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According to CoinDesk, FundBank has been renamed IRACE Digital and has acquired Tenet Bank in the Cayman Islands. This transaction will incorporate digital asset banking operations and fintech-focused clients into IRACE's existing institutional banking business.Former Zodia Custody CEO John Cronin has been appointed as the Global CEO, and IRACE is expanding into the areas of custody, liquidity, and trading infrastructure.

According to official news, the Web3 smart data analysis platform AiTraceRoot has completed a strategic financing of $3.5 million, with participation from Castrum Capital, Becker Ventures, Coinvestor, and Gemhead Capital. The funds raised will be used for product research and development, security upgrades, large-scale data model training, and collaborative development within the BNB Chain ecosystem. AiTraceRoot is a smart data analysis support platform aimed at the Web3 field, dedicated to providing intelligent data analysis services for global Web3 users.

"On-chain detective" ZachXBT published a case analysis stating that in a cryptocurrency asset case involving an Indian scam gang, the relevant individuals reported the case to law enforcement after their assets were frozen, drawing attention. The incident began when a user sought help, claiming that approximately 5.73 BTC (about $475,000) was frozen on Changelly in March 2025.Subsequent on-chain analysis revealed that these funds could be traced back to multiple social engineering attacks and theft cases related to Bitcoin ATMs targeting U.S. users, with a total amount involved exceeding $1 million and several elderly victims. The investigation showed that the individual provided multiple changing explanations for the source of the funds, including "loan," "boss transfer," and "investment from 2014-2015," and there were significant contradictions in the evidence chain.More concerning is that this user had previously filed a police report in India in December 2025, attempting to recover the frozen funds (case number 3207-P/2025). Subsequent on-chain evidence collection and email data analysis indicated that they might be a "mule" for transferring funds, with some bank documents inconsistent with their identity information. ZachXBT noted that such cases demonstrate that social engineering attacks and cross-border fund transfers continue to occur and remind users to avoid interacting with funds from suspicious sources to prevent triggering compliance freezes or legal risks.

Stablecoin payment infrastructure company Trace Finance has completed a $32 million Series A financing round, led by CoinFund, with participation from Coinbase Ventures, Haun Ventures, Jump Capital, Paxos, Chainlink Labs, HOF Capital, and others. Bernardo Brites, co-founder and CEO of Trace Finance, stated that the company's valuation has increased approximately tenfold since the seed round in 2022, but did not disclose the specific valuation.Trace Finance is headquartered in Brazil and primarily provides stablecoin cross-border payment infrastructure, integrating local banking channels, foreign exchange, compliance, and stablecoin settlement capabilities. The company currently holds licenses in the United States and Brazil and operates through partner banks in Mexico, Colombia, Europe, and Asia. Trace Finance plans to expand its operations in Mexico, Colombia, and Argentina, followed by entry into the Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia markets. Brites also mentioned that the company will continue to apply for additional licenses in Singapore, the United States, and the Asia-Pacific region in the future.

According to CryptoSlate, the transitional grace period for the EU's crypto regulation MiCA will officially end on July 1, 2026. As of May 2026, only 194 crypto companies within the EU have obtained formal licenses, while over 3,000 crypto enterprises registered in 2024. Approximately 75% of the old platforms are expected to lose their operating qualifications after the grace period ends.Unlicensed platforms must orderly shut down before the deadline, transfer users to licensed platforms, or completely exit the European market. The French regulatory authority AMF has taken the toughest stance, clearly warning that unlicensed operations could face up to 2 years in prison and a fine of 30,000 euros. For ordinary users, if the platform they use fails to obtain a MiCA license, they may face situations such as being unable to deposit funds or being required to withdraw their funds.

According to analyst Darkfost's data, Bitcoin has retraced and fallen below the 4% percentile of the Power Law model, entering an extremely undervalued range, a valuation level that has historically been present only 4% of the time. Darkfost emphasizes that this is a suitable time for long-term position building, not a short-term price prediction.

