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DefiLlama founder 0xngmi posted on the X platform stating that there is currently an immediate liquidation risk for positions without WETH. weETH is close to the liquidation price on Aave, but all these loans are collateralized by ETH, so they are safe unless interest rates rise sharply.

Keone Hon from Monad Lianchuang stated: "I feel that the lending protocol for the liquidity pool should set rate limits on the supply of assets deposited as collateral. For example, if the current supply is 100 million and the supply cap is 300 million, then in the next 10 minutes, the maximum allowed increase should be to 110 million, rather than allowing a one-time deposit of the full 200 million. In reality, no one needs to complete such a large deposit all at once.This is important because when certain exotic assets are attacked, the impact depends on the scale of the exit channels for that asset. Especially in many cases where attacks belong to infinite issuance vulnerabilities, the scale of the exit that can be made essentially determines the upper limit of the attack losses. Lending protocols are often the largest exit channels. If a smart cap is introduced, where the initial cap is slightly above the current supply and is gradually adjusted to the real cap over several hours, it would have a huge effect. With such a mechanism, rsETH depositors could have avoided about 200 million dollars in losses.This also raises a point: the asset issuers themselves should support such mechanisms. If you are issuing redeemable tokens with redemption delays, you are not worried about hackers redeeming directly from you, but you need to compress the scale of external exit paths as much as possible without affecting normal users. Therefore, a high supply cap should be seen as a risk rather than a symbol of strength. For example, the Hyperbridge DOT attack did not result in a 100 million dollar loss because there were very few exit paths; the Resolv attack loss was 24 million dollars instead of 200 million dollars because the scale of the exit path limited the loss cap. This is an obvious principle, but there are still immediately actionable measures: audit the supply caps of all assets and lower the caps when unnecessary."

At the "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy" themed forum held in Hong Kong, Gongye Feng, co-founder and CEO of Monera Digital, delivered a keynote speech titled "AI Empowered Private Banking for the Smart Economy."Feng pointed out that what disappeared after 2022 was not the demand for digital assets, but the market's confidence in the ways capital could enter. Monera Digital positions itself as an AI private bank for the smart economy, with the core not being to use AI as traders, but to act as an accelerator, compressing the research, testing, and iteration cycles from months to days.He emphasized that risk control must be institutionalized rather than personalized. Monera has built four lines of defense: source constraints on exposure and collateral, automated clearing and margin management, complete segregation of client assets, and eliminating maturity mismatches while maintaining liquidity buffers. Additionally, AI plays the role of a 24/7 digital CRO, achieving a leap from passive monitoring to proactive warning.In terms of service model, Monera does not operate as a pure technology platform, but insists on "anti-AI illusion," where AI is responsible for optimization and efficiency, while trust, responsibility, and continuity of relationships are still borne by humans. Feng believes that the prerequisite for crypto assets to truly become configurable assets is to translate complexity into clear, continuous, and trustworthy private banking services.

Michael Egorov, the founder of Curve Finance, posted on the X platform expressing hope that Aave can address the relevant issues. He pointed out that non-isolated lending has good scalability but carries higher risks, with the key being risk management, an area where Aave has historically performed well.He stated that the market can adopt a fully isolated model like that of Curve Finance or a hybrid model, although the latter is very complex, it is feasible. However, the market has yet to understand its advantages. Michael Egorov also mentioned that Aave v4's hub and spoke model might be a step towards a semi-isolated and safer direction.

According to CoinDesk, Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin stated that artificial intelligence will be a key turning point in the next phase of development for the cryptocurrency industry. However, if computing power and infrastructure are controlled by a few large tech companies, it could pose systemic risks.In the future, AI agents could autonomously execute transactions, collaborate, and verify on blockchain networks, becoming the foundation of a "machine economy." Cryptographic technology and decentralized systems will ensure transparency and accountability, allowing machines to supervise each other.Additionally, he believes that traditional finance and DeFi are accelerating their integration, driving the global economy towards a more refined and programmable direction, while the risks of quantum computing are a long-term manageable issue that Ethereum developers have already prepared for.

Charles Hoskinson, the founder of Cardano, stated that Bitcoin's quantum defense proposal BIP-361 has been mischaracterized as a soft fork, and is actually closer to a hard fork, and it cannot protect approximately 1.7 million early BTC generated before 2013, including about 1 million bitcoins attributed to Satoshi Nakamoto.He mentioned that the zero-knowledge proof recovery scheme in the proposal relies on BIP-39 mnemonic phrases, while early wallets used different key generation methods that cannot provide the required proof, thus the relevant assets may be permanently frozen under the current scheme. Reports also indicated that BIP-361 co-author Jameson Lopp described it as a rough concept for an emergency plan, rather than a final specification.

