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According to the official announcement, the second phase of the Gate contract points lottery has officially started, with two major prize pools set up.Among them, users holding Gate contract points ≥50 can consume 20 points to participate in the 20 GUSD lottery, with a total of 5,000 winning spots; users holding points ≥40 can consume 20 points to receive a 100 USDT position experience voucher, with a total of 3,000 spots available.In addition, participants must upgrade the Gate App to version 8.18.0 or above to participate, and the web version is also open. The GUSD lottery time is from May 15, 18:00 to May 18, 18:00 (UTC+8), and the voucher prize pool redemption time is from May 18, 18:00 to 23:59 (UTC+8). Rewards are expected to be distributed to user accounts within 1 hour after the event ends.

According to crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett, sources say that a bipartisan group of minority senators in the U.S. Senate held discussions last night regarding the CLARITY Act, attempting to push the Democrats to make concessions on at least two outstanding issues, but ultimately failed to reach an agreement.Senator Cynthia Lummis stated that both sides had reached consensus on "99% of the content" of the bill and expressed hope that the Democrats would continue to address the remaining issues after the bill passes committee review; otherwise, if a similar incident to FTX occurs in the future, "they can only blame themselves."Reports indicate that Democratic Senators Adam Schiff and Ruben Gallego have been pushing for a compromise on the ethical standards and conflict of interest clauses involving the president's family before the committee review, making it one of the conditions for supporting the bill.Additionally, some Democratic lawmakers have raised concerns about provisions related to the Blockchain Regulatory Certainty Act (BRCA). This provision aims to prohibit lawsuits against non-custodial software developers based on money transfer laws.Sources say that both sides have made substantial progress on ethical and conflict of interest issues, but disagreements over amendments to the BRCA ultimately led to the breakdown of negotiations. The market currently widely expects that this committee review will show clear partisanship.

The cryptocurrency market is strengthening in sync with global stock indices, and risk assets continue to show an upward trend. As of this morning, BTC has firmly stood above the key support level of $81,000 and is showing a sustained upward trend.Meanwhile, major global stock indices are performing strongly, with several core indices reaching historical highs this week. According to data from the Gate platform, SPX500 (S&P 500 Index) reached a peak of $7,314.55 during trading, setting a new historical high, and is currently reported at $7,274.36; NAS100 (Nasdaq 100 Index) is currently reported at $28,211.46, with a 24-hour increase of 1.73%; JPN225 (Nikkei 225 Index) is currently reported at $387.33, with a 24-hour increase of 2.21%, indicating a continued warming of global risk appetite.Against this backdrop, the inter-market asset correlation has further strengthened. Gate has launched the world's first index perpetual contracts, currently offering 15 trading pairs that cover major global stock indices and volatility indices, fully supporting USDT settlement and 24/7 continuous trading. At the same time, the platform has expanded to include various traditional financial assets such as stocks, metals, foreign exchange, and commodities, continuously building an integrated derivatives trading system that coordinates cryptocurrency assets with TradFi.

According to FinanceFeeds, Alex Thorn, the research director of Galaxy Digital, stated that as advancements in quantum computing hardware accelerate, the Bitcoin community is shifting from decentralized debates to forming a preliminary consensus on quantum threats. The core direction is to gradually introduce post-quantum cryptography (PQC) through soft forks, achieving an upgrade of the address system and long-term security assurance.The report points out that the current Bitcoin signature mechanism, which uses the Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm, can theoretically be cracked by Shor's algorithm. Approximately 2 million BTC from early p2pkh addresses are at risk because their public keys have been exposed, facing the potential risk of "collecting first and decrypting later." The community tends to promote a "migration window" mechanism to guide users in transferring their assets to new quantum-resistant addresses, and after a multi-year grace period, to implement freezing or destruction of untransferred assets to prevent large-scale market impacts in extreme situations. Additionally, the consensus includes enhancing "cryptographic agility," which allows protocols to switch signature algorithms without interrupting the network.The current proposal leans towards a dual-signature mechanism that uses ECDSA and PQC (such as Dilithium) in parallel, ensuring security redundancy while facilitating a smooth transition. Analysts believe that this approach transforms the quantum threat from a "black swan event" into a manageable technological upgrade, helping to solidify Bitcoin's security foundation as a long-term store of value asset.

Researcher Dan Robinson from Paradigm proposed a new scheme called PACT (Verifiable Address Controlled Timestamp), aimed at protecting long-dormant bitcoins, including Satoshi's early addresses, from future quantum computing attacks.This mechanism allows users to prove their control over an address through a timestamp without the need to transfer assets or expose on-chain behavior. Once future quantum attacks occur, assets can be recovered in a quantum-resistant version of the Bitcoin network based on that proof. Compared to mandatory migration schemes (like BIP-361), PACT avoids the privacy exposure issues caused by actively transferring assets, providing long-term holders with a more flexible preemptive protection path.

