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CleanSpark released its Q1 fiscal year 2026 earnings report: the revenue for the quarter was $136.4 million, a year-over-year decrease of 24.9%; the net loss was $378.3 million, compared to a net loss of $138.8 million in the same period last year; adjusted EBITDA was negative $241.2 million.At the same time, the company stated that contracted power capacity doubled year-over-year, including 585 MW of capacity approved by ERCOT; Bitcoin holdings increased by 14% year-over-year, and average monthly hash rate increased by 18% year-over-year. As of March 31, 2026, CleanSpark held $260.3 million in cash, $925.2 million in Bitcoin assets, and total assets of $2.9 billion.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun withdrew 7,461 ETH from Binance 5 hours ago, worth 17.27 million USD, and has since deposited it into Spark.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, the whale nemorino.eth has started a new round of trading.12 hours ago, during the market decline, he bought 2,091.43 ETH on-chain at an average price of $2,386.78, worth $5 million. Currently, the ETH has been deposited in Spark to earn interest.

Bitcoin mining company CleanSpark released its unaudited operational data for April, reporting a mining output of 640 bitcoins for the month, but a total of 748 bitcoins were sold, bringing the total bitcoin holdings down to 13,453 by the end of April.CleanSpark stated that its bitcoin mining business will continue to serve as a source of funding, supporting the expansion for future AI data centers and hyperscale computing customers, but it will advance the transition path towards an AI infrastructure platform.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, a suspected address of Sun Yuchen has withdrawn 3.2 million USDT from Spark again, totaling 96.62 million US dollars in stablecoins withdrawn.The financial address 0x939...6A1D1 currently has 1.15 billion dollars in funds on Spark, of which 1.02 billion is USDS and 131 million is USDC. After previously suspected to have sold 5.51 million dollars worth of USDS farming rewards, new rewards have accumulated to nearly 600,000 dollars.

The Spark protocol released its financial report for the first quarter of 2026 on April 27.The report shows that the gross protocol return for the quarter was $31.5 million (a 31% decrease quarter-over-quarter), the net protocol return was $6.91 million (a 30% decrease quarter-over-quarter), and the net protocol surplus was $3.46 million (a 47% decrease quarter-over-quarter). The protocol treasury reached a size of $46.1 million at the end of the quarter (a 5.7% increase quarter-over-quarter). Additionally, Spark launched a SPK token buyback program, investing $986,000 to repurchase tokens from the open market.The revenue structure for this quarter has shifted, with distribution rewards becoming the largest net return contributor to the protocol ($3.31 million), surpassing the net income from Spark Liquidity Layer (SLL) for the first time. The average deployed capital for SLL was $1.93 billion, with an average annualized yield of 5.8%. SparkLend continues to support institutional-level lending operations, with its USDT savings treasury continuing to grow. The Spark institutional lending product deployed $150 million at the end of the quarter, with governance approving its $1 billion cap.The report noted that the current unfavorable conditions in the DeFi lending market have led to a narrowing of the SLL interest margin, but the protocol's distribution business has seen significant growth. USDS, as a scalable savings-based return mechanism in a poor market environment, is continuously expanding its distribution channels to multi-chain and various stablecoins.

According to CoinDesk, Paul Sztorc, a developer who has long focused on Bitcoin scaling solutions, proposed a Bitcoin hard fork named eCash to be initiated in August 2026 at block height 964,000, distributing eCash to users holding BTC at a 1:1 ratio at the time of the fork, and introducing a Drivechains sidechain architecture in the new chain.The controversy mainly revolves around the plan to pre-allocate a portion of eCash corresponding to Satoshi Nakamoto's address on the new chain to early investors, a move that has drawn criticism from the community, with some individuals claiming it involves "stealing" tokens. Paul Sztorc stated that this move aims to provide incentives for development and collaboration before the project's launch.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, Sun Yuchen has deposited a total of $1.3 billion in assets to Spark, with USDS Farming rewards reaching as high as $5.38 million.Sun Yuchen's address 0x939...6a1d1 withdrew 300 million USDS from Sky in the past 3 hours and then deposited it into Spark. The current deposits on the platform are as follows:USDS: $436 million, accounting for 18.72% of the deposit pool;USDC: $135 million, accounting for 28.17% of the deposit pool;USDT: $93.39 million, accounting for 9.89% of the deposit pool.

Spark posted on platform X that the total staked amount of the native token SPK has exceeded 500 million, with current data showing it has reached 509,969,466. At the same time, users can participate in the Spark Points Program for the fourth quarter by staking SPK and receive point rewards.Previously, due to the rsETH security incident, Aave experienced continuous outflows of funds, while Spark attracted some of the large whales/institutions that withdrew funds from Aave.