Brevis co-founder and CEO Michael confirmed attendance at the "Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy" themed forum to be held on April 19 in Hong Kong, and will participate in a roundtable discussion. This event is co-hosted by ChainCatcher and RootData and is one of the important peripheral activities of the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival.Brevis is a zero-knowledge verifiable computing platform for Web3, allowing applications to move complex and expensive computations off-chain while providing trustworthy proofs on-chain. Its core components include Pico zkVM, ZK data co-processor, and the decentralized proof market ProverNet, which has generated hundreds of millions of proofs for over 40 protocols, covering 6 mainstream blockchains. This forum will focus on the paradigm shift under the deep integration of AI technology and crypto networks, engaging in in-depth discussions on cutting-edge tracks such as AI Agent economy, smart payments, RWA, and crypto infrastructure. At the intersection of technological leaps and economic restructuring, this themed forum not only provides insights into the current state of the industry but also offers a forward-looking reflection on the future smart economic system.Event registration: https://luma.com/18v6vwpf

According to market news, Pasternak, the founder of the Solana ecosystem application Believe, has been charged in a New York court for allegedly participating in a crypto rug pull scam.The incident involves the Solana public chain ecosystem and is suspected to be related to millions of dollars in losses. As the person in charge of the Believe project, Pasternak is accused of using the project to commit fraud, resulting in significant financial losses for investors. The case is currently under trial, and relevant details have not yet been fully disclosed.

Circle founder and CEO Jeremy Allaire spoke at an offline event in Seoul, South Korea, stating: "We are exploring the issuance of a token for the Arc Network (the stablecoin payment public chain being developed by Circle) to achieve governance, incentives, and economic alignment, and to gradually transition it to a PoS system. We hope to announce more details in the near future."

On Monday local time, the San Francisco District Attorney's Office stated that Daniel Moreno-Gama, the suspect who attacked OpenAI founder Sam Altman last week, has been charged with attempted murder. The Department of Justice announced that the suspect also faces federal charges, including attempting to use explosives to damage property and illegal possession of an unregistered firearm.According to the indictment submitted to the San Francisco federal court on Monday, Daniel Moreno-Gama was arrested after the attack on Friday, and officers from the San Francisco Police Department found a document on him detailing his intentions. In the document, Daniel Moreno-Gama expressed his intent to kill Altman and warned that humanity would be "on the verge of extinction" due to artificial intelligence.

According to @ai_9684xtpa monitoring, Intuition founder billΞ.eth sold 3,285 ETH at a short-term high of $2,372.24 one hour ago, worth $7.79 million. Since March 8, a total of 8,771 ETH have been sold, with a total value of up to $19.14 million, at an average selling price of $2,182, and the position is now nearly cleared.

Solana co-founder toly commented on the controversy surrounding Circle's USDC freezing mechanism, stating that we need a base layer stablecoin that can only be frozen under a court order. If there are other factors that can freeze it besides authorization from a judge approved by the U.S. Senate, then it is not a true dollar stablecoin.toly suggested that various protocols (such as Drift and Kamino) should issue wrapped stablecoins with their own freezing and unfreezing strategies on top of the base layer stablecoin, equipped with a security team truly responsible for handling hacking incidents, while having independent freezing and unfreezing strategies.It is reported that after the recent hacking of the Drift protocol, Circle did not promptly freeze the stolen USDC. Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire's remarks about the "moral dilemma" and freezing policy have sparked widespread discussion in the community regarding the freezing mechanisms of centralized stablecoins.

In the 13th anniversary open letter, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han pointed out that the crypto industry is undergoing a structural reshaping driven by multiple variables. Technological evolution, improvements in regulatory systems, changes in the macro environment, and a broader user base are all working together to influence the industry's development path, continuously raising the overall threshold.Dr. Han stated that this change is reflected not only in compliance and technical requirements but also in the higher demands for platform system capabilities and long-term investment; as the threshold rises, resources and space are accelerating towards participants who possess long-term judgment and sustained investment capabilities, and long-termists will gain more certain growth opportunities in the new cycle.As a global leading crypto asset trading platform, Gate always regards security and transparency as the cornerstone of development, being the first to introduce a 100% reserve proof scheme and continuously expanding its global compliance footprint. Currently, multiple entities under Gate have obtained or completed relevant regulatory registrations, license applications, authorizations, or approvals in jurisdictions such as Malta, Cyprus, the Bahamas, Japan, Australia, and Dubai. At the same time, the platform deeply integrates AI innovative technology, building an ecosystem that covers multi-asset allocation and full-scenario services, driving the industry towards a smarter and more sustainable future.

On the occasion of its thirteenth anniversary, Gate founder and CEO Dr. Han published an open letter titled "Releasing the Power of Change Amidst Cyclical Transitions," reflecting on the platform's journey from early exploration to global development, and systematically elaborating on his judgments regarding industry cycles and future trends.Dr. Han pointed out that as CeFi continues to extend towards DeFi, the platform is moving from a centralized trading vehicle to a more open ecological structure. The cryptocurrency industry is shifting from "narrative-driven" to "infrastructure-driven," with the focus of competition shifting from products and scale to system capabilities and structural advantages. In the next cycle, platforms with infrastructure capabilities will no longer just be market participants but will become an important part of the rules.Dr. Han stated that Gate is gradually transitioning from a builder to a shaper of industry structure, continuously investing in trading depth, risk control capabilities, and global compliance systems, while simultaneously laying out in areas such as RWA, TradFi, DeFi, and AI. In addition, Gate is advancing its global brand building by establishing partnerships with top international sports IPs like the F1 Red Bull Racing Team and Inter Milan, accelerating connections with a broader global user base.In the future, Gate will continue to lay out around infrastructure capabilities, deepening investments in ecological connections, technological capabilities, and global systems to address a new stage of higher-dimensional industry competition.

