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According to OpenAI’s official announcement, OpenAI has officially launched GPT-5.5—a next-generation intelligent model designed specifically for handling complex objectives, invoking tools, self-verification, and completing multi-step tasks. The model excels in code writing and debugging, online research, data analysis, document creation, and cross-tool operations. While maintaining response speeds comparable to those of GPT-5.4, GPT-5.5 demonstrates improvements across nearly all evaluation metrics and significantly reduces the number of tokens required to complete equivalent tasks. GPT-5.5 is now available to ChatGPT and Codex Plus, Pro, Business, and Enterprise users. Concurrently, a GPT-5.5 Pro version—optimized for highly demanding tasks—has also been released.
According to the Belarusian state news agency BELTA, Alexander Yegorov, First Deputy Chairman of the National Bank of the Republic of Belarus, revealed at the “Digital Banking–2026” conference that Belarus has adopted Decree No. 19, formally establishing a regulatory framework for crypto banks. Under the decree, crypto banks will support 26 cryptocurrencies, including Bitcoin (BTC), Ethereum (ETH), TON (Toncoin), Solana (SOL), and multiple stablecoins. They will also be authorized to conduct 11 types of operations, such as crypto deposits, crypto lending, crypto staking, crypto collateralization, crypto transfers, issuance of proprietary tokens, and crypto storage and exchange. Yegorov stated that the current list of supported cryptocurrencies and permitted operations is not final and will be continuously updated and refined in response to investor demand and emerging ideas.
According to official sources, the feedback regarding degraded Claude Code quality that Anthropic previously received stemmed from three independent changes involving Claude Code, Claude Agent SDK, and Claude Cowork. Specific issues included: On March 4, the default reasoning intensity was reduced from high to medium, leading to a decline in intelligence levels; this setting was restored on April 7. A cache optimization feature launched on March 26 contained a bug that incorrectly cleared old reasoning records, causing the model to exhibit forgetfulness and repetition; this was fixed on April 10. On April 16, system prompts added to reduce redundancy harmed programming quality and were rolled back on April 20. Currently, all affected models have returned to normal, and Anthropic has reset all subscribers' usage limits.
: According to official sources, OpenAI has officially released GPT-5.5. This model has shown significant progress in areas such as intelligent agent programming, computer usage, and scientific research, achieving an accuracy rate of 82.7% in the Terminal-Bench 2.0 test. While maintaining the same latency as GPT-5.4, GPT-5.5 offers higher reasoning efficiency and consumes fewer tokens. Currently, GPT-5.5 has been rolled out to ChatGPT Plus, Pro, and enterprise users, with the API version expected to be available soon. Pricing is set at $5 per 1 million input tokens and $30 per 1 million output tokens. Additionally, GPT-5.5 Pro, designed for high-difficulty tasks, has also been launched simultaneously.
Stani Kulechov, founder and CEO of Aave, disclosed that he personally contributed 5,000 ETH to DeFi United and stated that he is actively working with partners to secure additional funding commitments. His goal is to resolve the current issues as soon as possible and restore normal market conditions. Stani emphasized that Aave is his life’s work and that the team is fully committed to identifying the best possible solution for users.
According to Axios, Fellowship PAC—a cryptocurrency-focused super political action committee funded by Howard Lutnick’s former firm Cantor Fitzgerald—disclosed in its Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing plans to spend $1.75 million supporting Ken Paxton in the Texas primary runoff. This move has raised alarms among senior Republican officials. Several top GOP officials called Lutnick on Tuesday, urging him to intervene and correct course. Republican leaders are concerned that the expenditure could interfere in a sensitive intra-party primary—Donald Trump has yet to publicly endorse either Paxton or Senator John Cornyn.
Coinbase Markets has added Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), Pharos (PROS), and KAIO (KAIO) to its asset listing roadmap. The specific listing dates depend on market-making support and technical readiness, and will be announced separately once conditions are met.
Trump commented on insider betting and federal employees wagering on prediction markets, stating that an investigation will be conducted. Regarding insider trading related to wars, he said, "The world is a bit like a casino," and added that he has never been a strong supporter of these betting platforms. Trump also noted that he conceptually dislikes gambling.
Succinct Labs, backed by Paradigm, has launched the iPhone camera app ZCAM, which uses cryptographic technology to generate a "digital fingerprint" for photos and videos, addressing the risk of forgery brought by AI-generated content (AIGC).ZCAM can sign images at the moment of capture, creating an immutable record and binding the content to the capture device. This allows users to independently verify whether the footage comes from a genuine device, has been tampered with, or was generated by AI.Unlike solutions that rely on AI detection, Succinct chooses to start at the device hardware level, generating a unique cryptographic signature for each shot. The company states that existing AI detection tools are prone to failure, whereas this approach enhances the reliability of authenticity verification.Similar projects include World, which reduces risks by distinguishing between real people and AI identities.