According to the official announcement, Upbit will launch the SPK (Spark) KRW trading pair.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, the whale 0xD91D created a new address and deposited 9,500 wstETH into Spark. Subsequently, it borrowed 9,500 ETH, worth approximately 22.68 million USD, and transferred it to Binance for sale, while withdrawing USDE from Binance to repay its loan on Aave.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, funds on Aave continue to flow out, with $15.1 billion having exited in just three and a half days: the total deposit amount has decreased from $48.5 billion before the Kelp security incident to $30.7 billion now, losing nearly one-third of the funds.The situation of two other mainstream lending platforms: 1. Morpho: the total deposit amount has decreased from $11.7 billion before the rsETH incident to $10.2 billion now, with $1.5 billion in funds flowing out. 2. Spark: the TVL of SparkLend business has increased from $1.9 billion before the rsETH incident to $3.2 billion now, with $1.3 billion in funds flowing in. Spark has absorbed some of the funds withdrawn from Aave by large whales/institutions (such as Sun Yuchen and the whale that invested $500 million in February at the bottom).

The Spark strategy chief monetsupply.eth tweeted criticism of Aave's decision to unfreeze the core Ethereum WETH market, arguing that this decision is poorly considered under current conditions. After the unfreezing, it will allow LST/LRT holders to establish extremely high-yield looping positions, resulting in continuous liquidity shortages for aEthWETH, making it difficult for ordinary users to withdraw normally.Taking weETH looping as an example: weETH is currently trading at a 0.5% discount, and if it returns to par within a month, the implied yield is about 6%. Combined with the basic staking yield, the total yield can reach 8%. Meanwhile, the maximum borrowing rate for core ETH on Aave is 5.15%, allowing loopers to earn an additional 2.85% yield; weETH can be leveraged up to 14 times, resulting in a maximum annualized yield of about 45%.He believes that this essentially provides LST/LRT loopers with a "free lunch," while further deteriorating the user experience for aWETH holders and stablecoin borrowers.

MonetSupply, the strategy director at Spark, posted on platform X that Aave has decided to lift the freeze on the Ethereum Core WETH market. Under the current interest rate model, LST/LRT holders can execute high-leverage circular strategies using assets like weETH, taking advantage of the approximately 0.5% discount on the weETH market price and the Aave ETH borrowing rate cap of 5.15%, to achieve an annualized return potential of about 45%.Currently, the utilization rate of the aEthWETH market has reached 100%, making it more difficult for regular depositors and stablecoin borrowing users to exit or refinance from aWETH. MonetSupply pointed out that this decision provides arbitrage opportunities without addressing the liquidity tension of aEthWETH, weakening the liquidity and experience for regular users.

According to monitoring by Lookonchain, funds continue to flow out of Aave, with some flowing into Spark. Data shows that Aave's TVL has dropped to $16.432 billion, a decrease of about $9.94 billion compared to before; meanwhile, Spark's TVL has risen to $4.552 billion, an increase of about $825 million.

According to monitoring by @ai_9684xtpa, Sun Yuchen withdrew 55.01 million USDC from HTX and subsequently deposited it into Spark.Since Aave reportedly encountered bad debts, it has cumulatively deposited funds worth $179 million into Spark.

Gate's "Racing the Future" outdoor crossover exhibition held at K11 MUSEA's waterfront promenade in Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong, is gaining momentum, with media day and public opening generating significant attention. On the first day of the media day, hundreds of stars, KOLs, and media attended, with the highlight being the unveiling of a giant driver helmet for Max Verstappen, sparking a wave of interest both on-site and online.After opening to the public on the 18th, the number of visitors significantly increased, with over ten thousand attendees on the first day. A large crowd continued to gather along the Victoria Harbour, creating a vibrant exhibition atmosphere. The exhibition prominently features the F1 Red Bull Racing Team's brand new car and core equipment for 2026, and through immersive interactive experiences, it visually presents the engineering of racing and speed culture, attracting many visitors to stop, participate, and take photos.It is reported that Gate will also hold the "Gate 13 Blue Carpet Ceremony" on April 20, where the F1 Red Bull Racing Team's display car will be unveiled along with brand collaboration showcases. That evening, Gate will host a high-end anniversary dinner at the Rosewood Hong Kong, with platform founder and CEO Dr. Han in attendance. Over 300 representatives from top industry institutions and partners are expected to be invited for networking.Gate Live will start the live broadcast of the blue carpet ceremony on April 20 at 17:30 (UTC+8), and will simultaneously broadcast the Gate 13 anniversary high-end dinner event at 20:00 (UTC+8), inviting several industry guests to participate in discussions and interactions, providing frontline perspectives and the latest insights.