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After the Fed kept its policy rate unchanged, short-term U.S. interest rate futures continue to reflect that the possibility of a rate cut this year is very small. (Jin Shi)

Odaily Planet Daily News The Federal Reserve's interest rate decision and policy statement received the most dissenting votes since October 1992. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Jinshi, the Federal Reserve's FOMC statement pointed out that the development of the situation in the Middle East has led to increased uncertainty about the economic outlook.

Odaily Planet Daily News The U.S. Fed's interest rate decision (upper limit) by April 29 is 3.75%, expected 3.75%, and the previous value is 3.75%. (Jin Shi)

BWENEWS AI (No Accuracy Guaranteed): Meta launches stablecoin payouts for creators via Stripe, utilizing Circle’s USDC stablecoin on Solana and Polygon blockchains, according to The Information. The move may expand stablecoin utility and streamline creator payments. |source: Twitter

Odaily Planet Daily News As the market generally expects the Fed to keep interest rates unchanged at this meeting, some analysts said that what is more worth paying attention to will be the future direction of Fed Chairman Powell: will he stay in office or leave the Fed when his term as chairman ends on May 15? "Whatever his intentions, we believe that Powell's forward guidance on policy at his last press conference as chairman will be very limited, given that Kevin Walsh is expected to be confirmed as his successor," analysts said. "We believe Powell will take a more reflective tone when looking back at his tenure — he leaves behind a picture of good economics, but still some way from returning to the 2% target for inflation," he added. With Iran's peace talks stalled with the United States, the prolonged blockade of the Strait of Hormuz appears to have become the new normal, and we believe the FOMC's determination to keep interest rates unchanged has further strengthened. (Jin Shi)

Odaily Planet Daily News Polymarket issued an article stating that the market discovery function is currently affected, and the team is aware of this problem and is working to solve it as soon as possible. Some markets are displayed and cannot be clicked in to view transaction details.

According to ChainCatcher news, the latest global investor survey by Coinbase and Glassnode shows that more than 70% of crypto investors believe that Bitcoin is currently undervalued, with 82% of institutional investors and 70% of non-institutional investors believing that the market is in a "late bear market" or "value retracement phase". The survey covered a total of 91 global investors, including 29 institutional and 62 non-institutional investors. The data shows that about 75% of institutional investors and 61% of non-institutional investors believe that BTC is undervalued, with only a few respondents believing that the price is overvalued. On-chain data also releases signals biased towards the bottom area. CryptoQuant analyst Woominkyu's Bitcoin Combined Market Index (BCMI) recently rose from 0.26 to 0.37, which combines MVRV, NUPL, SOPR, and market sentiment, historically corresponding to a period of deep undervaluation of Bitcoin. Additionally, the realized market capitalization share of short-term holders from 1 week to 1 month has dropped to 3.91%, close to the level when Bitcoin was around $27,000 in October 2023. Analysts believe that this means that the speculative activity of the market has decreased significantly, and Bitcoin may be entering the "value accumulation range".

According to ChainCatcher, KAIO, an RWA tokenization protocol, officially announced the launch of the governance token KAIO, with a fixed total supply of 10 billion, and simultaneously established the KAIO Foundation, responsible for ecological governance, treasury management, and protocol development. KAIO was incubated by Laser Digital, the digital asset division of Nomura Group, and has received strategic investment from institutions such as Tether (the world's largest stablecoin issuer), BH Digital Assets, and Further. The platform currently has 5 institutional-grade funds online, with a TVL of about $100 million, spanning more than 10 blockchains, and supports asset managers including BlackRock, Brevan Howard, Hamilton Lane and Laser Digital, and announces that the cooperation with Mubadala Capital is about to land. In terms of token distribution, community and liquidity incentives accounted for the highest proportion, reaching 37.5%; 17% held by the foundation; Team, investors, and Pre-TGE sales together account for 45.5%, and the lock-up ratio on the day of TGE is zero. Unlocks have a 6 to 12-month cliff period, followed by linear monthly releases for periods of up to 60 months. The core uses of the token include access to protocol products, participation in staking to earn rewards, and governance voting rights on key protocol decisions and treasury allocations. The protocol will generate revenue by charging basis point fees on tokenized assets, but token holders have no legal rights to fee distribution. The KASH product for retail users is scheduled to go live in the second quarter of 2026 and aims to provide RWA yield exposure to regular users.

ChainCatcher news, Arkham on-chain data shows that the Vitalik Buterin address (0xAb5... is intensively selling various meme tokens, with a transfer frequency of up to several minutes, and the fund flow shows that there is a continuous return of ETH to the account during the same period. There is widespread speculation that it is using automated scripts to liquidate airdropped junk tokens in wallets in batches. A single amount is generally in the range of tens to hundreds of dollars. This is not the first time such an operation has occurred. In 2021, Vitalik sold or donated a large number of meme coins (including SHIB, etc.) airdropped to its address by the crypto community, causing sharp market volatility. It is unclear whether this operation was actively triggered by a human or entirely automated program. Given the market influence of Vitalik addresses, holders of relevant meme coins need to be aware of potential selling pressure risks.

