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🔥Kelp Protocol suffers a $292 million attack: Event details and its implications for DeFi
Ledger’s Chief Technology Officer says that 2026 is becoming “the worst year” for DeFi hacking, and the Kelp vulnerability incident shows how a single point of failure can trigger a chain reaction across the system.

🔥Moody's Analyst: Stablecoins Will Not Pose a Threat to Banks in the Short Term
According to reports, the United States bans interest-bearing stablecoins and has a robust payment infrastructure, which means stablecoins will not erode banks' market share.

🔥US Media: U.S. says Vance will lead a delegation to Islamabad to restart negotiations, Iran suspects it is a "cover for a surprise attack"
According to AXIOS, U.S. officials revealed that Vice President Vance will lead a delegation to Islamabad to hold a new round of talks with Iran before the Tuesday night ceasefire expires, aiming to reach an agreement or extend the ceasefire. Iran has not confirmed its participation and is concerned that this is entirely a ploy by the White House. Trump expressed optimism during a call, stating that the concept of the agreement has been completed, but I

🔥Iran Denies Reports of a Second Round of Talks in Islamabad
On April 20, Iran stated that reports about holding a second round of talks in Islamabad are false. Iran said that the excessive, unreasonable, and unrealistic demands from the United States, frequent changes in stance, ongoing contradictions, and the continuous maritime blockade, along with threatening rhetoric, have so far hindered the progress of negotiations. Under these circumstances, the prospects for achieving results in the negotiations are unclear. Previously, on the 19th, the Islamic Republic News Agency of Iran posted a

🔥 Trump says U.S. Marine Corps has taken control of Iranian vessel attempting to break through blockade
On April 20, President Trump tweeted that a cargo ship named TOUSKA, flying the Iranian flag (nearly 900 feet long and weighing almost as much as an aircraft carrier), attempted to break through the U.S. naval blockade. The U.S. Spruance-class destroyer intercepted the vessel in the Gulf of Oman and issued warnings; when the Iranian crew refused to comply, U.S. Navy ships drilled holes in the engine room to stop its progress. The U.S. Marine Corps has now seized the ship. The TOUSKA vesse

🔥Ceasefire temporarily expires on Wednesday, Trump says US and Iran will resume talks, Iran media say refuse to negotiate
On April 20, U.S. President Trump stated on April 19 that the U.S. and Iran will resume talks in Islamabad, but Iranian officials have not officially responded. Iran's official news agency IRNA posted on social media that "Iran refuses to engage in a second round of negotiations with the United States." Iranian public opinion believes that, amid ongoing U.S. naval blockade, Trump's announcement is a "public opinion war" aimed at pressuring Iran. Analysts point out that I

🔥Kelp DAO attacked, triggering an Aave liquidity crisis, $6.2 billion in panic withdrawals
After the attacker stole $291 million worth of crypto assets from Kelp DAO-related infrastructure, DeFi users faced withdrawal difficulties on Aave.
#aave

🔥EasyDNS admits responsibility for the hijacking incident, marking its first social engineering attack in 28 years of operation.
According to reports, EasyDNS has accepted responsibility for the domain hijacking incident, which is the first social engineering attack the company has faced in its 28 years of operation.
The incident is one of a series of recent cases where crypto frontends have been compromised at the DNS layer, highlighting that even decentralized protocols have vulnerabilities.
#eth

🔥Web3 Venture Capital Faces Homogenization Dilemma
When all funds claim to have the same high-quality networks and strong relationships, no one can stand out. TBV co-founder Bauer provides an even more rigorous framework for emerging managers to build a unique value proposition.

