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Over the next two to three years, the number of Chinese listings on the Singapore Exchange (SGX) could potentially rise fivefold from just a handful over the past year, according to Carol Fong, chief executive of CGS International. Ms. Fong told The Straits Times that while earlier estimates

According to an official announcement from xAI released on April 23, xAI has launched the Grok Voice Think Fast 1.0 voice AI agent, and it has already been deployed to the Starlink customer service hotline +1 (888) GO STARLINK. According to the test data disclosed in the announcement, 70% of calls are automatically closed by AI, with no human intervention required.

The Australian dollar reached its strongest level against the Singapore dollar in a year as of April 24, 2026, trading at approximately 0.9112 Australian dollars per Singapore dollar, just below a one-year high of 0.9152 reached on April 17, according to Bloomberg data. The currency strength is

According to data monitored by Hyperinsight on April 27, 2026, after crypto trader Huang Licheng (Maji Big Brother) broke above $79,000 in Bitcoin (BTC) this morning, his series of long positions combined are showing an unrealized gain of more than $2.7 million, with his total open position size rising to $86.18 million. His cumulative profits over the past week have reached $4.26 million. As of the time this report was published, the two leveraged positions and their liquidation lines are maintaining a certain safe distance.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will hold what will be his final formal press conference of his tenure this week. This article reviews the patterns of cryptocurrency market volatility before and after each major policy shift during Powell’s term (rate cuts, rate hikes, and balance sheet runoff), and analyzes the potential impact that changes in transparency may have on the liquidity of crypto assets.

According to Market Forces Africa, reported on April 27, incidents of kidnapping and violent attacks targeting cryptocurrency investors in France have increased sharply. On the X platform, Telegram founder Pavel Durov said that since the beginning of 2026, he has recorded 41 cases of cryptocurrency investor kidnappings, averaging one incident every 2.5 days, and that they are linked to a leak of French tax records.

According to a proposal published by Aave Labs on April 25 on the Arbitrum governance forum, Aave Labs asks the Arbitrum decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) to unfreeze 30,765 ETH associated with the Kelp DAO attack and to transfer the above funds to the “DeFi United” Recovery Fund, to restore support for rsETH and compensate holders.

The focus of the market has expanded to utility, scalability and sustainability. Ethereum and Polygon have robust developer activity and improvements. Solana, XRP, and Dogecoin showcase different applications focusing on speed, payments and grassroots popularity. As major blockchain

Bloomberg Intelligence senior commodities strategist Mike McGlone said in a post on X on April 26 that the Bloomberg Galaxy Crypto Index (BGCI) may fall by about 50% again before a clear buying opportunity appears. In his analysis, McGlone noted that on April 23, the BGCI was hovering above the 2,000 mark—an initial level reached in early 2021—while potential downside support is around 1,000 points.

According to a report by Hubei Daily on April 27, Guo Tingyu, a police officer from the Cyber Security Brigade of the Qingshan Branch of the Wuhan Municipal Public Security Bureau, was recently awarded the Individual Second-Class Merit. Guo Tingyu graduated from Huazhong University of Science and Technology with a degree in computer science. In 2023, he passed the civil service exam to join the police force. In early 2024, he took charge of the first virtual currency theft case in all of Hubei Province. After nearly 70 days of investigation and case-solving, the amount of involved funds exceeded 100 million yuan, and all five suspects were fully dealt with in accordance with the law.

The Chair of the Federal Reserve (Fed), Jerome Powell, will host his final press conference for the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) on April 29 (Wednesday) to conclude his eight-year tenure as chair. After President Trump’s nominee, Kevin Warsh, takes over, he will face a policy environment of a 6.7 trillion dollar Fed balance sheet and a rebound in inflation.

According to an official announcement posted on X on April 27 by Polymarket developers, Polymarket will roll out a full platform infrastructure upgrade at 11:00 UTC on April 28, with trading paused for about 1 hour. This upgrade includes new generation trading contracts, a rebuilt order book, and the introduction of a new collateral token, pUSD. The platform’s existing collateral assets will be migrated from USDC.e to pUSD.

According to Techiexpert, on April 27 Telegram launched a no-code AI bot builder tool. Users can create and deploy AI bots through point-and-click operations without any programming skills. The new tool supports a variety of AI models such as GPT and Llama, and is integrated into Telegram Business.

Elon Musk filed a lawsuit over OpenAI’s alleged betrayal of its nonprofit founding commitments, and on April 27 launched jury selection in a California court. The presiding judge is Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. According to court documents, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella is listed as a witness who will testify during the trial, with a final ruling to be issued before mid-May.

According to the official announcement posted by Babylon Foundation on X on April 27, the foundation announced depositing $3 million USDT into Aave, including $2 million allocated to Aave V3 and $31M allocated to Aave V4, with the aim of expressing support for Aave and the DeFi ecosystem.

Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz said in a podcast episode he posted on YouTube on April 25 that the U.S. “CLARITY Act” will be submitted to a Senate committee for review during the first week of May, and it is expected that Trump will complete the signing in June. Alex Thorn, head of research at the firm, estimates the probability that the bill will pass in 2026 at 50%.