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The founder of the AI agency platform Bankr, deployer, tweeted that he has raised about $100,000 to provide free LLM inference services for Bankr ecosystem projects. Projects currently being built in the Bankr ecosystem will soon be able to access free inference credits. However, before officially starting the distribution, the team will first launch a new feature that "the entire industry will love," with specific details to be announced later.

According to CoinDesk, Cardano founder Charles Hoskinson stated that the removal of Section 604 of the CLARITY Act could lead to open-source developers facing long-term legal liability for others' use of their code.He pointed out that after developers release open-source software, even if someone later abuses the code without consent, the developers could still be permanently held accountable, and he claimed this would pose a serious threat to the open-source innovation environment.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov announced on the X platform that TON has launched a unified smart contract toolchain called Acton. The new toolchain increases TON's development efficiency by 10 times, making the creation, testing, and deployment of smart contracts more convenient, and it is fully prepared for AI. This toolchain replaces TON's previous scattered tool stack, unifying it into a single development process.According to the introduction, Acton is an integrated command-line tool built around the Tolk language, covering the entire process of project creation, testing, debugging, dApp integration, deployment, and verification.

Stablecoin bank Augustus has obtained a federal banking license issued by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), becoming the eighth institution to receive this license since 2010, and has simultaneously completed a $40 million financing round, with investors including Valar Ventures, Creandum, Ramp, Deel, and the founder of Circle.

Markus Thielen, founder of 10x Research, stated on social media, "Bitcoin is rising, primarily driven by spot demand rather than leverage, and this structure is healthier than the crowded long positions of the early cycle. ETF funds continue to flow in, mining-related stocks have surged, and the options market is pricing in a more optimistic outlook.More importantly, there are two key catalysts this week supporting Bitcoin and the overall altcoin market. With improved trading volume and moderate fund inflows, our target of $88,000 for Bitcoin seems achievable. The current total market capitalization of the crypto market is $2.69 trillion, up 2.7% from last week; the average weekly trading volume is $123 billion, which is 2% higher than the average level."

Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Mysten Labs, posted on the X platform that confidential transactions will be launched on the Sui network this year, enabling large-scale, free, and privacy-protected payments.

According to Forbes, Bitcoin bulls have added a macro narrative. Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, warned that the $39 trillion debt crisis in the U.S. could lead to a long-term devaluation or even collapse of the dollar, while JPMorgan analysts believe that the market is witnessing a rotation from gold to Bitcoin in the currency devaluation trade.Dalio stated that the current annual spending in the U.S. is about $7 trillion, with revenues of only about $5 trillion, and the long-term fiscal deficit and debt expansion are nearing historically dangerous levels. He believes that during similar periods, fiat currencies tend to depreciate continuously, while gold benefits.Meanwhile, JPMorgan analyst Nikolaos Panigirtzoglou pointed out that as the conflict in Iran escalates, the inflow of funds into Bitcoin ETFs has continued to exceed that of gold ETFs, with some funds viewing Bitcoin as digital gold and a hedge against dollar devaluation.The report mentioned that since the outbreak of the U.S.-Iran conflict, the price of Bitcoin has risen by about 30%, although it is still below the historical high of $126,000 in 2025. Notable investors, including Stanley Druckenmiller and Elon Musk, have also expressed concerns about the long-term status of the dollar as a reserve currency.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun withdrew 7,461 ETH from Binance 5 hours ago, worth 17.27 million USD, and has since deposited it into Spark.

Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder of Mysten Labs, stated during Consensus 2026 that the Sui network has processed over $1 trillion in stablecoin transactions since last year and plans to launch zero-fee stablecoin transfers and privacy payment features.Abiodun expressed that Sui aims to become "the default network for future capital flows," noting that the current traditional cross-border payment systems have excessively high fees; for example, transferring $100 to Nigeria may incur a $35 fee. The future financial system should not be completely transparent like social media, and users need stronger privacy protection capabilities.Sui is developing a storage layer that supports the intent of crypto transactions to accommodate AI Agent-driven automated payments and future refund and fraud handling mechanisms. Additionally, Sui is currently testing quantum-resistant signature technology on its testnet, aiming to complete deployment before the EU's quantum security requirements are implemented by 2030.Abiodun also expressed willingness to coordinate with the Bitcoin ecosystem and open-source related research. However, Sui has recently faced challenges with technical stability, as its mainnet experienced several hours of downtime in January 2026. The current price of SUI is approximately $0.99, down about 81% from its historical high of $5.35 set in 2025.

