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According to The Block, Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire responded at a press conference in Seoul, South Korea, to criticism over Circle’s decision not to freeze the stolen USDC involved in the Drift incident. He stated that Circle fulfills its legal obligations and freezes wallets only upon instruction from law enforcement agencies or courts; unilaterally freezing assets would constitute a “major ethical dilemma.” He also revealed that Circle is engaging with U.S. legislative bodies regarding the Clarity Act, seeking to establish a “safe harbor” mechanism for stablecoin issuers in extreme circumstances—but emphasized that any such authority must be explicitly granted through legislation, not exercised unilaterally by the company.
Reportedly, RealClaw is built on the OpenClaw framework and supports installing third-party skill extensions, enabling cross-platform invocation of protocols such as Kamino and Jupiter. Users can freely combine trading strategies according to their needs—such as LP farming, dollar-cost averaging (DCA), derivatives trading, and lending. Currently, RealClaw is in the Alpha testing phase and is accessible only to invited users.
It is reported that Bybit Earn has entered a strategic partnership with Doppler Finance to officially launch an institutional-grade XRP fixed-income product, offering users a new yield opportunity. Traditionally, XRP does not support native staking, limiting its yield potential. This collaboration introduces Doppler Finance’s institutional-grade yield strategies, making yield-generating capabilities—previously available only to institutions—accessible to retail users. These strategies are selected and executed by Doppler Finance, a native yield platform focused exclusively on the XRP ecosystem, dedicated to delivering secure, transparent, and compliant yield solutions for non-stakable assets. During the campaign, users participating in the 90-day XRPfi fixed-income product will earn an annualized yield of 5%, comprising a base annualized yield of 2.5% plus an additional 2.5% annualized reward drawn from a 30,000 XRP incentive pool. Campaign Period: April 13, 2026, 10:00 – July 12, 2026, 23:59 (UTC)
According to an official announcement, WINkLink, a leading decentralized oracle platform, has officially added price feeds for the stablecoin $U, with the initial launch of two core trading pairs: $U/TRX and $U/USD. This move will provide reliable and trustworthy data support for $U within the TRON DeFi ecosystem, further strengthening its usability and security, and laying a solid foundation for the implementation of more innovative financial use cases in the future.
Polkadot’s official response to the security vulnerability discovered in Hyperbridge’s Ethereum gateway contract: Hyperbridge services have been temporarily suspended to investigate the issue. This vulnerability affects only DOT tokens bridged to Ethereum via Hyperbridge and does not impact DOT tokens within the Polkadot ecosystem or DOT transferred via other cross-chain bridges. The Polkadot mainnet, parachains, and native DOT remain secure and unaffected.
According to Digital Asset, South Korea’s Board of Audit and Inspection (BAI) released a report on April 13 recommending that the Ministry of Health and Welfare amend relevant laws to include overseas financial assets with economic value—and digital assets (virtual assets)—in the asset assessment for basic pension eligibility. The BAI pointed out that digital assets are currently excluded from asset evaluations, potentially allowing high-income individuals holding substantial digital assets to still qualify for basic pensions. The report recommends that digital assets be explicitly included in applicants’ income and asset declaration forms, and that information-sharing mechanisms with relevant agencies be strengthened to improve data collection. The Ministry of Health and Welfare endorsed the recommendation, emphasizing the need to enhance oversight to ensure fairness in basic pension disbursements and prevent fiscal resource leakage.
According to an official social media announcement, the Chinese decentralized contract trading platform Sun Wukong has launched RAVE/USDT with up to 20x leverage.
The Innovation, Technology and Industry Bureau of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government and the Cyberspace Administration of China (CAC) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation on Innovation and Technology Development to promote high-quality development of the digital economy through technological innovation. The memorandum covers key areas including artificial intelligence, cross-border data flows, and blockchain, with the aim of thoroughly implementing China’s 15th Five-Year Plan, supporting Hong Kong’s development as an international innovation and technology hub, and advancing a new real economy centered on technological innovation. HKSAR Chief Executive John Lee stated that Hong Kong will continue deepening cooperation with the CAC to further facilitate cross-border data flows within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
Garrett Jin, agent of “1011 Insider Whale,” published an analysis stating that the U.S. government announced a full naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, effective 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on April 13, prohibiting all vessels from entering or departing Iranian ports. This measure aims to cut off Iran’s oil revenue derived from this energy hub and reverse its current economic advantage in the ongoing conflict. Over the past six weeks, Iran has levied steep fees on vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz and restricted energy exports for certain countries, triggering significant volatility in both cryptocurrency markets and global oil prices. The U.S. action is expected to impact market risk pricing for major crypto assets, including Bitcoin and Ethereum. The analysis notes that although the U.S. holds the initiative, Iran may continue exporting oil by escalating the conflict, relying on Chinese support, and utilizing decentralized gray markets—meaning war risks and market volatility will persist.
