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BlockBeats News, April 28th, according to Onchainlens monitoring, a whale withdrew 4361 ETH from an exchange in the past thirty minutes, worth approximately $9.9 million. The whale currently holds a total of 4383 ETH, worth around $10 million.

On April 28, Mike Selig, Chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), stated in an interview at the Bitcoin 2026 conference that he first read the Bitcoin white paper around 2011 and became deeply involved in the subject. In 2013 and 2014, he had the opportunity to work at the CFTC, where they observed that Bitcoin did not appear to be a security. It is a decentralized asset, something entirely new, resembling other commodities in our market—such as gold, silver, and oil. Unlike prices controlled by individuals, its price is determined by supply and demand. Years later, the CFTC became the first agency to approve a federal regulatory framework for crypto assets, allowing Bitcoin futures contracts to be traded on exchanges under our regulation. I truly believe that the CFTC is a pioneer in the cryptocurrency space. We are fortunate that there is pending legislation in Congress, and we hope it will pass, which will expand our authority and ensure that this asset class can withstand future changes in the U.S. through clear rules and a regulatory framework.

```htmlGolden Ten Data reported on April 28 that, according to the Financial Times, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) is planning to invest tens of billions of dollars in the United States to build its natural gas business. Nameer Siddiqui, the new Chief Investment Officer of XRG, ADNOC's overseas investment division, stated that the company is evaluating 29 potential deals to create a vertically integrated global natural gas business, possibly covering every aspect from "gas extraction, owning pipelines and processing plants, shipping overseas, to having regasification facilities and pipelines to end-users in destination countries." Siddiqui noted the company is assessing various models, including controlling stake deals, drilling joint ventures and minority shareholdings, to serve the growing global demand for liquefied natural gas and meet the natural gas needs of U.S. data centers. When asked if XRG has sufficient funds amid financial challenges brought by the Iran war, Siddiqui mentioned the company "is committed to investing tens of billions of dollars in the U.S. energy value chain, and this commitment will not waver, provided expected returns are met."```