According to BlockBeats, Iran's Foreign Ministry spokesman Baghaei stated on May 4 that any U.S. commitment to ceasefire must also cover Israel as its regional proxy. Baghaei emphasized that if a ceasefire agreement or war-ending arrangements are reached in future negotiations, American guarantees m

According to VNG Corporation, Google, VNG, and Vietnam National University Ho Chi Minh City launched an Applied AI Lab in Vietnam through Saigon AI Hub on May 4. Google Labs and AI Future Funds will provide selected teams early access to Google technologies, technical support from Google and

According to a CoinDesk poll of 1,000 U.S. registered voters on May 3, only 1% ranked cryptocurrency as the most important issue in the 2026 midterm elections, placing it near the bottom of voter concerns. By contrast, cost of living (36%), employment and economy (13%), and Social Security and

According to Odaily, Hyperliquid launched Outcome Markets (HIP-4) on mainnet today in a feature-limited initial version. Outcome Markets is a fully-collateralized contract that settles within fixed ranges, designed for prediction markets and range options without leverage or liquidation

According to WSJ, Federal Reserve officials have shifted their internal discussion from when to cut rates to when rate hikes might be necessary. Three regional Fed presidents publicly opposed maintaining guidance suggesting further cuts are likely. Dallas Federal Reserve President Lorie Logan

According to Mojtaba Zareei, a member of Iran's Parliament National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, Iran's negotiations in Islamabad require explicit approval from Iran's Supreme Leader. On May 3, Zareei disclosed via social media that negotiation content must remain within the Supreme Leader

According to Wall Street Journal, three regional Federal Reserve presidents—Lorie Logan, Neel Kashkari, and another—opposed maintaining the phrase "next move more likely to be a rate cut" in this week's policy statement on May 2, signaling that the next rate adjustment could be either a hike or a cu

According to CryptoQuant analyst Axel Adler Jr on May 2, Bitcoin's true medium to long-term bottom may only establish once the price reaches $59,000, based on the Adjusted Realized Price Bands model. The analyst noted that the bottoming process is not short-term and will not complete within one to t

According to WIRED, the nonprofit organization Build American AI, affiliated with the super PAC Leading the Future, has been systematically recruiting social media influencers through the marketing agency SM4 to spread "China threatens U.S. AI" messaging on TikTok and Instagram. The organization

According to Paradigm researcher Dan Robinson, a new model called Provable Address-Control Timestamps (PACTs) could protect dormant bitcoins, including those belonging to Bitcoin's creator Satoshi Nakamoto, from future quantum computing threats. The proposal