The global crypto market cap dropped to $2.63 trillion on April 30, down 0.4% in 24 hours, with trading volume at $107.3 billion. Bitcoin dominance held at 58%, Ethereum at 10.4%. The Fear & Greed Index inched up to 29 from 26, still in fear territory.
BTC and ETH Edge Lower; DOGE Rallies 8%
Bitcoin traded at $76,177, down 0.37%, with $41.4B in volume and a $1.52T market cap. Ethereum slipped 0.95% to $2,267.9 on $22B volume. Dogecoin led gainers, jumping 8.23% to $0.1081 on $4.79B turnover. Solana lost 0.37% to $83.68, and XRP fell 0.27% to $1.37.
Top 24-hour gainers: DOGE (+8.23%), Terra Classic (+6.20%), Siren (+4.75%). Biggest losers: World Liberty Financial (-13.17%), Chiliz (-9.29%), edgeX (-6.16%).
Fed Holds at 3.75%; Powell Term Ends May 2026
The Federal Reserve kept its rate at 3.75% as expected, with four dissenting votes. Chair Jerome Powell confirmed his term ends in May 2026, though he will remain on the board. The decision did little to shift cautious market sentiment.
Meta Re-enters Blockchain with Solana-Based USDC Payouts
Meta partnered with Stripe to roll out USDC payouts for creators in Colombia and the Philippines, using Solana and Polygon. It marks Meta's first blockchain move since shuttering Diem.
Coinbase, Binance Listings: WRON and AIGENSYNUSDT
Coinbase will enable WRON-USD spot trading from May 1, 2026, subject to liquidity conditions. Binance launched AIGENSYNUSDT perpetual contracts with up to 20x leverage. Gensyn aims to build a decentralized machine intelligence network.
Ripple's RLUSD Goes Live on OKX with 280 Pairs
Ripple's stablecoin RLUSD debuted on OKX with 280 trading pairs. Additionally, Bullish integrated RLUSD as collateral, enabling institutional access to BTC options markets.
Funding & M&A: Legend Raises $3.5M, MoonPay Acquires Sodot for $100M
Derivatives platform Legend raised $3.5M led by Electric Capital, bringing total funding above $5M. Its volume hit $80M in three weeks, ranking among Hyperliquid's top 20. Fence closed a $20M round led by Galaxy Digital to automate structured credit in the $6T asset-backed financing market. MoonPay acquired Israeli cybersecurity firm Sodot for $100M and launched MoonPay Institutional for traditional finance integration.
Stablecoin market cap dipped 0.3% to $315B with $93B volume. DeFi market cap fell 1.3% to $53.9B, representing 2.1% of the global crypto market.