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The Sui ecosystem lending protocol Scallop announced on platform X that a vulnerability was found in an affiliated contract related to Scallop's sSUI reward pool, resulting in a loss of approximately 150,000 SUI. The affected contract has been frozen.Scallop stated that the core contract remains secure, and only the sSUI reward pool was affected. All other reward pools are safe. Scallop will fully cover 100% of the losses and will release further updates as soon as possible.

The U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs announced a reward of up to $4 million under the Transnational Organized Crime Rewards Program for information leading to the arrest of Daren Li, who assisted various scam centers in Southeast Asia in laundering their proceeds.According to court documents, Daren Li laundered funds obtained from victims through cryptocurrency scams and related fraudulent means, instructing accomplices to open U.S. bank accounts in the name of shell companies, and monitored the interstate and international wire transfers of victim funds. At least $73.6 million of victim funds were directly deposited into bank accounts associated with him and his accomplices, including at least $59.8 million from U.S. shell companies involved in laundering the proceeds obtained from defrauded victims.

According to official news, OKX Wallet has officially launched the X Launch event for Fluent Network (BLEND) in the OKX Boost product. Eligible users can share a prize pool of over 3 million BLEND.It is reported that Fluent Network is a blockchain built specifically for reputation-based applications. OKX Wallet, as an industry-leading one-stop Web3 gateway, supports over 140 popular public chains.RootData information shows that Fluent Network has a transparency score of 78% (out of 100%), which is above average, indicating that information disclosure is relatively complete.

Binance Wallet launches the OpenGradient (OPG) trading competition on Binance Alpha. The event is divided into two batches, with the first batch running from April 24, 2026, 21:00 to May 1, 2026, 21:00, and the second batch running from May 1, 2026, 21:00 to May 8, 2026, 21:00. Participants will be ranked based on their total buying trading volume of OPG during each event period, and the top 3,370 users will share 303,300 OPG tokens. During the event, users must trade OPG tokens through Binance Wallet (without private keys) or Binance Alpha, and specific rewards will be distributed before May 22, 2026, 21:00.

According to on-chain analyst Ai Yi's monitoring, Sun Yuchen has deposited a total of $1.3 billion in assets to Spark, with USDS Farming rewards reaching as high as $5.38 million.Sun Yuchen's address 0x939...6a1d1 withdrew 300 million USDS from Sky in the past 3 hours and then deposited it into Spark. The current deposits on the platform are as follows:USDS: $436 million, accounting for 18.72% of the deposit pool;USDC: $135 million, accounting for 28.17% of the deposit pool;USDT: $93.39 million, accounting for 9.89% of the deposit pool.

According to CoinDesk, Kraken stated that it has submitted 56 million cryptocurrency transaction tax forms to the IRS for the 2025 tax year, of which approximately 18.5 million correspond to amounts below $1, 74% are below $50, and only 8.5% exceed $600.Kraken pointed out that the lack of a minimum amount tax exemption rule for cryptocurrency payments, as well as the taxation of staking rewards as ordinary income at the time of receipt, is placing a heavy reporting burden on investors. Kraken is calling on the U.S. Congress to promote a broader minimum amount tax exemption policy linked to inflation and to allow taxpayers to choose to be taxed on staking rewards at the time of receipt or sale.

According to the official announcement, Gate will launch the 13th phase of the Flash Exchange Lucky Draw event from April 20 at 18:00 to April 27 at 00:00 (UTC+8). During the event, users can initiate flash exchange transactions with a minimum of only $1, enjoy a zero-fee fast experience, and participate in the lottery to unlock PIEVERSE and lucky bag rewards. The prize pool is updated daily at 08:00 (UTC+8), and the number of rewards is limited, available on a first-come, first-served basis.During the event, new users who complete their first flash exchange transaction of no less than $1 will receive 1 lottery chance; users who complete a flash exchange transaction volume of $100 daily will receive 1 lottery chance, and additional lottery chances can be unlocked when the transaction volume reaches $500, $1,000, $5,000, and for every additional $10,000; for each new user invited who completes identity verification and their first flash exchange transaction of no less than $1, 1 lottery chance can be obtained, with a maximum of 10 chances per individual.In addition, users whose flash exchange transaction volume reaches 80,000 USDT can also participate in the cash reward activity, with a maximum reward of 200 USDT available, and a total prize pool of 20,000 USDT, distributed based on transaction volume ranking, available on a first-come, first-served basis.It is reported that Gate Flash Exchange currently supports over 2,400 types of cryptocurrency assets, providing zero fees, fast transactions,

