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According to Gate market data, the three major U.S. stock indices fell before the market opened, with the Nasdaq down 0.49%, the Dow down 0.54%, and the S&P 500 down 0.44%.Most of the seven major tech stocks fell before the market opened, with Apple (AAPL) up 0.17%, Microsoft (MSFT) down 0.92%, Alphabet (GOOGL) down 0.85%, Amazon (AMZN) down 1.04%, Nvidia (NVDA) down 1.11%, Tesla (TSLA) down 0.48%, and Meta (META) down 1.02%.

ChainCatcher reported live that HashKey Capital CEO Deng Chao and Sharplink CEO Joseph Chalom jointly attended the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival roundtable discussion, exploring "From Finance to Strategy: How Public Companies Are Positioning Themselves Based on Digital Assets."Chalom, who worked at BlackRock for 20 years, began leading BlackRock's blockchain and digital assets team six years ago, during which he launched Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, raising about $100 billion at its peak. He stated that the choice to establish a digital asset treasury with Ethereum rather than Bitcoin is because Ethereum is a "native productive asset," which can earn nearly 3% returns through staking, while Bitcoin can only be held in anticipation of appreciation. Sharplink has been listed on Nasdaq and has raised billions of dollars to purchase Ethereum since launching its digital asset treasury strategy last June, currently holding approximately 770,000 ETH and earning about 17,000 ETH and over $35 million in rewards for investors through staking.Regarding industry trends, he pointed out that Ethereum is dominating three major use cases: stablecoins (over 60% occur on Ethereum), asset tokenization, and decentralized finance. He specifically warned that currently over 95% of stablecoins are denominated in US dollars, and if stablecoins are to become the payment rail for trillions of transactions in the AI economy, Asian regulators should not allow them to be dominated by the US dollar and US Treasury bonds, as this will trigger a geopolitical competition to advance local stablecoin legislation.Discussing market cycles, he noted that the crypto market has experienced significant pullbacks since last October, with short-term prices being unpredictable, but in the long term, the current risk-reward ratio is at its best level in a long time. He emphasized that digital asset treasuries are not passive investments; Ethereum is a high-volatility asset, and volatility is a characteristic of capital appreciation rather than a defect.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, a certain whale withdrew 10,829 ETH from Aave, worth approximately 24.91 million dollars. Subsequently, all ETH was sold at a price of 2,300 dollars per coin, exchanging for about 24.91 million USDC, realizing a profit of approximately 2.41 million dollars. This ETH was originally purchased in March at a price of 2,081 dollars per coin.

According to official social media news, the HTX Genesis Hackathon, hosted by HTX DAO and B.AI, and co-hosted by TinTinLand and OpenCity, has entered a 1-day countdown. Huobi HTX global advisor Sun Yuchen, HTX DAO ambassador Molly, and HTX Ventures data analyst Frank Mao have confirmed their attendance at the opening ceremony and will give keynote speeches. Among them, Sun Yuchen will share his latest judgments on the future development direction of the industry, focusing on the integration trend of AI × Web3; Molly will interpret the ecological progress and collaborative path of HTX and HTX DAO; Frank Mao will analyze the value logic, capital flow, and real growth drivers of the AI × Web3 track from the perspectives of data and capital.As an important innovation activity of the HTX DAO ecosystem aimed at global developers, the HTX Genesis Hackathon focuses on core directions such as AI and Web3 infrastructure, aiming to discover innovative projects with long-term potential and accelerate their landing and growth through funding, resources, and ecological support.Additionally, it is worth mentioning that on April 21, Sun Yuchen will also be invited to attend the Hong Kong Web3 Carnival and give a keynote speech; on April 22, HTX DAO will hold an exclusive VIP client dinner to further strengthen in-depth communication and ecological interaction with core users and partners.

