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Circle Ventures, Consensys, and Joseph Lubin announced their support for the DeFi United initiative, aimed at mitigating the losses caused by the Kelp DAO vulnerability. Circle Ventures is supporting the ecosystem by purchasing AAVE tokens. Consensys and Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin confirmed that they will provide 30,000 ETH to DeFi United. Currently, DeFi United has raised over 132,000 ETH, with a total value exceeding 300 million dollars.The related funds will be used to compensate for the bad debts caused by attackers minting uncollateralized rsETH through the LayerZero bridge and borrowing assets on Aave. Previously, Aave proposed to donate 25,000 ETH, while Lido DAO, Ether.fi, and Kelp also proposed or committed to donate 2,500 ETH, 5,000 ETH, and 2,000 ETH, respectively.

The Avalanche Foundation stated on platform X that it supports DeFi United. This is a coordinated action aimed at restoring rsETH collateral support. DeFi is undergoing public stress testing, with transparent accounting and real accountability, while traditional financial systems often take months or years to complete such repairs.The Avalanche Foundation expressed support for Aave and the broader DeFi ecosystem.

According to CoinDesk, Fidelity Digital Assets released the "Q2 2026 Signal Report," indicating that although the overall cryptocurrency market was in a consolidation phase at the beginning of the second quarter, several underlying data points have shown signs of stabilization.The report shows that Bitcoin's dominance continues to rise, with capital consistently concentrating on the most liquid assets. The levels of unrealized profits and momentum indicators are consistent with characteristics of a correction period, which may lay the foundation for a more stable market structure in the future.Meanwhile, the network usage and price trends of Ethereum and Solana have diverged, indicating that demand at the protocol layer remains robust. The report also notes that Bitcoin futures are currently experiencing negative funding rates, and research institution 10x believes this reflects structural hedging behavior by institutions rather than an overall bearish signal.

According to CoinGlass data, the total liquidation amount in the cryptocurrency market in the past 24 hours reached $450 million, with long positions liquidated at $281 million and short positions liquidated at $169 million.The liquidation amount for BTC reached $167 million, and for ETH, it was $161 million. In the past 24 hours, a total of 110,130 people were liquidated, with the largest single liquidation occurring on the ETH-USDT trading pair on Binance, valued at $11.9852 million.

According to monitoring by Omar Faridi, the net demand from institutional investors for Bitcoin has regained strong momentum, reaching the highest growth rate since the end of 2025.Data from Bloomberg, Glassnode, and Bitwise Europe shows that the buying power of professional institutions such as funds and asset management companies significantly exceeds selling pressure. Industry analysis points out that institutional funds typically feature large transactions and long-term holdings, and the renewed acceleration of their net demand indicates an increased confidence among large players in Bitcoin as a store of value. Currently, the rise in institutional participation is driving improvements in market liquidity and is seen as a signal of Bitcoin's further solidification in the global financial system.

Solana's official article on the potential impact of quantum computing on blockchain reiterates that the quantum threat is still years away, but the Solana ecosystem has already conducted thorough research and technical preparations in advance.The independent verification client development teams Anza and Firedancer (which together represent a large portion of the network's staking share) have unanimously concluded after independent research that a compact signature scheme suitable for high-throughput blockchains is needed, and they have jointly selected the Falcon scheme. Both parties have published their initial implementation code on GitHub.In addition, the Solana Winternitz Vault developed by Blueshift has been operational in the ecosystem for over two years, providing a direct quantum-resistant path. Earlier this year, Google Quantum AI listed this Vault as a leading example of forward-looking post-quantum work in its white paper.Solana's current quantum roadmap includes ongoing quantum research and evaluation of Falcon and alternative solutions; adopting post-quantum solutions for new wallets when quantum becomes a credible threat; and migrating existing wallets to the selected solution. The official statement indicates that the migration work is manageable and can be completed quickly when the time comes, with network performance expected to remain largely unaffected.

According to Bloomberg, Bill Ackman's closed-end fund Pershing Square USA (PSUS) and alternative asset management company Pershing Square (PS) are conducting an initial public offering, expected to raise approximately $5 billion, which is at the lower end of the previous target range of $10 billion.This amount includes $2.8 billion from a private placement disclosed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. About 85% of this issuance has been subscribed by institutional investors, with the book-building process scheduled to close at 4 PM New York time on Monday and pricing set for April 28. Pershing Square USA will charge a 2% management fee and will not take performance fees, while Pershing Square will have its voting rights controlled by Ackman and the core management team.

According to monitoring by Whale Alert, USDC Treasury has newly minted 250 million USDC on the Solana chain.

According to Bloomberg, a project by Bitcoin mining company Hut 8 Corp is issuing investment-grade secured bonds to fund its data center construction associated with Google (Alphabet Inc.).The bonds have a maturity date of 2042, with an initial price guidance of approximately 2.13 percentage points above the benchmark yield. Previous reports indicated that the project plans to issue at least $3 billion in high-grade bonds for the construction of a 245-megawatt facility located in St. Francisville, Louisiana. The issuance is being managed by Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, and Morgan Stanley.The 600,000 square foot project will generate revenue through a 15-year lease agreement worth approximately $7 billion signed with cloud computing startup Fluidstack, with Google providing financial backing for the lease payments and other obligations. A subsidiary of Entergy Corp. will supply power to the project under a service agreement.Hut 8 is a publicly traded Bitcoin mining company that is transforming into an energy and digital infrastructure company and holds a controlling interest in a U.S. Bitcoin company (associated with Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr.).

