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On April 30, Ben Zhou announced via social media that Bybit has been removed from the investor alert list maintained by Malaysia’s Securities Commission (SC). Prior to the removal, Bybit engaged in constructive dialogue with local regulators and aligned its operations with Malaysian regulatory requirements. The exchange also recently led a funding round for Hata, a Malaysian crypto platform holding dual regulatory licenses. Zhou noted Malaysia remains a key market for advancing crypto adoption in Southeast Asia. Going forward, Bybit will continue collaborating with local partners, regulators, and the community to support the healthy, orderly growth of the crypto industry.

On April 30, Morgan Stanley said the Federal Reserve is now expected to hold interest rates steady through 2026—revising its prior forecast for rate cuts in September and December. The bank now projects the Fed will deliver 25-basis-point rate cuts in January and March 2027.

April 30th data from Farside monitoring shows U.S. Bitcoin spot ETFs posted **net outflows of $137 million** on the prior day, with major fund breakdowns below: - BlackRock IBIT: -$54.7M - Fidelity FBTC: -$36.1M - ARK ARKB: -$30M - Franklin Templeton EZBC: -$6.5M - Morgan Stanley MSBT: +$10.8M (only inflow in the group) - Grayscale GBTC: -$21.5M Separately, U.S. Ethereum spot ETFs recorded **net outflows of $87.89 million** on the same prior day, with key fund figures: - BlackRock ETHA: -$37.1M - BlackRock ETHB: -$2.3M - Fidelity FETH: -$48.4M This structure aligns with U.S. financial news conventions—concise, data-focused, and clear on time context (linking April 30th’s report to the prior day’s flows).

On April 30, Bitget announced the launch of U-based AIGENSYN and PROS perpetual contracts in an official statement, each with a maximum leverage of 20x. Contract trading bots will also be activated simultaneously.

**April 30** WTI and Brent crude prices jumped over 10% on the day, per Hyperinsight monitoring (source: https://t.me/HyperInsight). The "Hyperliquid Early Contributor Loracle" address (0x8def9f50456c6c4e37fa5d3d57f108ed23992dae) closed a segment of its WTIOIL (WTI Crude Oil) short position while adding ~35,000 additional WTIOIL short contracts—valued at ~$3.85 million. Post-addition, the address’s total WTI short position now totals $15 million (average entry price: $104.15) with an unrealized loss of ~$647,500. Today, the address also opened a $2.5 million BRENTOIL short position. Combined, the two positions are worth $17.5 million. As of press time, the address remains actively increasing its holdings.

**April 30 FOMC Update: Fed Holds Rates Steady, Unprecedented Dissent Drives Market Re-pricing** The Federal Reserve’s third consecutive decision to keep interest rates unchanged was hardly a surprise on its own. What truly triggered market revaluation, however, was an unusual 8-4 split at the meeting: one member called for an immediate rate cut, while three others pushed back against further dovish shifts—marking the most dissenting votes since 1992. This signals the Fed’s core challenge has shifted: it’s no longer “when to cut rates,” but growing internal divisions over the nature of inflation. For years, the Fed framed energy and supply chain shocks as short-term events, leading markets to assume inflation would eventually fall back to 2% with enough time. But as the Middle East conflict drags on, oil prices stay elevated, and core inflation faces renewed upward pressure, more officials are questioning: if supply shocks keep recurring, is “transitory inflation” no longer th