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According to CoinDesk, the Ethereum Foundation is facing scrutiny over a new wave of departures. On Monday, prominent contributors Carl Beek and Julian Ma announced their departure from the foundation, further intensifying community concerns about staff turnover.In recent months, several core researchers and protocol coordinators, including Barnabé Monnot, Tim Beiko, Trent Van Epps, and Alex Stokes, have left or stepped back. Additionally, co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak, who joined in 2025, also left earlier this year.Reports indicate that this wave of departures occurred after the Ethereum Foundation released a new mission statement earlier this year. The statement attempts to redefine the foundation's role in the ecosystem, emphasizing that it is not the "owner" or central authority of Ethereum, but rather one of many supporters.

The decentralized stablecoin USDD has announced the launch of a VIP program aimed at providing exclusive value-added services for high-net-worth users and deeply engaged participants in the ecosystem. Members who join this program will periodically receive ecosystem benefits, including merchandise, gift packs, whitelist privileges, and will have access to in-depth strategic content, ecosystem and market analysis reports, as well as the opportunity to communicate directly with the official team.It is reported that this program is primarily targeted at users with a single account holding of 1 million or more USDD (or equivalent sUSDD). Eligible users can apply by sending a private message to the official X account @usddio, and after asset verification, they can join. Successfully inviting users to join will also yield corresponding rewards.

According to Jinshi reports, Federal Reserve's Daly stated that the main conclusion of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting is that all members unanimously agreed to keep interest rates unchanged. Daly pointed out that the wording of the statement is not as important as the actual actions of the FOMC.

Polymarket official team member Mustafa (@mustafap0ly) hinted during community interactions that progress related to the POLY token may be coming soon. A user asked when they could stake POLY tokens to reduce taker fees or potential future maker fees. In response, Mustafa replied "soon."

According to Jinshi reports, analyst Audrey stated that given the recent strong economic performance and the ongoing inflationary trend caused by rising energy prices, the "clearly hawkish" shift made by some FOMC members is reasonable. She pointed out that from the perspective of the dollar, this indicates that the bearish expectations driven by factors such as Federal Reserve policy and yields are incorrect, while also confirming that the bullish price trend so far is justified.

According to China News Weekly, a 19-year-old female college student from Guangdong was recently invited to Thailand to participate in the Water Splashing Festival. After landing, she was controlled and is suspected to have been sold to a Myanmar telecom fraud park near the Three Pagodas area on the Thailand-Myanmar border.Her family stated that the other party claimed to have purchased her for 29,000 U and then demanded a ransom of 30,000 U, equivalent

According to BeInCrypto, Mastercard has joined the Blockchain Security Standards Committee (BSSC) as a charter-level member, collaborating with members such as Coinbase, Fireblocks, Anchorage Digital, and BitGo to develop a security framework for blockchain networks and tokenized assets.Mastercard will also join a working group focused on security and privacy guidelines, with Claire Le Gal from the security solutions department, responsible for fraud prevention, cyber resilience, disputes, and threat intelligence, representing Mastercard on the BSSC board. The executive director of BSSC stated that Mastercard's payment experience is of significant value in establishing robust blockchain security rules. Mastercard has launched multi-token networks and crypto credential products aimed at embedding trust in blockchain and tokenized infrastructure.

According to official news, Genius has announced that the airdrop is now open for claiming, and all Shuttle Labs team members and investors will lock their tokens for at least 1 year.

According to the official announcement from OneBullEx, the platform's April Member Day event has officially started, allowing OBE points to be exchanged for USDT at a 1:1 ratio, with a prize pool of up to 300,000 USDT. The event runs from April 11, 11:00 to 20:00 (GMT+4), and is divided into 10 rounds, with approximately 1,500 exchange slots available per round, on a first-come, first-served basis, until all slots are filled.It is stated that users need to consume 20 points for each exchange participation, and upon completion of the exchange, the corresponding USDT rewards will be directly credited to their accounts. Users participating in this event must have at least 500 points in their accounts, and the specific amount credited and participation rules are subject to what is displayed on the event page.It is reported that OneBullEx has designated the 11th of each month as a fixed Member Day, continuously strengthening user participation and platform activity through mechanisms such as point exchanges, task incentives, and community interaction. As an important benefit scenario of the OneBullEx points system, Member Day further enhances the exchange attributes and actual usage value of OBE points.

