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The Spark strategy chief monetsupply.eth tweeted criticism of Aave's decision to unfreeze the core Ethereum WETH market, arguing that this decision is poorly considered under current conditions. After the unfreezing, it will allow LST/LRT holders to establish extremely high-yield looping positions, resulting in continuous liquidity shortages for aEthWETH, making it difficult for ordinary users to withdraw normally.Taking weETH looping as an example: weETH is currently trading at a 0.5% discount, and if it returns to par within a month, the implied yield is about 6%. Combined with the basic staking yield, the total yield can reach 8%. Meanwhile, the maximum borrowing rate for core ETH on Aave is 5.15%, allowing loopers to earn an additional 2.85% yield; weETH can be leveraged up to 14 times, resulting in a maximum annualized yield of about 45%.He believes that this essentially provides LST/LRT loopers with a "free lunch," while further deteriorating the user experience for aWETH holders and stablecoin borrowers.

MonetSupply, the strategy director at Spark, posted on platform X that Aave has decided to lift the freeze on the Ethereum Core WETH market. Under the current interest rate model, LST/LRT holders can execute high-leverage circular strategies using assets like weETH, taking advantage of the approximately 0.5% discount on the weETH market price and the Aave ETH borrowing rate cap of 5.15%, to achieve an annualized return potential of about 45%.Currently, the utilization rate of the aEthWETH market has reached 100%, making it more difficult for regular depositors and stablecoin borrowing users to exit or refinance from aWETH. MonetSupply pointed out that this decision provides arbitrage opportunities without addressing the liquidity tension of aEthWETH, weakening the liquidity and experience for regular users.

The Solana ecosystem perpetual contract trading platform Pacifica announced that the Vaults feature has officially launched on the testnet. Users can browse existing vaults and deposit funds to follow strategies for returns, or they can create their own vaults, set deposit limits, profit and loss distribution ratios, and manage trades.In addition, the official statement indicated that all Pacifica users included in the snapshot on April 18 can enjoy a 3x points loyalty bonus each week. Currently, the platform has issued approximately 333 million points, with a weekly trading volume of $2.455 billion.

ChainCatcher reported live that Du Yu, head of the Wanxiang Blockchain Lab, and He Yi, co-CEO of Binance, attended the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, engaging in a roundtable discussion titled "Reshaping Boundaries: The Next Decade of Web3, AI, and the Intelligent Economy."Regarding the three major areas of personal focus, He Yi stated that she is currently dividing her time among three sectors: first, the world changes brought about by the approaching AI singularity, contemplating the product and service forms of Binance in the next decade; second, organizational and talent development, as companies need self-sustaining growth capabilities to support development once they reach a certain scale; third, the further integration of crypto and traditional finance, which is actively promoted in both the U.S. and Hong Kong, with the possibility that global foreign exchange may occur on blockchain rather than the SWIFT system in the future, and asset trading will achieve 24/7 uninterrupted global operations like in the crypto space.Regarding the impact of AI on Binance, He Yi clearly stated that Binance does not intend to lay off employees on a large scale to cut costs and improve efficiency like most tech companies. She believes AI makes the strong even stronger, as a programmer using AI to write code can enhance efficiency tenfold. She also shared that an employee was discovered and fired for "taking on multiple jobs" after their efficiency improved due to AI. She stated that Binance's overall approach is to further enhance the organization's output and innovation capabilities rather than reduce costs at the current scale.Regarding the goal of reaching three billion users, He Yi revealed that this year they have upgraded their target from pursuing one billion users to pursuing three billion users. She believes that becoming a company with three billion users means Binance is not just an exchange but a global financial infrastructure, with services aimed at everyday payments and wealth management for ordinary people.On the essence of AI, He Yi stated that there should be no "technological arrogance." No matter how advanced AI is, the most important thing for individuals is how technology serves life. She gave an example of when a bean bag can tell a rural elderly woman that a certain health product is fake and not to buy it, or when a lonely elderly person can chat with someone through AI; this is the value and significance that technology brings to humanity.Regarding the integration of crypto and traditional finance, He Yi pointed out that the internet has already gone through this path. Initially, Silicon Valley's internet had a strong hippie culture, which later diverged into two paths: those who went left pursued absolute freedom in the dark web, while those who went right created Google and Amazon, becoming commercial companies serving the public. Binance will steadfastly move towards serving the public. She also revealed that Binance has launched trading in commodities such as crude oil, gold, and silver, with the platform's commodity trading volume already accounting for a very high proportion of traditional scales. She believes that when labeling oneself to distinguish between Crypto and TradFi, that label is "drawing a line," and one should return to first principles: contributing to financial freedom and equality in the world.Regarding industry maturity and original intentions, He Yi stated that when Wall Street and traditional finance make a 180-degree turn to embrace crypto, it precisely indicates that the industry is becoming increasingly mature, with early-stage dividends diminishing. Entering a mature phase means crossing a chasm, and products must truly have value and be grounded. She quoted a phrase she has been saying since 2017: "We are not starting a business; we are creating history." Binance's slogan has also remained unchanged—"Exchange the World." She emphasized that the impact and transformation of Web3 on finance are real, and even if it only improves financial efficiency a little, it is an incredible innovation. There is no need to pursue perfection in one step; "just make a little progress every day."

