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The derivatives trading platform SUNX officially announced that there has been a surge of counterfeit platforms impersonating SUNX in the market recently. Some criminals are using unofficial Chinese translations such as "孙克斯" and "森克斯" to carry out fraudulent activities like "contract trading" and other financial scams.In response to the above phenomenon, SUNX makes the following core clarifications and statements:Official Name: SUNX officially only uses the unique English name "SUNX" and has never adopted any Chinese name. Any platform that lures users into high-yield rebate schemes using names like "孙克斯" is counterfeit and has no connection to SUNX.Compliance Qualifications: SUNX was established in 2018 and has legally obtained compliance qualifications in multiple countries. This includes the US MSB license, registration numbers 31000276306668 and 31000307329308. Officially registered with the US SEC, SUNX LTD. (CIK: 0002106288).Inclusion in Authoritative Platforms: Currently, SUNX has been included in several authoritative data platforms, ranking 19th globally on MyToken and 33rd globally on Nonce, and has been officially listed on CoinMarketCap.SUNX reminds users to access trading only through the official unique channels and to stay away from any fraudulent activities claiming "contract trading" or using unofficial Chinese names. The company has initiated evidence collection procedures and will pursue legal responsibility against the infringing parties according to the law.

According to The Block, a U.S. court sentenced a woman from Saipan to 71 months in prison for her involvement in a Bitcoin-related fraud scheme that affected multiple elderly victims.The report stated that the defendant induced the victims to invest in Bitcoin under false pretenses by establishing a trusting relationship with them. The case was identified as a fraud scheme targeting multiple individuals.

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman published five operational principles under his personal signature and stated that in certain future periods, user access to model capabilities may be tightened for safety considerations, in order to strike a balance between empowerment and system resilience.Altman stated that key AI decisions should be driven by democratic processes and should not be determined solely by laboratories. He defended OpenAI's increased investment in computing power, the construction of data centers, and vertical integration strategies. He also mentioned potential challenges such as strong models possibly lowering the biological risk threshold, and reiterated OpenAI's continued iterative deployment strategy.

According to Cointelegraph, 22-year-old resident Evan Tangeman from California was sentenced to 70 months in prison on Friday for participating in a crime that involved stealing approximately $263 million in cryptocurrency from victims through social engineering scams and burglary.According to a statement from the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Tangeman pleaded guilty to related charges in December 2025 and admitted to assisting members of the criminal organization in laundering at least $3.5 million in illegal funds. The DOJ stated that in addition to imprisonment, he was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, 22-year-old Evan Tangeman from Newport Beach, California, was sentenced to 70 months in prison and 3 years of supervised release by a federal court in Washington, D.C. for his involvement in an interstate social engineering crime group that assisted in laundering at least $3.5 million.The crime group has been operating since October 2023, stealing over $263 million in cryptocurrency through hacking, social engineering, and other means. Most members are unemployed youths, either minors or under 20 years old, originating from online gaming platforms. Tangeman was responsible for converting the stolen cryptocurrency into fiat currency and leasing luxury homes for group members in places like Los Angeles and Miami, and he also received luxury cars such as Bentleys and Lamborghinis as payment. After the incident, Tangeman instructed his accomplices to destroy digital devices to eliminate evidence. The case is being jointly investigated by the FBI's Washington, Los Angeles, and Miami field offices along with the IRS Criminal Investigation Division, and so far, 9 individuals involved have pleaded guilty.

Aave founder and CEO Stani Kulechov disclosed that he personally invested 5,000 ETH into DeFi United and stated that he is continuously working with partners to implement more funding commitments, aiming to resolve current issues as soon as possible and restore normal market conditions.Stani mentioned that Aave is his lifelong career, and the team is fully committed to seeking the most beneficial solutions for users.

Meta Pool indicates that a suspicious contract has been found attempting to impersonate a legitimate staking pool and tokens. Meta Pool emphasizes that this contract is not associated with Meta Pool or any official NEAR liquidity staking provider.

According to South Korean media Newsis, a company finance employee in their 20s was sentenced to 3 years in prison by the Busan District Court for embezzling funds for cryptocurrency investments.The court found that between 2021 and 2025, they transferred company funds to personal accounts approximately 680 times, embezzling a total of about 570 million won, and used the related funds for trading cryptocurrencies, overseas travel, and living expenses; they also forged company deposit trust balance certificates to cover up the crime.

Li Lin is transferring his family office Avenir Group's trading team of about 20 people to the publicly listed wealth management company Bitfire Group. It is reported that Li Lin holds a 30% stake in Bitfire to help the company attract more private banking clients.Bitfire's CEO Livio Weng stated that Bitfire will acquire the team and its trading system from Avenir Group. Avenir confirmed the transaction. With the addition of the new team, Bitfire has received approximately $500 million in initial investment intentions from family offices and publicly listed companies.

According to Fortune, the blockchain project Tempo, supported by Stripe and Paradigm, has launched a "stablecoin consulting" service, providing support for stablecoin adoption to enterprises and financial institutions, including identifying applicable scenarios and dispatching engineers to assist with stablecoin integration.The report states that the American food delivery platform DoorDash is collaborating with Tempo to explore paying delivery personnel with stablecoins; Stripe, Coastal Community Bank, and ARQ are also building stablecoin infrastructure based on Tempo, while Visa, OnePay, Felix, Fifth Third Bank, and Howard Hughes Holdings are integrating their payment services with Tempo.

