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According to the official announcement, the on-chain burn of GateToken (GT) for the first quarter of 2026 has been officially completed, with a total of 2,557,729.381387 GT transferred to the burn address, with a burn value exceeding 20.68 million USD.Since the launch of the Gate Chain mainnet in 2019, GT has implemented a continuous burn mechanism, and as of now, a total of 187,377,156 GT has been burned, with a total burn value exceeding 1.382 billion USD (calculated at current prices), reducing the total token supply from the initial 300 million by approximately 62.46%. With the launch of Gate Layer and the gradual rollout of native applications such as Gate Perp DEX, Gate Fun, and Meme Go, the usage frequency of GT, as the only Gas token of Gate Layer, continues to increase.At the same time, Gate promotes the coordinated development of infrastructure and applications such as Gate for AI Agent, GateClaw, Gate.AI, and GateRouter, driving the simultaneous growth of on-chain transaction and interaction demand. Gate will continue to implement a long-term, stable GT burn mechanism, creating a tighter positive cycle between the token economic model and real usage demand and ecological expansion.

According to SoSoValue data, the overall cryptocurrency market is on an upward trend, with the RWA sector performing exceptionally well, rising 4.81% in 24 hours. Among them, Pendle (PENDLE) increased by 7.39%, Centrifuge (CFG) rose by 7.17%, and Ondo Finance (ONDO) and Keeta (KTA) increased by 5.44% and 5.89%, respectively.At the same time, Bitcoin (BTC) rose by 2.36%, breaking through $79,000; Ethereum (ETH) increased by 3.5%, approaching $2,400. Other standout sectors include: the NFT sector, which rose 3.85% in 24 hours, with Pudgy Penguins (PENGU) increasing by 13.1%; the DeFi sector rose by 3.74%, with Lido DAO (LDO) increasing by 23.71%; the AI sector rose by 3.56%, with OriginTrail (TRAC) increasing by 12%.In other sectors, the Meme sector rose by 2.13%, with SPX6900 (SPX) increasing by 9.79%; the PayFi sector rose by 1.97%, with SafePal (SFP) increasing by 9.89%; the Layer2 sector rose by 1.89%, with Celestia (TIA) increasing by 4.03%; the Layer1 sector rose by 1.5%, with Algorand (ALGO) increasing by 4.16%; the CeFi sector rose by 1.23%, with NEXO (NEXO) increasing by 1.88%.The cryptocurrency sector indices reflecting historical market trends show that the ssiRWA, ssiNFT, and ssiDeFi indices rose by 6.37%, 4.24%, and 3.49%, respectively.

According to the official announcement, the fiftieth repurchase and burn of SUN tokens has been completed.From November 27, 2025, to April 25, 2026 (Singapore time), a total of 18,835,780.1486 SUN tokens were repurchased and burned, which have been transferred to the black hole address. Since December 15, 2021, the total amount burned has reached 669,522,160.92 tokens, of which 374,520,754.74 tokens were burned through SunSwap V2 revenue, 285,879,914.81 tokens were burned through SunPump revenue, and 9,121,491.37 tokens were burned through SunX revenue.SUN continues to deflate, and the token economic model is further strengthened.

Coinbase stated that it is optimizing the rule creation process in its anti-fraud system by integrating machine learning models with a rules engine, achieving more efficient risk management. It also proposed a dual-track strategy of "models responsible for long-term defense, rules responsible for rapid response," and built a unified framework to create a feedback loop between the two: rules are used to capture new types of fraud and train the model in reverse, thereby continuously enhancing overall defense capabilities.In terms of specific optimizations, Coinbase has transformed the previously manual rule creation process into a data-driven and automated recommendation system by restructuring data, automating schema evolution, and introducing notebook-based analytical tools, significantly improving efficiency. Among these improvements, the performance of rule backtesting has increased by more than 10 times, and the overall response time has been reduced from several days to a few hours. Additionally, the new system uses machine learning to recommend parameters, helping to reduce false positive rates while combating fraud and minimizing the impact on normal users. Coinbase indicated that the next step will be to advance event-driven automatic rule generation and explore the "one-click conversion" of efficient rules into model features, further moving towards an automated risk management system.

