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According to CoinDesk, Nasdaq-listed company SUI Group and London hedge fund Karatage jointly led a $15 million financing round for Nof1, an AI research lab focused on financial markets. The two previously also partnered with TwinPath Ventures to invest in Recursive Superintelligence, a self-evolving AI startup valued at over $4 billion.Both investments are based on the same core judgment: autonomous AI agents will become the core infrastructure of the investment field in the future, and companies that establish training environments today may dominate the future financial landscape.

The Gate Research Institute recently released the "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review" report, which pointed out that the cryptocurrency market in April showed an overall upward trend, with total market capitalization significantly rising compared to March. The trading volume of BTC and ETH ETFs remained high and volatile. The report indicates that the activity levels of major public chain ecosystems continue to diverge. Solana's daily trading volume remained in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, continuing to lead.In terms of hot sectors, the report noted that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing sub-sectors of on-chain RWA and entered a secondary explosion phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed 220 million USD, with weekly revenue nearing 6 million USD at one point, setting a new historical high. Meanwhile, Aave experienced the most severe liquidity shock in its history in April, with TVL outflows reaching hundreds of billions of dollars within days, and net outflows for the month exceeding 9 billion USD.Regarding financing and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed a total of 51 financing rounds in April, with a total amount of approximately 834 million USD, with funds further concentrating in leading finance and infrastructure sectors. Among them, Payward topped the monthly financing with 200 million USD. On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately 306 million USD, a month-on-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a single cross-chain infrastructure attack incident involving Kelp DAO, which amounted to about 293 million USD. The report believes that against the backdrop of a market recovery, on-chain activity and capital liquidity are improving simultaneously, but the security risks of cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols still warrant ongoing attention.

The Gate Research Institute recently released the report "April 2026 Cryptocurrency Market Review," indicating that the cryptocurrency market in April showed an overall upward trend, with total market capitalization significantly higher than in March, and BTC and ETH ETF trading volumes maintaining high volatility. The report shows that the activity levels of major public chain ecosystems continue to diverge. Solana's daily trading volume remains in the range of approximately 90 million to 110 million transactions, continuing to lead.In terms of hot sectors, the report points out that Pokemon TCG RWA has become one of the fastest-growing sub-sectors of on-chain RWA and entered a secondary explosion phase in April. Major trading platforms saw monthly trading volumes exceed 220 million USD, with weekly revenue nearing 6 million USD at one point, setting a new historical high. Meanwhile, Aave experienced the most severe liquidity shock in its history in April, with TVL outflows reaching hundreds of billions of dollars within a few days, and net outflows for the entire month exceeding 9 billion USD.Regarding financing and security incidents, the Web3 industry completed a total of 51 financing rounds in April, with a total amount of approximately 834 million USD, with funds further concentrating in leading finance and infrastructure sectors. Among them, Payward ranked first for the month with 200 million USD in financing.On the security front, Web3 security incidents in April resulted in losses of approximately 306 million USD, a month-on-month increase of about 858%, primarily driven by a cross-chain infrastructure attack incident involving Kelp DAO, which amounted to about 293 million USD. The report believes that against the backdrop of market recovery, on-chain activity and capital liquidity have both increased, but the security risks of cross-chain infrastructure and high-leverage protocols still warrant ongoing attention.

10x Research released a report stating that the momentum of altcoins is fading in the early stages, while Bitcoin still dominates, and trading volume has declined again. The upward momentum of altcoins is hindered by the 30-day moving average, failing to break through; if it falls below this moving average, long positions should be closed.The report indicates that the best current positions are BNB (Grayscale ETF application, Coinbase roadmap, etc.) and TRX (Tron actively repurchasing treasury assets, Moscow Exchange launching the MOEXTRX index). Potential profit-taking may occur in: SUI (up 21% this week, CME futures launching on May 29, $143 million treasury staking), ONDO (up 18.4%, collaborating with JPMorgan and Ripple for the first tokenized treasury redemption, part of the infrastructure being built), TON (down 14%, due to security controversies and trust concerns triggered by the deletion of a well-known Telegram account). Avoid ETH, HYPE, TRUMP, MKR. HYPE dropped 9.9% after the ETF launch, a typical case of "buy the expectation, sell the fact."The report also lists three major catalysts for this week: the hearing on the "Clarity Act," Powell's power transition to Waller, and CPI/PPI data.