Binance will hold a SOON trading competition from April 17, 2026, 21:00 to April 24, 2026, 21:00. Users can participate by trading SOON (SOON) through the Binance wallet (without private keys) or Binance Alpha, sharing a prize pool of 688,000 SOON. Rewards will be available for collection before May 8, 2026, 21:00, and eligible users must complete the collection within 14 days.

Aptos released an update on its token economics. The main adjustments include: the annualized staking reward rate decreased from 5.19% to 2.6%; Gas fees increased tenfold (the cost of stablecoin transfers remains as low as approximately $0.00014); after the launch of Decibel DEX, on-chain trading volume and Gas fee burning will significantly increase, with an expected annual burn of over 32 million APT; setting a hard cap total supply of 2.1 billion APT at the protocol layer; the Aptos Foundation will permanently lock and stake 210 million APT; future incentives will be converted to milestone triggers; exploring a programmatic buyback plan.

According to official news, the USDD × Gate DEX Phase 2 Bonus Incentive Event officially started at 18:00 Singapore Time (SGT) on April 11 and will last until 18:00 on May 31 (SGT), with a total duration of 50 days. The total prize pool for this event is 50,000 USDD, which will be distributed daily in the amount of 1,000 USDD. Users can stake USDD or USDT in USDD Earn (BNB Chain) to earn a base annual percentage yield (APY) and share additional incentives based on their staking proportion, achieving yield stacking.This phase of the event continues the simple and efficient participation mechanism, allowing users who participated in the first phase to automatically join this incentive without any additional actions; new users can join at any time to start their earning journey. The platform reminds participants to ensure they have enough BNB in their wallets to pay for on-chain gas fees before participating. The current event offers approximately 4.5% APY, along with an additional incentive of 50,000 USDD, aimed at rewarding community users and enhancing liquidity earnings.

Binance will launch the Stable trading competition on April 10, 2026, at 21:00, and the event will last until April 17, 2026, at 21:00. Users can earn rewards by using the Binance wallet (without private keys) or trading Stable (STABLE) on Binance Alpha. The total prize pool is 4,005,600 STABLE, and specific rewards will be distributed based on the ranking of users' cumulative purchase amounts. Eligible users can claim their token rewards before May 1, 2026, at 21:00.

According to official news, the fifth phase of the Strategy event in collaboration with the decentralized stablecoin USDD and Binance Wallet officially launched on April 10 at 8:00 AM (Singapore time) and will last until May 30, 2026, at 07:59. This phase will provide a reward pool equivalent to a total of 1 million USD in USDD. Users can participate in the USDD-USDT strategy by depositing at least 100 USDT in the Strategy section of the Binance Wallet, automatically qualifying for the reward distribution.It is reported that current participants do not need to take any new actions and will automatically participate in the fifth phase of the event. Event entry: Binance Wallet Strategy page.

According to official news, Gate will launch the 13th Anniversary Invitation Celebration from April 10, 12:00 to April 20, 12:00 (UTC+8). Users can invite friends to register and complete ≥1 USDT transaction to gain a chance to enter a lottery, with a 100% chance of winning GT token rewards. As the cumulative spot and contract trading volume of invited friends increases, the inviter can earn up to 11 lottery chances from a single friend, with no limit on the number of invitations. Additionally, invited friends can also receive tiered GT rewards after meeting trading standards.Furthermore, Gate will hold an Invitation New Speed Competition from April 9, 12:00 to April 19, 12:00 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of 130,000 USDT. During the event, users will receive a cashback of 20 USDT for each friend invited who completes the specified trading task; after friends meet the advanced trading conditions, both parties can receive additional rewards. Finally, rankings will be based on the number of valid invitations, with the top user enjoying an exclusive cashback reward of 5,000 USDT.

