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The DeFi United coordinated rescue operation led by Aave service providers after the rsETH incident on April 18 has raised a total of $161.53 million (approximately 69,618 ETH). The plan aims to help restore the collateral backing of rsETH that was damaged due to the Kelp DAO bridging attack and improve liquidity in multi-network markets.The main participants/committers currently include: Aave founder Stani Kulechov personally committing 5,000 ETH; EtherFi proposing to contribute 5,000 ETH; Lido Finance proposing to contribute up to 2,500 stETH; Golem Foundation contributing 1,000 ETH. In addition, several protocols such as Mantle, Ethena, Ink Foundation, LayerZero, Tydro, and BGD Labs have publicly participated or expressed support.

Polymarket stated on platform X, "Last month, we released enhanced market integrity rules to combat insider trading. When we discover users trading on government confidential information, we refer the matter to the Department of Justice and cooperate with their investigation. Polymarket does not tolerate insider trading, and today's arrests prove that this system is effective."The arrest mentioned by Polymarket refers to the U.S. federal authorities arresting a special forces soldier this Thursday who was involved in the arrest of Venezuelan President Maduro. This soldier is suspected of profiting over $400,000 by betting on Maduro's ouster. Sources say federal investigators believe this commando placed over $33,000 in bets on the prediction market Polymarket just hours before President Trump announced the capture of Maduro in January.

According to the official announcement from JPG Store, the NFT trading platform JPG Store and Comet, which has served the Cardano ecosystem for over four years, will officially close on May 23, 2026, due to operational difficulties.After the platform closes, NFTs stored in self-custody wallets and JPG Store contracts will still belong to the users and can be accessed through other aggregation platforms or the Cardano CLI. The smart contracts will remain open source, and the platform will provide a GitHub link for community developers to continue building related tools.

According to the Belarusian National News Agency BELTA, Alexander Yegorov, the First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of Belarus, revealed at the "Digital Banking - 2026" conference that Belarus has signed Decree No. 19, officially establishing a regulatory framework for crypto banking.According to the relevant regulations, crypto banks will support 26 types of cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), TON (Toncoin), Solana (SOL), and various stablecoins; at the same time, they will open 11 types of operations, including crypto deposits, crypto loans, crypto staking, crypto collateral, crypto transfers, issuing their own tokens, and crypto storage and exchange, among others. Yegorov stated that the list of currencies and operations mentioned above is not yet closed and will continue to be updated and improved as investor demand and new ideas emerge.

Alexander Egorov, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Belarus, stated that the country is advancing the construction of a "crypto bank" framework, planning to support about 26 types of crypto assets and 11 core business categories.According to relevant decrees, crypto banks can use mainstream cryptocurrencies and stablecoins, including Bitcoin, Ethereum, Toncoin, and Solana. In terms of business scope, it covers a total of 11 operations, including crypto deposits, crypto loans, staking, staking mining, asset transfers, self-issuing tokens, trading exchanges, and custody.

Aave has released the latest developments regarding the rsETH security incident on platform X, disclosing that operations related to rsETH reserves have been suspended on the Ethereum mainnet and networks such as Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea, in order to prevent excess aETH rsETH from being withdrawn, thereby pushing the position closer to the 95% liquidation threshold.This measure aims to preserve as much capital as possible during the asset recovery plan process and reduce systemic risk. Aave stated that further developments and disposal plans will continue to be disclosed to the community.

Tether announced that it has supported the U.S. government's freeze of over $344 million USDT, involving two wallet addresses. This freezing action was carried out in collaboration with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and U.S. law enforcement agencies, aimed at preventing further movement of funds.The freeze was based on information provided by multiple U.S. law enforcement agencies, linking these addresses to illegal activities. Tether stated that when wallet addresses are associated with sanctions evasion, criminal networks, or other illegal activities, the company will take freezing measures. This has now become Tether's routine response to legitimate requests from U.S. and global law enforcement agencies.Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated, "USDT is by no means a safe haven for illegal activities. We take immediate action when there are credible links to sanctioned entities or criminal networks. Recent events have shown what can happen when platforms fail to act swiftly, law enforcement fails, users are exposed, and trust is lost. Our approach is different; we combine blockchain transparency, real-time monitoring, and direct coordination with law enforcement agencies to prevent the flow of funds. This is a responsibility we take very seriously as one of the largest issuers in the market."This action is part of Tether's cooperation with U.S. law enforcement agencies. The U.S. Department of Justice had previously confirmed Tether's support in law enforcement actions, successfully seizing nearly $61 million and approximately $225 million in "pork scam" funds.