The chairman of the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), Mike Selig, announced the first members of the newly established Innovation Working Group, aimed at providing clear industry rules for American innovators. The working group is led by Mike Selig's senior advisor, Michael Passalacqua, and the first five members include former Latham & Watkins crypto lawyer Hank Balaban, former Patomak crypto and prediction markets advisor Sam Canavos, CFTC legal senior official Mark Fajfar, former Sidley blockchain lawyer Eugene Gonzalez IV, and CFTC Market Participants Division special advisor Dina Moussa.In addition, Mike Selig also released an Innovation Tracker, highlighting the agency's work in advancing regulatory clarity, market integrity, and technological progress, with a primary focus on areas including cryptocurrency and blockchain, AI and autonomous systems, contracts and prediction markets.

Binance founder Zhao Changpeng (CZ) reflected on the origins of BNB Chain in his new book, stating that the launch of BNB Chain coincided with the DeFi boom, which was not the result of his long-term planning. When the development team proposed to create this new public chain, he simply said yes and thereafter hardly participated deeply.CZ candidly stated, "In fact, I rarely make long-term plans. My principle is simple: when someone comes to me with a good idea, I give them ample resources and freedom to try."

Drift Protocol posted on platform X that the preliminary investigation into the attack on April 1, 2026, shows that the operation was orchestrated by the North Korean government-supported hacker group UNC4736 (also known as AppleJeus or Citrine Sleet). This organization has been interacting face-to-face with Drift contributors for six months since the fall of 2025, by sending intermediaries to attend cryptocurrency conferences and establishing fake quantitative trading companies, and inducing them to download malicious code repositories or applications. Currently, Drift has frozen all protocol functions and removed the compromised wallets from multi-signature. Mandiant has been invited to participate in a deep forensic investigation. The investigation confirms that the on-chain fund flows used to test the operation can be traced back to the Radiant Capital attackers in October 2024.

On April 2, Mustafa, a member of the Polymarket team, responded affirmatively to the community member's question about whether the platform would support using POLY tokens to pay for fee discounts.

According to on-chain data, the Hyperliquid team wallet unstaked 333,000 HYPE (approximately $13 million) 11 hours ago. HYPE is currently priced at $37.56, with a 24-hour decline of 5.14%.Previously, the official announcement stated that 333,000 tokens from Hyperliquid Labs would be unstaked on March 29 and distributed to team members on April 6.

U.S. lawmakers have introduced the PREDICT Act, which aims to prohibit the President, members of Congress, and other senior government officials from participating in prediction market trading.The bill was jointly proposed by Adrian Smith and Nikki Budzinski and aims to restrict the use of insider information in prediction activities related to political events or policy outcomes, extending its scope to the spouses and family members of the relevant personnel. The bill also proposes a penalty of 10% of the total contract value for violations, with all profits being forfeited to the U.S. Treasury.

One of Australia's largest pension funds, Hostplus, is considering incorporating cryptocurrency into its investment options. Hostplus manages assets exceeding AUD 150 billion (approximately USD 105 billion), and its Chief Investment Officer, Sam Sicilia, stated that the fund is exploring ways to provide members with exposure to Bitcoin and other digital assets through its Choiceplus investment option.Choiceplus allows members to manage their retirement savings portfolios independently, and currently, assets under this option account for about 1% of the fund's total size.

According to Jin Shi reports, the chart in the Federal Reserve's economic outlook shows that most FOMC participants believe that the uncertainty facing actual GDP is high, with a downward risk bias.

According to the official announcement from OneBullEx, the member day points redemption event on the 11th of each month has officially started, with a prize pool of up to 300,000 USDT for this member day. During the event, eligible users can redeem OBE Points for USDT at a 1:1 ratio, realizing the value of platform points and converting user activity into real rewards.It is reported that OneBullEx has established the 11th of each month as a fixed member day, providing users with stable rights and participation paths through point redemption, task incentives, and community interaction. Previously, the official stated that the platform will continue to upgrade its long-term operations around the member day mechanism, based on core rights such as the 1:1 redemption of OBE points for USDT, further improving the task system and reward mechanism, making member day an important node for users to continuously participate and realize value, and continuously enhancing user participation experience and community activity.

According to Jin Shi citing CCTV News, a representative of the Expert Assembly in Mazandaran Province, Iran, stated that the members of the Expert Assembly have fulfilled their duties, and the successor to Khamenei's legacy will be officially announced soon.He pointed out that the Expert Assembly has never faced such immense pressure as it does now, with hostile forces attempting to force the assembly to abandon its selected candidate, but the members have resisted external interference.