According to Cointelegraph, the cross-chain protocol ZetaChain disclosed that the security issues involved in its recent approximately $334,000 vulnerability attack event had been reported in advance by researchers in the bug bounty program but were deemed "expected behavior" by the project team at that time and were not addressed.According to the official incident review, this attack originated from a combination of three design flaws that initially appeared to be independent and low-risk: the Gateway contract allowed anyone to send any cross-chain instructions; the receiving end could execute calls on almost any contract, and the blacklist restrictions were too narrow; some wallets retained unlimited approvals for a long time without being cleared. The attacker ultimately combined these flaws to instruct the Gateway to transfer tokens directly to their controlled address, thus completing the asset transfer.ZetaChain stated that this attack involved 9 transactions across four chains: Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, and BSC, with the stolen funds all coming from wallets controlled by ZetaChain, and user funds were not affected. The official noted that the attack showed clear premeditation. The attacker funded the wallet through Tornado Cash three days before the attack and deployed a dedicated Drainer contract in advance, while also implementing an Address Poisoning attack.Currently, ZetaChain has begun pushing repair patches to the mainnet nodes, permanently disabling the arbitrary call function and changing the unlimited approval mechanism in the deposit process to "exact amount authorization."

The Solana Foundation stated that its core development team Anza has reached an agreement with Firedancer, a subsidiary of Jump Crypto, on a potential post-quantum solution, planning to introduce a new digital signature scheme called Falcon.Although the threat of quantum computing is not expected to materialize for several years, Solana has developed a phased upgrade roadmap. This plan includes ongoing research into Falcon and other alternatives, introducing post-quantum solutions for new wallets when necessary, and ultimately completing the migration of existing wallets. Currently, the quantum-resistant primitive Winternitz Vault, developed by Blueshift, has been running on Solana for over two years. The Solana Foundation stated that the network's high-speed, low-latency design can accommodate such solutions, and the migration is not expected to have a significant impact on performance.

According to BBX data, the first public collapse case in the corporate digital asset reserve sector occurred yesterday, and on the same day, the crypto industry jointly issued the largest legislative mobilization of the year. Several listed companies disclosed their latest reserve actions, with the core dynamics as follows:Satsuma Technology Plc (LSE: $SATS) reported by Bloomberg on April 23 that digital asset investment firm Pantera Capital (holding approximately 6.7%) is pressuring the company, along with other shareholders, to liquidate all 646 BTC (current market value approximately $50 million) and return the cash to shareholders. The company's executive chairman, Ranald McGregor-Smith, confirmed that they have received requests from shareholders for capital return, stating that they are "evaluating options."DeFi Development Corp. (NASDAQ: $DFDV) announced that its Treasury Accelerator Program has completed a strategic equity investment in Japanese listed company Allied Architects, Inc. (TSE: 6081), marking the company's first entry into the Asian market. As of recently, the company holds approximately 2.2 million SOL (market value approximately $195 million), using "SOL per Share (SPS)" as a core performance indicator.H100 Group AB (OTCMKTS: $HOGPF) upgraded the letter of intent (LOI) signed in March to a binding share purchase agreement, intending to acquire a total of approximately 2,450 BTC reserves from Moonshot AS and Never Say Die AS; upon completion, the company's BTC holdings are expected to rise to approximately 3,501 BTC, with the transaction structure being all-stock consideration (BTC for BTC, no cash involved). Existing shareholders are expected to hold about 30% after completion, with the delivery expected to be completed by August 2026.Remixpoint, Inc. (TSE: 3825) recently increased its holdings by 20.0312 BTC (approximately $1.57 million), bringing its total BTC holdings to 1,431.33 BTC, with a current paper profit of approximately $21.28 million; the company also plans to purchase approximately $3.13 million in additional crypto assets.

Investors including Pantera Capital Management are pushing the UK Bitcoin reserve company Satsuma to sell its $50 million Bitcoin reserve.Satsuma shifted to an "AI-driven" Bitcoin reserve strategy in August 2025, successfully raising £164 million (approximately $221 million) through convertible loan notes, led by ParaFi Capital, with participation from Pantera, Digital Currency Group (DCG), Kraken, Arrington Capital, and others. It is reported that Satsuma confirmed that some shareholders "requested a return of capital," but did not disclose the identities of the specific shareholders. Satsuma's Executive Chairman Ranald McGregor-Smith stated in an email that the company is exploring options to facilitate these requests while protecting the interests of all shareholders.

According to Bloomberg, the cryptocurrency venture capital fund Pantera Capital Management is urging the London-listed company Satsuma Technology Plc to sell its remaining approximately $50 million in Bitcoin and return the funds to shareholders.Satsuma has confirmed that some shareholders have requested a return of funds, and the company is evaluating related proposals. Additionally, sources revealed that the shareholders are also demanding a change in management; currently, Satsuma's CEO Henry Elder and CFO Andrew Smith have resigned. Earlier this month, the company announced it would cut costs and disclosed the purchase of Bitcoin worth £1.4 million.

