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Zama protocol founder Rand posted on the X platform that, with the assistance of on-chain detective ZachXBT, the root cause of the cUSDC contract freeze has been identified. This freeze was caused by a court-issued injunction against addresses related to the Overnight Finance hacker, which had deposited approximately $12.5 million USDC into the cUSDC contract, accounting for over 99% of the funds within the contract, leading to the entire contract being frozen.Rand emphasized that this freeze is unrelated to the protocol itself or privacy technology, and it is not a sanction against Zama, but rather a typical DeFi judicial restriction scenario. The project adheres to compliance and privacy principles, not confusing the parties involved in transactions, only hiding balances and amounts. Currently, Zama is communicating with multiple parties to advance a resolution, has suspended the cUSDC, cUSDT, and cWETH contracts, and will restore them after completing the investigation and handling of the involved addresses, and will release a detailed review report as soon as possible.

According to Decrypt, a former Ukrainian police officer kidnapped a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and extorted approximately $2.2 million through violence, intimidation, and false debt claims. Prosecutors stated that the gang targeted at least four victims and committed crimes using law enforcement methods, official vehicles, and impersonating police officers. The Kyiv regional prosecutor's office announced that the pre-trial investigation has been completed, and the gang includes four former police officers and one previously convicted civilian, but none of them have been formally charged for these attacks yet. This case comes amid a global surge in "ransomware attacks" in the cryptocurrency space, where criminals use violent coercion to steal digital assets.

According to Decrypt, the Kyiv regional prosecutor's office in Ukraine has completed a pre-trial investigation into a gang that includes four former police officers and one civilian with a criminal record, suspected of kidnapping a cryptocurrency entrepreneur through violence, intimidation, and false debt claims, extorting over $2.2 million.The prosecution stated that the individuals involved targeted at least four victims, using law enforcement skills, official vehicles, and police identities to disguise their crimes, forcing victims to hand over funds and sign documents for non-existent debts. In one case, a victim from Kyiv was kidnapped at gunpoint and forced to sign a false debt document for $5 million.The prosecution accused the individuals of creating and participating in an armed gang, kidnapping, illegal detention, robbery, extortion, and illegal possession of drugs. The gang's activities were terminated in November 2025, and all individuals involved have been dismissed from police duties, with the case materials transferred to the court.

On-chain security analysis account Eye stated that the BNB Chain project launch platform DxSale is suspected of exploiting a hidden backdoor to siphon off funds from an old liquidity pool locked in 2021, involving over 1,400 LPs and an amount of approximately $7.3 million. The analysis indicates that this attack includes operations such as "silent ownership transfer" and over 80 wallet hops.After the LP was drained, the attack address received over 1,200 BNB (approximately $763,000), with the funds believed to come directly from multiple stolen LP pools. More concerning is that this address had previously been dormant for a long time but has a direct on-chain association with a wallet marked as related to the DxSale team; this address is also one of the important funding inflow addresses for the DxSale smart contract.Subsequently, the attack address transferred about 3,400 BNB (approximately $1.2 million) to multiple wallets and completed the fund transfer through several Binance deposit addresses. Eye stated that if the related accusations are true, it implies that the DxSale team may have reserved a backdoor for the platform years ago and ultimately carried out the attack themselves. They also called for Binance to freeze the related funds, believing that these assets essentially belong to the project investors who had previously financed through DxSale. DxSale was one of the most well-known launchpads and LP locking infrastructure on the BNB Chain, with projects like SAFEMOON having used its services.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, the crypto KOL @nobrainflip (6TkT...HmUi) with 562,800 followers bought 11.636 million VIRL, worth $37,870.

According to official news, based on the update from the Arbitrum DAO proposal, a judgment creditor in an unrelated case served a restraining order to Arbitrum DAO regarding the ETH frozen after the rsETH incident. A few days later, Aave LLC filed an emergency motion to vacate. The court modified the restraining order, allowing for on-chain Arbitrum voting and transferring the frozen ETH to Aave LLC.After the transfer, the restraining order will attach to Aave LLC. The revised constitutional AIP retains the asset recovery intent approved by Arbitrum DAO, and ETH will still be used for the recovery of the rsETH incident. Aave LLC will comply with all court obligations during the litigation process.