🔥Kelp vulnerability exposes non-isolated DeFi lending issues: Perspectives from crypto industry executives
Curve Finance founder points out that the contagion risk of the Kelp vulnerability could have been controlled, but at the expense of capital efficiency.
#crv

🔥 No ship passage records were observed in the Strait of Hormuz on that day. The probability of navigation before the end of this month is now reported at 30%.
On April 19th, based on vessel tracking data, no ship passage records were observed in the Strait of Hormuz on that day. It is reported that at least 13 oil tankers attempted to leave the Persian Gulf between the 18th and 19th, changed course, and turned back, abandoning further passage through the strait.
On the prediction market Polymarket, the probability of the Strait of Hormuz being navigable before the end of this month has i

🔥Aave TVL plummets by $6 billion, Kelp vulnerability exposes structural risks in DeFi lending protocols
Attackers exploit drained rsETH as collateral to borrow wrapped Ethereum, causing AAVE tokens to drop 16%, deposits fleeing the protocol, Aave is assessing its current bad debt scale.
#aave #eth

🔥Trump says if a U.S.-Iran agreement is reached, he “most likely” will go to Islamabad
On April 19, Trump told The New York Post in an interview that if the U.S. and Iran can reach an agreement in Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan, he “most likely” will go to Islamabad. When asked whether he would go, Trump first said he needed to see what happens tomorrow, then said he wouldn’t make a decision before progress is made in the negotiations, but he “most likely” would go later.

🔥A certain whale heavily shorted approximately $52.89 million worth of BTC, opening the position at $75,919.
On April 19, according to Onchain Lens monitoring, the whale deposited 3 million USDC into Hyperliquid and subsequently increased its BTC short position. Currently, this address holds 700 BTC (30x leverage) in a short position, valued at about $52.89 million, with an opening price of $75,919 and a liquidation price of $80,839.93.
#btc #hype #usdc

🔥The Associate Vice President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Xu Jialong, Confirms Attendance at the "Web 4.0+AI" Hong Kong Themed Event
On April 19, Xu Jialong, Associate Vice President of Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, confirmed his attendance at the offline event titled "Decoding Web 4.0: When AI Agents Take Over On-Chain Permissions." The event, co-hosted by Zhihu and others, will be held in Hong Kong at 13:30 on April 21, 2026.
Xu Jialong is currently the Associate Vice President (Academic Development) at HKUST, having previously served as Acting D

🔥Vance to Lead U.S. Delegation for Talks with Iran
According to ABC News, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations stated that Vice President Vance will lead the U.S. delegation for talks with Iran in Pakistan. On the prediction market Polymarket, the likelihood of the "next round of diplomatic talks between the U.S. and Iran" happening next week is almost certain, with the probability of a meeting before Wednesday rapidly rising to 95%.

🔥Yi Lihua: Preserving principal in a bear market is key; taking profits and cutting losses are the top principles
On April 19, Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua said that preserving principal in a bear market is crucial. As on-chain theft incidents occur frequently, chasing small gains may lead to losing principal. He emphasized that every investment involves risk, including trading platforms or financial mining. At present, the top principle is setting take-profit and stop-loss levels, and considering worst-case scenarios to respond. Otherwise, when a bull market arrives but the principal is

🔥Trader 0x5811 sold ASTEROID prematurely, missing out on $2.6 million in profit
According to Lookonchain monitoring, 80 days ago, trader 0x5811 bought 7.43 billion ASTEROID tokens at $542 each.
The day before the price surged, this trader sold all tokens at $405, incurring a loss of $137.
Currently, these tokens are worth over $2.6 million.

🔥DeFi TVL has evaporated nearly $10 billion due to the KelpDAO hack incident, shrinking the industry’s scale
On April 19, Defillama founder 0xngmi said that the KelpDAO hack incident sparked a chain of panic withdrawals from DeFi lending protocols, including those on Solana and protocols not directly affected. Data shows: Aave net outflow of $6.2 billion (-23%), Morpho net outflow of $716 million (-9%), Sky net outflow of $272 million (-4%), and JupLend net outflow of $76 million (-8%). 0xngmi added that as a result, the entire DeFi TVL therefore evaporated nearly $10 billion, the industry

🔥Trump says the US-Iran peace agreement "this will happen"
According to ABC News, Trump said Iran "seriously violated" the ceasefire agreement but still believes a peace deal with Iran can be reached. When talking about the peace agreement, Trump said, "this will happen."