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The Mantle community has approved proposal MIP-34, authorizing the Mantle Treasury to extend a loan of up to 30,000 ETH to the Aave DAO to address the non-performing loan impact on Aave V3 resulting from the rsETH cross-chain bridge security incident on April 18, 2026. Per the proposal, the loan term is up to 36 months, with an annual interest rate of LIDO + 1%; the borrower may repay early without penalty. Regarding risk control, Mantle will hold a first-priority security interest in the relevant collateral assets. Additionally, Aave will provide supplementary collateral comprising no less than $11 million worth of AAVE tokens and protocol revenue, and delegate 130,000 AAVE tokens to Mantle for governance participation.
North Korea has denied allegations of its involvement in cryptocurrency theft, calling the claims "absurd slander" and a "political tool." The statement, issued by state-run media, emphasized that necessary measures will be taken to safeguard national interests. However, data from blockchain analytics firm TRM Labs shows that in the first four months of 2026, hacker groups linked to North Korea have stolen approximately $577 million, accounting for about 76% of global crypto theft losses during the same period. This includes two major attacks on KelpDAO (approximately $292 million) and Drift Protocol (approximately $285 million).TRM pointed out that the attacks are primarily associated with the Lazarus Group and its sub-organizations. Since 2017, the cumulative scale of crypto theft linked to North Korea has exceeded $6 billion.U.S. and international agencies widely believe that such funds are used to support military and missile programs. Meanwhile, the U.S. Treasury Department has recently imposed sanctions on relevant individuals and entities, targeting approximately $800 million in illicit fund flows in 2024. (The Block)
Officials from the Bank of England, the Financial Conduct Authority, and the Treasury are consulting with the National Cyber Security Centre to examine potential vulnerabilities in critical IT systems revealed by Anthropic’s latest model.