According to market news, Hyperliquid founder Jeffrey Yan received an investment intention based on a valuation of about $1 billion and a scale of about $100 million less than a year after the project went live. However, after careful consideration, he ultimately chose to reject the investment terms.Reports indicate that before and after the financing proposal was made, the team had been continuously using personal funds to maintain operations, consuming the founder's personal finances each month to cover project costs. During the investor's engagement, Jeff communicated with several entrepreneurs and VCs about the nature and significance of financing, but he was never convinced that external capital could enhance its intrinsic value. Ultimately, he clearly informed the team on Monday that he would reject the financing proposal.Relevant insiders described that the team members managing funds were shocked by this decision, as several preparations had already been made around the financing. Jeff's core reason was that Hyperliquid is not a traditional company but an on-chain protocol that needs to maintain neutrality. He believed that once external equity capital was introduced, it could undermine the protocol's permissionless and neutral positioning, conflicting with its long-term design goals.He had previously stated that if Bitcoin had accepted VC financing in its early days, its neutrality narrative might have been weakened. Following the same logic, he chose to continue maintaining Hyperliquid's investor-free structure and to support part of the operating expenses with personal funds in the long term. On January 28, 2024, he summarized the project's principles on social media: · No investors · No paid market makers · No fees charged to the development team (or the development team does not take fees) · No insiders (or internal privileged participants). This statement is also seen as a core footnote to Hyperliquid's extreme decentralization/decapitalization approach.

Aave founder Stani posted on X, outlining the strategic direction following the approval of the AWW proposal. Stani stated that Aave will shift to a model fully centered around the $AAVE token, where holders will not only have economic rights to the protocol but also to the brand, users, and the integrated ecosystem. All application and product revenues (including Aave Pro, Aave App, Horizon, and Aave Kit) will flow back to the DAO treasury, with the exchange functions of Aave.com and Aave Pro generating an additional $10 to $20 million in new revenue.On the product level, Aave App will attract millions of users with a fintech-level experience, with each user enjoying a $1 million account protection and the launch of a bank card; Aave Pro will cater to advanced users; Horizon will expand RWA support. Stani emphasized the goal of growing Aave from a $40 billion protocol to over $1 trillion, positioning it as the foundational credit and repurchase market for the entire $400 trillion traditional financial asset space.

Bittensor co-founder Jacob Robert Steeves responded to the Covenant AI incident, stating that he was "deeply shocked" by the events of the past few days and accused Covenant AI founder Samuel Dare of causing serious harm to the protocol and community, betraying the trust of investors and users. He apologized to users who suffered losses due to the incident.Steeves stated that the original intention of Bittensor was to combat greed and selfishness in human nature, promoting AI to be collectively owned by all participants through a permissionless mechanism. He emphasized that while this incident exposed vulnerabilities in the system, it would also encourage the protocol and community to further enhance their risk resilience.Regarding future directions, Steeves proposed advancing the "Locked Stake" mechanism, introducing a "time + stake" commitment dimension at the protocol layer to improve transparency and investor protection, thereby reducing similar risks. He noted that this plan was originally designed with the participation of Samuel Dare.Additionally, he mentioned that the development related to subnets 3, 39, and 81 would continue to be driven by the community, and the overall functionality and vision would not change. Steeves emphasized that Bittensor remains one of the most decentralized AI protocols currently and will continue to promote the development of open AI, with plans to move towards training larger-scale models. In the future, they will train a 1 trillion parameter model.

DWF Labs co-founder Andrei Grachev tweeted that the current market is in a "very boring" phase, where most participants can tweet, play memes, or discuss philosophy, but the truly valuable activities are mostly happening quietly, including financing, trading, investing, and business development.He pointed out that this market environment makes it difficult for large projects, exchanges, and companies to make new listings or significant announcements, as high-profile actions often do not yield good results at this time. He suggested that portfolios should remain patient and wait for better opportunities.Grachev emphasized that the market is not heading towards extinction. For now, it only provides great opportunities for those boring activities, such as buying Bitcoin and holding it long-term, or participating in the hype of altcoins. The final decision is yours, but most people end up buying high and selling low anyway. He concluded that there is still much to do as a builder or investor, while small retail investors should keep learning, not cry in the casino, and enjoy this market we chose to enter.

Bitmine Chairman Tom Lee posted a video on the X platform showing that Ethereum co-founder Joe Lubin stated in an interview that after communicating with Michael Saylor, he found that the Ethereum treasury strategy could perform better than Strategy.Lubin pointed out that using Bitmine's model as an example, by allocating 100% of funds to ETH and participating fully in staking, compound growth can be achieved from day one. Compared to simply holding Bitcoin, Ethereum can also drive the balance sheet from a "holding" type to a "revenue + allocation" type through staking rewards and a multi-layer return mechanism within the ecosystem.