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Hong Kong
Paul Chan: Global asset allocation diversification accelerates, digital asset ETFs become an important new investment option
The Financial Secretary of Hong Kong, Paul Chan, delivered a commentary titled "Bringing Greater Energy through Innovation and Cooperation," addressing the latest statements on global asset allocation trends and ETF market development. Paul Chan pointed out that global investors are currently accelerating the diversification of asset allocation to reduce reliance on single markets and single assets. Alongside the development of hot themes in the investment market, the types of assets linked to exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continue to expand, covering areas from precious metals spot and futures, technology and semiconductor companies, to digital assets. He noted that these ETFs, covering different themes and possessing various leverage characteristics, provide investors with efficient and highly transparent diversified investment tool options.
Project/Company Updates
Address starting with 0x9Cb spends $7 million to purchase 3,017 ETH after being dormant for 1.6 years
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, an address starting with 0x9Cb spent $7 million to purchase 3,017 ETH after being dormant for 1.6 years, with an average purchase price of $2,320. In the past two days, this whale has bought a total of 7,300 ETH worth $17 million, and there may be further accumulation actions in the future.
Arkham: Ethereum Foundation unstakes approximately $48.9 million ETH
Onchain analysis platform Arkham stated that the Ethereum Foundation has unstaked approximately $48.9 million worth of ETH. Tracking data indicates that the Ethereum Foundation has deposited WSTETH into Lido's unstETH contract, and once the unlocking process is completed, it will receive the corresponding ETH. The market is concerned whether the ETH unstaked by the Ethereum Foundation will be further sold.
Base co-founder: AI Agents will be the next wave in crypto payments
Base co-founder Jesse Pollak stated in an interview that AI Agents are rapidly gaining autonomy and require native, programmable payment systems, which will foster the development of the agent economy. The x402 open-source payment protocol is a key infrastructure that allows AI Agents to achieve global instant, low-cost payments through a single API or smart contract call. Currently, x402 has generated about $48 million in payment volume, with approximately 95% occurring on the Base network.
Bless project team sells 100 million BLESS across chains again, total of 500 million BLESS sold
According to Yu Jin monitoring, the Bless project team continues to sell 100 million BLESS (worth about $660,000) from the Solana chain across to the BSC chain today. Since BLESS surged more than ten days ago, the Bless project team address has sold a total of 500 million BLESS, worth about $5.09 million, with 200 million transferred to Bitget for sale and 300 million sold off on the BSC chain.
Litecoin discloses zero-day vulnerability causing DoS attack and abnormal MWEB transactions, issue has been fixed
Litecoin disclosed that a recent zero-day vulnerability had led to a DoS attack, mainly affecting the operation of major mining pools. The unupdated mining nodes allowed an invalid MWEB (MimbleWimble Extension Block) transaction to be executed, enabling the corresponding tokens to be extracted to third-party DEXs. The Litecoin network rolled back these invalid transactions through a reorganization of 13 blocks, confirming they would not be included in the main chain, and all valid transactions during that period were unaffected. The vulnerability has been completely fixed, and network operation has returned to normal.
A certain ASTER whale address deposits 34.62 million tokens into Aster, floating loss exceeds $67 million
According to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain ASTER whale address deposited 34.62 million ASTER (worth about $22.95 million) into Aster 9 hours ago, after which ASTER dropped 4.4%. This whale had accumulated 68.25 million ASTER (worth about $113 million) 7 months ago at a price of $1.66 per token and still holds 24.25 million ASTER (worth about $15.92 million), with a total floating loss exceeding $67 million.