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) has filed a lawsuit against the state of New York in the federal district court for the Southern District of New York, seeking a court ruling that the CFTC has exclusive regulatory authority over prediction markets to prevent New York's crackdown.Previously, New York state had filed lawsuits against the prediction market operations of cryptocurrency exchanges Coinbase and Gemini. Earlier this month, the CFTC also filed lawsuits on similar issues against Arizona, Illinois, and Connecticut, as the jurisdictional disputes between federal and state regulatory agencies continue to escalate.

According to Coinglass data, if ETH breaks through $2,424, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.254 billion. Conversely, if ETH falls below $2,212, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $641 million.

According to Coinglass data, if BTC breaks through $81,549, the cumulative short liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $2.076 billion. Conversely, if BTC falls below $74,502, the cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream CEX will reach $1.706 billion.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, a certain whale withdrew 72,264 HYPE (approximately 3.06 million USD) from Gate and currently holds a total of 396,820 HYPE (approximately 16.8 million USD).

According to on-chain analyst @ai_9684xtpa, the Galaxy Digital OTC associated address (0x16F...1Fde) deposited 15,000 ETH to the exchange, worth $34.74 million.The source of these funds was 38,000 ETH withdrawn from Aave a week ago, which was on the day Kelp DAO was attacked, causing Aave to reportedly have bad debts.

According to Blockchain for Europe, the European Blockchain Association, in collaboration with Dr. Ulrich Bindseil, former Director General of Market Infrastructure and Payments at the European Central Bank, and Erwin Voloder, Director of Research and Strategy at the Association, jointly released a report titled "Reforming MiCA to Support Euro Stablecoins."The report recognizes the significance of MiCA as a milestone regulatory framework, but also points out that some of its design choices may place Europe in the unfavorable range of the regulatory "Laffer curve"—excessively stringent requirements could weaken the EU's market competitiveness and drive related businesses outside the EU.The report proposes a series of targeted and pragmatic reform suggestions aimed at fostering a more competitive, resilient, and globally influential euro stablecoin ecosystem under MiCA, and calls on policymakers, industry participants, and various stakeholders to actively engage in discussions to jointly promote the continuous improvement of the MiCA framework.

According to Coinglass data, the current whale holdings on the Hyperliquid platform amount to $3.486 billion, with long positions of $1.735 billion, accounting for 49.77% of the holdings, and short positions of $1.751 billion, accounting for 50.23%. The profit and loss for long positions is -$7.4547 million, and for short positions, it is -$26.0332 million.Among them, the whale address 0x0ddf..02 has shorted BTC with a full margin of 3 times at a price of $67,992.1, currently showing an unrealized profit and loss of -$9.6289 million.

According to SoSoValue data, as of 8 AM Eastern Time on April 27, 2026, the total net purchase of Bitcoin by global listed companies (excluding mining companies) for the week was $260 million, a decrease of 89.8% compared to last week.Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) announced an investment of $255 million (a decrease of 90% compared to last week) to purchase 3,273 Bitcoins at a price of $77,906, bringing the total holdings to 818,334 Bitcoins.The Japanese listed company Metaplanet did not purchase any Bitcoin last week.In addition, three other companies purchased Bitcoin last week. The Japanese fashion brand ANAP invested $770,000 on April 21 to increase its holdings by 9.1785 Bitcoins at a price of $84,239.7, bringing the total holdings to 1,431.9716 Bitcoins; the UK Bitcoin company The Smarter Web Company announced an investment of $3.39 million on April 24 to purchase 44 Bitcoins at a price of $77,071, bringing the total holdings to 2,750 Bitcoins; the French Bitcoin company announced an investment of $460,000 on April 27 to purchase 6 Bitcoins at a price of $77,151, bringing the total holdings to 2,943 Bitcoins.Metaplanet has issued zero-interest bonds worth 8 billion yen (approximately $50 million) for the purpose of purchasing Bitcoin.As of the time of writing, the total amount of Bitcoin held by the global listed companies (excluding mining companies) in the statistics is 1,084,909 Bitcoins, an increase of 0.3% compared to last week, with a current market value of approximately $8.434 billion, accounting for 5.4% of the circulating market value of Bitcoin.

The Block announced the appointment of senior media and technology executive Steve Chung as CEO to drive the company's institutional expansion. At the same time, Foresight Ventures committed to an additional $10 million investment to support its next phase of development.Former CEO Larry Cermak will continue to serve as president, focusing on research and product operations. Steve Chung's career began at Goldman Sachs, where he served as Chief Growth Officer at Fox Corporation, Chief Digital Officer at Fox Television, CEO of CJ ENM America, and Chief Operating Officer at Azuki. He stated that he will leverage AI to enhance the depth, speed, and practicality of insights, transforming The Block into a global platform for digital asset investors and decision-makers.Foresight Ventures partner Zac Tsui stated that Steve's background in capital markets, media, and the crypto industry makes him the ideal leader to guide the company in becoming a global institutional platform.

SOL Treasury Company Solana Company has completed a targeted issuance, issuing 3,076,922 shares of Class A common stock at a price of $2.6 per share, expecting to raise approximately $8 million (net fundraising of about $7.9 million), with Mirae Asset leading the investment and HashKey Capital participating.The company plans to use the raised funds to increase its holdings of SOL and for daily operations. In addition, the company has signed a put option agreement with the subscribers, stipulating that when certain conditions are triggered, the subscribers have the right to request the company to repurchase shares at the original subscription price plus an annualized internal rate of return of 7%.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, Strategy holds a total of 818,334 BTC, with an average cost price of $75,537, resulting in an unrealized profit of approximately $1.906 billion (+3.1%); BitMine holds a total of 5,078,386 ETH, with an average cost price of $3,570, resulting in an unrealized loss of approximately $6.343 billion (-35%).