The Kansas City Federal Reserve’s latest analysis indicates that stablecoins currently serve primarily as tools for cryptocurrency trading and liquidity provision within the financial ecosystem, rather than as mainstream payment instruments. According to the report, approximately 49% of stablecoin supply supports trading liquidity on centralized exchanges, decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols, and broader crypto infrastructure; 29% is used for wallet-to-wallet transfers or internal fund operations; and 21% remains idle—with less than 1% actually deployed for real-world payments. The report notes that, as natively crypto-designed instruments, stablecoins face constraints in cross-chain interoperability and integration with traditional financial systems, hindering their large-scale adoption for payments. Although payment processors such as Mastercard and Visa announced support for related technologies in 2026, stablecoin-based payment use cases remain in their infancy. Future development hinges on resolving critical challenges including interoperability, regulatory compliance, and identity verification.
According to official data, the AINFT platform has officially surpassed 700,000 users. The continuously growing user base—combined with the ongoing iteration and enhancement of its AI model capabilities—is accelerating AINFT’s emergence as one of the leading AI platforms in the Web3 space. Currently, AINFT has opened access to production-ready AI models for users and fully supports the execution of on-chain automated workflows, enabling an ultra-fast closed loop from creative conception to on-chain implementation. Leveraging its rapidly expanding community and open technical architecture, AINFT will continue lowering the barriers to Web3 AI adoption, empowering more innovative applications to deploy efficiently.
Shin Hyun Song, candidate for Governor of the Bank of Korea, stated on April 13 that central bank digital currency (CBDC) and deposit tokens—digital tokens issued by commercial banks based on CBDC—should serve as the core of the digital currency ecosystem. Shin Hyun Song noted that while he supports the introduction of won-denominated stablecoins, maintaining monetary trust remains the top priority. He believes stablecoins play a positive role in areas such as asset tokenization and programmability, and may complement or compete with deposit tokens in the future. Regarding the issuers of won stablecoins, he recommended initially permitting bank-led consortia, followed by gradual inclusion of non-bank institutions to ensure regulatory compliance. On the view that stablecoins could enhance foreign exchange transaction efficiency, he emphasized the need for careful assessment of whether blockchain technology can effectively meet relevant regulatory requirements.
According to the official announcement, Bitget’s preSPAX VIP-exclusive airdrop registration is now officially open. The first round of the airdrop is available to users who were already Bitget VIPs before April 13 at 10:00 (UTC+8). The total airdrop pool for this round is 760 preSPAX tokens. Eligible users must complete registration via the “VIP Center” on the homepage and maintain their VIP status before April 15 at 23:59 (UTC+8). Airdrop rewards will be distributed based on users’ VIP tiers and will be issued on April 16. The second round of the airdrop is open to users who newly upgrade to VIP status between April 13 at 10:00 and April 19 at 23:59 (UTC+8). The total airdrop pool for this round is 190 preSPAX tokens, with allocation determined by users’ VIP tier at the end of the campaign period. Rewards for this round will be distributed on April 20. For more details, please refer to the official Bitget platform.
According to Cointelegraph, researchers from the University of California recently revealed security risks in certain third-party AI large language model (LLM) routers that could lead to the theft of cryptocurrency assets. The study found that LLM routers—acting as API intermediaries—can read plaintext information; some routers were discovered injecting malicious code and stealing credentials. The research team tested 28 paid and 400 free routers, identifying nine routers that actively injected malicious code, two that deployed trigger-avoidance mechanisms, and 17 that accessed Amazon Web Services (AWS) credentials. One router even transferred ETH using the researchers’ Ethereum private key. The study notes that malicious behavior by routers is difficult to detect, and the “YOLO mode” present in some AI agent frameworks—which automatically executes commands—further increases security risks. Researchers recommend that developers avoid transmitting private keys or mnemonic phrases through AI agents and urge AI companies to implement cryptographic signing of responses to enhance security.
According to Cointelegraph, the European Central Bank (ECB) has endorsed the EU’s proposal to transfer financial market regulation—including oversight of crypto-asset service providers (CASPs)—from national regulatory authorities to a centralized EU-level regulator.
According to the official announcement, Binance will suspend GLMR token deposits and withdrawals on the Moonbeam network at 20:00 (UTC+8) on April 13, 2026, to support its network upgrade. The project team will carry out the network upgrade at block height 15,190,604 (expected at 21:00 UTC+8 on April 13, 2026).
At the current price, if this address did not sell upon transferring into Aster, the holding return is approximately 462%, with an unrealized profit of about $86,000.
Based on previous patterns, Strategy always discloses its Bitcoin purchases the day after related announcements are made.
According to CoinDesk, as North Korea’s infiltration methods targeting the cryptocurrency industry grow increasingly sophisticated, security experts point out that North Korea’s cryptocurrency theft activities differ fundamentally from those of other state-sponsored hacking groups—both in motive and methodology—making it one of the most dangerous threats facing the cryptocurrency ecosystem.
Eligible users can claim the airdrop using Binance Alpha Points on the Alpha campaign page after trading begins.