Pump Fun Burns $370M in Pump Tokens, Polymarket Pushing to Enter US, Guest: Cold Blooded Shiller

Pump Fun Burns $370M in Pump Tokens, Polymarket Pushing to Enter US, Guest: Cold Blooded Shiller

From FOMO HOUR: A Daily Crypto & Web3 News Show by Decrypt Media

April 29, 2026 · 1h 6m · Season 5 · Episode 259

About this episode

The episode discusses recent movements in the crypto market, legal actions by the CFTC, and advancements in Bitcoin mining technology.

Crypto majors rebounded 1-2% ahead of FOMC today; BTC +1.5% at $77.6k; ETH +2% at $2,330; SOL +2% at $86; HYPE +2% at $40.50. H (+16%), DOGE (+11%), and PUMP (+8%) led top movers. Oil +4% at $103; Gold -1% at $4,570. Stock futures are slightly green ahead of FOMC and despite surging oil. The CFTC sued Wisconsin Tuesday, making it the fifth state the agency has taken to federal court in less than a month over prediction market jurisdiction. Tether announced Tuesday it is building a new class of modular, high-density Bitcoin mining systems in partnership with Canaan and ACME Swisstech. Localhost Research announced a new Post Quantum Cryptography Group Tuesday, partnering with Stanford cryptographers Benedikt Bünz and Dan Boneh to fund dedicated research into Bitcoin-specific post-quantum signature schemes. Canada announced plans to ban crypto ATMs to protect its citizens from fraud.

People in this episode

Guest: Cold Blooded Shiller

Topics covered

  • crypto market
  • Bitcoin mining
  • prediction markets
  • post-quantum cryptography
  • crypto regulations

Keywords

  • crypto
  • Bitcoin
  • FOMC
  • CFTC
  • Tether
  • mining
  • Canada
  • regulations
  • post-quantum cryptography

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CFTC, Tether, Canaan, ACME Swisstech, Localhost Research, Stanford

Places: Canada, Wisconsin

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