ZachXBT posted on platform X that the founder of LAB released philosophical nonsense while participating in the manipulation of the CEX market that harms retail investors; they attempted to contact privately, but the message was read and not replied to; the scammers further undermined the last remaining credibility of the industry.

Gnosis DAO is conducting a Snapshot vote proposing to allow GNO holders to proportionally acquire shares of the DAO treasury through a voluntary redemption mechanism. According to analyst Ignas, the treasury holds approximately $223 million in assets (including ETH, stablecoins, and ecosystem tokens), with about 1.3 million GNO eligible for redemption, each corresponding to about $170 in treasury value, while the current trading price of GNO is around $132, representing a discount of about 27%.The vote reversed twice within 24 hours: after Gnosis co-founder Stefan George cast a dissenting vote, the situation briefly turned, but then a whale wallet holding 67,000 GNO cast a supporting vote, putting the supporters back in the lead. Currently, about 116,000 GNO are in favor (about 65%), 59,600 against, and 1,600 abstentions, surpassing the quorum threshold of 75,000 votes, with voting continuing until May 12.Supporters believe that Gnosis Ltd. has become a funding black hole structurally misaligned with the interests of holders, while opponents warn that redemption will weaken projects with actual users such as Gnosis Pay, Circles, and Gnosis Chain, and may trigger a chain reaction for other DAOs trading below net asset value.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov stated in a personal channel that TON leads in the final confirmation time of blocks among L1 chains. Data shows that TON's final confirmation time is about 0.6 seconds, faster than mainstream L1s like Avalanche (about 1 second) and BNB Chain (about 1.1 seconds), while Ethereum takes 13 minutes and Bitcoin about 1 hour.

According to The Block, Consensys CEO and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin stated at Consensus 2026 that projects like Strategy, SharpLink, and BitMine, which are part of the Ethereum Digital Asset Treasury (DAT), are positive examples of building "long-term permanent capital" for the Ethereum ecosystem without leverage, and warned that weak assets and copycat DATs could harm the ecosystem.Lubin mentioned that Consensys and he himself have contributed 30,000 ETH to the DeFi United initiative to promote multi-party collaboration in recovering funds after the Kelp DAO vulnerability incident. He also pointed out that Ethereum has embedded a path to quantum safety in its scaling roadmap, while Bitcoin will face more complex property issues in migrating quantum-vulnerable addresses.

According to CoinDesk, Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko stated at Consensus Miami 2026 that the major upgrade of the Solana network, "Alpenglow," is expected to be launched this year, possibly as early as next quarter.Yakovenko said that the Alpenglow upgrade aims to bring transaction confirmation speeds close to the physical limit of "light speed," enhancing the network's speed, reliability, and transaction certainty, shifting from Solana's early innovations to a more mature phase focused on performance guarantees and reliability. This is crucial for time-sensitive applications such as financial applications.

After WLFI filed a lawsuit against Sun Yuchen yesterday, Vincent Chok, the founder of FDT (First Digital Trust), spoke out today, stating that WLFI is not the first target publicly attacked by Sun Yuchen, as FDT has been entangled in litigation with him for over a year.Vincent Chok stated that in the past 12 months, Sun Yuchen has made public accusations against FDT, but has yet to provide any substantial evidence. During this time, Sun Yuchen has publicly offered rewards for so-called "internal evidence" twice, with the amount increasing from $50 million to $100 million, and as of now, no one has claimed the reward.

Telegram founder Pavel Durov posted on the X platform that the TON network transaction fees have been reduced by 6 times.He also revealed that Telegram will replace the TON Foundation as the largest validator of the network and plans to launch new development tools and performance upgrades in the next 2 to 3 weeks.