According to official news, Aster announced the launch of the Marina Protocol (BAY) perpetual contract, and trading will allow participation in sharing a reward of 50,000 USD in ASTER tokens.BAYUSDT launch time: April 8, 20:00 UTC+8;Reward pool: worth 50,000 USD in ASTER tokens;Activity period: April 8, 20:00 UTC+8 to April 15, 22:00 UTC+8;During the activity period, the BAYUSDT perpetual contract enjoys a 1.2x bonus;The reward calculation rule is based on the proportion of the user's trading fees generated in the BAYUSDT perpetual contract, with the reward = total reward pool × (user trading fees ÷ total trading fees of all eligible users), with a single user cap of 3%. Qualification requirements state that total trading fees must exceed 5 USD, and rewards for amounts below 1 ASTER will not be issued.

The Web3 security platform Immunefi announced on the X platform that the DeFi protocol Alchemix has relaunched its bug bounty program based on its latest v3 contract, with a maximum reward of $300,000.This program aims to encourage security researchers to review the new version of the contract code and identify potential vulnerabilities in advance to enhance the overall security of the protocol. Immunefi stated that this is currently a critical window for auditing the relevant code and participating in the bounty program.

According to Tech in Asia, Indian crypto rewards fintech company GoSats has completed a $5 million Series A funding round, led by Konvoy, with participation from Y Combinator, Taisu Ventures, and several angel investors. The funds raised will be used to expand the product line and team size.

According to the official announcement, Gate will launch the "Trading Carnival with Rewards for Gains and Losses" event from April 3, 16:00 to April 15, 16:00 (UTC+8), with a total reward of 350,000 USDT. During the event, users can participate in contract trading, and enjoy a surprise gift pack on their first order, with additional bonuses for profits and compensation for losses.Specifically, Event One is "Koi's First Trade 100% Winning," where new users who complete a first contract trading volume of ≥100 USDT can receive a reward of 60--500 USDT, limited to 300 people. Event Two is "Rewards for Gains and Losses, 10% Bonus & 100% Compensation," where users with a trading volume of ≥500 USDT and a trading duration of ≥48 hours, if they incur a loss on their first trade, can receive a 100% compensation based on the actual loss amount, up to 200 USDT; if they make a profit, they will receive a 10% return based on the actual profit amount, up to 100 USDT.In addition, Event Three sets up a trading prize pool of 130,000 USDT, where users can receive corresponding rewards based on their trading volume, on a first-come, first-served basis.

According to the official announcement, Gate DEX will officially launch the first bi-weekly active vault competition from April 2 at 18:00 to April 16 at 18:00 (UTC+8).During the event, users who connect their Gate wallet or compatible wallets and complete registration can obtain "vault keys" by participating in various trading tasks on Gate DEX across multiple chains, and participate in the leaderboard to share rewards based on the total number of keys accumulated. The more participation and the higher the ranking, the more rewards will be obtained.It is reported that the bi-weekly active vault competition will continue to be held on a bi-weekly basis, providing users with long-term and stable reward acquisition opportunities through on-chain trading tasks and ranking incentive mechanisms, and further enhancing the on-chain trading activity of Gate DEX across multiple business scenarios.

Devansh Mehta, a researcher at the Ethereum Foundation, proposed a Validator Revenue Redistribution (VRR) scheme at the EthCC conference. It aims to allow validators to signal on the consensus layer and autonomously decide to redirect a certain percentage of their staking rewards to designated smart contracts, rather than withdrawing all to personal wallets. The recipients can be public goods funding platforms like Gitcoin, Octant, security auditing agencies, or core protocol research teams.The scheme involves two changes to the execution layer: signaling the redirection ratio by validators and the logical implementation of fund allocation to the designated contracts.

According to official news, the Tria Rewards Season 2 event is scheduled to end on April 20. The officials stated that this season's rewards are more generous, and user participation is crucial. Activities such as exploring Tria Perps, conducting cross-chain transactions, or daily use of Tria will all be counted.Rewards will be distributed in the form of USDT and staked $TRIA. The event aims to encourage users to engage more deeply with the Tria ecosystem.