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According to Odaily, independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli was awarded the Q-Day Prize and 1 Bitcoin by quantum security startup Project Eleven for successfully cracking the encryption keys protecting Bitcoin. Giancarlo Lelli utilized publicly available quantum hardware and a variant of Shor's algorithm to crack a 15-bit encryption key among 32,767 possibilities. The difficulty of this quantum attack is 512 times greater than the 6-bit key record set in September 2025. Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden stated that the resource requirements for such attacks continue to decline, with approximately 6.9 million Bitcoins currently held in vulnerable static addresses, including 1 million Bitcoins owned by Satoshi Nakamoto. The Bitcoin network has proposed BIP-360 to introduce quantum-resistant address types, while platforms such as Ethereum, Ripple, and Tron have also begun releasing plans for transitioning to post-quantum defenses.
Aave posted on platform X, stating that its service provider has published an Aave DAO governance proposal. The proposal suggests allocating 25,000 ETH to participate in the ongoing "DeFi United" initiative. This ETH allocation will be used to support the asset backing of rsETH, helping it restore its peg as soon as possible and promoting the normalization of market conditions. This proposal aims to accelerate the risk management process for rsETH and stabilize the related DeFi market ecosystem through financial support at the Aave DAO level.
Ethereum developer Tom Lehman published the draft proposal EIP-8182, aiming to natively support private transfers on Ethereum by introducing a shared privacy pool, a fixed-address system contract, and zero-knowledge proof verification precompiles at the Ethereum protocol layer. The proposal states that the solution will be deployed via a hard fork upgrade—without administrator keys, governance tokens, or on-chain upgrade mechanisms—intended to address fragmented anonymity sets and inconsistent trust models across privacy applications. As designed, users will be able to conduct private transfers from their existing wallets to any Ethereum address or ENS name, and support atomic workflows such as “de-anonymize → interact → re-anonymize.”
According to GlobeNewswire, Fere AI, an AI-powered digital asset trading agent platform, has announced the completion of a $1.3 million funding round led by Ethereal Ventures, with participation from Galaxy Vision Hill and Kosmos Ventures. The platform supports cross-chain networks including Ethereum, Solana, and Base, enabling users to describe their trading objectives in natural language—AI agents then execute the trades. The new funds will be used to accelerate platform feature development and optimize trading execution strategies.
According to The Block, OSL Group has announced a partnership with Circle’s affiliated entities to expand USDC integration across its payment and trading platforms. Through OSL Global, users can exchange USD for USDC at a 1:1 ratio and trade BTC, ETH, SOL, USD, and USDT pairs in a dedicated USDC trading zone. Meanwhile, OSL has adopted USDC as its unified margin asset and integrated USDC into its payment services to support compliant digital dollar settlement and payment use cases. OSL also stated that it plans to support Circle’s tokenized money market fund, USYC, subject to regulatory requirements and platform eligibility criteria.
According to the official announcement, Binance Wallet has launched Agentic Wallet—a dedicated, non-custodial wallet for AI Agents—enabling users to authorize AI Agents to execute trades, transfers, and asset management within customizable rule sets. Created under the user’s Binance account, Agentic Wallet features an independent balance, configurable permissions, real-time monitoring capabilities, and asset isolation from the main wallet. Agentic Wallet is already supported on the BNB Smart Chain, Solana, Ethereum, and Base, and relevant Skills have been pre-integrated by default for Binance Ai Pro users. Additionally, Binance Wallet has simultaneously launched a time-limited gas fee sponsorship program and zero service fee campaign.
KelpDAO announced that, since April 18, it has been coordinating with Aave and ecosystem partners to restore rsETH holdings for rsETH holders. The initial shortfall from this incident was 163,200 ETH. To date, Kelp has recovered 40,300 rsETH—approximately 43,000 ETH—and the Arbitrum Security Council has separately secured 30,700 ETH. The remaining shortfall stands at approximately 89,500 ETH. Kelp stated that, of this remaining shortfall, Mantle, Stani Kulechov, EtherFi, Lido, and Golem have publicly committed to contributing a total of 43,500 ETH, and Kelp is working with these partners to formalize those contributions. Kelp emphasized that rsETH holders are the top priority.