Odaily reports: 3F, a vault protocol built on the decentralized lending protocol Morpho, has completed a total of $4 million in funding. The round was led by Maven 11, with participation from F-Prime, GSR, Gate Ventures, and other institutions. The company did not disclose its specific valuation.Built on top of Morpho, 3F aims to provide users with leveraged exposure to RWAs through a "one-click" operation. Users simply select their target asset and desired leverage multiple, and the protocol automatically executes the entire position-building process: purchasing the underlying asset via short-term bridge financing, depositing it as collateral on Morpho, and borrowing stablecoins to repay the financing.Essentially, this mechanism simplifies the traditional "looping" process in DeFi, which involves repeatedly buying assets, depositing them as collateral, borrowing, and reinvesting. While this process can be executed efficiently via flash loans in purely crypto-native assets, it is typically more complex and less efficient in the RWA context due to issues like settlement delays.3F is expected to officially launch in the second quarter of this year.
the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced sanctions against Cambodian Senator Kok An, accusing him of controlling "fraud compounds" across the country that defrauded U.S. victims through crypto investment scams.According to an OFAC statement released on Thursday, in addition to Kok An, 28 other individuals and entities have been added to the sanctions list, all believed to be linked to his fraud network. The network allegedly lured victims into sending crypto assets by promising "high-return investments."This action follows a raid by Cambodian police on two fraud centers in the border town of Poipet. Kok An had previously been accused of operating fraud hubs in that area.OFAC stated that fraudsters typically gain victims' trust by establishing "friendships" or "romantic relationships," then guide them to participate in so-called crypto investment platforms to defraud funds, with total losses reaching millions of dollars.Notably, some individuals involved in the fraudulent activities are themselves victims of human trafficking, forced to engage in illegal acts under threats of violence. OFAC pointed out that these fraud centers are often located in casinos or repurposed office parks, serving not only as hubs for money laundering but also as bases for committing fraud and human rights abuses against U.S. citizens.Additionally, regulators have simultaneously seized over 500 domain names of fake websites used for crypto investment scams, indicating that the U.S. is further intensifying its crackdown on related criminal activities.
MegaETH has completed its first Key Performance Indicator (KPI), with 10 "Mega Mafia" applications officially launched within its ecosystem, and will conduct its TGE on April 30.It is reported that MegaETH previously linked its token release mechanism to actual business performance, rather than a traditional time-based unlock model. The first KPI required applications to demonstrate real user interaction capabilities, including conditions such as cumulative trading volume exceeding 100,000 transactions within 30 days for a single application, which has now been achieved. A co-founder of MegaETH stated that this move aims to ensure the network has real use cases and economic circulation before the token issuance, rather than relying solely on market expectations.Currently, the MegaETH ecosystem has incubated approximately 30 projects, covering areas such as stablecoin payments, yield tokenization, and on-chain lending. The total supply of MEGA tokens is 10 billion, with 53.3% to be gradually released based on subsequent KPIs. (The Block)
MoonPay, a cryptocurrency payment network, announced that its Iron platform has officially launched virtual account services in New York State, enabling fintech companies, crypto platforms, neobanks, and financial institutions to integrate compliant fiat-to-stablecoin infrastructure. This launch follows MoonPay’s 2025 acquisition of Iron, an enterprise-grade stablecoin infrastructure platform. Users can receive funds via ACH, wire transfer, SWIFT, and other channels, with automatic conversion into stablecoins settled directly into non-custodial wallets. In the same year, MoonPay obtained New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) licenses—including a BitLicense, a money transmitter license, and a limited-purpose trust charter.
Aave released the latest update on the rsETH security incident on the X platform, announcing that it has paused rsETH reserve-related operations on the Ethereum mainnet as well as networks including Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea. This measure is intended to prevent excess aETHrsETH from being withdrawn, thereby pushing positions close to the 95% liquidation threshold. This action aims to preserve as much capital as possible and reduce systemic risk while the asset recovery plan is underway. Aave stated that further progress and resolution plans will be continuously disclosed to the community.
