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According to The Block, Gensyn—a decentralized AI infrastructure network backed by a16z crypto—has launched its flagship product, Delphi. Delphi is an AI-settled decentralized information marketplace platform where creators can launch markets and earn a 1.5% fee on trading volume upon successful settlement. Delphi is currently open to all users for trading, but only invited creators may launch markets; mainnet launch is expected within the coming weeks. Built on Gensyn’s Ethereum Layer 2 network, the platform uses verifiable smart oracles to execute settlements. Gensyn reports that Delphi has already processed millions of dollars in trading volume since its testnet launch in December 2025.
SlowMist TI Alert reports that MistEye has received threat intelligence from the community regarding an active macOS information-stealing malware dubbed “MacSync Stealer” (v1.1.2). This malware targets macOS users and is capable of stealing cryptocurrency wallets, browser credentials, system keychains, and infrastructure keys (SSH / AWS / K8s). It employs a spoofed AppleScript system dialog to trick users into entering their login password. After data exfiltration, it displays a fake “Not Supported” error message. SlowMist states it has shared relevant IOCs with its customers and urges users not to execute unverified macOS scripts and to remain vigilant against unusual system password prompts.
According to on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain (@lookonchain), trader 0x5c26 is shorting CHIP, a token newly launched yesterday. Over the past three hours, this trader has established a short position of 28.85 million CHIP tokens, valued at approximately $2.43 million. Additionally, the trader holds 1,400 short positions in xyz:SP500, valued at approximately $9.94 million.
Odaily, GMGN co-founder Haze posted on platform X, stating that the web version has completed multiple functional updates, including support for ETH limit orders and advanced strategies, support for multi-wallet Profit and Loss (PNL) statistics, support for multi-wallet trading and continuous click trading. The first round of speed optimization has also been completed, with continuous improvements to follow.
QCP released a market analysis stating that BTC rebounded from its overnight low near $75,000 to approximately $78,000; however, this rally appears more like a relief-driven correction following easing risk sentiment, rather than signaling the start of a new market phase. The report notes that Trump’s unilateral extension of the ceasefire with Iran has lowered near-term expectations of conflict escalation, yet the Strait of Hormuz remains largely closed and Iran’s stance remains unclear. Meanwhile, oil prices have held near $100 per barrel, resulting in concurrent inflationary pressures and slowing growth. QCP also points out that BTC open interest has risen noticeably while funding rates remain negative—indicating that short sellers are adding positions amid the rally. Overall, the options market continues to price in range-bound trading, not trend continuation.
According to Cointelegraph, Uzbekistan has established a state-supported cryptocurrency mining zone named “Besqala Mining Valley” in Karakalpakstan, pursuant to a presidential decree signed on April 17, effective as of April 20. Approved mining enterprises may sell their mined digital assets on domestic cryptocurrency exchanges or overseas platforms, or via direct contractual agreements; however, all related revenues must be fully deposited into bank accounts within Uzbekistan. The mining zone grants tax exemptions to入驻 enterprises until January 1, 2035, while requiring them to pay a monthly fee equal to 1% of their mining revenue to the zone’s management authority. The new regulations also permit mining operations powered by renewable energy, hydrogen energy, and grid electricity.
PicWe has announced that its independently developed next-generation wallet product has completed internal testing and entered public beta. PicWe Wallet expands the concept of a "hardware wallet" from dedicated devices to everyday terminal capabilities, allowing phones, computers, and security keys to be used directly as wallets.By generating and storing keys directly on the device, users no longer need seed phrases or manually manage private keys. Critical operations are completed locally without being stored on servers, reducing the barrier to entry and associated risks from the source.Under this design, users can perform on-chain operations as easily as using a regular application. At the same time, the wallet also supports providing account capabilities to automated programs (such as AI agents) under specific rules, enabling more flexible on-chain interaction methods.The public beta version already supports multi-chain asset management, asset swapping, and paying transaction fees with stablecoins, bringing users closer to a "seamless blockchain experience."In its broader ecosystem strategy, PicWe is building integrated infrastructure around RWA and intelligent applications, covering core areas such as asset issuance, circulation, and settlement. This serves enterprise goals for efficiency and cost reduction in scenarios like cross-border settlements, asset digitization, and supply chain coordination.
According to the official announcement, Coinbase International Exchange and Coinbase Advanced have fully launched trading for GOLD-PERP and SILVER-PERP perpetual contracts, supporting multiple order types including limit orders, market orders, stop orders, and stop-limit orders.
According to an official post by Umbra (@UmbraCash), the privacy payment protocol Umbra was used to transfer funds related to a recent hacking incident, involving 349 ETH (approximately $800,000). Umbra stated that, as its privacy address system primarily protects the recipient’s identity—not the sender’s—it offers limited practical assistance to hackers attempting to obscure the origin of stolen funds. All stolen funds remain identifiable and traceable. The team has been in active communication and collaboration with security researchers. Umbra also noted that the protocol is powered entirely by autonomous smart contracts; thus, the team cannot prevent anyone from using the contracts or self-hosted frontend versions. In support of fund recovery efforts, the team placed the hosted frontend into maintenance mode at 6:45 a.m. ET on April 21. Access will be restored once it is confirmed that doing so will not impede the recovery process. The protocol itself continues operating normally, and all funds held within privacy addresses remain secure.
