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FBI seizes approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency and takes control of Hamas fundraising website
Odaily News: The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency and taken control of the domain and servers of a fundraising website linked to Hamas. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that these funds were allegedly intended for use by Hamas's military wing, Al Qassam Brigades.Investigators tracked and confiscated the relevant crypto assets based on three seizure warrants issued on March 25, June 25, and October 10, 2025. Court documents show that the assets involved include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Wrapped Ethereum, Tether (USDT), and TRON (TRX), distributed across 18 addresses controlled by Tether and 3 Binance accounts.According to court documents, encrypted chat groups had directed supporters to visit AlQassam.ps and solicited donations via rotating wallet addresses. After the FBI took over the relevant domain and servers, it obtained information on thousands of individuals who had contacted Hamas to inquire about making donations. (Decrypt)
Circle: Tokenized Bitcoin cirBTC, natively backed 1:1 by Bitcoin, is launching soon
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, posted on X announcing that cirBTC is即将 launched. Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC) is a tokenized Bitcoin backed 1:1 by native Bitcoin, issued by Circle on the Ethereum mainnet and the Arc network. Each cirBTC is backed 1:1 by native Bitcoin held in custody by regulated entities within the Circle group.
Blockaid: Alephium-Ethereum Bridge Attacked, Approximately $815,000 in Assets Stolen
Blockaid disclosed on X that the Alephium TokenBridge Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked. The attacker compromised three out of four Guardian private keys, forged a Verified Action Approval (VAA) message, and executed the attack within approximately seven minutes, stealing roughly $815,000 worth of assets. During the attack, the attacker minted 13.76 million Wrapped ALPH tokens out of thin air—exceeding the pre-attack circulating supply by over 100%—and simultaneously unlocked and withdrew assets including USDT, USDC, WBTC, and WETH from the custody pool. As of now, the attacker’s address still holds approximately $815,000 in stolen assets and 13.76 million uncollateralized Wrapped ALPH tokens; the largest anomalous transaction involved the out-of-thin-air minting of 13.76 million Wrapped ALPH tokens.
Coinbase to List WRON and MEGA Tokens, Now Supports AI and VIRTUAL Trading
Coinbase has announced it will list Wrapped Ronin (WRON) for spot trading. If liquidity conditions are met, the WRON-USD trading pair is expected to open after 00:00 Beijing time on May 1st. Simultaneously, Coinbase will support MegaETH (MEGA). Users can now generate deposit addresses, but deposits can only be made after the project team enables transfers. The specific listing time for trading will be announced separately.Additionally, Coinbase has listed Gensyn (AI) and Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), allowing users to buy, sell, swap, and transfer these tokens on the platform.
Blockaid: Meter Under Sustained Attack on BNB Chain, Attacker Minted Approximately $2.3 Million in Wrapped MTRG
According to Blockaid monitoring, Meter is currently under a sustained attack on BNB Chain. The attacker exploited Meter Passport to mint a large amount of wrapped MTRG and sold some of the tokens on PancakeSwap. So far, approximately $2.3 million in unbacked wrapped MTRG has been minted through about 2 minting transactions, and the attack is still ongoing.
Blockaid: Alephium-Ethereum Bridge Attacked, Approximately $815,000 in Assets Stolen
Blockaid disclosed on X that the Alephium TokenBridge Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked. The attacker compromised three out of four Guardian private keys, forged a Verified Action Approval (VAA) message, and executed the attack within approximately seven minutes, stealing roughly $815,000 worth of assets. During the attack, the attacker minted 13.76 million Wrapped ALPH tokens out of thin air—exceeding the pre-attack circulating supply by over 100%—and simultaneously unlocked and withdrew assets including USDT, USDC, WBTC, and WETH from the custody pool. As of now, the attacker’s address still holds approximately $815,000 in stolen assets and 13.76 million uncollateralized Wrapped ALPH tokens; the largest anomalous transaction involved the out-of-thin-air minting of 13.76 million Wrapped ALPH tokens.
Circle Mint Launches Digital Asset Collateral Lending Feature, Supporting Borrowing of USDC Against BTC Collateral
Circle announced that its Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing (DABB) feature is now live on the Arc and Ethereum networks, available to eligible Circle Mint institutional clients. Clients can deposit Bitcoin, mint Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC), and supply cirBTC as collateral to third-party lending markets via a self-custody wallet within a single workflow. Borrowed USDC will be settled directly into the Circle Mint account balance, without requiring the sale of the pledged Bitcoin; the collateral can be released upon USDC repayment.
Kraken Lists Wrapped HYPE on Its Layer 2 Network INK, Named kHYPE
Odaily News: HyperliquidNews posted on platform X, stating that Kraken has announced the listing of Wrapped HYPE on its Layer 2 network INK, with the token named kHYPE, which could easily be confused with a token of the same name launched by Kinetiq.