ChainCatcher reported live that Du Yu, head of the Wanxiang Blockchain Lab, and He Yi, co-CEO of Binance, attended the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, engaging in a roundtable discussion titled "Reshaping Boundaries: The Next Decade of Web3, AI, and the Intelligent Economy."Regarding the three major areas of personal focus, He Yi stated that she is currently dividing her time among three sectors: first, the world changes brought about by the approaching AI singularity, contemplating the product and service forms of Binance in the next decade; second, organizational and talent development, as companies need self-sustaining growth capabilities to support development once they reach a certain scale; third, the further integration of crypto and traditional finance, which is actively promoted in both the U.S. and Hong Kong, with the possibility that global foreign exchange may occur on blockchain rather than the SWIFT system in the future, and asset trading will achieve 24/7 uninterrupted global operations like in the crypto space.Regarding the impact of AI on Binance, He Yi clearly stated that Binance does not intend to lay off employees on a large scale to cut costs and improve efficiency like most tech companies. She believes AI makes the strong even stronger, as a programmer using AI to write code can enhance efficiency tenfold. She also shared that an employee was discovered and fired for "taking on multiple jobs" after their efficiency improved due to AI. She stated that Binance's overall approach is to further enhance the organization's output and innovation capabilities rather than reduce costs at the current scale.Regarding the goal of reaching three billion users, He Yi revealed that this year they have upgraded their target from pursuing one billion users to pursuing three billion users. She believes that becoming a company with three billion users means Binance is not just an exchange but a global financial infrastructure, with services aimed at everyday payments and wealth management for ordinary people.On the essence of AI, He Yi stated that there should be no "technological arrogance." No matter how advanced AI is, the most important thing for individuals is how technology serves life. She gave an example of when a bean bag can tell a rural elderly woman that a certain health product is fake and not to buy it, or when a lonely elderly person can chat with someone through AI; this is the value and significance that technology brings to humanity.Regarding the integration of crypto and traditional finance, He Yi pointed out that the internet has already gone through this path. Initially, Silicon Valley's internet had a strong hippie culture, which later diverged into two paths: those who went left pursued absolute freedom in the dark web, while those who went right created Google and Amazon, becoming commercial companies serving the public. Binance will steadfastly move towards serving the public. She also revealed that Binance has launched trading in commodities such as crude oil, gold, and silver, with the platform's commodity trading volume already accounting for a very high proportion of traditional scales. She believes that when labeling oneself to distinguish between Crypto and TradFi, that label is "drawing a line," and one should return to first principles: contributing to financial freedom and equality in the world.Regarding industry maturity and original intentions, He Yi stated that when Wall Street and traditional finance make a 180-degree turn to embrace crypto, it precisely indicates that the industry is becoming increasingly mature, with early-stage dividends diminishing. Entering a mature phase means crossing a chasm, and products must truly have value and be grounded. She quoted a phrase she has been saying since 2017: "We are not starting a business; we are creating history." Binance's slogan has also remained unchanged—"Exchange the World." She emphasized that the impact and transformation of Web3 on finance are real, and even if it only improves financial efficiency a little, it is an incredible innovation. There is no need to pursue perfection in one step; "just make a little progress every day."

According to Jinshi reports, the Euro Stoxx 50 futures fell by 1.33%, DAX futures fell by 1.36%, and FTSE futures fell by 0.44%.

According to market news, Silicon Valley's Chuan sold 233,296 $HYPE at an average price of $41.46, totaling $9.67 million $USDC, with a profit of over $1.18 million. He currently still holds 8,529 $HYPE (worth about $349,000).

A leveraged whale that made a profit of 44.61 million dollars in two months has gone long again. Five minutes ago, it opened a 15x long position of 4,000 ETH on Hyperliquid, worth 9.06 million dollars, with an opening average price of 2,264.1 dollars.

ChainCatcher reports live from the 2026 Hong Kong Web3 Carnival, where Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin delivered a keynote speech. He defined Ethereum by two core functions: first, as a public bulletin board for applications to publish messages and data; second, as shared digital objects controlled by code, encompassing assets, NFTs, ENS, and DAOs. He emphasized that Ethereum's goal is not to compete with high-frequency trading platforms on speed, but to become the most secure, decentralized, and always-online trusted chain.Regarding the short-term roadmap, he introduced the account abstraction proposal EIP-8141, which natively supports smart contract wallets, quantum-resistant signature algorithms, and privacy protocols; in terms of quantum resistance, there are currently two signature schemes based on hash and lattice, and the team is significantly enhancing their efficiency through EVM vectorization.He revealed that ZKVM is fast enough to prove real-time EVM execution, with this year's goal being to ensure its security, planning to start deployment from a small proportion of the network, aiming to become the primary method of validation by 2028, allowing Ethereum to scale significantly without sacrificing decentralization. In terms of long-term vision, Ethereum is actively utilizing AI to generate mathematical proofs to formalize software security verification, pursuing complete quantum safety and maximum simplicity to ensure platform security does not rely on the continuous existence of any single team.

According to token unlocking data from the crypto asset data platform RootData, Walrus (WAL) will unlock approximately 38.33 million tokens at 10:00 AM Beijing time on April 27, worth about 2.76 million USD.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, a certain OTC whale (0xd45...FB20) that previously bought 163,000 ETH and 4,000 cbBTC withdrew 98,032 wstETH (worth $272 million) and 3,000 cbBTC (worth $221 million) from Aave.Due to the inability to withdraw ETH affected by the KelpDAO rsETH bridge vulnerability, the whale directly exchanged 7,438 aEthWETH (worth $16.83 million) for 1,930 stETH and 5,272 ETH, resulting in a loss of 237 ETH (worth $540,000). Currently, the address still has 10,000 ETH (worth $22.8 million) remaining in Aave.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, the whale "ThisWillMakeYouLoveAgain" sold 29,400 AAVE for 1,171 ETH, incurring a loss of over 6 million dollars.This whale currently still holds 14,993 AAVE, worth approximately 1.39 million dollars.