According to the HTX announcement, HTX has enabled CC deposits as of April 21 at 21:00 (GMT+8). Spot trading for CC/USDT will commence on April 22 at 18:00 (GMT+8). CC withdrawals will be available starting April 23 at 18:00 (GMT+8). Additionally, HTX Margin Trading will introduce CC/USDT (10x) isolated-margin leveraged trading on April 22 at 18:00 (GMT+8). CC (Canton) is a recently trending public blockchain project. The Canton Network is a public blockchain offering institutional-grade privacy, with highly configurable privacy-preserving mechanisms as its core feature.
According to the official announcement, HTX (formerly Huobi) has launched the CHIP/USDT perpetual contract on April 22, offering up to 10x leverage. Concurrently, HTX is hosting a CHIP Contract Trading Party from 14:00 on April 22 to 14:00 on April 29 (UTC+8), with a total prize pool of $10,000. During the event, users who register and trade the CHIP/USDT perpetual contract—achieving a cumulative effective trading volume of ≥$5,000—will share the prize pool based on their trading volume ranking. Additionally, new users trading the CHIP/USDT perpetual contract will receive exclusive rewards.
Odaily News According to official announcement, MGBX will launch spot trading for USD.AI (CHIP) and Genius (GENIUS) on April 22, 2026, at 18:00 (SGT).Deposit Opening Time: April 22, 2026, 16:00 (SGT)Trading Opening Time: April 22, 2026, 18:00 (SGT)Withdrawal Opening Time: April 22, 2026, 19:00 (SGT)
According to the Financial Times, UK-based startup Stratiphy will offer both cryptocurrency exchange-traded notes (ETNs) and innovative finance ISAs (IF ISAs), enabling investors to hold crypto assets within capital gains tax-free accounts. Stratiphy provides three ETNs issued by 21Shares—the largest European crypto ETP issuer—which track Bitcoin, Ethereum, and a Bitcoin-and-gold composite product. The platform currently manages approximately £4 million in assets and serves around 2,000 clients. In October last year, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority lifted its four-year ban on retail investors purchasing exchange-traded notes (ETNs).
Odaily News According to Shanghai Internet Information Office, Shanghai has added one more registered generative artificial intelligence service, which is Tesla's in-car voice large model service. In response, a Tesla representative stated on April 22nd: "Stay tuned." (Yicai)
Odaily News X product lead Nikita Bier announced the platform's launch of Snooze Topics. Premium subscribers can hide selected topics from their For You homepage for 24 hours. Optional topics include politics, video, sports, business & finance, science & technology, entertainment & art, artificial intelligence, etc. Users can reset and remove the snooze at any time. The feature is available on iOS and web, launching alongside the Custom Timelines feature introduced on the same day.
Sun Yuchen has recently filed a lawsuit against World Liberty Financial in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California to protect his legitimate rights and interests as a $WLFI token holder. Sun stated that the World Liberty project team unilaterally froze all his tokens, stripped him of his voting rights on governance proposals, and threatened to permanently “burn” his tokens—without providing any reasonable explanation. He emphasized that he had repeatedly attempted to resolve the dispute through non-litigious means, but the project team refused to unfreeze his tokens or restore his rights as a token holder, leaving him with no choice but to pursue legal action. Additionally, Sun explicitly opposes World Liberty’s new governance proposal released on April 15. Under this proposal, token holders who do not actively accept its terms will have their tokens locked indefinitely; early purchasers’ tokens are subject to a two-year lock-up period followed by a two-year vesting schedule. As Sun’s tokens remain frozen, he is currently unable to vote on this proposal.
Base has announced that its first independent network upgrade, Base Azul, is now live on the testnet, with a target mainnet activation date of May 13, 2026. This upgrade marks Base’s first network-level upgrade conducted independently of the OP Stack. Officially, Azul will deliver improvements across three dimensions: security, performance, and developer experience. Specifically, Base will implement a multi-proof mechanism via Azul; base-reth-node will become its sole execution client; and Base will adopt the latest execution-layer specification (Osaka) to maintain full alignment with Ethereum. Users do not need to take any action for this upgrade.
Odaily News SuiLend posted on the X platform stating that all platform functions are currently operating normally, including deposits, lending, withdrawals, and repayments, and user funds remain unaffected. Simultaneously, the team is closely monitoring the progress of the previous Volo Protocol security incident and will continue to provide subsequent updates.
Ethena officially announced that the LayerZero cross-chain bridge functionality for sUSDe and USDe has been fully restored across all chains. To enhance security, Ethena has upgraded the Decentralized Verification Network (DVN) configuration on each chain from 2/2 to 4/4, while maintaining the existing rate limit of $10 million per hour. The official team stated that further updates will be provided as needed.
According to OpenAI’s official announcement, ChatGPT Images 2.0 has officially launched and is now available to all ChatGPT and Codex users starting today. This new version is the first image model with reasoning capabilities: it can perform real-time web searches when a reasoning model is selected, generate multiple distinct images from a single prompt, self-verify its outputs, and support generating functional QR codes. Additionally, the update delivers significant improvements in multilingual text rendering, visual style fidelity—including photorealism, cinematic aesthetics, pixel art, and comics—and flexible aspect ratios (ranging from 3:1 to 1:3). Its knowledge cutoff date has been updated to December 2025. The image reasoning feature is currently available only to Plus, Pro, and Business users; Enterprise access is forthcoming. The underlying model, gpt-image-2, is now also available to developers.