According to Jinshi reports, this week, significant signs of peace have emerged in the US-Iran conflict and the Russia-Ukraine conflict, greatly easing geopolitical risks. Next week, it is worth paying close attention to whether these two geopolitical conflicts can further cool down. In addition, next week's macro events will focus on the US April CPI data, as detailed below:Tuesday 15:15, FOMC permanent voting member and New York Fed President Williams will participate in a panel discussion on monetary policy;Tuesday 20:15, US ADP employment change for the week ending April 25;Tuesday 20:30, US April CPI data;Wednesday 04:30, US API crude oil inventories for the week ending May 8;Wednesday 20:30, US April PPI year-on-year and month-on-month;Friday 05:30, Fed Governor Barr will deliver a speech;Friday 21:15, US April industrial production month-on-month.Finally, next week the Federal Reserve will undergo significant personnel changes. Nominee Chairman Kevin Warsh is expected to be confirmed by the Senate on Monday and will officially take over from Powell on May 15.In terms of US stocks, as of this Friday, a new round of surges has pushed the S&P 500 index up 8% cumulatively in 2026, continuing to rise on the basis of achieving double-digit returns for three consecutive years. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite Index has risen nearly 13% year-to-date, with both major indices reaching all-time highs. Although the first quarter earnings season is nearing its end, corporate reports will still be a key driver of stock prices in the coming days.AI

According to the trading analysis platform Polymarket Polyinsider, the address 0xc6dd...89F made a precise bet on the Russia-Ukraine ceasefire event, achieving a daily profit of $34,000, setting a recent best performance. This address belongs to a high-win-rate "fundamental" trader, with a historical total win rate of 70.4%, and has realized a cumulative profit of approximately $78,800.Data analysis shows that today's significant profit is mainly due to its accurate judgment on the event "Russia and Ukraine will cease fire before June 30, 2026." This event has been successfully settled with a "YES" result. The trader not only recorded a daily trading volume of over $1 million but also successfully locked in the largest single profit in recent times. As of now, this address has accumulated a total of 2,526 trades, with a historical maximum drawdown controlled at approximately $14,000.

According to token unlock data from the Crypto asset data platform RootData, Rain (RAIN) will unlock approximately 5,063,177 tokens at 11:00 AM Beijing time on May 12, worth about 379 million USD.

According to Fortune, the stablecoin infrastructure startup Rain is currently valued at $1.95 billion and has announced a partnership with payment giant Mastercard to issue credit and prepaid cards, as well as explore pathways for using stablecoins for payment settlements.Previously, Rain primarily relied on the Visa network to issue card products, and this collaboration with Mastercard signifies its entry into the "dual card network" layout phase, further expanding its institutional client market. Rain stated that this partnership will focus on serving large institutional clients that are deeply bound to a single payment network, enabling them to introduce stablecoin settlement capabilities without changing their existing payment systems.Meanwhile, the application of stablecoins continues to expand at the industry level, with institutions such as Stripe and Coinbase promoting the integration of stablecoin payments and settlements, indicating that the fusion of traditional finance and crypto payment infrastructure is accelerating. Analysts believe that as the regulatory framework becomes clearer, stablecoins are rapidly shifting from trading tools to enterprise payment and cross-border settlement infrastructure.

According to official news, BAIclaw officially launched the "Sun Brother Brain" feature on May 1, allowing users to load the "Justin Sun Perspective" Skill with one click and personally experience the deep integration of cutting-edge large language models and top Web3 trading logic. To support deeper on-chain interactions, the platform simultaneously launched the Plan Pro and Plan Max premium subscription packages, offering stronger execution bandwidth and a smoother trading experience; at the same time, a limited-time launch benefit is available, where new users can enjoy a reward of 5,000,000 points for their first recharge of $5 or more. This update marks B.AI's further deepening in the integration of AI and on-chain ecology, inviting you to enter B.AI immediately, synchronize with top minds, and capture every wealth opportunity in the Web3 market.