According to Decrypt, Admiral Samuel Paparo, the commander of the U.S. Pacific Command, stated during a hearing before the U.S. House Armed Services Committee that the U.S. government is currently running a Bitcoin node for cybersecurity-related testing, but is not engaged in mining.Paparo indicated that the U.S. military's interest in Bitcoin primarily focuses on its value as a computer science tool, including cryptography, blockchain, and reusable proof-of-work mechanisms, with the aim of using the Bitcoin protocol to strengthen cybersecurity and enhance military capabilities, which is still in the experimental stage. He also mentioned that maintaining the global dominance of the U.S. dollar aligns with U.S. military interests and gave a positive evaluation of the stablecoin legalization bill, the GENIUS Act, signed by Trump last summer, believing that the bill helps to solidify the global position of the dollar.

According to the official announcement, the prediction market Kalshi, regulated by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has integrated Pyth as the contract settlement data source for its newly launched commodity center, covering markets such as gold, silver, Brent crude oil, natural gas, copper, corn, soybeans, and wheat.At the same time, Pyth Pro will provide direct market data access to Kalshi's market makers. Kalshi stated that this move aims to support the continuous trading and reliable settlement of commodity-related event contracts; Pyth Pro will subsequently expand to asset classes such as indices, stocks, and foreign exchange.

According to monitoring by the blockchain security firm SlowMist, MistEye has received threat intelligence from the community indicating that a malware named "MacSync Stealer" (v1.1.2) is active and highly destructive. This malware targets macOS users, stealing sensitive data including cryptocurrency wallets, browser credentials, system keychains, and infrastructure keys (SSH/AWS/K8s).The malware uses a spoofed AppleScript system dialog for phishing and displays fake error messages stating "unsupported" after data leakage. It has immediately synchronized this IOC (Indicator of Compromise) to clients. Do not execute unverified macOS scripts and remain highly vigilant against unexpected system password prompts. If an attack is suspected, immediate remediation is required: change all infrastructure credentials (SSH/AWS/K8s), invalidate any exposed keychains, and quickly migrate cryptocurrency assets to a secure wallet.

According to TRONSCAN data, the JST treasury address (TZJVQuU3CJqBScwoxhRtkxQ7JjsNNrpEag) continues to extract funds from protocol earnings and transfer them to the black hole address (T9yD14Nj9j7xAB4dbGeiX9h8unkKHxuWwb) for permanent destruction.As of now, the black hole address has cumulatively destroyed over 1.356 billion JST, accounting for 13.7% of the total supply. All operations are publicly traceable on-chain, and the ongoing deflation driven by real earnings is continuously strengthening the scarcity of JST, building long-term support for the token's value. This also marks a new phase of value growth for JST, driven by both intrinsic profits and a transparent mechanism.

The Coinbase Quantum Computing and Blockchain Independent Advisory Committee has released its first position paper stating that sufficiently powerful quantum computers may be able to crack the encryption mechanisms used by mainstream blockchains to protect digital assets in the future. However, such devices do not currently exist, and encrypted assets remain secure for now. The industry should begin preparing for quantum resistance upgrades starting now.The document points out that there are currently no substantial risks associated with Bitcoin mining, hash functions, and on-chain historical records; the main vulnerability lies in the digital signatures at the wallet layer. Ethereum has proposed a clearer migration roadmap, and Solana, Algorand, and Aptos have also begun to provide or plan quantum resistance solutions.

