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Israeli officials stated on May 1 that the United States "may be about to decide" whether to resume military operations against Iran, according to CCTV News. Israel is intensifying preparations for a potential renewed conflict with Iran, with Israeli government officials indicating they are "on

The U.S. Senate unanimously passed S. Res. 708 on Thursday, barring senators from trading on prediction markets, effective immediately. The resolution, introduced by Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), amends the Senate's standing rules governing member conduct and is intended to block insider trading, a g

On April 30, 2026, Meike Home (600337.SH) announced that the Urumqi Intermediate People's Court has filed and registered its pre-reorganization application and designated auxiliary institutions to manage the process. According to the company's filing notice, the court appointed Beijing Jindu

Cathie Wood's Ark Invest purchased over 500,000 shares of Robinhood on Wednesday, according to the report. The move comes as analysts believe a surge in April trading activity will outweigh a recent earnings disappointment for the trading

Goldman Sachs has raised its oil price forecast due to expected supply disruptions in the Middle East, according to a Bloomberg interview with Daan Struyven, the bank's co-head of global commodities research. Struyven stated that the bank does not anticipate an abrupt end to global oil supply disrup

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto signed Presidential Regulation No. 27/2026 on May 1 to cap ride-hailing platforms' commission at 8%, raising drivers' minimum revenue share to 92% from the previous 80%. The regulation was announced at a Labor Day event at Jakarta's National Monument.

North Korean-state-backed hackers are responsible for a $285 million theft from Drift, according to security intelligence research. The same actors account for 76% of all crypto scam and hack losses in 2026 and have stolen $6 billion since 2017, the research firm stated. ## North Korean Hacker Acti

Coinbase and Superstate are partnering to launch the Coinbase Stablecoin Yield Fund (CUSHY), a stablecoin credit offering providing institutional investors with exposure to credit strategies within the stablecoin ecosystem through a structured fund vehicle. CUSHY will launch in the second quarter as

Bitcoin rejected key on-chain resistance near US$78,000–US$79,000 in late April after briefly approaching US$80,000, according to market analysis from Glassnode. The rejection left the market vulnerable to renewed downside pressure as short-term holders sold into the rebound. Price Action and

MARA Holdings is acquiring Long Ridge Energy in a $1.5 billion transaction to expand its AI and IT infrastructure capacity. The deal includes a 505 MW gas plant and 1,600 acres in Ohio, providing over 1 GW of power capacity for future AI and IT buildout. Transaction Details The acquisition

Silence Laboratories has launched a quantum-safe custody vault designed to protect digital assets from future cryptographic threats. The system combines post-quantum signatures with multi-party computation to help institutions transition without overhauling existing infrastructure. Key

Crypto market structure legislation is gaining momentum toward a mid-May Senate Banking Committee markup, though key disputes over ethics, stablecoin rewards, and decentralized finance remain unresolved, according to The Block. On Wednesday, Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told FOX Business that he had a

Bilateral trade in goods between the US and Gulf states rose broadly in January and February 2026 over the same period in 2025, nearly a year after President Donald Trump started imposing far-reaching tariffs against global partners, according to analysis published May 1, 2026. US imports and