Sonic elaborates on its technological path towards the "post-quantum era," pointing out that most current PoS public chains rely on elliptic curve signatures (such as ECDSA, Ed25519), which are at risk of being cracked once quantum computing (like Shor's algorithm) matures.Sonic states that the industry is exploring post-quantum cryptographic solutions (such as hash-based XMSS, SPHINCS+, and lattice-based Dilithium, Falcon), but mainstream consensus mechanisms generally rely on BLS aggregate signatures and threshold signatures, making the transition to post-quantum systems face challenges in performance, bandwidth, and architectural reconstruction. In contrast, Sonic's SonicCS consensus protocol does not rely on aggregate signatures or global randomness, but instead uses single-node signatures and hash functions to construct a DAG structure. Therefore, when switching to post-quantum cryptography, only the signature algorithm needs to be replaced to complete the upgrade, without the need to adjust the consensus logic or network structure. Sonic emphasizes that this design will significantly reduce the complexity of future migrations to post-quantum security, enabling the network to have stronger adaptability when quantum computing threats arise.

Kelp DAO officially stated in a post on X regarding the theft incident that the cause of the theft was the compromise of two RPC nodes hosted by LayerZero, while a third RPC node suffered a DDoS attack. This was an attack targeting LayerZero's infrastructure, and Kelp's own system was not involved in the construction or operation of that infrastructure.The 1/1 DVN configuration is the scheme recorded in LayerZero's documentation and is the default setting for all new OFT deployments. Kelp has been operating on LayerZero's infrastructure since January 2024 and has maintained open communication with the LayerZero team. During Kelp's expansion to Layer2, the DVN configuration issue was discussed, and at that time, the default configuration was explicitly confirmed to be appropriate. Kelp's current top priority is to safeguard user interests and prevent risks from spreading within the DeFi ecosystem. The team is collaborating with various parties within the ecosystem to analyze the impact, seek support, and explore all possible mitigation solutions.

ChainCatcher reported live that Lennix Lai, the Global Chief Business Officer of OKX, delivered a keynote speech at the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival. He pointed out that AI Agents are changing the way users interact with wallets and blockchains. OKX is building a wallet operating system from scratch that serves not only human users but also AI Agents: On-chain OS.This system is built on the existing capabilities of the OKX wallet, which includes 1.2 billion API calls per day, over $300 million in daily trading volume, support for more than 60 chains, and aggregation of 500 DEXs. Users can issue commands in natural language, such as "automatically exchange to USDC when ETH drops below 2000," and the Agent will automatically track prices, compare quotes from different DEXs, route the optimal path, and execute the trade upon human confirmation.He emphasized that Agents also need to trade and pay each other, thus requiring an efficient and low-cost microtransaction settlement layer. OKX's Layer 2 network, X Layer, plays this role with zero gas fees and instant finality, and it supports the X402 payment protocol and on-chain Agent identity registration. He stated that future financial infrastructure will no longer serve only top professionals; an individual working with five different Agents can achieve results comparable to those of large institutional investment teams, which is the most significant meaning of AI in the cryptocurrency industry.

According to Jinshi reports, global markets significantly rebounded over the past week driven by expectations of easing tensions in the Middle East, but core uncertainties remain unresolved. Iran once announced the opening of the Strait of Hormuz, leading to a rapid decline in oil prices, a broad strengthening of risk assets, U.S. stocks reaching new highs, a weakening dollar, and gold approaching the $4900 mark. However, Iran subsequently signaled that it "is still under military control," combined with the U.S. maintaining sanctions against Iran, which has heightened market concerns about the volatility of the situation.On the macro level, the biggest variable next week will still be the progress of U.S.-Iran negotiations. U.S. President Trump stated that negotiations may advance over the weekend and warned that if an agreement is not reached by next Wednesday, the ceasefire could end, and there is a risk of renewed conflict; meanwhile, Iran's attitude towards negotiations remains cautious, especially with significant differences on key issues such as uranium enrichment. The market has currently shifted from "pricing in conflict escalation" to "pricing in a path to easing," but any sudden changes could still trigger sharp asset fluctuations.In terms of interest rate expectations, the decline in energy prices has alleviated inflationary pressures, and the market's expectations for a rate cut by the Federal Reserve this year have risen to about 60%. At the same time, Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh will attend a Senate hearing next week, and his policy stance (especially whether it leans dovish) will become an important variable affecting gold and risk assets.On Tuesday at 20:30, U.S. March retail sales month-on-month;On Thursday at 20:30, U.S. initial jobless claims for the week ending April 18;On Thursday at 21:45, U.S. April S&P Global Manufacturing/Services PMI preliminary;On Friday at 22:00, U.S. April University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index final value, one-year inflation expectations final value;In the short term, the market's main focus will revolve around three major variables: progress in U.S.-Iran negotiations, oil price trends, and signals from the Federal Reserve.

According to RHEA Finance's official disclosure, the NEAR ecosystem lending protocol RHEA Finance (formerly known as Burrow Finance) experienced a margin trading feature hack, resulting in a loss of approximately $18.4 million.The attacker began laying the groundwork several days prior by creating multiple fake token pools on Ref Finance and injecting liquidity, constructing a malicious exchange route that exploited a vulnerability in the protocol's slippage protection mechanism—this mechanism did not account for the scenario where intermediate tokens were reused when calculating the minimum output of multi-step exchanges—leading to the borrowed debt tokens being directed into fake token pools controlled by the attacker, triggering a large-scale forced liquidation that ultimately drained the protocol's reserve pool. During the attack, the attacker deleted a total of 55 intermediate accounts to cover their tracks. Currently, the attacker has returned approximately 3.359 million USDC and 1.564 million NEAR to the RHEA lending contract, while another 4.34 million USDT has been frozen (of which Tether froze 3.291 million and NEAR Intents froze 1.053 million). The protocol contract has been suspended, and the team is collaborating with centralized exchanges for joint tracking and has notified relevant law enforcement agencies.