According to the Belarusian state news agency BELTA, Alexander Yegorov, First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, revealed at the “Digital Banking–2026” conference that Belarus has adopted Decree No. 19, formally establishing a regulatory framework for crypto banks. Under the decree, crypto banks will support 26 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), TON (Toncoin), Solana (SOL), and multiple stablecoins. They will also be authorized to conduct 11 types of operations, such as crypto deposits, crypto lending, crypto staking, crypto collateralization, crypto transfers, issuance of proprietary tokens, and crypto storage and exchange. Yegorov stated that the current list of supported cryptocurrencies and permitted operations is not final and will be continuously updated and refined in response to investor demand and emerging ideas.
Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, disclosed that he personally contributed 5,000 ETH to DeFi United and stated that he is actively working with partners to secure additional funding commitments. His goal is to resolve the current issues as soon as possible and restore normal market conditions. Stani emphasized that Aave is his life’s work and that the team is fully committed to identifying the best possible solution for users.
Aave released the latest update on the rsETH security incident on the X platform, announcing that it has paused rsETH reserve-related operations on the Ethereum mainnet as well as networks including Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea. This measure is intended to prevent excess aETHrsETH from being withdrawn, thereby pushing positions close to the 95% liquidation threshold. This action aims to preserve as much capital as possible and reduce systemic risk while the asset recovery plan is underway. Aave stated that further progress and resolution plans will be continuously disclosed to the community.
Aave announced the latest developments regarding the rsETH security incident on X, stating that rsETH-related reserve operations have been suspended on Ethereum Mainnet and on networks including Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea. This measure aims to preserve as much capital as possible and mitigate systemic risk while the asset recovery plan is underway. Aave stated that it will continue to disclose subsequent updates and resolution plans to the community.
Lido has released an update regarding the Kelp security incident, stating that its Earn-series vaults are working with the management team to address the issue, focusing on two key risk areas: rsETH exposure and tightening liquidity in lending markets. Lido emphasizes that its core staking protocol remains unaffected, and both stETH and wstETH remain secure and stable. Currently, only the EarnETH vault holds approximately 9% of its TVL in rsETH exposure; related deposits and withdrawals have been suspended by the management team pending resolution. Of the ~$70 million in ETH stolen in the earlier attack, roughly $70 million has already been recovered; asset recovery and loss allocation efforts are ongoing. To mitigate liquidity pressure, the management team has reduced leverage and optimized position structures, significantly decreasing wETH debt exposure. Should losses ultimately materialize, EarnETH will activate its $3 million “first-loss protection mechanism,” funded by the DAO. Other vaults remain unaffected: DVV and EarnUSD are operating normally. The GGV sub-vault is currently experiencing negative yields due to a combination of recursive staking strategies and rising borrowing rates, but active adjustments are underway. Users’ previously submitted withdrawal requests will be processed at pre-incident valuations.
Odaily News Aurise Foundation announced the launch of the yield-bearing gold token XAUE on Ethereum, designed to serve as a yield-bearing treasury for Tether Gold (XAU₮). XAUE targets compliant institutional participants, introducing crypto-native yield to traditional non-yielding gold through quantitative strategies and institutional lending, transforming it into a programmable and capital-efficient on-chain asset.Current ecosystem partners Aurelion and Antalpha have jointly contributed 16,052 XAU₮ (approximately $76 million) to XAUE. The protocol employs an exchange rate growth model, where the gold value pegged to each XAUE increases as yields accumulate, and it will integrate with more decentralized finance protocols such as DEXs in the future.
