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Web3 robotics company XMAQUINA announced the official launch of its token $DEUS on May 27, 2026. Users can now trade $DEUS on Base ecosystem platforms Aerodrome and Virtuals Protocol, Solana ecosystem platform Sunrise, and multiple centralized exchanges. Concurrently, $DEUS staking rewards are now live. One million $DEUS tokens have been allocated to a 90-day governance activation program, with an estimated annual percentage yield (APY) of approximately 60%. XMAQUINA is a governance-centric capital allocation layer focused on the humanoid robotics sector. It aims to identify, acquire, and manage equity positions in humanoid robotics companies while building infrastructure that enables on-chain access and liquidity for these positions. As the native token, $DEUS serves as the coordinating layer across governance, capital deployment, and liquidity infrastructure, offering core utilities including treasury exposure, governance participation, value distribution, integration with the RCM Protocol, and DAO incubation.
Stani, founder of Aave, announced on X that Babylon has published a proposal on the Aave Governance Forum to integrate the Trustless BTC Vault into Aave v4. The proposal introduces two new Aave v4 Spokes to enable native Bitcoin as collateral within the protocol and invites community feedback—aiming to achieve a trustless Bitcoin collateralization model where users can participate in the Aave v4 lending ecosystem without leaving the Bitcoin network. Previously, the Aave DAO also launched a governance proposal to integrate the Babylon protocol into Aave v4, enabling users to borrow and lend using native Bitcoin as collateral—eliminating reliance on wrapped BTC or centralized custodial solutions.
According to an official social media announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi)’s global investment arm, HTX Ventures, recently announced that its investment focus will center on the AI x Crypto sector—including agentic infrastructure, agent-powered wallets and payment channels, AI-driven execution and collaboration systems, and AI-powered consumer applications—and will collaborate with HTX DAO and the broader HTX ecosystem to support next-generation startups.
that, according to official sources, AaveLabs has proposed restructuring the Aave DAO bug bounty framework into multiple specific subsystem programs, operating on the Immunefi, Sherlock, and Cantina platforms respectively. Core Aave V3, Core Aave V2, GHO, and non-liquidity protocol infrastructure will be covered by Immunefi; Aave V4 and the Aave App Stack will be covered by Sherlock; and Aave V3 on Aptos will be covered by Cantina.The proposal suggests adjusting the bounty scale for each system. The maximum reward for critical vulnerabilities in Core Aave V3 is $5 million, while the maximum reward for critical vulnerabilities in Aave V4 is $2.5 million. Additionally, the funding source for the Aave V3 bug bounty on Aptos will be transferred from Aave Labs to the Aave DAO. This ARFC proposal has currently been passed.
Odaily Odaily News Gate Research recently released its "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review" report, indicating that the overall cryptocurrency market saw a volatile upward trend in April, with total market capitalization significantly higher than in March. BTC and ETH ETF trading volumes maintained high volatility overall. The report shows continued divergence in activity across major public chain ecosystems. Solana's daily transaction volume remained in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, maintaining its leading position.Regarding trending sectors, the report notes that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing on-chain RWA sub-sectors, entering a second explosive growth phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed $220 million, with weekly revenue briefly approaching $6 million, setting new historical records. Meanwhile, Aave experienced its most severe liquidity crisis ever in April, with TVL outflows reaching tens of billions of dollars within a few days and net outflows exceeding $9 billion for the entire month.In terms of fundraising and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed 51 financing rounds in April, totaling approximately $834 million, with capital further concentrating on leading financial and infrastructure tracks. Among these, Payward ranked first for the month with a $200 million financing round. On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately $306 million, a month-over-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a single cross-chain infrastructure attack on Kelp DAO worth approximately $293 million. The report suggests that against the backdrop of a recovering market, on-chain activity and capital liquidity are both increasing simultaneously. However, the security risks associated with cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols remain worthy of continued attention.
Aave updated its statement regarding the Arbitrum DAO proposal, noting that the court modified the restraining notice on May 8 to permit Arbitrum DAO to conduct on-chain voting and to transfer the ETH frozen due to the rsETH incident to Aave LLC; upon transfer, the restraining notice will attach to Aave LLC. The revised constitutional AIP retains Arbitrum DAO’s previously approved intent to recover funds, and the relevant ETH will still be used for rsETH recovery. Aave also stated that the plaintiff judgment creditor had served the restraining notice on Arbitrum DAO on May 1 in an unrelated case, after which Aave LLC filed an emergency motion to vacate.
JustLend DAO has officially launched Governance Proposal #39, proposing the addition of an HTX market to integrate $HTX into the platform’s lending market. Key elements of the proposal include: configuring a price oracle for HTX/TRX, supporting the jHTX token, setting the collateral factor at 50%, and setting the reserve factor at 30%. If the proposal passes voting, HTX holders will be able to earn yield by supplying HTX or use it as collateral to borrow other assets—further enhancing capital utilization efficiency within the ecosystem.
