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According to CoinDesk, KAIO, a regulated tokenization firm based in Abu Dhabi, has announced the completion of an $8 million strategic funding round, with investors including Tether. Combined with its prior funding, KAIO’s total capital raised now stands at $19 million. KAIO primarily provides infrastructure for asset management firms to distribute funds on-chain, enabling products from institutions such as BlackRock, Brevan Howard, and Hamilton Lane to be integrated into blockchain systems. KAIO stated it plans to expand into credit, structured investment products, and ETFs, and intends to launch on-chain funds in partnership with Mubadala Capital. The company reported currently managing approximately $100 million in assets and having processed over $500 million in cumulative transactions.
On-chain investigator ZachXBT questioned Kraken’s due diligence process for listing $M (Memecore) spot trading on July 3, 2025, noting that approximately 7.9 million $M were withdrawn from Kraken to 18 newly created addresses; these addresses collectively now hold roughly 11.7 million $M—valued at approximately $39.8 million at current prices. He also stated that addresses suspected to belong to the Memecore team received 200 million $M during the token generation event (TGE) and transferred 5.3 million $M to Kraken’s deposit address on July 3, 2025.
According to CoinDesk, Coinbase is exploring collaboration with Bybit on tokenization, custody, and global distribution of assets such as U.S.-listed equities and pre-IPO shares. Sources familiar with the matter said negotiations are ongoing and do not involve equity acquisition or similar transactions by Bybit aimed at entering the U.S. market. Separately, reports indicate that Bybit’s plan to enter the U.S. market will be advanced through a new entity led by former Co-CEO Helen Liu, which will bring in an undisclosed local partner to provide licensing and compliance support, while Bybit will supply technology, products, and liquidity.
According to Forbes, as traditional financial institutions and asset management firms—including JPMorgan Chase and BlackRock—accelerate their blockchain initiatives, blockchain is evolving from an early-stage experimental technology into financial infrastructure and entering long-term strategic discussions. The report notes that institutional focus has shifted from digital asset price volatility to tangible operational value—such as faster transaction settlement, smart contract automation, on-chain audit trails, more secure data sharing, and asset tokenization. It also highlights that the gradual clarification of regulatory frameworks and growing client awareness of digital financial tools are further driving institutional blockchain adoption.
The Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) of Hong Kong has announced a new regulatory framework permitting secondary-market trading of SFC-authorized investment products that have been tokenized, to promote the development of digital asset trading activities in Hong Kong. The new guidance primarily facilitates secondary-market trading of tokenized open-ended funds on licensed virtual asset trading platforms and will consider over-the-counter (OTC) trading arrangements on a case-by-case basis. As of March 2026, Hong Kong has launched 13 tokenized products to the public, with the total assets under management (AUM) of their tokenized share classes reaching approximately HK$10.7 billion. The first batch of products is expected to consist mainly of tokenized money market funds. The new measures cover fair pricing, orderly trading, liquidity provision, and disclosure of information.
Pablo Hernandez de Cos, General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), stated that global coordination on stablecoin regulation is critical to preventing severe market fragmentation; otherwise, regulatory divergences across jurisdictions could trigger regulatory arbitrage. He noted that stablecoins are typically pegged 1:1 to the U.S. dollar and may undermine monetary and fiscal policy, exert stress on financial markets, and hinder efforts to combat illicit financing. Currently, the two largest stablecoins—issued by Tether and Circle—account for approximately 85% of the global $315 billion stablecoin circulating supply. He also remarked that these stablecoins resemble securities more than money—particularly in terms of redemption frictions—and operate more like ETFs.
According to an official announcement, in response to the recent Vercel platform security incident, Jupiter (@JupiterExchange) stated that it has received no notifications or indications of impact, and its jup.ag frontend does not store any sensitive information. Jupiter has proactively implemented all security measures recommended by Vercel, completed rotation of all keys, and conducted a comprehensive review of system logs—no suspicious activity was found. Monitoring remains ongoing.
