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According to an official announcement, Circle has launched cirBTC on Ethereum. cirBTC is a wrapped Bitcoin asset backed 1:1 by native BTC and can be used in on-chain financial applications such as lending protocols, over-the-counter (OTC) trading, market making, treasury management, and settlement—enabling institutions to use their BTC as collateral without selling it.
Blockaid disclosed on X that the Alephium TokenBridge Ethereum cross-chain bridge was attacked. The attacker compromised three out of four Guardian private keys, forged a Verified Action Approval (VAA) message, and executed the attack within approximately seven minutes, stealing roughly $815,000 worth of assets. During the attack, the attacker minted 13.76 million Wrapped ALPH tokens out of thin air—exceeding the pre-attack circulating supply by over 100%—and simultaneously unlocked and withdrew assets including USDT, USDC, WBTC, and WETH from the custody pool. As of now, the attacker’s address still holds approximately $815,000 in stolen assets and 13.76 million uncollateralized Wrapped ALPH tokens; the largest anomalous transaction involved the out-of-thin-air minting of 13.76 million Wrapped ALPH tokens.
Jeremy Allaire, CEO of Circle, posted on X announcing that cirBTC is即将 launched. Circle Wrapped Bitcoin (cirBTC) is a tokenized Bitcoin backed 1:1 by native Bitcoin, issued by Circle on the Ethereum mainnet and the Arc network. Each cirBTC is backed 1:1 by native Bitcoin held in custody by regulated entities within the Circle group.
Coinbase Markets announced on X platform that spot trading for Wrapped Ronin (WRON) will be launched on May 18, 2026. If liquidity conditions are met, the WRON-USD trading pair will be available later today in supported regions.
According to an official announcement, the launch of spot trading for Coinbase Wrapped Ronin (WRON) has been postponed; the specific listing time for the WRON-USD trading pair will be announced separately. Earlier, Coinbase stated that the WRON-USD trading pair would go live after 00:00 CST on May 1, subject to liquidity conditions being met.
Coinbase has announced it will list Wrapped Ronin (WRON) for spot trading. If liquidity conditions are met, the WRON-USD trading pair is expected to open after 00:00 Beijing time on May 1st. Simultaneously, Coinbase will support MegaETH (MEGA). Users can now generate deposit addresses, but deposits can only be made after the project team enables transfers. The specific listing time for trading will be announced separately.Additionally, Coinbase has listed Gensyn (AI) and Virtuals Protocol (VIRTUAL), allowing users to buy, sell, swap, and transfer these tokens on the platform.
Odaily News: The cross-chain version of XRP, wXRP, has launched on Solana, enabling holders to participate in the DeFi ecosystem without selling their assets.wXRP is custodied by Hex Trust and achieves cross-chain functionality via LayerZero. It is pegged 1:1 to native XRP and can be redeemed at any time.The asset has been integrated into multiple Solana applications, including Titan, Jupiter, Meteora, and the Phantom wallet, supporting functions such as trading, liquidity provision, and yield generation.This move signifies that XRP, which was originally more focused on payment scenarios, is now further integrating into the DeFi system, expanding its application space in cross-chain and on-chain finance.