U.S. President Trump said he would continue to impose a naval blockade on Iran until Iran agreed to reach an agreement that would dispel U.S. concerns about Iran's nuclear program. It is understood that Trump rejected Iran's plan to "lift the blockade first, resume navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, and then postpone negotiations on the nuclear issue", emphasizing that the blockade is the most effective means of pressure at present. He said the blockade was "more effective" than a direct military strike, and said Iran was under great pressure because it could not export oil. The source said that the U.S. military has prepared a "short-term and strong" strike plan, and if negotiations continue to be deadlocked, the United States may consider striking Iran's critical infrastructure to force it to return to the negotiating table. (CCTV)

Odaily Planet Daily News S&P announced that it raised its WTI crude oil and Brent crude oil price forecast by $15 per barrel for the rest of 2026 and raised its price forecast for 2027 by $5 per barrel, leaving WTI crude oil and Brent crude oil price assumptions unchanged in 2028 and beyond. (Jin Shi)

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the Genesis Trading token wallet has just deposited a total of 1,482 ETH, worth $3.38 million, to Binance, OKX, and Bybit.

ChainCatcher news, Ripple and digital asset trading platform Bullish announced the expansion of their long-term partnership, and Bullish's Bitcoin options market will be open to Ripple Prime institutional customers. According to the announcement, the integration will give Ripple Prime users direct access to Bullish's regulated BTC options market. Bullish said its platform is currently the world's second-largest crypto-settled Bitcoin options market by open interest, and it already supports spot, perpetual and delivery contract trading. Additionally, the parties revealed that OKX has entered into a strategic partnership with Ripple to introduce the stablecoin RLUSD (Ripple USD) in the compliant market. As one of the world's largest non-bank prime brokers, Ripple Prime has already exceeded $3 trillion in liquidation in 2025, providing multi-asset brokerage, clearing, and financing services.

Pepperstone analyst Michael Brown said traders may reduce their exposure to risk assets before the Federal Reserve announces its interest rate decision at 2 a.m. Beijing time on Thursday and U.S. tech giants such as Microsoft, Google's parent company Alphabet, Amazon and Meta release earnings reports. "Given the impending risk of these events, many participants will want to cut their positions," he noted. He said traders are also "realizing" that there is still no good news on the Middle East conflict, there is no sign of a US-Iran peace agreement, and the Strait of Hormuz is still blocked. (Jin Shi)

ChainCatcher news, according to Golden Ten, Kalshi predicts that the market's pricing shows that the market believes that the probability of a rate cut by the Fed before 2027 is currently only about 50%, a significant drop from the probability of up to 80%-90% earlier this year. The FOMC meeting comes as the market is actually pricing in an interest rate environment where "high rates remain higher" for longer, indicating a lack of confidence in the near-term easing of monetary policy.

According to ChainCatcher news, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett posted on the X platform that U.S. Senator Thom Tillis plans to push the Clarity bill into the Senate Banking Committee's markup stage as soon as possible, and said that legislative progress "has reached a lot of consensus" and should now enter the formal promotion process. Thom Tillis said in Congress that he will request the chairman of the committee to schedule a deliberation session after the congressional recess, and expects to release the legislative text on stablecoin yield provisions 4 to 5 days before the deliberation for early review by the industry and related parties. Most banking concerns about the risks associated with stablecoin returns have been echoed in the discussion, and institutions that still have comments are encouraged to "participate in improving legislation in good faith." In addition, Thom Tillis mentioned that he generally supports the direction of the legislative framework proposed by Senator Cynthia Lummis on issues such as the potential impact of software developers and law enforcement applying the 1960 criminal provisions. This statement means that U.S. crypto regulatory legislation is accelerating into a substantive stage of substantive advancement in the definition of stablecoins and developer responsibilities.

According to ChainCatcher news, Adrian Fritz, chief investment officer of 21Shares, said that spot Bitcoin ETFs continue to attract capital inflows and are strengthening Bitcoin's core position in institutional asset allocation, even if the price is still fluctuating below $80,000. Adrian Fritz pointed out that Bitcoin ETFs have attracted nearly $2 billion this year, with funds covering retail investors, institutions, and hedge funds trading arbitrage and option strategies. As traditional asset management institutions such as Morgan Stanley accelerate their layout, crypto assets are being more widely included in multi-asset portfolio allocation. Bitcoin's current daily trading volume has exceeded $50 billion, and its liquidity level is close to that of large technology stocks such as Nvidia. Although the market is still suppressed by the macro and interest rate environment, Adrian Fritz believes that ETF inflows have shifted from speculation-driven to structural demand, and expects Bitcoin to challenge the $100,000 mark this year, driven by factors such as geopolitical improvements, continued capital inflows, and short covering. At the same time, altcoin divergence has intensified, and the market is shifting towards asset selection logic that emphasizes more fundamentals and cash flow.