According to The Block, the Arbitrum DAO voted to release 30,765.6 ETH (approximately $70 million), previously frozen, to support the DeFi United initiative—aimed at offsetting Kelp DAO’s $292 million exploit loss last month. The vote passed with 90.96% support (182.2 million votes). The attack was allegedly carried out by the North Korean Lazarus hacking group, which exploited a vulnerability in LayerZero’s OFT cross-chain bridge—a single-validator configuration—which allowed attackers to steal 116,500 rsETH and pledge most of the stolen assets as collateral on Aave, resulting in roughly $190 million in bad debt. DeFi United has secured contributions from multiple parties, including 30,000 ETH from Consensys and Joseph Lubin, a 30,000-ETH loan from Mantle, and 5,000 ETH from LayerZero.
JUST’s official Twitter account released its April core metrics report: JustLend DAO’s GasFree feature enables users to transfer USDT on the TRON network without holding TRX in advance—the transaction fee can be paid directly using USDT held in the user’s wallet, further lowering the barrier to on-chain interaction. Throughout April, GasFree served over 287,000 users and processed 725,000 transactions, facilitating seamless fund flows totaling $11.3 billion. By streamlining the user journey and ensuring transparent, controllable costs, this initiative is significantly accelerating the large-scale adoption of stablecoin payments.
Solv Protocol has announced the migration of over $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin assets to Chainlink's cross-chain protocol CCIP, and will gradually phase out LayerZero's bridging support across multiple chains. The migration involves core assets such as SolvBTC and xSolvBTC. Solv stated that the decision is based on the latest security reviews and recent cross-chain security incidents, and CCIP will become its standard cross-chain infrastructure. This move follows Kelp DAO's migration of approximately $290 million in assets to Chainlink, further strengthening the trend of "cross-chain infrastructure shifting toward security-first migration." (CoinDesk)
According to the official disclosure by Drift Protocol, all affected wallets impacted by the April 1 attack will receive Recovery Tokens—representing their verified losses and proportional claims against the Recovery Pool—where each Recovery Token corresponds to $1 of verified loss. The Recovery Pool’s initial funding is approximately $3.8 million, sourced from converting the protocol’s remaining assets into USDT. It will be further replenished through a portion of quarterly net exchange revenue, partner contributions, and up to $127.5 million in matching deployment from Tether. Once the Recovery Pool exceeds $5 million, users may begin redeeming Recovery Tokens; the redemption price will be calculated as the Recovery Fund’s value divided by the outstanding supply of Recovery Tokens. Drift stated that the Insurance Fund was unaffected by the attack; any release of related funds requires governance proposals and DAO voting. The exchange plans to relaunch in Q2 2026, focusing primarily on perpetual contracts and a select set of markets. Additionally, it will replace its programs and addresses, rotate keys, reconstruct its community multisig, remove durable nonces and the Earn product, and implement operational security upgrades.
Uniswap DAO is voting on a proposal to reclaim approximately 12.5 million UNI (about 42 million USD) previously lent to delegates and foundations. The voting period concludes on May 8, with approximately 53% in favor, 46% abstaining, and minimal opposition votes.Between 2022 and 2023, the DAO had lent out these governance tokens to enhance governance participation. Uniswap Labs states that governance activity has now significantly improved, with average voting participation reaching approximately 75 million votes, indicating that the relevant mechanism has achieved its intended effect.This retrieval also aims to address incentive misalignment issues—some delegates wielded considerable voting power without having their own economic exposure. Simultaneously, this move is seen as a response to external scrutiny regarding the degree of governance decentralization.Furthermore, the Uniswap ecosystem has recently advanced reforms including fee mechanisms, token buyback and burn, and governance structure optimization to further enhance governance transparency and decentralization levels.
According to Cointelegraph, U.S. law firm Gerstein Harrow LLP has filed an application with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York seeking a temporary restraining order and three writs of execution to prevent the Arbitrum DAO from transferring 30,766 ETH (valued at approximately $73 million) frozen following the Kelp vulnerability. The firm argues that its clients obtained default judgments against North Korea in U.S. courts in 2010, 2015, and 2016, entitling them to roughly $877 million in compensation—and contends that the stolen ETH constitutes North Korean-linked assets that should be used to satisfy those judgments. Kelp DAO suffered a $292 million hack on April 18; the attacker was identified as TraderTraitor, a subgroup of the North Korean state-sponsored hacking group Lazarus Group. Aave Labs previously proposed unfreezing the seized funds and transferring them into the “DeFi United” fund to compensate rsETH holders—but this legal action by Gerstein Harrow may significantly delay compensation for victims. Members of the Arbitrum DAO community have criticized the move, arguing it shifts the burden of North Korea’s debts onto another set of victims, thereby exacerbating the original harm. Gerstein Harrow had previously pursued litigation related to the 2023 Heco Bridge hack involving Teth
Odaily Odaily PaperImperium, the head of MegaETH, disclosed on X platform that documents from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York show that a U.S. court has issued an injunction against the Arbitrum DAO, prohibiting it from transferring approximately $71 million in ETH assets that were previously frozen during the KelpDAO hacking incident. In response, on-chain detective ZachXBT posted on X platform, stating that certain U.S. law firms are using his investigative work and on-chain forensics to help victims of some hacking incidents file legal claims. However, this practice may actually slow down or hinder victims from receiving compensation or recovering funds.ZachXBT added that in previous hacking incidents involving the Lazarus Group, such law firms often stepped in after on-chain fund tracking or freezing was completed, proposing subsequent legal actions that were weakly related to the crypto incidents themselves. Similar "free-riding claims" strategies were used in events like Harmony and Bybit. He called on the crypto community to establish a DAO to resist such practices.