Binance Co-CEO He Yi responded to community questions at the BNB Chain event in Hong Kong, stating that when trading memecoins on BSC, one should not "nitpick" (picking apart He Yi or Big Brother's Twitter content) and deceive oneself.He Yi mentioned that she is not a narcissistic person and does not tweet every day to create hype. Some coins discussed at the Binance Alpha event are popular not because she tweeted about them, but because they have inherent popularity, which creates a false cycle.She emphasized that BNB Chain is a public chain, and just as one does not question the Ethereum Foundation about the quality of projects on Ethereum, everyone trading memecoins on BSC should have the correct understanding. Binance's mission is to protect users, but that does not mean that every investment on the BNB Chain will necessarily be profitable."99.9% of memecoins will go to zero," He Yi stated, noting that most projects will fail, and investors must be clear about what they are doing and not be misled by others. One cannot assume that any memecoin "picked out" by He Yi will definitely be listed on Binance; otherwise, it would contradict the reputation of "protecting users," and this understanding is misguided.

Defillama founder 0xngmi posted on the X platform that the KelpDAO hacking incident triggered a chain reaction of panic withdrawals from DeFi lending protocols, even those on Solana that were not directly affected were not spared. The specific data is as follows: Aave net outflow of $6.2 billion (-23%), Morpho net outflow of $716 million (-9%), Sky net outflow of $272 million (-4%), JupLend net outflow of $76 million (-8%).0xngmi added that the entire DeFi TVL directly evaporated by nearly $10 billion as a result. In such events, no one is a winner; it only shrinks the "cake" of the entire industry, and everyone suffers.

According to "on-chain detective" ZachXBT's post on platform X reviewing the previously disclosed suspected market manipulation incident involving RAVE, he stated that the RAVE token dropped from $26 to $1 in the past 24 hours. After calling for Binance, Bitget, and Gate to investigate the abnormal trading, the relevant platforms have gradually responded publicly.ZachXBT pointed out that RAVE was launched in December 2025, with an initial total supply of 1 billion tokens, of which about 95% is controlled by a few addresses, posing a high concentration risk. He discovered that some wallet addresses related to the RaveDAO team showed suspicious centralized exchange activity in April, which may contradict the team's claim of "not participating in price fluctuations." In addition to RAVE, several other tokens such as SIREN, MYX, and COAI have also recently exhibited similar suspicious trends.ZachXBT stated that he recognizes the significant losses this behavior causes to retail traders but still plans to investigate similar fluctuations in hopes of identifying the responsible parties. He also reiterated that he does not hold any RAVE positions; if he did, he would also be liquidated, and he cannot predict whether or when the exchanges will publicly comment.

Lido posted on platform X that the team is aware of the developments regarding the Kelp DAO security incident. Due to the current exposure of the earnETH product to rsETH, they have proactively suspended new deposits to earnETH and are working with relevant partners to assess the situation. More information will be disclosed based on future developments. Lido added that stETH and wstETH have not been affected by the rsETH incident, and this security issue does not involve the Lido staking protocol itself.

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."

The Hong Kong police disclosed a fraud case that lured investors into cryptocurrency with the gimmick of "AI quantitative trading," in which a woman was scammed out of approximately 7.7 million Hong Kong dollars. The fraudster impersonated an "investment expert" and proactively contacted the victim through Telegram, claiming to use "quantitative trading" and "AI algorithms" to achieve stable high returns. The victim transferred USDT and ETH worth about 7.7 million Hong Kong dollars from her electronic wallet to a designated address 17 times, only to realize she had been scammed when her withdrawal attempts were rejected.The Hong Kong police remind the public that while cryptocurrencies have high return potential, they also come with high volatility and high risks. The so-called "AI trading" and "quantitative guaranteed profits" are often bait for scams. The public should be wary of the "impossible triangle" trap of high returns, low risks, and low thresholds.

According to Onchain Lens monitoring, Kelp DAO lost approximately $294 million in the cross-chain bridge exploit incident.As a result, $ZRO dropped from $2 to $1.4. A whale holding a long position in $ZRO on HyperLiquid faced partial liquidation, resulting in a loss of $2.88 million. Currently, the whale still holds the position, with an unrealized loss exceeding $750,000, and a total loss of approximately $28.98 million.