According to The Block, the latest "2026 Ecosystem Vulnerability Audit Report" released by Web3 security company Immunefi shows that losses from DeFi protocols due to hacker attacks have decreased by 74% from the peak of $2.62 billion in 2022 to approximately $680.3 million in 2025.The report points out that the median loss per attack has also significantly decreased, from $6 million in 2022 to $1.5 million in 2025, reflecting an overall improvement in security levels.At the same time, the proportion of losses from bridge exploits has dramatically decreased from 73% in 2022 to 3% in 2025, and the share of flash loan attacks has dropped from 54% to less than 1%. Risks at the infrastructure level (such as private key leaks and database attacks) have also decreased from 30.7% in 2022 to 10.3% in 2025. Immunefi stated that this reflects the ongoing optimization of oracle design, reentrancy attack protection, and access control standards, indicating that the overall DeFi ecosystem "is becoming safer."However, the report also notes that losses slightly rebounded to $680.3 million in 2025, mainly due to the increasing complexity of multi-chain systems and a few high-severity incidents. Meanwhile, the number of independent security incidents continues to rise, reflecting an expanding attack surface.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector generally declined, with the PayFi sector dropping 4.15% in 24 hours, XRP down 3.26%, Stellar (XLM) down 11.45%, but Ultima (ULTIMA) rose against the trend by 2.79%. At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) fell 3.6%, dropping below $71,000; Ethereum (ETH) decreased by 0.92%, falling below $2,000. However, the SocialFi sector rose against the market, increasing by 7.03% in 24 hours, with Toncoin (TON) up 4.18% and Chiliz (CHZ) up 5.71%.The AI sector rose by 3.13%, with Worldcoin (WLD) increasing by 18.53%; the DeFi sector rose by 2.98%, with Hyperliquid (HYPE) up 1.76% and LAB (LAB) up 64.79%; the Meme sector rose by 1.09%, with Siren (SIREN) up 15.38%. In other sectors, the Layer1 sector fell by 1.09%, with NEAR Protocol (NEAR) surging 14.22% during the day; the CeFi sector declined by 1.47%, with Binance Coin (BNB) down 1.94%; the Layer2 sector decreased by 2.31%, while Optimism (OP) remained relatively strong, rising by 2.88%.The cryptocurrency sector index reflecting historical market trends shows that the ssiSocialFi, ssiAI, and ssiMeme indices rose by 7.22%, 1.87%, and 1.31%, respectively.

The tokenized U.S. Treasury fund VBILL under VanEck has officially launched on the DeFi lending protocol Euler. The fund is issued and tokenized by Securitize, allowing investors to use tokenized U.S. Treasuries as collateral for on-chain lending and liquidity operations, while also meeting compliance requirements. This move reflects that DeFi protocols are accelerating their transformation towards institutionalization and compliance to attract traditional financial capital into the on-chain market.Data shows that the scale of tokenized U.S. Treasuries has surpassed $15 billion, growing approximately 150% over the past year. Traditional asset management giants such as BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, and Janus Henderson have all launched on-chain Treasury or money market products. Euler has previously integrated Securitize's DS Protocol to support the access of tokenized securities with investor qualification restrictions and transfer rules to the lending market. DeFi protocols like Aave are also laying out institutional-level RWA business. Institutions expect that the asset tokenization market could reach $18.9 trillion by 2033. Securitize executives stated that as traditional financial institutions enter the crypto space, DeFi protocols must find a balance between openness and compliance requirements.

According to CoinDesk, several researchers in the fields of post-quantum cryptography and blockchain security have stated that AI is accelerating the development of quantum computing and forcing the encryption industry to reassess the reliability of existing security systems.Project Eleven CEO Alex Pruden pointed out that researchers are using machine learning to optimize quantum error correction—one of the biggest engineering bottlenecks in the field of quantum computing. NEAR Protocol co-founder and former Google AI researcher Illia Polosukhin warned that the "harvest now, decrypt later" strategy has become a real threat, where attackers collect encrypted traffic now and decrypt it later when quantum computers mature, "this is likely already happening."Since most blockchain networks rely on the same elliptic curve cryptography as the internet, once quantum computers become powerful enough, they could theoretically derive private keys from public keys, thereby compromising wallets and systems. Researchers noted that the combination of AI and quantum computing is creating a continuous arms race in security, where security measures will no longer be static infrastructure but must continuously evolve and upgrade. Currently, multiple blockchain ecosystems such as Ethereum, Solana, and NEAR are actively promoting post-quantum cryptography migration solutions.

According to CoinDesk, billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio stated that Bitcoin's lack of privacy protection, with transactions being monitorable and potentially controllable, is a primary reason why central banks are reluctant to hold Bitcoin. Dalio mentioned that about 1% of his portfolio is allocated to Bitcoin, but he believes that the transparent ledger characteristic of Bitcoin makes it difficult to serve as a reserve asset.Dalio also pointed out that Bitcoin has a 90-day correlation coefficient of 0.89 with the Nasdaq index, and about 79% of its price fluctuations can be explained by the performance of tech stocks, which undermines its function as an independent store of value. Furthermore, the market size of Bitcoin is still relatively small compared to gold and is more susceptible to influence; Dalio believes that gold still plays a more central role in the global system.

According to Jinshi reports, the US Dollar Index DXY has basically retraced all gains since February 27. The dollar was already weak before the outbreak of the war in Iran, affected by policy burdens, including Trump's trade war and threats to the independence of the Federal Reserve. Although investors had previously unwound their short positions on the dollar after the outbreak of the war, the gains have now disappeared, partly due to optimistic market expectations that the US and Iran may resume negotiations. Jane Foley from Rabobank stated that the divergence in global central bank policies is also an important factor.

