According to BlockBeats, on May 1, Trump announced he will raise tariffs on EU automobiles and trucks imported to the United States to 25% starting next week, citing the European Union's failure to comply with agreed trade terms. Trump stated that EU-produced vehicles manufactured in U.S.

AI agent Manfred has formed its own company and obtained a crypto wallet along with business credentials to hire staff and make payments, according to available reports. The agent is not scheduled to begin trading crypto until the end of

According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, Iran's rial hit a record low of 1,800,000 per U.S. dollar on April 29, 2026, reflecting intensified economic pressure from U.S. sanctions. The currency has depreciated significantly since early 2025, when it traded near 800,000 per dollar. Bessent

According to BlockBeats, on May 1, SBI Holdings announced it is in talks with Bitbank Co., Ltd., operator of the Bitbank cryptocurrency exchange, regarding capital and business cooperation. SBI plans to make Bitbank a consolidated subsidiary and acquire its shares pending completion of due

According to an investigation by independent media outlet Proekt, Russian oligarchs and state-owned banks have been profiting from a multi-billion-dollar shadow financial system using cryptocurrency to circumvent Western sanctions. The system processes around $2 billion in daily foreign trade and ha

On April 30, AequiSolva announced the production launch of its Sentinel Stack, an AI-integrated exchange architecture designed for institutional digital asset markets. The platform combines Deterministic Execution, AI-driven market surveillance for pre-trade integrity, and the Omni-Attest Engine for

According to SEC filings, 24X National Exchange filed an application on December 15, 2025, seeking a temporary waiver to operate overnight U.S. equity trading from 9 p.m. to 4 a.m. Eastern Time without active securities information processor (SIP) feeds. The SEC published the request for public

According to ION Group, ION launched XTP for Event Contracts in late 2025, extending its post-trade platform to support real-time processing of event-based derivatives for futures commission merchants. The platform enables contract creation, event resolution, and settlement continuously, including

According to Fortune Magazine, AI Financial (formerly Alt5 Sigma), a publicly listed cryptocurrency company affiliated with the Trump family, acquired crypto infrastructure provider Block Street for $43 million last week on April 30. Block Street was registered in Nevada in late October,