: MegaETH lead PaperImperium disclosed on X platform a court document from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, showing that a U.S. court has issued an injunction against the Arbitrum DAO, prohibiting it from transferring approximately $71 million worth of ETH assets that were previously frozen in the KelpDAO hacking incident. The plaintiffs are attempting to use these funds to enforce outstanding judgment compensation in cases related to North Korea's involvement in terrorism, kidnapping, and other matters spanning several years. They have also filed a motion to serve legal notice to the Arbitrum DAO via alternative means, treating it as an accountable "partnership." The court document further notes that the Arbitrum DAO has a Security Council governed by ARB holders, which has the authority to take action in emergencies. As a result, relevant members who refuse to comply may face legal consequences such as contempt of court. Market observers believe that this case could set an important precedent for the U.S. judicial system to directly constrain DAO governance structures, further highlighting the compliance pressure faced by DeFi protocols under real-world legal frameworks.
According to official announcements, Aave Labs, KelpDAO, LayerZero, EtherFi, Compound, and others have submitted an Arbitrum Constitutional AIP proposing the release of 30,765.67 ETH—previously frozen by the Arbitrum Security Council—to the recovery address 0xf228...C15e for compensation and restoration of assets related to the rsETH incident. The proposal states that the KelpDAO rsETH cross-chain incident created a support shortfall of approximately 76,127 rsETH, and the released funds will be incorporated into the coordinated recovery process. The proposal requires no additional treasury funding and estimates the governance process will take approximately 49 days. Currently, the proposal has a 100% voting approval rate, and voting will end at 2:54 AM Beijing Time on May 8.
: Arbitrum DAO has initiated a governance vote to release the previously frozen 30,766 ETH to support DeFi United, a recovery plan following the Kelp DAO attack.These assets, worth approximately $71.1 million, were frozen by the Arbitrum Security Council on April 20. They were originally funds transferred to the Arbitrum network by the attacker. If the proposal passes, it will become the largest single source of funding for the DeFi United plan.In the early stage of voting, 16.9 million ARB have already been cast in support. Currently, there are no opposing votes. The voting is set to continue until May 7.
According to an official announcement, B.AI has officially entered into a strategic partnership with HTX DAO to jointly build a new paradigm covering the entire AI and Web3 domains. B.AI is committed to becoming the foundational financial infrastructure for the AI Agent era; this collaboration will leverage HTX DAO’s decentralized governance ecosystem and accelerate the arrival of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) through a more open and composable on-chain architecture. Moving forward, the two parties will explore areas including autonomous intelligent agent networks and on-chain intelligent services, driving the on-chain implementation of the intelligent economic layer.
According to the Lido Governance Forum, Lido Earn contributors have submitted a proposal to the DAO requesting authorization to deploy the existing First Loss Reserve to cover losses arising from the Kelp incident, waiving the original 1% threshold requirement. It is estimated that, assuming the DeFi United rescue plan succeeds, the remaining borrowing-rate losses for Lido Earn’s leveraged staking/re-staking positions will amount to approximately 400–600 ETH. Contributors stated they will collaborate with curators to jointly absorb these losses; however, full coverage by curators alone is currently deemed unrealistic. The proposal stresses that this authorization constitutes a one-time exception specific to the Kelp incident and does not alter the standard 1% threshold rule, does not involve additional treasury allocations, and is not intended to subsidize APY or support post-recovery yields. It further notes that if litigation arises from these losses, associated legal costs alone could reach several hundred thousand dollars. Given that the rsETH situation is expected to be resolved within 5–10 days—and considering the standard snapshot voting window is 7 days—the proposers emphasize the time-sensitive nature of this vote. After resolution, the team plans to publish a comprehensive post-mortem report and advance improvements to risk frameworks and operational mechanisms.
Circle Ventures, Consensys, and Joseph Lubin have announced their support for the DeFi United initiative, aimed at mitigating losses caused by the Kelp DAO vulnerability. Circle Ventures is supporting the ecosystem by purchasing AAVE tokens. Consensys and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin have confirmed the provision of 30,000 ETH to DeFi United. To date, DeFi United has raised over 132,000 ETH, with a total value exceeding $300 million. These funds will be used to cover bad debts resulting from an attacker minting unbacked rsETH via the LayerZero bridge and borrowing assets on Aave. Previously, Aave proposed a donation of 25,000 ETH, while Lido DAO, Ether.fi, and Kelp have respectively proposed or pledged donations of 2,500 ETH, 5,000 ETH, and 2,000 ETH.