Binance Earn, One-Click Buy, Instant Exchange, Leveraged Trading, and Futures will launch MegaETH (MEGA)

On April 30, the Hyperliquid Policy Center (HPC) submitted a comment letter to the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) in response to the agency’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on prediction markets, per official sources. HPC noted current discussions center primarily on centralized prediction markets, and called for further clarity on the regulatory framework for decentralized prediction markets built on public, permissionless blockchains. In its comments, HPC urged regulators to establish a “function-driven, flexibly adaptable” rule system—one that lets decentralized market structures fit into compliance pathways, provides legal access for U.S. market participants, and helps the U.S. maintain its leading role in decentralized financial (DeFi) innovation. The organization argued prediction markets drive more efficient price discovery by aggregating dispersed information, with their informational value widely leveraged by financial terminals and media

April 30: The European Central Bank (ECB) held its three key interest rates steady on Thursday, matching market expectations. It’s the seventh straight meeting the central bank has kept rates unchanged. The deposit facility rate remains at 0.00%, the main refinancing rate at 0.25%, and the marginal lending facility rate at 0.50%. (FXStreet)

April 30 — PayPal announced a strategic business and executive team reorganization on Wednesday, aimed at accelerating its long-term growth strategy, streamlining decision-making, and driving innovation. The fintech giant will shift to a streamlined operating model with three core businesses: Payments Checkout with PayPal, Consumer Financial Services with Venmo, and Cryptocurrency Payment Services. **Key Personnel Moves:** - Frank Keller named President of Checkout Solutions & PayPal; - Alexis Sowa and Jeff Pomeroy tapped as interim leads for the other two major segments; - Antonio Lucio joins as Chief Marketing and Corporate Affairs Officer; - Anshu Bhardwaj takes on the role of Chief AI Transformation and Simplification Officer. PayPal said the restructuring aligns its organizational structure with its strategy to fuel sustainable growth and value creation. **Additional Business Integrations:** - Consolidated consumer and merchant ecosystems into a single strate

On April 30, a senior official told a Washington Examiner reporter that the White House is actively discussing with congressional lawmakers today ahead of the final deadline to seek a 30-day extension of the Iran War Authorization.

Coinbase has launched MegaETH (MEGA) spot trading as of April 30, per official sources.

April 30 – Crypto contract whale "Set 10 Big Goals First" posted on social media, revealing he closed a leveraged long Bitcoin position that was 4x his initial investment. The accompanying image shows the trade resulted in a $6.51 million loss.