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Regulation & Politics
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick Affirms Pro-Bitcoin Stance, Senator Lummis Signals Potential US Purchase of 1 Million Bitcoins
US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has expressed strong support for Bitcoin, comparing it to gold and emphasizing that the previous administration's negative stance on the cryptocurrency is now a thing of the past

Markets
Michael Saylor of MicroStrategy Predicts Bitcoin Surge as Banks Endorse It and Risks Are Eliminated
Michael Saylor, co-founder and executive chairman of MicroStrategy, described bitcoin as a "historic entry point" and predicted a strong upward movement as Wall Street and the U

TradFi & Fintech
OKX Launches Self-Custody OKX Pay with Zero Fees, Partners with Mastercard
OKX has launched OKX Pay, a new self-custody crypto payment application designed to bridge the gap between cryptocurrency and everyday payments

CeFi
Coinbase to Launch Bitcoin Yield Fund on May 1 Offering 4-8% Yield to Non-U.S. Investors
Coinbase, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, is set to launch the Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund on May 1

TradFi & Fintech
Latin America's Largest Bank Itaú Funds MicroStrategy-Inspired Oranje With $210M for Bitcoin Reserve
Itaú, Latin America's largest bank, has announced a significant investment in Bitcoin, funding a new company named Oranje with an initial purchase of $210 million in the cryptocurrency

NFTs & Web3
OKX Launches OKX Pay With 5% Rewards, Mastercard Integration, and Self-Custody for U.S. Crypto Payments
OKX, a cryptocurrency exchange, has launched OKX Pay, a new payment solution for American users that aims to facilitate Web3 adoption by enabling practical self-custody, seamless global payments, and automatic daily rewards with zero fees

Markets
Standard Chartered's Geoffrey Kendrick Predicts Bitcoin to Hit $120,000 in Q2, $200,000 by Year-End
Standard Chartered Bank, with assets of $1

DeFi
Kamino Finance Integrates Chainlink Data Streams with $2B TVL for Low-Latency Solana DeFi Market Data
Kamino Finance, the largest decentralized finance (DeFi) lending protocol on the Solana blockchain with over $2 billion in total value locked (TVL), has integrated Chainlink Data Streams to enhance its market data capabilities

CeFi
Coinbase to Launch Bitcoin Yield Fund on May 1, Targeting 4%-8% Yield for Non-U.S. Investors
Coinbase Asset Management is set to launch the Coinbase Bitcoin Yield Fund on May 1, targeting an expected annual net yield of 4%-8% for non-U






