  scriptEl.src = scriptURL.toString();  // Insert player  const placeholder = targetWrapper.querySelector(“.add-before-this”);  placeholder.parentNode.insertBefore(scriptEl, placeholder.nextSibling);  }  function getTheme() {  return document.body.classList.contains(“dark”) ? “dark” : “light”;  }  // Initial Load for Desktop  if (window.innerWidth 768) {  const desktopBtn = document.getElementById(“desktopPlayBtn”);  if (desktopBtn) {  desktopBtn.addEventListener(“click”, function () {  const desktopWrapper = document.querySelector(“.desktop-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if (desktopWrapper) loadTrinityPlayer(desktopWrapper, getTheme(),  });  }  }  // Mobile Button Click  const mobileBtn = document.getElementById(“mobilePlayBtn”);  if (mobileBtn) {  mobileBtn.addEventListener(“click”, function () {  const mobileWrapper = document.querySelector(“.mobile-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if (mobileWrapper) loadTrinityPlayer(mobileWrapper, getTheme(),  });  }  function reInitButton(container,html){  container.innerHTML = + html;  }  // Theme switcher  const destroyButton = document.getElementById(“checkbox”);  if (destroyButton) {  destroyButton.addEventListener(“click”, () = {  setTimeout(() = {  const theme = getTheme();  if (window.innerWidth 768) {  const desktopWrapper = document.querySelector(“.desktop-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if(desktopWrapper.classList.contains(‘played’)){  loadTrinityPlayer(desktopWrapper, theme,  }else{  reInitButton(desktopWrapper,‘’)  const desktopBtn = document.getElementById(“desktopPlayBtn”);  if (desktopBtn) {  desktopBtn.addEventListener(“click”, function () {  const desktopWrapper = document.querySelector(“.desktop-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if (desktopWrapper) loadTrinityPlayer(desktopWrapper,theme,‘  });  }  }  } else {  const mobileWrapper = document.querySelector(“.mobile-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if(mobileWrapper.classList.contains(‘played’)){  loadTrinityPlayer(mobileWrapper, theme,  }else{  const mobileBtn = document.getElementById(“mobilePlayBtn”);  if (mobileBtn) {  mobileBtn.addEventListener(“click”, function () {  const mobileWrapper = document.querySelector(“.mobile-player-wrapper.trinity-player-iframe-wrapper”);  if (mobileWrapper) loadTrinityPlayer(mobileWrapper,theme,  });  }  }  }  }, 100);  });  }  })();  Ethereum is trading at $2,340 as April closes out, having quietly done what it failed to accomplish for the better part of six months: break out of the descending channel that has defined its entire corrective structure since October 2025. The breakout is fresh, unconfirmed on higher timeframes, and happening right below the $2.4k resistance zone.  That

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WisdomTree and Stable Sea Bring Tokenized US Treasuries to Corporate Cash Management

Tech  WisdomTree and Stable Sea Bring Tokenized US Treasuries to Corporate Cash Management  Stable Sea introduces blockchain-based treasury yields for enterprise cash managementWisdomTrees digital money market fund offers continuous yield generationCompanies can now convert dormant cash into income-producing assets immediatelyPlatform delivers frictionless entry to on-chain government securitiesCorporate clients receive instant liquidity through digital treasury instruments  A new collaboration between Stable Sea and WisdomTree delivers streamlined access to digital treasury instruments for enterprise cash operations. This integration allows organizations to channel unused capital into income-generating blockchain-based funds via native platform features. The move signals growing momentum in digitized government securities as companies pursue efficient, always-available cash solutions.  Stable Sea Platform Delivers Direct Access to Blockchain Treasury Products  Stable Sea has rolled out Tokenized Treasury capabilities within its corporate finance management system. The infrastructure permits enterprises to transition dormant funds into income-bearing instruments without navigating complicated registration processes. Consequently, digital treasury solutions now integrate seamlessly into everyday financial operations.  Through a structured broker-dealer arrangement with WisdomTree Securities, Inc., the platform provides access to approved digital fund products. Organizations can execute transactions in designated blockchain treasury vehicles using compliant frameworks. Entry to digitized government securities eliminates conventional obstacles such as substantial minimum investment thresholds.  The system further supports automatic treasury