According to CertiK senior blockchain investigator Natalie Newson, real-time deepfakes, phishing, supply chain attacks, and cross-chain vulnerabilities will be the main sources of crypto hacking attacks.To date, the industry has lost over $600 million due to hacking attacks, including the $293 million vulnerability incident at Kelp DAO and the $280 million theft incident at Drift Protocol, both of which are related to North Korean hacker groups. Newson warned that the accelerated development of AI will make attack methods more complex, including more realistic deepfakes, autonomous attack agents, and "agent AI" that can automatically scan for vulnerabilities in smart contracts, but AI can also serve as a defense tool. CertiK advises investors to verify the authenticity of URLs and use cold wallets to store assets to reduce risk.

According to Coingecko data, several tokens in the BRC-20 sector are experiencing slight pullbacks while still rising. Currently, the overall market capitalization of this sector has dropped to approximately $19.2 million, with a 1-hour decline of 2.7%.Among them: MUBI is currently at $0.001196, with a 1-hour decline of 6.2%; ORDI is currently at $7.11, with a 1-hour decline of 3%; SATS is currently at $0.00000001901, with a 1-hour decline of 5.3%; TURT is currently at $0.0002513, with a 1-hour decline of 15.4%; 1000SATS is currently at $0.00001899, with a 1-hour decline of 3.8%.

According to Coingecko data, multiple tokens in the BRC-20 sector are still rising, with the current market capitalization of this sector exceeding 237 million USD, a 24-hour increase of 135.2%, and a 24-hour trading volume of nearly 1.6 billion USD.Among them: MUBI is currently priced at 0.001429 USD, with a 24-hour increase of 398.9%; ORDI is currently priced at 9.15 USD, with a 24-hour increase of 144.7%; SATS is currently priced at 0.00000002266 USD, with a 24-hour increase of 60.8%; TURT is currently priced at 0.0002204 USD, with a 24-hour increase of 36.6%; and 1000 SATS is currently priced at 0.00002215 USD, with a 24-hour increase of 59.8%.

According to market news, the UK Liberal Democrats have written to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), requesting an investigation into the relationship between Reform UK leader Nigel Farage and the Bitcoin company Stack BTC.The party questions whether Farage's appearance in the company's promotional video, while holding shares in Stack BTC, violates market rules and presents a conflict of interest. Stack BTC recently disclosed that it purchased 37 bitcoins as company reserves, valued at approximately $2.7 million, and Farage holds a 6.31% stake in Stack BTC through his media company. At the same time, the UK government is advancing a proposal to ban political donations in cryptocurrency to prevent external funding from interfering in elections. The FCA stated that it will review the relevant correspondence and respond.

According to Cointelegraph, Telegram CEO Pavel Durov called WhatsApp's end-to-end encryption a "huge consumer fraud." He pointed out that about 95% of private messages ultimately end up stored in unencrypted backups on Apple and Google servers.Durov believes that this situation puts users' privacy at risk. Although WhatsApp claims that its message transmission process uses end-to-end encryption, the actual backup mechanism fails to ensure the complete encryption of user information. This statement has raised industry concerns about the privacy protection measures of mainstream messaging applications.

According to a report by AXIOS cited by Jinshi, senior U.S. officials stated that there have been no threats of Iranian attacks on vessels.

According to official social media news, the decentralized contract trading platform SunX will hold a themed live broadcast titled "Bull and Bear Divergence: TradFi is Hot, Should We Trade Cryptos or US Stocks?" today at 20:00 (UTC+8). At that time, crypto KOLs including Jack C., Sister Mao, DaDa, Shizi Yang|Golden.S, and Qiu Rong will attend to discuss the current divergence trends between the US stock market and the crypto market, the rotation logic of funds between traditional finance and crypto assets, as well as trading strategies and risk control in different market environments. They will also provide forward-looking assessments of potential opportunities and asset allocation paths for the future market.

Former Google quantum hardware chief and 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics winner John Martinis warned that Bitcoin could become one of the first real targets for quantum computing attacks. He stated that recent research from Google shows that advanced quantum computers could derive Bitcoin private keys in a matter of minutes, significantly lowering the computational security barriers that the network currently relies on.Since Bitcoin relies on elliptic curve cryptography and the network upgrades slowly and is decentralized, this makes the quantum threat harder to address than in traditional financial systems. The public key exposure window when broadcasting Bitcoin transactions could be exploited by quantum computers to intercept funds before the transaction is finally confirmed. John Martinis emphasized that while building such quantum computers remains an extremely challenging engineering task, the community should not be complacent and should plan for quantum-resistant upgrades as soon as possible, anticipating that related threats will gradually emerge within 5 to 10 years.

According to Tech in Asia, Indian crypto rewards fintech company GoSats has completed a $5 million Series A funding round, led by Konvoy, with participation from Y Combinator, Taisu Ventures, and several angel investors. The funds raised will be used to expand the product line and team size.