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The Singapore Police Force's Anti-Fraud Centre, in collaboration with the Cyber Investigation Department and cryptocurrency platforms such as Coinbase, Coinhako, StraitsX, and Upbit, launched a month-long special enforcement operation from March 16 to April 15 this year, successfully intercepting over 2.86 million yuan in fraudulent funds.During the operation, authorities utilized analysis tools from blockchain intelligence companies TRM Labs and Chainalysis to identify victims involved in various cases, including impersonation of government officials, investment fraud, job scam, and online romance scams, and completed over 90 direct interventions via phone and face-to-face meetings. The police stated that the effectiveness of this operation was attributed to the rapid information-sharing mechanism between law enforcement agencies and private platforms, and emphasized the ongoing commitment to deepen public-private cooperation to address the increasingly complex threats of cryptocurrency fraud.

India is promoting the application of the digital rupee through about 10 welfare pilot projects, distributing part of the approximately $80 billion in subsidies and food benefits via e-rupee to reduce fund leakage and corruption, and to provide a clearer use case for central bank digital currency.At the same time, the Reserve Bank of India is pushing for a cross-member CBDC interconnection plan to be proposed at the 2026 BRICS summit, aiming to enhance the efficiency of cross-border trade settlements and reduce reliance on the US dollar. Currently, there are about 10 million e-rupee users, with a cumulative transaction amount of approximately $3.6 billion, which is still significantly lower than the UPI system that processes about $300 billion in transactions monthly in India.

KuCoin announced the launch of KuCard in Australia, allowing users to use cryptocurrency assets for daily consumption at merchants worldwide that accept Mastercard, with payment options through Apple Pay and Google Pay. The service initially supports 37 USDC trading pairs, covering mainstream digital assets such as BTC, ETH, and USDT, with real-time conversion to fiat currency during the settlement process. KuCoin stated that this move is an important step in enhancing compliance and transparency in the cryptocurrency payment experience, and it is the latest progress in promoting the real-world application of cryptocurrency assets after completing its registration with AUSTRAC as a digital currency exchange (DCE).

Vercel's CEO Guillermo Rauch tweeted that the team has completed an in-depth security investigation, analyzing nearly 1 PB of complete Vercel network and API logs, far exceeding the initial Context.ai account breach incident.The investigation revealed that the attackers' activities extended beyond Context.ai and have distributed malware on a broader scale, targeting account keys from platforms like Vercel. Once the keys are obtained, the attackers quickly and comprehensively enumerate non-sensitive environment variables. Current measures include deepening collaboration with industry partners such as Microsoft, AWS, and Wiz to jointly protect the broader internet ecosystem; other suspected victims have been notified and advised to immediately rotate credentials and strengthen security best practices.

SpaceX stated in its IPO application documents that orbital AI computing and the industrialization efforts on the Moon and Mars are still in the early stages, involving significant technological complexities that may not be commercially viable.Elon Musk has called space AI computing an obvious choice, believing that orbit could become the lowest-cost storage location for AI within two to three years. The documents warn that orbital AI data centers operate in harsh and unpredictable space environments, where systems may fail. Additionally, delays in the development of Starship could also limit the company's growth strategy. SpaceX currently targets a valuation of approximately $1.75 trillion and plans to raise $75 billion in the coming months.

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.