Sky proposes a comprehensive reform of the treasury revenue distribution mechanism. Founder Rune Christensen stated that with Genesis Capital's transition to Grove, Sky has officially ended the genesis capitalization phase, and the previous irregular capital deployment determined by governance has come to an end.The proposal simplifies the treasury management function (TMF) from a five-step conditional waterfall structure to a four-step fixed allocation framework, covering security and maintenance, overall backup capital, smart burn engine, and USDS staking rewards, while eliminating multiple legacy mechanisms. This move comes as Sky is rapidly expanding, with the supply of USDS rising to approximately $11.6 billion, making it the third-largest stablecoin. Previously, the Sky community authorized the deployment of up to $2.5 billion through the stablecoin incubator Obex, and launched the native USDS on Avalanche in April.

According to the Hong Kong Wen Wei Po, the Hong Kong police have disclosed the resolution of a cross-border phone scam case, where a criminal group impersonated mainland officials, specifically targeting mainland students studying in the UK and Australia.The scammers falsely claimed that the victims were involved in criminal cases such as money laundering and demanded their "cooperation in the investigation." They instructed the victims to travel to Hong Kong to purchase gold grains in multiple transactions at jewelry stores as "collateral," with each transaction not exceeding HKD 120,000 to evade the registration system of gold shops. The group members then collected and transferred the stolen goods. The gold grains were subsequently melted down into gold bars or exchanged for cash and virtual currency. The police have currently received a total of 7 related cases, involving approximately HKD 7 million, with the highest single case loss reaching HKD 1.6 million.

The National Police of Ukraine and the Internal Security Department conducted a joint operation, arresting a suspect in the Transcarpathian region who is alleged to be involved in an international cybercrime gang. This gang is implicated in fraud and money laundering cases exceeding $100 million targeting the United States and Europe, and had previously been listed as an international wanted person by the FBI.The suspect was found in possession of forged identity documents and had even fabricated a death certificate to conceal their whereabouts. The gang deployed malware to steal personal and corporate data, subsequently extorting victims for ransom. Money laundering methods included purchasing real estate and using relatives' names to obscure the flow of funds. Authorities seized approximately $11 million in assets, including cash, real estate, vehicles, and about $3 million worth of cryptocurrency, and also apprehended two co-defendants. The suspect faces charges of document forgery and money laundering.

According to a statement from the Kremlin on the evening of April 9, Russian President Putin announced that Russia will implement an Orthodox Easter ceasefire from 16:00 Moscow time on April 11 to 24:00 on April 12 (from 21:00 Beijing time on April 11 to 5:00 on April 13), lasting 32 hours, and called on Ukraine to follow suit.Ukrainian President Zelensky immediately responded, "Ukraine has repeatedly stated that we are ready to take reciprocal measures. We have proposed a ceasefire during this year's Easter holiday and will act accordingly."This is a rare opportunity for both sides to publicly agree on a ceasefire amid recent conflicts, but whether it can be implemented and if there are any additional conditions remains to be seen.

According to token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Rain (RAIN) will unlock approximately 3,705,543 tokens at 11:00 AM Beijing time on April 12, worth about 271 million dollars.

According to Forbes, Ripple and Stellar founder Jed McCaleb will invest $1 billion from his approximately $3.9 billion cryptocurrency fortune through his nonprofit organization Astera Institute to develop AGI systems based on principles of the human brain. He has also committed an additional $600 million to the field of neuroscience.Astera Institute, located in Emeryville, is currently planning to record the neural activity patterns of mice performing tasks through brain-machine interfaces, and then translate the research findings into new AI architectures, with future subjects expanding to monkeys and humans. McCaleb believes that the current mainstream Transformer architecture lacks key elements such as planning, decision-making, and motivation, and that new directions need to be explored. AI based on principles of the human brain is more likely to be understood and controlled by humans.