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🔸 Iran and Oman will charge fees for ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz as part of the two-week ceasefire deal, per AP.
🔹 Stablecoin supply on Ethereum has hit an ATH of $180B, up 150% in 3 years, per Token Terminal.
🔸 US Treasury's FinCEN proposes a major overhaul of bank anti-money laundering programs, aiming to refocus compliance on stopping illicit finance.
🔹 President Trump announces a two-week ceasefire in Iran, suspending US attacks on the condition that Iran fully reopens the Strait of Hormuz.
🔸 Anthropic has launched Project Glasswing with major tech partners to secure critical software using advanced AI capable of discovering high-severity vulnerabilities.
🔹 Coinbase plans to expand into equities trading and payments in Australia after securing an AFSL license, per Bloomberg.
🔸 FDIC Chair Travis Hill says the agency is moving to implement the GENIUS Act, proposing new rules for stablecoin issuers and reaffirming that tokenized deposits will be treated as traditional bank deposits.
🔹 Intel joins Terafab with SpaceX, xAI, and Tesla for integrated chip design, fabrication, and packaging.
🔸 CME Group announced plans to launch Avalanche and Sui futures on May 4 pending regulatory approval.
🔹 Global payment platform Paysafe launches Pay with Crypto using MoonPay tech, across US iGaming and fantasy sports.

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