The head of the Spark Protocol strategy, monetsupply.eth, posted on platform X stating that in January of this year, low-usage assets like rsETH were removed and collateral and functionality were continuously tightened. This move sparked strong dissatisfaction among "ETH leveraged" users at the time.Additionally, Spark has long set a high upper limit on interest rates in the ETH lending market, transferring some business and revenue to Aave over the past year (where its ETH borrowing rate once dropped to 10% or below). However, in the current market crisis environment, this strategy has proven to be more prudent. Currently, SparkLend still maintains sufficient ETH withdrawal liquidity, while Aave has experienced liquidity tightness and even "lock-up" situations in the Ethereum mainnet and multi-chain markets like Arbitrum and Base.monetsupply.eth further warned that since ETH is the core collateral asset, when market utilization reaches 100%, collateral liquidation will not be able to execute normally. The depletion of liquidity not only affects the depositor experience but may also pose systemic risks. In the current situation of insufficient liquidity in Aave, a 15%-20% drop in ETH prices could lead to significant bad debt accumulation (in addition to the potential impact of the rsETH incident).

According to official news, the NFT public chain Mint Blockchain announced that the blockchain network officially ceased operations on April 17, 2026. To ensure the safety of user assets, the project team reminds all users to transfer their on-chain assets to the Ethereum mainnet as soon as possible, including assets such as ETH, WBTC, USDC, and USDT.The announcement states that users need to complete the asset migration through the extraction channel provided by the official team, with a deadline of October 20, 2026. Before this deadline, users can still perform asset extraction operations normally to ensure the safe transfer of funds to external networks. If users do not complete the extraction before the deadline, the related assets will no longer be processed or recoverable.

The digital asset trading platform Gate will launch the Pre-IPOs first project SpaceX (SPCX) and simultaneously introduce an airdrop incentive program for high-level users and super agents.The subscription period for the SpaceX (SPCX) project is from April 20, 2026, 18:00 to April 22, 2026, 18:00 (UTC+8), with a total subscription amount of 33,900 SPCX, valued at approximately 20.01 million USD. The project supports subscriptions in USDT and GUSD, and after the subscription is completed, it will enter pre-market trading with 100% unlocked.At the same time, the platform will launch a VIP-exclusive airdrop event, distributing SPCX asset certificates to users above VIP 5 and super agents. The event will run from April 15, 2026, 18:00 to April 22, 2026, 18:00 (UTC+8). Users must meet conditions such as registration and net recharge to participate. Rewards will be distributed in tiers based on VIP levels and will be distributed uniformly after the subscription ends. Additionally, eligible super agents will also receive a fixed amount of SPCX airdrop.

AI infrastructure service provider DGrid officially launched its core product DClaw ------ a one-click personal AI agent deployment platform specifically designed for the DGrid ecosystem, aimed at significantly lowering the participation threshold for the open agent economy, providing out-of-the-box personal local AI assistants for individuals, developers, teams, and various communities.According to the official introduction, compared to the open-source framework OpenClaw, DClaw has achieved a comprehensive product upgrade. It focuses on true one-click agent deployment capabilities, compressing the technical configuration process that originally took hours into minutes; it natively integrates DGrid's unified model access API, allowing immediate access to top global models such as GPT-5.4, Claude Opus 4.6, Kimi K2.5 without the need for additional API key configuration; at the same time, it natively adapts to mainstream office and communication platforms such as WeChat, WeChat Work, DingTalk, and Telegram, enabling a single agent to operate uniformly across different environments.In addition, DClaw features a user-controlled persistent memory system and a hot-swappable modular skill plugin ecosystem, supporting multi-agent collaborative work to meet automation execution needs across various scenarios. Each DClaw instance can serve as an intelligent node in the DGrid network, achieving a deep integration of personal usage value and open ecosystem construction.Currently, DClaw has officially launched, allowing users to quickly build their own personal AI agents and participate in the construction of the DGrid open agent economy ecosystem.

According to disclosures from the GoPlus Chinese community, a user lost approximately $316,000 in USDC from their wallet due to signing a malicious Permit2 transaction, which was exploited by a phishing attacker.GoPlus advises users to adhere to the "four no" principles for phishing prevention: do not click on unfamiliar links, do not install unknown software, do not sign transactions with unclear content, and do not transfer funds to unverified addresses. They also recommend installing the GoPlus security plugin to intercept phishing risks in real-time.