Aave announced the latest developments regarding the rsETH security incident on X, stating that rsETH-related reserve operations have been suspended on Ethereum Mainnet and on networks including Arbitrum, Base, Mantle, and Linea. This measure aims to preserve as much capital as possible and mitigate systemic risk while the asset recovery plan is underway. Aave stated that it will continue to disclose subsequent updates and resolution plans to the community.
Iran's Judiciary Chief, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejei, stated on social media that the display of strength by Iran's armed forces in the Strait of Hormuz is "proud." He mentioned that on the 22nd, another three vessels violating regulations were dealt with according to law in this strategic waterway. Ejei stated, "The Americans dare not approach the Strait of Hormuz," and added, "They have already seen the fate of the so-called ultra-advanced destroyers USS Michael Murphy and USS Peterson." He further noted that the "swarm" fleet of speedboats and drones of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is being deployed around the caves near Forur Island, maintaining vigilance against US naval vessels and attempting to strike them through "saturation" suppression tactics. (CCTV News)
the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released a report stating that crypto exchanges are increasingly offering banking-like services, such as lending and yield-bearing products (Earn), but lack the regulatory oversight and deposit protection found in traditional financial systems, posing systemic risks.The report states that these high-yield products are essentially more akin to "unsecured loans." User assets are often used by platforms for high-risk operations such as lending, trading, or market making, while users only hold a claim against the platform. If the platform encounters problems, users are directly exposed to solvency risks.The BIS also noted that major crypto platforms have evolved from simple exchanges into "multi-functional intermediaries," integrating the functions of banks, brokerages, and exchanges, but with insufficient transparency and risk isolation mechanisms. The collapses of Celsius Network and FTX are typical examples of this structural risk. Additionally, the report mentions the crypto market flash crash in October 2025, which triggered approximately $19 billion in forced liquidations, highlighting the risk of cascading effects under high leverage and opaque structures. (CoinDesk)
Lido has released an update regarding the Kelp security incident, stating that its Earn-series vaults are working with the management team to address the issue, focusing on two key risk areas: rsETH exposure and tightening liquidity in lending markets. Lido emphasizes that its core staking protocol remains unaffected, and both stETH and wstETH remain secure and stable. Currently, only the EarnETH vault holds approximately 9% of its TVL in rsETH exposure; related deposits and withdrawals have been suspended by the management team pending resolution. Of the ~$70 million in ETH stolen in the earlier attack, roughly $70 million has already been recovered; asset recovery and loss allocation efforts are ongoing. To mitigate liquidity pressure, the management team has reduced leverage and optimized position structures, significantly decreasing wETH debt exposure. Should losses ultimately materialize, EarnETH will activate its $3 million “first-loss protection mechanism,” funded by the DAO. Other vaults remain unaffected: DVV and EarnUSD are operating normally. The GGV sub-vault is currently experiencing negative yields due to a combination of recursive staking strategies and rising borrowing rates, but active adjustments are underway. Users’ previously submitted withdrawal requests will be processed at pre-incident valuations.
Coinbase stated it is optimizing the rule creation process in its anti-fraud system by integrating machine learning models with a rule engine to achieve more efficient risk management. It also proposed a dual-track strategy where "models are responsible for long-term defense, and rules are responsible for rapid response," and built a unified framework that creates a feedback loop between the two: rules are used to capture new types of fraudulent behavior and then inversely train the model, thereby continuously enhancing overall defense capabilities.In terms of specific optimizations, Coinbase has transformed the previously manual rule creation process into a data-driven and automatically recommended one by restructuring data architecture, automating Schema evolution, and introducing Notebook-based analysis tools, significantly improving efficiency. Among these improvements, the performance of rule backtesting has increased by more than 10 times, and the overall response time has been shortened from days to hours. Additionally, the new system recommends parameters through machine learning, which helps reduce false positive rates, minimizing the impact on legitimate users while combating fraud.Coinbase stated that its next steps will be to advance event-driven automatic rule generation and explore the ability to "convert" efficient rules into model features with a single click, further moving towards an automated risk management system.
, Anthropic and OpenAI have experienced security incidents in succession, drawing market attention to the security of AI models themselves. Currently, Anthropic is investigating a possible case of unauthorized user access to its Claude Mythos model. Almost simultaneously, OpenAI was also reported to have accidentally opened access to several unreleased models within its Codex application.Analysts believe that such incidents highlight that even AI model providers focused on cybersecurity capabilities still face significant security challenges. While AI is increasingly used for cyber defense, platform security and access control are becoming critical risk points.Industry insiders point out that these vulnerability incidents have intensified scrutiny over the security governance capabilities of AI companies, and also reflect that the security systems of current AI technology still need improvement amid rapid development. (The Information)