Odaily News On-chain investigator ZachXBT stated that he has never promoted, deployed, or released any Meme coin contract addresses to his followers through his personal account.He added that he only maintains a public donation address to fund related work and will sell all tokens sent to that address.
According to an official announcement by USDT0 (@USDT0_to), the USDT0 cross-chain bridging infrastructure resumed normal operations today. System integrity and risk exposure remain unaffected, and all pending transactions submitted prior to the suspension have been safely settled. Previously, on April 19, USDT0 proactively suspended its OFT bridging service as a precautionary measure pending the conclusion of the KelpDAO rsETH incident investigation. USDT0 emphasized that it bears no risk exposure related to this incident, and all USDT0 tokens remain fully backed 1:1 by USDT.
According to Cointelegraph, the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has urged banks to strengthen their cybersecurity defenses amid heightened regulatory attention triggered by the spread of Anthropic’s Mythos AI model across Asia.
According to The Block, the cryptocurrency venture capital sector is undergoing a structural shift. Investors now broadly require startups to demonstrate real users and revenue before committing capital—marking the end of the era when early-stage fundraising was easy. Token-based exit strategies have become significantly less reliable; low-liquidity, high-valuation token launches continue to underperform the broader market, prompting investors to revert to traditional equity-oriented thinking. Meanwhile, the rise of the AI sector has siphoned off substantial LP capital and entrepreneurial talent, further intensifying fundraising challenges for crypto VCs. Nonetheless, several investors note that reduced competition, more rational valuations, and an improving regulatory environment point to 2026–2027 as the strongest investment years since 2018. Future capital will focus on areas with clear business models—including stablecoins, payments, tokenization, real-world assets (RWAs), and financial infrastructure—while the boundaries between crypto VCs and traditional VCs accelerate toward convergence.
According to an official announcement from Curve Finance, due to a hacker attack on the rsETH LayerZero infrastructure, Curve Finance has suspended its LayerZero infrastructure for security reasons, pending further investigation into the root cause before resuming operations. This suspension affects the following: cross-chain bridging of CRV tokens from BNB Chain, Sonic, Avalanche, Fantom, Etherlink, and Kava (chains using native bridges remain unaffected), as well as the crvUSD fast bridge functionality (the L2 slow bridge remains fully operational). Meanwhile, KelpDAO is also reported to have suffered a vulnerability exploit involving approximately $291 million; the exact extent of losses is still under investigation.
According to an official announcement, cloud hosting platform Vercel confirmed a security incident involving unauthorized access to certain internal systems. At present, only a small number of customers have been confirmed affected, and Vercel is directly communicating with those customers. Vercel stated that its services remain fully operational; it has launched an investigation, engaged incident response experts to assist with remediation, and notified law enforcement authorities. Vercel recommends that all customers review their environment variables and use the sensitive environment variables feature to strengthen security protections.
A new NBC News poll shows President Trump’s overall approval rating has fallen to a new low for his second term, with only 37% of respondents approving and 63% disapproving—50% of whom strongly disapprove. Roughly two-thirds of respondents expressed dissatisfaction with his handling of inflation, cost-of-living issues, and the Iran war. The poll also found that 40% of Americans believe their personal financial situation is worse than it was a year ago, and 61% oppose further U.S. military action against Iran. The survey was conducted by SurveyMonkey from March 30 to April 13 among 32,433 adults.
According to Caixin, the one-month public consultation period for the “Draft Financial Law of the People’s Republic of China” concluded today (April 19), marking the first overarching financial law—both in China and globally—to bear the name “financial law.” A key issue drawing intense market attention is the draft’s expansion of financial regulators’ powers into quasi-judicial authority. Under Article 55 and related provisions, financial regulatory authorities are empowered to review and copy property rights information, communication records, and transaction records of relevant entities and individuals during investigations into financial violations; where evidence exists indicating suspected transfer or concealment of illicit funds or securities, authorities may directly freeze or seal such assets; and even suspects may be barred from leaving the country during the investigation period. Moreover, Zeng Gang, Chief Expert and Director of the Shanghai Financial Development Laboratory, argues that the Financial Law should also strengthen its focus on and coverage of emerging financial sectors. Issues already sparking broad global debate—including AI-driven financial decision-making, the legal status of digital currencies, and the regulatory boundaries for crypto assets—are barely addressed in the draft. Striking a dynamic balance between rule-of-law-based regulation and innovation-friendly inclusivity remains an unresolved challenge posed by this legislation.
