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Celsius founder Alex Mashinsky has reached a settlement agreement with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), agreeing to pay $10 million and being permanently banned from promoting, marketing, or distributing any products and services related to asset deposits, exchanges, investments, or withdrawals.The court also ruled a $4.72 billion monetary judgment, but most of it is temporarily suspended—if Mashinsky is found to have concealed or misrepresented assets in financial disclosures, the judgment will be reinstated immediately. Previously, Mashinsky was sentenced to 12 years in prison in May 2025 for commodity fraud and securities fraud.

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, in the past hour, Brent crude oil futures surged during the pre-market session of U.S. stocks, reaching a high of 108 dollars. The BRENTOIL platform on Hyperliquid saw a 24-hour increase of 3%, with prices having basically recovered to the levels before the significant drop at the beginning of the month, recovering nearly a month's worth of losses recently.A certain BRENTOIL short whale faced forced liquidation multiple times during this round of increases, with a total liquidation scale reaching 2.75 million dollars, recording a loss of about 250,000 dollars. This short position was opened on April 24.

The Lido research forum has launched a new proposal suggesting that the DAO authorize a temporary reduction of the first loss protection trigger threshold for the EarnETH treasury during the Kelp event. According to current rules, the protection mechanism of Lido Earn only triggers when the treasury loss exceeds 1% of the holdings. However, the proposal points out that if the shortage of rsETH is resolved through DeFi United, the actual loss may be less than 1%.To ensure that EarnETH users receive full compensation, the proposal suggests a one-time exception during this event, allowing the use of the first loss fund to cover losses below the 1% threshold. The current estimated residual borrowing rate loss is about 400 to 600 ETH.The proposal emphasizes that this move is a one-time arrangement for user protection, brand reputation, and business considerations, and does not change the general 1% rule. Since the rsETH event is expected to be resolved within 5 to 10 days, and the standard voting window is 7 days, the proposal also has a sense of urgency.

According to a tweet from GoPlus Security, there have been 4 consecutive smart contract attacks on the Ethereum mainnet in the past 48 hours, with total losses exceeding $1.5 million.These include an attack on the Onchain aggregator contract, resulting in a loss of approximately $983,000; theft from a third-party treasury contract related to TradingProtocol, resulting in a loss of about $398,000; an attack on the BCB contract due to a reentrancy vulnerability, resulting in a loss of approximately $39,800; and a contract that caused a loss of approximately $124,900 in QNT assets due to an arbitrary call vulnerability.GoPlus Security warns that as AI technology enters the battlefield, hacker attacks are becoming more precise and rapid, with vulnerabilities being discovered in "seconds" instead of "days."

According to monitoring by Hyperinsight, the market has experienced significant volatility, with market makers potentially taking on a large number of buy orders. Among the two main market-making addresses for major cryptocurrencies on the Hyperliquid platform, Wintermute and Auros Global have both reported varying degrees of losses.It is reported that Wintermute's market-making address has a daily loss of approximately $1.1 million, with major holdings including: $23.4 million in ETH long positions and $16.3 million in BTC short positions, while providing liquidity for 96 cryptocurrencies. Auros Global's market-making address has a daily loss of approximately $400,000, with major holdings including: $44.8 million in BTC long positions and $18 million in SOL and XRP long positions, while providing liquidity for 175 cryptocurrencies.

The Korean National Tax Service has initiated preparations for the taxation of virtual assets, aiming for formal implementation in January 2027, and is preparing for comprehensive income tax declarations in May 2028.According to the current income tax law, income from the transfer and leasing of virtual assets will be classified as "other income," with a tax rate of 22% applied to the portion of annual income exceeding 2.5 million won, affecting approximately 13.26 million people. The Korean National Tax Service plans to obtain data from exchanges such as Upbit, Bithumb, Coinone, Korbit, and Gopax starting next year to improve the tax collection infrastructure and promote the launch of a comprehensive analysis system for virtual assets within the year. However, controversies surrounding the taxation standards and the risk of capital outflow continue.

According to Jin Shi's report, Mike Sanders, the head of fixed income at Madison Investments, stated in a report that the market will focus on how Federal Reserve Chairman Powell describes the committee's consensus view on the recent rise in inflation and the future policy path, especially as Powell's term as chairman is coming to an end. He noted that rising oil prices could lead to persistently high inflation rates, and investors are eager to understand the committee's view on risk balance.

ZetaChain suffered a targeted vulnerability attack, where the attacker obtained funds in advance through Tornado Cash and implemented wallet address deception. Ultimately, they exploited a vulnerability in the GatewayEVM arbitrary call function, resulting in approximately $334,000 in losses across four associated chains. ZetaChain stated that this attack did not affect cross-chain $ZETA transfers, and the affected wallets were all ZetaChain-controlled addresses, with no user funds lost. The mainnet patch has now been deployed, and cross-chain transactions will be reopened after continuous monitoring.

According to GMGN market information, the market capitalization of the Ethereum ecosystem token uPEG briefly surpassed $12 million, setting a new historical high, currently reported at $11.22 million, with a 24-hour increase of 52.7% and a 24-hour trading volume of $3.7 million.Public information shows that Unipeg (token uPEG) focuses on on-chain objects built with Uniswap V4 Hooks. Each transaction can automatically generate a unique 24×24 SVG pixel art unicorn image in real-time, without the need for artists or minting, fully driven by on-chain mechanisms.Earlier reports indicated that on April 25, OpenSea CMO Adam Hollander bought a small amount of the Ethereum ecosystem token uPEG tonight, stating, "I'm just interested in this concept and want to experiment a bit." This move caused uPEG to briefly surge over 3 times.ChainCatcher reminds users that the prices of related tokens are highly volatile, and users should invest cautiously.