According to the Aave Governance Forum, Gordon Liao, a Circle team member, has submitted an ARFC proposal recommending a two-step adjustment to the USDC interest rate model parameters on Aave v3 Ethereum Core to address the current liquidity shortage in the USDC pool. Current context: Following the rsETH incident on April 18, the USDC pool utilization has remained persistently near 100%, with available liquidity falling below $3 million. The borrowing rate has been stuck at the 14% cap for an extended period, and the pool’s total supply has contracted by approximately $60 million over the past 24 hours. As a result, the market is unable to clear via price mechanisms. The proposal’s core measures are as follows: Step 1 (to be executed immediately by Risk Administrators): Increase Slope 2 from 10% to 40%, decrease the optimal utilization rate from 92% to 87%, and temporarily suspend the Slope 2 risk oracle for USDC. Step 2 (to be completed within 5–7 days via governance vote): Further increase Slope 2 to 50% and reduce the optimal utilization rate to 85%. The proposal argues that many current borrowers are insensitive to interest rates and primarily borrow to bypass withdrawal queues and exit positions. Active leverage, meanwhile, is key to attracting new suppliers. Raising the maximum supply rate to the 40%–50% range is expected to draw in USDC liquidity within hours, driving utilization below the kink point and restoring the market’s normal clearing functionality.
According to The Block, Gensyn—a decentralized AI infrastructure network backed by a16z crypto—has launched its flagship product, Delphi. Delphi is an AI-settled decentralized information marketplace platform where creators can launch markets and earn a 1.5% fee on trading volume upon successful settlement. Delphi is currently open to all users for trading, but only invited creators may launch markets; mainnet launch is expected within the coming weeks. Built on Gensyn’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, the platform uses verifiable smart oracles to execute settlements. Gensyn reports that Delphi has already processed millions of dollars in trading volume since its testnet launch in December 2025.
Odaily, GMGN co-founder Haze posted on platform X, stating that the web version has completed multiple functional updates, including support for ETH limit orders and advanced strategies, support for multi-wallet Profit and Loss (PNL) statistics, support for multi-wallet trading and continuous click trading. The first round of speed optimization has also been completed, with continuous improvements to follow.
According to an official post by Umbra (@UmbraCash), the privacy payment protocol Umbra was used to transfer funds related to a recent hacking incident, involving 349 ETH (approximately $800,000). Umbra stated that, as its privacy address system primarily protects the recipient’s identity—not the sender’s—it offers limited practical assistance to hackers attempting to obscure the origin of stolen funds. All stolen funds remain identifiable and traceable. The team has been in active communication and collaboration with security researchers. Umbra also noted that the protocol is powered entirely by autonomous smart contracts; thus, the team cannot prevent anyone from using the contracts or self-hosted frontend versions. In support of fund recovery efforts, the team placed the hosted frontend into maintenance mode at 6:45 a.m. ET on April 21. Access will be restored once it is confirmed that doing so will not impede the recovery process. The protocol itself continues operating normally, and all funds held within privacy addresses remain secure.
According to the Financial Times, UK-based startup Stratiphy will offer both cryptocurrency exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and innovative finance ISAs (IF ISAs), enabling investors to hold crypto assets within capital gains tax-free accounts. Stratiphy provides three ETNs issued by 21Shares—the largest European crypto ETP issuer—which track Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a Bitcoin-and-gold composite product. The platform currently manages approximately £4 million in assets and serves around 2,000 clients. In October last year, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority lifted its four-year ban on retail investors purchasing exchange-traded notes (ETNs).
Base has announced that its first independent network upgrade, Base Azul, is now live on the testnet, with a target mainnet activation date of May 13, 2026. This upgrade marks Base’s first network-level upgrade conducted independently of the OP Stack. Officially, Azul will deliver improvements across three dimensions: security, performance, and developer experience. Specifically, Base will implement a multi-proof mechanism via Azul; base-reth-node will become its sole execution client; and Base will adopt the latest execution-layer specification (Osaka) to maintain full alignment with Ethereum. Users do not need to take any action for this upgrade.
Odaily News Etherealize has released its latest report, adjusting the long-term price expectation for Ethereum (ETH) to $250,000.This prediction is based on a core assumption: if ETH can capture a "monetary premium" similar to gold and Bitcoin, securing a place in the approximately $31 trillion store-of-value market, its price could reach this level.The report argues that ETH possesses unique historical attributes, serving not only as a store of value but also as a "yield-generating asset," distinguishing it from traditional asset forms.