According to official news, the smart contract auditing platform Code4rena has announced that it will gradually cease operations, and the Web3 security company Immunefi will take over its clients and security researchers. Code4rena posted on social media that it has made the decision to shut down and stated that all ongoing competitions and bounty activities will be completed as usual, and existing collaborations will be "properly concluded." Immunefi stated that it will assist in migrating Code4rena's bounty projects, reward structures, and researchers to its platform.Code4rena is known for its "competitive auditing" model, where independent researchers compete to find vulnerabilities in smart contracts for rewards. This shutdown comes less than two years after blockchain security company Zellic acquired Code4rena in 2024. Previously, Code4rena raised $6 million from Paradigm in 2023 for auditing incentives and platform expansion.This shutdown comes at a difficult time for DeFi protocols and the security sector. Data from DefiLlama shows that there were over 20 crypto vulnerability incidents in April alone, setting a monthly record. JPMorgan analysts believe that ongoing DeFi security incidents are limiting major institutional investors from entering the market. Meanwhile, the total value locked in DeFi has decreased from about $160 billion in October to approximately $83 billion currently.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Alameda Research withdrew 162.64 BTC ($13.21 million), 274.29 ETH ($630,000), 315,299 MASK ($168,000), and 6.877 million USDT from Kucoin, and may continue to withdraw more funds.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens (@OnchainLens), in the past 2 hours, Alameda Research withdrew 162.64 BTC, 274.29 ETH, 315,299 MASK, and 6.877 million USDT from KuCoin, with a total value exceeding 20 million dollars.Among them, BTC is worth approximately 13.21 million dollars, ETH is worth approximately 630,000 dollars, and MASK is worth approximately 168,000 dollars.

According to Jinshi reports, HSBC Research published a report stating that as technology stocks rebound and the S&P 500 index returns to historical highs, the robust earnings season in the first quarter also provides support. The bank raised its earnings per share forecast for the index in 2026 by 8%, incorporating the latest quarterly performance, and expects earnings per share to grow by 20% in 2026, reaching $325. Based on higher earnings expectations, the bank raised its year-end target for the S&P 500 index from the previous 7,500 points to 7,650 points.

Marc, the head of cryptocurrency donations at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, stated that the hospital received a donation of 0.5% of the total supply of ASTEROID tokens about two years ago. However, due to a lack of compliant exchange channels at that time, the related assets have remained in the on-chain wallet.He mentioned that as the market value of ASTEROID rose from approximately $20,000 to over $150 million, the hospital's holdings were once valued between $500,000 and $1 million. To avoid impacting community liquidity, the hospital ultimately sold the related holdings in 12 batches over two days while continuously monitoring the liquidity situation.Marc stated that they ultimately exchanged for over 290 ETH, valued at approximately $676,000, and the related funds will be used to support the treatment and research of childhood diseases at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

According to 10x Research analysis, since mid-January, the total gamma exposure of Bitcoin has remained negative, currently reaching -3.2 billion dollars at the strike price of 82,000 dollars. In a negative gamma environment, market makers are forced to trade in the direction of the trend, accelerating buying during price increases and accelerating selling during price decreases, which exacerbates price volatility.As the options expiration on May 29 and June 26 approaches, the negative gamma suppression effect is expected to gradually dissipate, and the downward bias of Bitcoin will subsequently ease. Currently, the market demand for call options is significantly higher than for put options, and institutions expect that market sentiment will shift from bearish to bullish at that time.

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."

According to research by OpenSourceMalware, the North Korean hacker group Lazarus has adopted new techniques in malicious activities targeting developers, such as "infectious interviews" and "TaskJacker," hiding the second-stage loader in the pre-commit scripts of Git Hooks. "Infectious interviews" is a series of attack activities where the organization lures developers into cloning malicious code repositories by faking recruitment processes in the cryptocurrency/DeFi field, ultimately stealing crypto assets and credentials.Researchers recommend that developers who are asked to clone code repositories as part of the interview process should be wary of such risks and preferably run in an isolated environment to avoid mounting personal browser configurations, SSH keys, and cryptocurrency wallets.

According to Cointelegraph, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino stated that Tether's AI research team will release another breakthrough in the field of local AI this week.

10x Research stated that although Bitcoin trading volume remains low and funding rates are negative, some early traders have already positioned themselves and achieved about a 10% return. They believe that many traders are still waiting for macro catalysts or think that the bear market has not yet ended, but this misunderstands how the Bitcoin market operates. "The end of a bear market is often not triggered by a single piece of news, but rather by improvements in indicators, changes in risk-reward, and the fact that most participants have not yet entered."10x Research indicated that they turned bullish a month ago. Although market sentiment has improved somewhat, position follow-up is still insufficient. They also remind that there are still risks in the current market, and reasonable hedging and position management remain important.