ChainCatcher reports live that Lily Liu, President of the Solana Foundation, delivered a keynote speech at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival. She pointed out from a macroeconomic perspective that global production, users, and resources are distributed globally, but capital formation is not; only 20 stock exchanges in 14 countries account for 94% of the global market value of approximately $145 trillion, with two-thirds concentrated in the United States. This means that about 180 countries have almost no access to capital markets, and their economies can only rely on debt rather than equity financing, failing to provide ownership pathways for their citizens.She proposed the vision of an "Internet Capital Market," where any asset from anywhere can raise capital from anyone globally, priced in dollars and settled on an open track. Stablecoins are the key infrastructure for this vision, enabling any country to participate in the global financial system, while Solana provides the underlying settlement and execution layers. She also contrasted "Universal Basic Ownership" (UBO) with the widely discussed "Universal Basic Income" (UBI) in the AI era, arguing that blockchain allows anyone with a mobile phone to hold a part of their country's economy, representing basic property rights in the digital age without resorting to placing everyone in a welfare system.

According to Slow Fog CISO @im23pads's post on the X platform, Claude Desktop has been reported to secretly write a backdoor file into browsers. When users install the Claude Desktop application, it writes a special file to all Chromium-based browsers on the computer without the user's knowledge.This file acts as a pre-authorized backdoor, which, when used in conjunction with specific browser extensions, can gain complete control over the user's browser.

Glassnode's latest report indicates that although buying interest remains strong, providing some buffer for prices, market sentiment is turning cautious. Data shows that the cumulative volume delta (CVD) has shifted from positive to negative, selling pressure is rising, and bearish sentiment is beginning to emerge.Meanwhile, centralized exchanges are active, and market participation remains high. In the futures market, the increase in open interest indicates a rise in risk appetite, but the funding rate for long positions has significantly decreased, and the CVD for perpetual contracts has sharply declined, suggesting that traders are more willing to pay a premium to short, while buyer initiative is weakening and bearish sentiment is intensifying.In the options market, the demand for downside protection has decreased, which may ease bearish sentiment, but the contraction in open interest could indicate profit-taking, affecting subsequent volatility. The narrowing of volatility spreads suggests that market sentiment is shifting from risk pricing to neutral.The ETF sector has become a highlight, with the MVRV ratio and net inflows of U.S. spot ETFs rising, profitability and investor interest strengthening, and trading activity significantly increasing, indicating a growing enthusiasm for participating in Bitcoin through regulated channels, with market sentiment being cautiously optimistic.In terms of liquidity, the share of hot money has decreased, and the negative change in realized market value has narrowed, indicating that old money is dominating and net outflows are easing. The supply ratio between short-term and long-term holders remains stable, and long-term holders' confidence is solid.

According to CoinDesk, citing informed sources, Coinbase is collaborating with the cryptocurrency exchange platform Bybit to explore methods for tokenization, custody, and distribution of assets such as U.S. public and pre-IPO stocks.The informed source added that the ongoing discussions do not involve any form of equity acquisition or similar transactions. Bybit's plans to enter the U.S. market involve a new entity led by former co-CEO Helen Liu, working with a local partner providing licensing and compliance services whose identity has not been disclosed, rather than Coinbase.CoinDesk reported that both Bybit and Coinbase declined to comment.

According to Cointelegraph, Iran has designated Bitcoin for paying the oil transit fees in the Strait of Hormuz, but insiders say that most of the funds are still settled through stablecoins.Hamid Hosseini, spokesperson for the Iranian Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Products Exporters Union, stated that each tanker must report its cargo information to Iranian authorities via email, after which Iran will inform the amount of the fee to be paid, which must be paid in cryptocurrency. "Once the email arrives and Iran completes the assessment, the vessel will be given a few seconds to pay in Bitcoin, ensuring that it cannot be tracked or confiscated due to sanctions."

The Zcash Foundation tweeted that it has released version 4.3.1 of Zebra. This version includes several critical security fixes, and all node operators are advised to upgrade immediately. Additionally, this version introduces a Dockerized mining environment, automated checkpoint management, and several CI enhancement improvements.