Trump: Will not let banks obstruct the advancement of crypto market structure legislation
According to CoinDesk, U.S. President Trump stated at a private event for TRUMP meme coin holders at Mar-a-Lago, Florida, that the White House would not allow banking lobby groups to undermine the progress of the cryptocurrency market structure bill, the "Digital Asset Market Clarity Act." He claimed the crypto industry has entered the mainstream, stating, "The U.S. is the leader in the crypto field," and banks should not obstruct the establishment of a stablecoin and crypto regulatory framework. This event was referred to as "the world's most exclusive meeting," with hundreds of TRUMP holders invited, including Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino, Ark Invest founder Cathie Wood, Anchorage Digital CEO Nathan McCauley, and boxer Mike Tyson. Previously, U.S. banks had expressed concerns that stablecoin reward mechanisms could impact traditional deposit businesses, which delayed related legislative processes.
Aave: Has established a recovery fund to support rsETH asset recovery
Aave announced that it has established a recovery fund with ecological partners to support the recovery of rsETH assets. The plan includes related DAO voting, protocol coordination, and execution arrangements to restore full support for rsETH. Aave has also reached an agreement with KelpDAO and LayerZero on technical implementation pathways, with specific recovery plans and user guidelines to be announced subsequently. Additionally, Kelp DAO stated that to protect rsETH holders and stabilize the broader DeFi ecosystem, it has reached a clear solution with Aave. As part of the commitment, Kelp DAO will directly donate 2,000 ETH from its treasury to the recovery fund (DeFi United). Kelp DAO confirms that it has fully agreed with Aave on the next execution plan, and the final recovery plan, user operation guide, and specific timetable will be officially announced shortly.
Balancer attacker has exchanged 21,000 ETH for 617.43 BTC over the past three days
According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the Balancer attacker has exchanged 21,000 ETH for 617.43 BTC over the past three days, worth $48.72 million. The attacker currently retains 1,000 ETH, worth $232,000, and may further sell.
Brazilian authorities ban 27 prediction platforms including Kalshi and Polymarket
According to Cointelegraph, Brazilian authorities have taken action to ban 27 prediction market platforms, including Kalshi and Polymarket. Under the new regulations, contracts related to sports, politics, entertainment, or social events are prohibited, as authorities believe these contracts are closer to gambling than financial investments. Only contracts linked to economic indicators such as inflation, interest rates, exchange rates, or commodity prices are allowed, under financial market regulation. This crackdown stems from Resolution No. 5.298 issued by the Brazilian National Monetary Council (CMN) on Friday, which will take effect in early May and significantly restricts the scope of services provided by prediction market platforms.
Trump: Cryptocurrency is a huge industry, banks should not hinder legislation
U.S. President Trump stated at the cryptocurrency conference that cryptocurrency is a "huge industry" and also warned bankers not to obstruct the advancement of cryptocurrency legislation.
Aave Labs proposes Arbitrum governance to release 30,765 ETH frozen for rsETH event rescue
The Arbitrum community has released a proposal jointly presented by Aave Labs, Kelp DAO, LayerZero, EtherFi, and Compound, proposing that Arbitrum governance approve the release of 30,765.67 ETH frozen by the Arbitrum security committee since April 21. The proposal suggests transferring the funds to a 2-of-3 Gnosis Safe (address to be finalized) controlled jointly by Aave Labs, KelpDAO, and Certora, specifically for coordinating rescue operations. The funds will be limited to fully covering the rsETH gap; if not fully utilized, the remaining funds will be returned to the Arbitrum DAO; this is a one-time measure that does not involve additional treasury spending.
Opinions
Naval personally intervenes: A historic collision between ordinary people and venture capital
If investing indirectly through a fund of funds, there may also be an additional layer of fees on top of the underlying VC's charges. USVC's claim is that the current 2.5% includes expenses related to the underlying funds, while AngelList absorbs costs exceeding this percentage in the first year, and USVC does not charge extra for direct investments.
ETF has seen six consecutive days of net inflows, will Bitcoin start an $80,000 short squeeze?
These signals all point in one direction: the demand structure is being repaired. Corporate financial buy orders, ETF capital inflows, and U.S. spot demand are forming a synergy, with the support at price lows becoming increasingly stable, and market participation is also recovering, showing a significant difference from the previous adjustment phase environment.
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