ChainCatcher reported live that Adeniyi Abiodun, co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Mysten Labs, delivered a keynote speech at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival. He stated that the core team members come from Facebook and were responsible for launching the global payment network Libra, aiming to make fund transfers as simple as sending messages. He announced that Sui will be the first high-speed public blockchain to achieve zero transaction fees for transfers across the network, regardless of the transfer amount ranging from $0.0005 to $1 billion, covering all stablecoins such as USDC, USDT, and Sui Dollar.In terms of privacy, Sui will provide bank-grade on-chain privacy, utilizing advanced cryptography to ensure that transaction history and balances are not visible to third parties, while fully compliant with regulatory requirements. Regarding yields, he introduced the Sui Dollar launched in collaboration with Stripe, which generates approximately 3.5% returns that will be directly reinvested into the network ecosystem and users, rather than flowing to intermediaries.He also announced the launch of the Bitcoin DeFi protocol Hashi aimed at institutions, allowing sovereign wealth funds, hedge funds, and ETF holders to deploy Bitcoin into DeFi for yields without triggering taxable events, supported by legal opinions from top U.S. law firm Fenwick & West. Additionally, Sui's on-chain deep order book DeepBook supports large transactions with extremely low slippage for instant on-chain exchanges between assets such as BTC, gold, USD, and EUR.In the AI agent economy, he pointed out that Stripe estimates a need for processing capacity of 1 billion transactions per second in the future, while Sui employs a horizontally scalable architecture similar to that of Google Search and Facebook infrastructure, capable of scaling on demand to millions or even tens of millions of TPS. The full-stack atomic composability provided by Sui is its core differentiated advantage, allowing agents to execute multiple cross-application transactions simultaneously and settle them in one go, which cannot be achieved on AWS, Google, or any existing Web3 platform. He also announced a partnership with RedotPay, enabling users to spend Sui Dollars at over 130 million merchants worldwide and positioning Sui as an alternative to SWIFT.

Vercel announced a security incident analysis, stating that some of its internal systems were accessed without authorization. This was caused by a third-party AI tool, Context.ai, used by an employee being compromised, allowing the attacker to take over their Google Workspace account and access some environment configuration data.The initial impact is that a small number of environment variables not marked as "sensitive" (such as API Keys, Tokens, etc.) may have been leaked. Relevant users have been notified and advised to rotate their credentials immediately. There is currently no evidence that data marked as "sensitive" or the supply chain (such as npm packages) has been tampered with.Vercel stated that the attacker possesses a high level of technical skill and has partnered with Mandiant and several security agencies to investigate, and has reported the incident to law enforcement. They also emphasized that platform services are still operating normally. Additionally, users are advised to enable multi-factor authentication, comprehensively rotate potentially leaked environment variables, and check account activity logs and deployment records to prevent further risks.

In response to the security incident and supply chain security risks of the front-end platform Vercel, the Binance security team has promptly initiated an emergency response, completed a comprehensive risk assessment of the front-end of products within the Binance system, and directly contacted Vercel to verify and confirm each issue.Binance stated that its platform and user assets are not affected by this incident.

In response to the recent security incident on the Vercel platform, Jupiter stated that it has not received any notifications or signs of being affected, and its jup.ag frontend does not store any sensitive information.Jupiter has proactively implemented all security measures recommended by Vercel, completed all key rotations, and conducted a comprehensive review of system logs, finding no suspicious activity. Continuous monitoring is currently in place.

The Solana ecosystem DeFi protocol Meteora announcement has noted the latest developments regarding the security incident of the cloud hosting platform Vercel. The environment keys were immediately rotated and logs were checked 12 hours ago, and everything is normal. The official team will continue to monitor the situation to ensure the safety of Meteora and its users.

Orca posted on the X platform that its frontend is hosted on the cloud hosting platform Vercel. In response to the Vercel security incident, all potentially leaked keys and deployment credentials have been rotated out of caution. Orca's on-chain protocol and user funds were not affected. The official team will continue to monitor the situation and will provide updates as more information becomes available.

The Chief Information Security Officer of Slow Fog Technology, 23pds, retweeted that the internal system of the cloud hosting platform Vercel was accessed without authorization, which is suspected to be related to an internal data breach.The related tweet indicated that someone on BreachForums claimed to be ShinyHunters and is selling the so-called Vercel internal database, access keys, source code, employee accounts, API keys, NPM tokens, and GitHub tokens for $2 million. The related data is suspected to involve Vercel's internal Linear system and internal user management system.Previously, the cloud hosting platform Vercel disclosed that its internal system was accessed without authorization, affecting a small number of customers.

According to official news, the cloud hosting platform Vercel has confirmed that a security incident has occurred, involving unauthorized access to some internal systems.Currently, only a small number of customers have been confirmed to be affected, and Vercel is communicating directly with the relevant customers. Vercel stated that its services are still operating normally, and it has initiated an investigation and hired incident response experts to assist in handling the situation, while also notifying law enforcement.Vercel recommends that all customers review their environment variables and use the sensitive environment variable feature to enhance security protection.