According to Gate's market data, gold (XAUUSDT) has fallen below $4,600, currently priced at $4,596.86, with a 24h decline of about 1.66%; silver (XAGUSDT) has fallen below $74, currently priced at $73.77, with a 24h decline of 0.74%. Against the backdrop of gold and silver corrections, overall trading activity has not decreased but rather increased.According to CoinGlass data, the 24-hour contract trading volume for gold (XAU) on the Gate platform reached $230 million, an increase of 122.30%, ranking among the top globally; the 24-hour contract trading volume for silver (XAG) was approximately $315 million, an increase of 213.96%, with an open interest of about $21.5244 million, both ranking among the top two globally.Gate has pioneered the metal contract trading sector, providing 24/7 uninterrupted trading, offering users greater strategic flexibility and asset management efficiency in volatile markets. Gate's contracts cover a variety of traditional financial assets including stocks, metals, foreign exchange, indices, and commodities, supporting trading in core assets such as gold, silver, and globally popular stocks. Gate continues to build a more efficient and professional multi-asset one-stop trading platform for global users.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, the price of HYPE fell in the afternoon, briefly touching the $40 mark. The trader "Loracle" on Hyperliquid, holding a 5x leveraged short position in HYPE, was subsequently liquidated, with the current position size reaching $23.8 million and an average entry price of $40.871, making it the largest short address for HYPE on-chain.It is reported that this address is one of the early contributors to the Hyperliquid ecosystem and is the founder of Hypurrfun. Previously, during the main upward wave starting from $20, this address had heavily gone long and at one point became the second-largest long position for HYPE on-chain, but has now flipped to short on April 20. Address: 0x8def9f50456c6c4e37fa5d3d57f108ed23992dae.

According to SoSoValue data, the cryptocurrency market sector generally retreated, with the Meme sector dropping 3.45% in 24 hours. Within the sector, SPX6900 (SPX) fell 6.73%, MemeCore (M) decreased by 14.74%, but Pump.fun (PUMP) rose against the trend by 4.14%. Meanwhile, Bitcoin (BTC) increased by 2.51%, falling below $78,000; Ethereum (ETH) dropped 3.71%, falling to around $2,300.Notably, only the NFT sector rose by 2.29%, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) increasing by 10.01% and SuperVerse (SUPER) rising by 3.74%.In other sectors, the DeFi sector fell 1.72% in 24 hours, but Jupiter (JUP) rose by 5.35%; the CeFi sector decreased by 1.78%, with Aster (ASTER) dropping by 2.72%; the Layer1 sector fell by 2.31%, with Solana (SOL) decreasing by 2.95%; the PayFi sector dropped by 2.91%, while SafePal (SFP) surged by 2.39% during the day; the Layer2 sector fell by 3.13%, with Starknet (STRK) decreasing by 5.45%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiNFT, ssiRWA, and ssiSocialFi indices rose by 4.64%, 19.6%, and 0.04%, respectively.

According to SoSoValue data, influenced by macro factors such as the small-scale skirmish between the U.S. and Iran on Sunday, the overall trend of the cryptocurrency market is downward. Bitcoin (BTC) fell 1.11% in 24 hours, dropping to around $74,000, while Ethereum (ETH) decreased by 2.37%, falling below $2,300.However, sectors like SocialFi and AI saw slight increases, with 24-hour gains of 1.92% and 0.95%, respectively. Within the SocialFi sector, Toncoin (TON) and Chiliz (CHZ) rose by 1.49% and 4.60%, respectively. In the AI sector, Pieverse (PIEVERSE) surged by 77.43%, and Venice Token (VVV) increased by 4.89%.In other sectors, the CeFi sector fell by 0.86% in 24 hours, but Bitget Token (BGB) rose by 1.35%; the Layer1 sector decreased by 1.06%, with Canton Network (CC) remaining relatively strong, increasing by 1.64%; the PayFi sector dropped by 1.46%, while Monero (XMR) gained 0.41% during the day; the Meme sector fell by 2.17%, with MemeCore (M) declining by 6.03%; the DeFi sector decreased by 2.24%, but Reserve Rights (RSR) rose against the trend by 10.52%; the Layer2 sector fell by 2.28%, with Arbitrum (ARB) down by 0.39%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiMeme, ssiDeFi, and ssiLayer2 indices fell by 3.00%, 2.70%, and 2.63%, respectively.

According to Hyperbridge's official disclosure, the loss from the Token Gateway vulnerability incident has been revised from an initial estimate of $237,000 to approximately $2.5 million, with the increase mainly coming from losses in incentive pools on Ethereum, Base, BNB Chain, and Arbitrum.The attacker extracted about 245 ETH from the relevant contracts and then bypassed the MMR proof verification mechanism by forging cross-chain messages, minting 1 billion bridged DOT and selling them into a thinly traded market. Currently, some of the stolen funds have been traced on-chain to Binance, and Hyperbridge is collaborating with Binance's compliance team and law enforcement agencies for an investigation.Native DOT of Polkadot and products like Intent Gateway are unaffected, while the Token Gateway and the bridged DOT contracts on the four affected EVM chains remain suspended. The MMR verification logic patch is undergoing external audit, and the bridging functionality will be restored after the audit is completed.