After three years of rapid development, the entire AI industry has shed its early idealistic halo and entered the deep waters of commercialization.

Keone Hon, co-founder of Monad, posted on the X platform that his Monad account was frozen without any warning, which he suspects was due to a system error. Monad did not perform any unusual operations or misuse of the API. He has contacted the X platform support team through various channels and expects the account to be restored soon.

Alphabet's upcoming earnings call on Wednesday will be closely monitored as analysts have set expectations for the company to achieve $106.88 billion in revenue and $2.68 in earnings per share (EPS). According to NS3.AI, Wall Street is particularly interested in whether Google Cloud can surpass its previous year-over-year growth rate of 48% and reach 50%.

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) announced on Tuesday its withdrawal from OPEC and OPEC+ effective May 1, a significant blow to the organization and its de facto leader, Saudi Arabia, amid the historic energy shock and global economic turmoil caused by the Iran war. The UAE's unexpected withdrawal, from a long-standing OPEC member, could plunge the organization into disarray and weaken its influence—OPEC typically strives for a unified stance despite internal disagreements on a range of issues from geopolitics to production quotas. This could be a major victory for US President Trump, who has accused the organization of "blackmailing the rest of the world" by driving up oil prices. Trump has also linked US military support in the Gulf region to oil prices, claiming that while the US is protecting OPEC members, they are "taking advantage of that by setting high oil prices." The UAE is a regional business hub and one of Washington's most important allies. This move comes after the UAE criticized other Arab states for failing to take sufficient measures to protect it from repeated Iranian attacks during the war. (Jinshi)

Amber Premium, a provider of institutional-grade crypto financial services, announced its full-year 2025 financial results. According to Odaily, the company achieved a record annual revenue of $66.1 million, with client trading volumes exceeding $11 billion. The average platform assets per active client reached $1.3 million. In compliance developments, Amber Premium received principle approval in Q4 2025 and was officially granted the Dubai VARA VASP license in April 2026. The company has now completed its strategic expansion across Singapore, Dubai, and Hong Kong.

Polymarket announced on its X platform that the upgraded CLOB v2 exchange is now live. A $1 million liquidity reward program is currently underway, with $500,000 distributed in the first two hours and the remaining $500,000 distributed for the rest of the day. Users who log in will see prompts to convert their balance to pUSD and approve new contracts.

A liquefied natural gas tanker has transited the Strait of Hormuz for the first time since the start of the conflict between the US, Israel, and Iran, according to Iranian sources reported by CCTV News on April 28.The development marks a potentially significant shift in the energy standoff that has gripped one of the world's most critical shipping lanes since the conflict began. The Strait of Hormuz handles a substantial share of global LNG and crude oil flows, and its effective closure to commercial shipping has been a primary driver of the sharp rise in energy prices -- with WTI crude surging through $103 and Brent topping $105 on the same day.

Institutional-grade crypto financial services provider Amber Premium (NASDAQ: AMBR) today released its full-year 2025 results. The report shows that the company's total annual revenue reached a record high of $66.1 million; total client trading volume exceeded $11 billion, and the average platform assets per active client reached $1.3 million. Regarding compliance, following in-principle approval in Q4 2025, the company was officially granted a Dubai VARA VASP license in April 2026, completing its strategic layout across Singapore, Dubai, and Hong Kong in the "pan-Asian" region.

Galaxy Digital has released its financial results for the first quarter of 2026, revealing a net loss of $216 million due to declining digital asset market prices. According to Foresight News, the company reported a diluted and adjusted loss per share of $0.49, with an adjusted gross loss of $88 million and an adjusted EBITDA loss of $188 million. As of March 31, Galaxy Digital's total equity amounted to $2.8 billion, with cash and stablecoin holdings totaling $2.6 billion.

Polymarket has announced the launch of its upgraded CLOB v2 trading platform. According to Foresight News, the platform's API is now accepting orders, and the public website will soon be accessible. A liquidity incentive of $1 million has been initiated, with $500,000 allocated in the first two hours and the remaining $500,000 distributed throughout the rest of the day.

U.S. semiconductor ETFs experienced a decline in pre-market trading as AI stocks saw significant decreases. According to Odaily, the iShares Semiconductor ETF fell by 4.2%, while the Vaneck Semiconductor ETF dropped by 3.8%.

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A new phishing campaign targeting users of Robinhood is blurring the line between real and fake to a dangerous degree—leveraging a little-known quirk in Gmail to deliver attack emails that appear completely authentic, down to passing all standard security checks.

In this speech, Hayes explained why he is bullish on Bitcoin, why Kevin Walsh is not the hawk that people fear, and how a banking regulation that quietly came into effect on April 1 could unleash trillions of dollars in new credit.

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