Web3 security company CertiK released the report "2026 Digital Asset Regulatory Status," systematically outlining global regulatory trends. The report indicates that by 2026, the regulatory frameworks in major jurisdictions will have basically been established, and the industry is entering a phase of full compliance. The report shows that anti-money laundering enforcement has replaced the definition of securities attributes as the primary regulatory risk, with global anti-money laundering-related fines exceeding $900 million in the first half of 2025, and transaction monitoring capabilities becoming a core compliance requirement.At the same time, smart contract security audits are evolving from industry best practices to entry requirements, becoming essential for license approval and token listings. Additionally, global stablecoin regulatory frameworks are becoming more consistent, generally establishing principles such as full reserves and licensed issuance; however, differences in cross-jurisdictional regulation still pose compliance challenges. The report points out that with regulatory convergence and strengthened enforcement, the industry has entered the "strong compliance era." CertiK states that the core issue facing enterprises is shifting from "Are we compliant?" to "Can we quickly build and implement compliance capabilities?" Licensing in multiple regions, investments in anti-money laundering, and ongoing security audits are becoming the foundational thresholds for institutional development.

According to the latest weekly report from Gate Ventures, there are signs of phased recovery at the macro level, with major stock indices showing divergent performance but overall trending upwards, and market risk appetite has rebounded. Against this backdrop, the cryptocurrency market has also rebounded, with BTC rising 6.6% and ETH rising 4.7%, recording net inflows of approximately $823.7 million and $155 million in spot ETFs, indicating a strengthening of capital inflows.The overall market capitalization increased by 5.2%, while the market capitalization excluding BTC and ETH grew by 2.6%, suggesting that the upward momentum is beginning to spread to a broader range of assets, although the pace remains relatively moderate. In terms of asset and industry dynamics, structural opportunities continue to emerge. The top 30 assets averaged a rise of 4.2%. Meanwhile, advancements in on-chain and industrial aspects continue, including the ongoing evolution of digital currency infrastructure and asset tokenization.In terms of investment and financing, a total of 12 transactions were completed last week, with a disclosed total financing amount of approximately $54.89 million, a month-on-month increase of about 31%, with funds mainly flowing into the DeFi and infrastructure sectors. Among them, JPYC completed a $17.62 million financing to promote the construction of yen stablecoin infrastructure; 3F completed a $4 million seed round financing, with investors including Gate Ventures.Against the backdrop of marginal improvement in the macro environment, the activity in investment and financing has rebounded, with funds still focusing on long-term application scenarios and underlying capability building in a volatile environment.

In the past ten years, the cumulative loss was $17.1 billion, involving 518 incidents; in the past five years, the loss was approximately $15.2 billion, involving over 450 incidents; in the past year, the loss was about $2.5 billion, involving over 140 incidents. Recent losses indicate that crypto attacks have shifted from smart contract vulnerabilities to private key leaks and access control.

According to market news, whales are continuously buying ETH. Address 0xE5eB, after being inactive for 3 months, withdrew 4,361 ETH from Kraken 5 hours ago, worth approximately 9.98 million dollars. In addition, a newly created wallet address 0xA605 withdrew 2,000 ETH from Binance 1 hour ago, worth approximately 4.58 million dollars.

According to Bitcoin.com, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a notice seeking public comment on the rule change proposed by the NYSE Arca.The proposal requires that at least 85% of the assets in commodity trust shares must meet existing eligibility standards, with derivatives calculated based on nominal total value. Eligible assets include Bitcoin, Ethereum, Solana, and XRP, which have been traded on designated markets for at least six months and have exchange-traded products providing significant exposure, while NFTs and collectibles are explicitly excluded.If the trust holds Bitcoin and over-the-counter call options on Bitcoin ETFs, only about 71% of the exposure will meet the requirements and will not be approved. The proposal aims to limit most exposure to a manageable range of assets while allowing more products to be listed. The SEC can approve, reject, or initiate related procedures during the review period.

According to on-chain analyst Onchain Lens, 5 newly created addresses withdrew 512,018 DEXE, worth approximately 7.52 million dollars at current prices.

Since the new system was launched by the Korean National Tax Service in July 2025, 33.9 billion won in unpaid taxes has been recovered through cross-border tax cooperation over the past nine months, accounting for most of the total amount recovered cross-border since 2015.Reports indicate that starting next year, South Korea will receive virtual asset transaction data from 56 countries based on a new cryptocurrency reporting framework, and plans to exchange information on overseas real estate holdings and transactions starting in 2030.

Tennessee Governor Bill Lee has signed a bill that officially becomes law, banning the use and installation of cryptocurrency ATMs and kiosks in Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. Companies have only a few weeks left to comply.Lee signed Tennessee House Bill 2505 on April 13, which stipulates that starting July 1, the installation of cryptocurrency kiosks will be classified as a Class A misdemeanor. Under state law, such devices are reclassified as illegal, potentially exposing operators and businesses providing the equipment locations to a maximum of 11 months and 29 days in jail and a $2,500 fine.