According to official news, the AI infrastructure platform B.AI LLM Services today announced that its user base has officially surpassed 1 million. This milestone not only signifies that its "privacy-first" routing architecture can handle large-scale and sustained high throughput, but B.AI has also gone beyond a single chat interface development, focusing on deploying the key underlying infrastructure that supports the "autonomous agent economy." Through deep optimization of the technology stack, it lays a robust track for the future highly automated AI collaborative network.

According to Theblock citing The Information, Polymarket has launched an audit targeting application startups that promise to help users track suspected insider trading activities.The report states that these copy trading applications provide customers with a list of traders on the Polymarket platform who have a good track record of profitability, or highlight some unusually large or oddly timed bets that may be based on confidential information. Customers can use bots to replicate these trades or receive notifications of seemingly good trades. These applications charge service fees.It is reported that Polymarket and its main competitor Kalshi have both been scrutinized for insider trading issues. Last month, Polymarket introduced clearer rules regarding insider trading and its enforcement.

According to official news, the number of users on the B.AI LLM service platform has officially surpassed 801,057. Relying on the underlying logic of "no permission required, privacy protection, instant response," B.AI is integrating mainstream global models through intelligent routing technology, achieving anonymous access and native on-chain settlement with "wallet as identity." This platform not only enhances interaction efficiency but also aims to promote the paradigm shift of artificial intelligence from a "passive response tool" to an "independent economic entity." By deeply empowering logical collaboration among complex agents, it builds a secure, barrier-free intelligent access gateway for the AGI era.

According to official news, the user count of the B.AI LLM service platform has officially surpassed 750,000, continuing to lead the intelligent access track.The platform relies on intelligent routing technology, a wallet-driven anonymous privacy protection mechanism, and a unified multi-model management interface, gradually becoming the default gateway connecting mainstream AI models worldwide. With three core advantages of efficient scheduling, privacy-first, and frictionless access, B.AI is redefining the new standards for efficient, secure, and barrier-free intelligent access, promoting the capabilities of large models to a broader group of developers and users.

The Bitcoin Atomicals protocol trading market Atomicals Market on platform X announced that it will officially close on April 30.Order and bidding data are stored off-chain and will stop being displayed after the closure. The platform reminds users to withdraw assets or export AM wallet private keys before April 30.

Hyperliquid founder Jeff announced in the Discord channel that the priority fee mechanism has now been launched on the mainnet in Alpha mode, including Gossip priority fees (used for prioritizing data reads) and Order priority fees (used for prioritizing order writes), for more details please refer to the official documentation.It is important to note that based on user feedback, the cap for order priority fees has been reduced from 20 bps to 8 bps. Currently, order priority fees are only applicable to IOC orders on HIP-3 assets.

According to official data reports, the number of users on the AINFT platform has officially surpassed 700,000. The continuously rising user base and the ever-evolving capabilities of AI models are driving its accelerated growth into one of the leading AI platforms in the Web3 space. Currently, AINFT has made AI models that can be directly put into production available to users and fully supports the execution of on-chain automated workflows, helping to achieve a rapid closed loop from creative conception to on-chain implementation. Relying on an increasingly robust community and an open technical architecture, AINFT will continue to lower the barriers to using Web3 AI, empowering more innovative applications for efficient deployment.

According to L2BEAT analysis, users of the Ethereum Layer 2 network Scroll were overcharged more than $50,000 in transaction fees within about four days last week. The reason is that the Scroll team manually adjusted two rate multipliers in their Gas price oracle six times within six days, increasing each by 2 to 10 times, cumulatively raising the L1 data cost parameter to 1,280 times the original benchmark.Approximately 139,000 affected transactions originally had a total cost of only about $280, but were actually charged over $50,000, with automated bots accounting for the vast majority. L2BEAT pointed out that the overcharging was not an issue with the sequencer, but rather stemmed from the team's multiplier adjustments executed through a multi-signature wallet. This incident has raised questions about whether Scroll had previously subsidized users with rates below cost to maintain activity. According to DeFiLlama data, Scroll currently has a TVL of only $24 million, down 96% from its peak of $585 million in October 2024. As of the time of publication, Scroll has not publicly responded.

OpenAI stated that during a recent industry-wide security incident, potential security issues were discovered in the third-party development library Axios that they use. After investigation, no evidence was found of user data being accessed, systems being compromised, or software being tampered with.Out of caution, OpenAI has initiated security reinforcement measures, focusing on strengthening the authentication mechanism of the macOS application to prevent malicious parties from distributing counterfeit official applications. OpenAI also reminds all macOS users to update to the latest version of the application as soon as possible, either through in-app updates or official channels, to reduce potential risks.

According to Cointelegraph, TokenPocket's cross-chain aggregation swap Transit Swap ranks first with 269,000 weekly active trading users, followed by Binance Wallet's DEX (94,000) in second place, and OKX Wallet and MetaMask's DEX closely behind.