BREAKING: $435 million has been liquidated from the cryptocurrency market in the past 12 hours.

**May 4 — On-chain data shows the native token of Agent Work Protocol (AWP) has surged over 300% in the past 24 hours.** AWP is an AI agent work protocol, with its token launched via a 100% fair distribution—no venture capital backing, no team reserves, no presale—all tokens distributed exclusively through protocol emissions. The protocol currently boasts over 300,000 integrated AI agents. **Meanwhile, Ardinals—the first epigraphy subnetwork in the AWP ecosystem—is now in its minting phase.** Billed as the "first on-chain dictionary minted by AI," Ardinals features 21,000 multilingual words turned into unique, non-fungible tokens (NFTs) by AI agents via puzzle-solving competitions. Each word is one-of-a-kind and non-interchangeable.

**May 4 – Bitget’s CFD segment has recorded daily trading volume exceeding $8 billion, per an official announcement.** Driven by global macroeconomic conditions and asset allocation demand, activity in gold-related products has surged, accounting for roughly 95% of the volume increase and emerging as the core driver of cross-asset trading. Regional breakdown shows synchronized global growth: Chinese-speaking markets contribute 42% of incremental volume, European markets 27%, and Southeast Asian markets 16% — together making up 85% of total incremental share. Leveraging its UEX panoramic model, Bitget CFD enables users to trade commodities, precious metals, forex, and indices with USDT, allowing efficient capture of macro trend opportunities via a single account.

On May 4th, Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced in his personal channel that TON fees have dropped 6x, nearly hitting zero. Going forward, Telegram will take over from the TON Foundation as TON’s primary driving force and become its largest validator. TON will shift its focus to technological excellence, including a new ton.org website, updated development tools, and performance upgrades. The rollout is expected to take roughly 2-3 weeks, marking the third step in the "Make TON Great Again" seven-step roadmap.

OFFICIAL: BILL Perpetual Contracts to Launch May 4, 2026 According to official sources, BILL’s perpetual contract trading will go live on May 4, 2026. The BILL-PERP market will officially launch at that time, pending meeting liquidity requirements and regulatory approval. Retail traders and institutional investors will be eligible to participate in the trading in specific jurisdictions.

As of May 4th, CRCL is currently trading at $115.66—up 15.91% over the past 24 hours, per Bitget data. This rewrite aligns with American news style by: 1. Using **"As of"** to clarify the timestamp (more precise than standalone "May 4th"). 2. Replacing the wordy "with a 24-hour price increase of" with the concise, common phrase **"up 15.91% over the past 24 hours"**. 3. Placing the data source ("per Bitget data") at the end (typical for quick updates to keep core info front and center). 4. Using an em dash to connect the price and percentage (cleaner than a comma for related stats).

May 4 — Per HTX market data, Bitcoin has rebounded and breached $80,000, currently trading at $80,114.