According to a report by the Wall Street Journal cited by Jinshi, U.S. officials stated that the U.S. military is prepared to board and seize commercial vessels related to Iran in international waters within the next few days, expanding the scope of its naval operations beyond the Middle East.This plan comes as the Iranian military continues to strengthen its control over the Strait of Hormuz, having attacked multiple commercial vessels on Saturday and announced that the waterway is under "strict control" by Iran. These developments have caught shipping companies off guard, and just a day earlier, the Iranian Foreign Minister had claimed that the strait was fully open to commercial vessels, a statement that had received praise from President Trump.

According to BBX data, yesterday the innovative structure of cryptocurrency ETF products was launched simultaneously with the reserve actions of Asian companies, with the core dynamics as follows:Bitwise Asset Management announced on April 15 via PR Newswire that the Bitwise Avalanche ETF (NYSE: $BAVA) officially landed on the New York Stock Exchange, becoming the first onshore ETP in the U.S. that integrates self-operated on-chain staking of Avalanche; the fund stakes approximately 70% of its holdings, targeting an annualized staking yield of 5.4%, with a management fee rate of 0.34% (waived for the first month on the first $500 million in assets).Metaplanet Inc. (TSE: 3350) reported by media analysis that the 27th batch of warrants officially became exercisable for the EVO FUND starting yesterday (April 16), which is part of the company's ongoing capital operations to expand its BTC reserves. Previously, the company disclosed on April 2 that it purchased 5,075 BTC in Q1 (costing approximately $398 million), raising its total holdings to 40,177 BTC, surpassing MARA Holdings to become the third largest BTC holder among publicly listed companies globally; the company's long-term goal is to hold 100,000 BTC by the end of 2026.

The National Police of Ukraine and the Internal Security Department conducted a joint operation, arresting a suspect in the Transcarpathian region who is alleged to be involved in an international cybercrime gang. This gang is implicated in fraud and money laundering cases exceeding $100 million targeting the United States and Europe, and had previously been listed as an international wanted person by the FBI.The suspect was found in possession of forged identity documents and had even fabricated a death certificate to conceal their whereabouts. The gang deployed malware to steal personal and corporate data, subsequently extorting victims for ransom. Money laundering methods included purchasing real estate and using relatives' names to obscure the flow of funds. Authorities seized approximately $11 million in assets, including cash, real estate, vehicles, and about $3 million worth of cryptocurrency, and also apprehended two co-defendants. The suspect faces charges of document forgery and money laundering.

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.

Trump posted on Truth Social that the meeting went very smoothly, and most of the content reached a consensus, but the only truly important issue—the nuclear issue—was not resolved.Starting today, the most elite U.S. Navy will begin to blockade all ships attempting to enter or exit the Strait of Hormuz. We will eventually achieve a situation where "all ships can enter and exit," but Iran has obstructed this process by claiming "there may be mines somewhere," which only they know about. This is extortion on a global scale, and world leaders, especially U.S. leaders, will never yield to such extortion.I have instructed the Navy to search for and intercept all ships that pay tolls to Iran in international waters. Anyone who illegally pays tolls will not be able to safely navigate the high seas. We will also begin to destroy the mines that Iran has laid in the strait. Any Iranian who dares to fire upon us or peaceful vessels will be blown to smithereens! Iran knows better than anyone how to end this crisis that has already destroyed their country.Their navy is gone, their air force is gone, their air defense systems and radar are virtually non-existent, Khomeini and most of their "leaders" are dead, all stemming from their nuclear ambitions. The blockade is about to begin. Other countries will also participate. We will never allow Iran to profit from this illegal extortion. They want money, and more importantly, they want nuclear weapons. Furthermore, at the right moment, we are fully prepared, and our military will completely destroy what remains of Iran!

A 27-year-old German hacker, Noah Christopher, was arrested in Bangkok, Thailand, facing up to 74 arrest warrants for cyber crimes in Europe.Investigations show that this individual is suspected of developing and operating a ransomware platform and a "cybercrime-as-a-service" (CaaS) system between 2021 and 2025, including providing distributed denial-of-service (DDoS) attack tools (such as Fluxstress and Neldowner), assisting global clients in launching cyber attacks and charging fees, with related ransom payments involving cryptocurrencies and other digital assets, constituting transnational cybercrime activities. His visa has been revoked, and he is currently detained awaiting extradition to Germany.