FBI seizes approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency and takes control of Hamas fundraising website
Odaily News: The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency and taken control of the domain and servers of a fundraising website linked to Hamas. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that these funds were allegedly intended for use by Hamas's military wing, Al Qassam Brigades.Investigators tracked and confiscated the relevant crypto assets based on three seizure warrants issued on March 25, June 25, and October 10, 2025. Court documents show that the assets involved include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Wrapped Ethereum, Tether (USDT), and TRON (TRX), distributed across 18 addresses controlled by Tether and 3 Binance accounts.According to court documents, encrypted chat groups had directed supporters to visit AlQassam.ps and solicited donations via rotating wallet addresses. After the FBI took over the relevant domain and servers, it obtained information on thousands of individuals who had contacted Hamas to inquire about making donations. (Decrypt)
Circle Launches cirBTC, Ethereum Adds 1:1 Bitcoin-Backed Wrapped Asset
According to an official announcement, Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum. cirBTC is a wrapped Bitcoin asset backed 1:1 by native BTC and can be used in on-chain financial applications such as lending protocols, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, market making, treasury management, and settlement—enabling institutions to use their BTC as collateral without selling it.
Blockaid: Alephium-Ethereum Bridge Attacked, Approximately $815,000 in Assets Stolen
Blockaid disclosed on X that the Alephium TokenBridge Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked. The attacker compromised three out of four Guardian private keys, forged a Verified Action Approval (VAA) message, and executed the attack within approximately seven minutes, stealing roughly $815,000 worth of assets. During the attack, the attacker minted 13.76 million Wrapped ALPH tokens out of thin air—exceeding the pre-attack circulating supply by over 100%—and simultaneously unlocked and withdrew assets including USDT, USDC, WBTC, and WETH from the custody pool. As of now, the attacker’s address still holds approximately $815,000 in stolen assets and 13.76 million uncollateralized Wrapped ALPH tokens; the largest anomalous transaction involved the out-of-thin-air minting of 13.76 million Wrapped ALPH tokens.
Circle: Tokenized Bitcoin cirBTC, natively backed 1:1 by Bitcoin, is launching soon
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, posted on X announcing that cirBTC is即将 launched. Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC) is a tokenized Bitcoin backed 1:1 by native Bitcoin, issued by Circle on the Ethereum mainnet and the Arc network. Each cirBTC is backed 1:1 by native Bitcoin held in custody by regulated entities within the Circle group.
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Blockaid: Meter Under Sustained Attack on BNB Chain, Attacker Minted Approximately $2.3 Million in Wrapped MTRG
According to Blockaid monitoring, Meter is currently under a sustained attack on BNB Chain. The attacker exploited Meter Passport to mint a large amount of wrapped MTRG and sold some of the tokens on PancakeSwap. So far, approximately $2.3 million in unbacked wrapped MTRG has been minted through about 2 minting transactions, and the attack is still ongoing.
Circle Mint Launches Digital Asset Collateral Lending Feature, Supporting Borrowing of USDC Against BTC Collateral
Circle announced that its Digital Asset-Backed Borrowing (DABB) feature is now live on the Arc and Ethereum networks, available to eligible Circle Mint institutional clients. Clients can deposit Bitcoin, mint Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC), and supply cirBTC as collateral to third-party lending markets via a self-custody wallet within a single workflow. Borrowed USDC will be settled directly into the Circle Mint account balance, without requiring the sale of the pledged Bitcoin; the collateral can be released upon USDC repayment.
Kraken Lists Wrapped HYPE on Its Layer 2 Network INK, Named kHYPE
Odaily News: HyperliquidNews posted on platform X, stating that Kraken has announced the listing of Wrapped HYPE on its Layer 2 network INK, with the token named kHYPE, which could easily be confused with a token of the same name launched by Kinetiq.
FBI seizes approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency and takes control of Hamas fundraising website
Odaily News: The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has seized approximately $560,000 in cryptocurrency and taken control of the domain and servers of a fundraising website linked to Hamas. The U.S. Department of Justice stated that these funds were allegedly intended for use by Hamas's military wing, Al Qassam Brigades.Investigators tracked and confiscated the relevant crypto assets based on three seizure warrants issued on March 25, June 25, and October 10, 2025. Court documents show that the assets involved include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Wrapped Ethereum, Tether (USDT), and TRON (TRX), distributed across 18 addresses controlled by Tether and 3 Binance accounts.According to court documents, encrypted chat groups had directed supporters to visit AlQassam.ps and solicited donations via rotating wallet addresses. After the FBI took over the relevant domain and servers, it obtained information on thousands of individuals who had contacted Hamas to inquire about making donations. (Decrypt)
Abraxas Capital Moves Approximately $136 Million in Assets, Deposits 61.19 Million USDT to Bitfinex and Supplies 40,000 ETH to Spark
Odaily News: According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Abraxas Capital deposited 61.19 million USDT to Bitfinex, worth approximately $61.19 million; additionally, it supplied 40,000 ETH, worth approximately $75.17 million, via the Wrapped Token Gateway on the Spark protocol. The total transferred amount is approximately $136 million.
Circle Launches cirBTC, Ethereum Adds 1:1 Bitcoin-Backed Wrapped Asset
According to an official announcement, Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum. cirBTC is a wrapped Bitcoin asset backed 1:1 by native BTC and can be used in on-chain financial applications such as lending protocols, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, market making, treasury management, and settlement—enabling institutions to use their BTC as collateral without selling it.