SuiLend posted on platform X stating that all functions of the platform are currently operating normally, including deposits, loans, withdrawals, and repayments, and user funds are secure.At the same time, the team is closely monitoring the progress of the previous Volo Protocol security incident and will continue to release subsequent updates.

ether.fi posted on platform X that weETH based on the LayerZero cross-chain bridge has now been restored on all chains, and liquidity minting and redemption functions have been enabled.In terms of security, the ether team has increased the number of DVNs (Decentralized Verification Networks) from 2 to 4 and implemented stricter rate limiting mechanisms to further enhance system security. Additionally, related services will gradually resume under the guidance of security partners, and more updates will be released in the future.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve Governor Waller stated that he does not believe the traditional gradual development approach operated by the Federal Reserve's regional banks can meet the demands of the current situation.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin (@EmberCN), due to Aave suspending WETH withdrawals, the deposit certificate aEthWETH has experienced a discount.Whale address 0x8ad withdrew 13,000 ETH (approximately 30 million USD) from the exchange, purchased 13,143 aEthWETH through Swap, and then repaid its ETH loan on Aave at a 1:1 ratio, netting a profit of 143 ETH (approximately 330,000 USD).

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi (@ai_9684xtpa), Trend Research has operated again after a month. 50 minutes ago, 5.41 million UNI and 228,000 COMP were transferred to the new address 0xfa9...FEB58, with a total value of 23.32 million USD, and the ownership of the address has not yet been determined.

In response to the recent Kelp DAO cross-chain bridge attack, Ondo Finance stated on the X platform that Ondo Bridge is currently operating safely, with no financial losses or abnormal events.Ondo Bridge is also built on LayerZero and employs a customized security architecture consisting of four independent decentralized verification networks (DVN), namely FCAT, LayerZero Labs, Canary, and Ondo's self-developed verifier. Even if a single DVN encounters issues, the security of the transfers can still be guaranteed.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, manipulators withdrew 1,369,000 $SIREN from the Binance Alpha wallet in the past 6 hours, worth 2.45 million dollars, with the current chip concentration exceeding 93%.

Claw Wallet, a Web3 wallet infrastructure designed for AI Agents, announced a strategic partnership with TagAI and TagClaw. By deeply integrating Claw Wallet's secure AI-native infrastructure with TagAI's AI and socially predictive community layer, as well as TagClaw's on-chain social collaborative network, the three parties are jointly defining a new standard for the AI Agent ecosystem.The focus of this collaboration is to introduce TagClaw's Skill into Claw Wallet, empowering AI Agents with stronger intelligent coordination capabilities, making on-chain AI interactions more seamless, secure, and socially oriented. Currently, the three parties are fully committed to building a decentralized AI Agent infrastructure based on the BNB Chain, promoting the leap from independent tools to a collaborative social network for AI Agents.

According to official news, the NFT public chain Mint Blockchain announced that the blockchain network officially ceased operations on April 17, 2026. To ensure the safety of user assets, the project team reminds all users to transfer their on-chain assets to the Ethereum mainnet as soon as possible, including assets such as ETH, WBTC, USDC, and USDT.The announcement states that users need to complete the asset migration through the extraction channel provided by the official team, with a deadline of October 20, 2026. Before this deadline, users can still perform asset extraction operations normally to ensure the safe transfer of funds to external networks. If users do not complete the extraction before the deadline, the related assets will no longer be processed or recoverable.

The cryptocurrency fintech company Superstate has launched a new fund operating system, FundOS. FundOS opens the underlying infrastructure used by Superstate's own funds to asset management companies, helping traditional private equity funds, public funds, and ETFs achieve on-chain deployment.Managers do not need to change the existing fund operation methods and can independently choose the supported chains, DeFi protocols, and whether to enable stablecoin subscriptions/redemptions. Currently, FundOS has provided technical support for USTB and USCC, with a total managed scale exceeding 1 billion dollars, and has been adopted by Invesco US.

The Ethereum NFT marketplace Foundation has officially announced its permanent closure. Founder Kayvon Tehranian posted on X stating that the original plan was to sell the platform to a buyer interested in continuing operations, but the deal ultimately fell through, and the company deemed it not worth searching for other buyers. The platform's infrastructure has been shut down, with no plans for relaunch.In January of this year, Tehranian transferred ownership of Foundation to the digital art display company BlackDove, at the time calling this move a step for the platform's long-term development. However, BlackDove only conducted a full due diligence after completing the operational handover and ultimately determined that building a proprietary marketplace was more feasible, leading to the termination of the collaboration.Since its launch, Foundation has facilitated approximately $230 million in primary sales and has hosted iconic auctions featuring artists such as Jen Stark, James Jean, and Edward Snowden. This closure has once again raised questions about the permanence of NFTs hosted on centralized infrastructure.

The Layer 1 blockchain Tempo, developed jointly by Stripe and Paradigm, has launched a privacy feature called Zones. This is a solution for running permissioned parallel blockchains, specifically designed for enterprise-level use cases that require higher confidentiality, such as payroll, fund management, and payment settlement.It is reported that Zones, as a parallel blockchain connected to the Tempo mainnet, provides a private execution environment where internal transactions remain confidential, but assets and funds are fully interoperable with Tempo L1, other Zones, deposit channels, and liquidity pools. Each Zone is managed by trusted entities such as financial institutions or infrastructure providers, allowing operators to view all activities within their environment and implement access controls, but they do not control the underlying assets.