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Blockworks raises Series A extension at $192M valuation

Blockworks secures a $192M valuation as it pivots from news to data infrastructure, riding a VC shift toward bigger, late-stage crypto deals.Blockworks Series A extension lifts its valuation to $192M, up 42% from its 2023 $135M mark.The firm shuttered its news division in 2025 to focus on Blockworks Intelligence and institutional-grade crypto data.The raise comes as crypto VC flows consolidate into larger late-stage deals despite fewer overall rounds and mixed market performance.  Crypto data and research platform Blockworks completed a Series A extension financing round, reaching a post-money valuation of $192 million, according to CNBC. The round was co-led by ParaFi Capital and Reciprocal Ventures, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Advancit Capital, MoonPay, and over 20 founders and operators from leading blockchain protocols including Solana, LayerZero, Pyth, EigenLayer, Kraken, Arbitrum, and Polygon.  The fundraise represents a 42% valuation increase from Blockworks initial $12 million Series A round in May 2023, which valued the New York-based company at $135 million. The latest capital injection arrives as Blockworks pivots from its traditional media operations toward becoming a comprehensive data and intelligence platform serving institutional crypto market participants.  Strategic Pivot to Data Infrastructure  Blockworks shuttered its flagship news division in October 2025, redirecting resources toward Blockworks Intelligence

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Ripple Takes Over the Las Vegas Strip With XRP Billboards

Tech  Ripple Takes Over the Las Vegas Strip With XRP BillboardsRipple lit up Las Vegas with XRP billboards during the Bitcoin Conference.Slogans included Raise the Standard and poker-themed lines referencing the SEC legal battle.Garlinghouse posted Lock in and said all roads lead back to Ripples North Star, which is XRP.  Ripple made its presence impossible to miss in Las Vegas this weekend. Enormous digital billboards lit up Resorts World Las Vegas with glowing green XRP logos and pointed messaging, timed precisely to coincide with the Bitcoin Conference, running April 27 to 29, near the Venetian.  Ripple Treasury‘s campaign carried poker-themed lines, including “Less settling” and “Didn’t fold,” a reference to the companys years-long legal battle with the SEC that the industry understood immediately.  The broader brand campaign ran under the line “Raise the Standard.” Attendees sharing videos online captured the scale of the display, with XRP branding visible across one of the most heavily trafficked stretches of the Las Vegas Strip.  RippleX, the developer arm of the organization, also added its own message.  Garlinghouse Turns Up the Volume  CEO Brad Garlinghouse matched the outdoor campaign with an unusually direct social media push. Responding to a post by Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian about a CEO‘s responsibility to communicate

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Solana Price Prediction: RSI Hits Oversold, Risk Remains

Tech  Solana Price Prediction: RSI Hits Oversold, Risk Remains  Solana is trading under pressure as short-term charts point to a possible move toward $81.65, while longer-term RSI readings show historic oversold conditions. However, analysts say the oversold signal supports only a possible bounce for now, not a confirmed long-term bottom.  Solana Price Faces Lower Pressure as $81.65 Level Comes Into Focus  Solana traded near $84.30 on the 1-hour chart as analysts watched whether the token would extend its latest downside move toward the $81.65 area.  The chart shared by MCO Global shows SOL moving below short-term resistance after failing to hold above the rising trendline. The breakdown placed attention on the next extension zones, with the 138% level near $81.65 marked as a possible downside objective.  SOL 1H Chart. Source:  The analysis points to $85.86 as the key level for near-term pressure. As long as SOL stays below that area, sellers may keep control of the move. A push back above resistance would weaken the bearish setup and raise the chance that the latest low already formed.  The broader structure remains unclear because price action in both directions has developed through corrective moves. That makes the short-term wave count less reliable and limits confidence in a clean five-wave

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