Odaily News Trader 0xSun posted stating that news-driven trading remains one of the more cost-effective strategies in the current crypto market, with its core lying in the directionality and volatility brought by events.Reviewing several recent events, including abnormal ETH transactions, Arc fee adjustments, TAO ecosystem changes, RAVE-related investigations, and the KelpDAO security incident, all triggered significant price fluctuations within a short period. He believes that participating in such opportunities relies on either the speed of information acquisition or the ability to judge the impact of events.Furthermore, he indicated that as the recent altcoin market has gradually cooled down, he has resumed the strategy of going long on BTC while hedging by shorting some altcoin assets. He believes that against the backdrop of relatively weak liquidity and the fading of certain narratives, the overall performance of altcoins may face relatively more pressure.
According to the Hong Kong Commercial Daily, in response to growing discussions in Hong Kong about “Middle Eastern capital flowing into the city,” Mr. Chan Ho-lam, Deputy Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury of the Hong Kong SAR Government, stated that there has indeed been an increase in client inquiries regarding how to transfer funds to Hong Kong or open accounts here. He emphasized that exchanges between Hong Kong and the Middle East are two-way: a licensed virtual insurance company based in Hong Kong has already expanded its operations into Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates; Hong Kong’s tokenized funds have been listed on Middle Eastern wealth management platforms; and Asian investors can purchase Islamic bond ETFs in Hong Kong—providing Middle Eastern investors with a familiar and trusted market. Mr. Chan stressed that the Hong Kong government is actively promoting fintech and digital assets. It is currently formulating legislative proposals for licensing regimes covering digital asset trading and custody services, aiming to establish a comprehensive regulatory framework and position Hong Kong as a global hub for digital asset innovation.
Odaily News: Sonic Labs co-founder and Flying Tulip founder Andre Cronje posted on platform X, stating that his team is continuing to investigate the L0/rsETH incident. Preliminary reports indicate that approximately $200 million worth of rsETH was stolen, possibly due to a private key leak or configuration error. The related assets were subsequently deposited into Aave as collateral to borrow ETH (due to insufficient rsETH liquidity).Andre Cronje pointed out that the affected positions are technically still overcollateralized. However, if bad debt occurs, Aave's token mechanism and Safety Module will serve as the first line of defense to absorb the risk. Nevertheless, Aave has no mechanism to subsidize user losses, as doing so could trigger a bank run. Currently, Aave holds approximately $7 billion in ETH with an outstanding borrowing amount of around $100 million, so the overall impact of this incident is limited. Furthermore, prioritizing user liquidity, Flying Tulip has withdrawn all its ETH from Aave to its fund management wrapper contract. This action was taken because Aave's available liquidity had fallen below its set minimum threshold.
Odaily News The Ethereum restaking protocol Kelp has officially confirmed suspicious cross-chain activity involving rsETH. It has currently paused the rsETH contracts on the mainnet and multiple L2s and launched an investigation into the attack. It is also collaborating with LayerZero, Unichain, as well as audit firms and security experts to conduct a root cause analysis (RCA). A post-mortem report will be released subsequently.
Alex Thorn, Head of Research at Galaxy Digital, stated that the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctions list—the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List—has historically included 518 Bitcoin addresses, which collectively received 249,814 BTC and sent 239,708 BTC, leaving a current net balance of approximately 9,306 BTC—valued at roughly $707 million at current market prices. Thorn also noted that OFAC sanctions represent only one of several U.S. tools for intercepting illicit assets, and the CLARITY Act would further expand the Treasury Department’s related authorities.