# April 30: Tether Pushes Major Merger, and Wasabi Protocol Loses $4.5M

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Podcast: [Daily Crypto News](https://stenobird.com/podcast/daily-crypto-news-6024634)
Published: 2026-04-30T13:32:44+00:00
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Bitcoin holds near $77K ahead of the Fed decision as rising Treasury yields and oil prices create caution, while Dogecoin surges 10% on technical strength. Tether proposes a major merger with Strike and Elektron, Eric Trump calls this Bitcoin’s “greatest period ever,” and Wasabi Protocol loses $4.5M in an admin key compromise. Germany expands euro stablecoins to Solana, South Korea’s Shinhan Card tests tokenization, and trading volume drops to multi-year lows — markets remain defensive with focus on Fed signals, institutional moves, and security incidents. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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