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According to a report by Blue Whale Technology, Alibaba and CITIC have officially reached a transaction agreement, in which Alibaba will transfer its shares in Lingxi Interactive Entertainment, and Xincheng Capital will become the new shareholder. Xincheng Capital supports the existing team to operate stably under the leadership of the management team, which will remain stable and continue to develop alongside the company.Lingxi Interactive Entertainment is a gaming brand under Alibaba, and its gaming business can be traced back to the integration of the Jiuyou channel business after the acquisition of UC in 2014. In 2017, Alibaba fully acquired Guangzhou Jianyue for approximately 1 billion yuan, which later became the predecessor of Lingxi Interactive Entertainment. The self-developed game "Three Kingdoms Strategy Edition," launched in 2019, became a leading hit in the SLG category. Since 2023, Lingxi has undergone multiple adjustments, and in March 2024, founder Zhan Zhonghui stepped down as CEO, with producer Zhou Bingshu of "Three Kingdoms Strategy Edition" taking over.The new shareholder, Xincheng Capital, is a private equity investment business under CITIC Capital, which has completed over 100 investments since 2002, managing a total of $10.5 billion in funds. Lingxi Interactive Entertainment CEO Zhou Bingshu expressed gratitude in an internal letter, stating that Alibaba "nurtured and grew Lingxi," and the new shareholder Xincheng Capital will "inject new momentum" into the company's development. The specific amount of the transaction has not yet been disclosed.

According to the South Korean media The Elec, GlobalWafers stated during the Q2 earnings call that the production lines for 12-inch, 8-inch, and 6-inch wafers are nearing full capacity, with some advanced 12-inch products experiencing supply constraints due to a surge in demand for AI chips, HBM, and advanced packaging. Shin-Etsu Chemical achieved double-digit growth in 12-inch shipments both year-on-year and quarter-on-quarter in Q2, and Sungrow also believes that customer inventory adjustments are nearing completion. Although SK Siltron is gradually releasing capacity from new production lines, it is still difficult to meet the growth rate of orders.Tight supply is driving changes in long-term contract models, and GlobalWafers signed a 10-year LTA (including advance payment) with Micron last month. Prices in the non-LTA market have begun to rise and are expected to continue to increase in the second half of the year. GlobalWafers stated that it is negotiating with customers to incorporate price adjustment mechanisms into new contracts, and Nexchip also emphasized the need for "broad and meaningful price increases" to support reinvestment. Industry insiders expect that as new factories from Samsung, SK Hynix, and Micron come online, wafer demand will double in the second half of 2027, and supply shortages may further intensify.

According to official news, the decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch has officially launched the shared liquidity protocol Aqua for all users. Aqua allows users to support multiple liquidity positions simultaneously with just a token balance, without the need to deposit assets into a liquidity pool. The assets remain in the user's wallet, and only when a transaction is actually executed does the protocol call the corresponding tokens from the wallet through a single atomic transaction to complete the settlement, returning the received tokens and fees to the wallet.1inch stated that this new model, known as "shared liquidity," is expected to address current issues in DeFi liquidity, such as long-term idle liquidity, low capital utilization, and asset custody risks. The protocol was opened to developers last November and is now officially launched for all users, supporting 13 EVM-compatible chains including Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Robinhood Chain, and BNB Chain.1inch indicated that there are several structural issues with current DeFi liquidity. Although many protocols have a high total value locked (TVL), a large amount of liquidity remains in inactive price ranges for extended periods, failing to earn trading fee revenue while also bearing market volatility risks. Additionally, liquidity providers (LPs) typically need to split limited funds across different protocols, trading pairs, and price ranges, leading to decreased capital utilization. Furthermore, traditional models require users to deposit assets into liquidity pools, which not only loses other uses of the assets but also means relinquishing asset custody rights and facing risks such as JIT (Just-In-Time) liquidity bots seizing fees. Aqua enhances capital efficiency by registering wallet balances as a shared liquidity source, allowing the same asset to support multiple liquidity positions without transferring asset ownership; when the wallet balance is insufficient to cover a transaction, the protocol will not execute that transaction, thus keeping the user's actual risk always limited by the wallet holdings.

It has been reported that the mayoral candidate of Incheon, South Korea, is accused of falsely reporting assets, suspected of failing to declare the spouse's cryptocurrency assets.

Anton Bukov, co-founder of 1inch, stated on the X platform that he has ceased participation in the company's operations in late November 2025 due to strategic direction and leadership disagreements, and will no longer be involved in any work related to product architecture or security, nor will he supervise either of these areas. He mentioned that he is still a co-founder and a 50% shareholder. Anton Bukov co-founded 1inch in May 2019 and was responsible for designing the core architecture of 1inch Router, Fusion, and cross-chain Swap.

According to Jinshi reports, Dongfang Jincheng released a research report stating that driven by the renewed escalation of geopolitical risks, the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is expected to show a fluctuating upward trend. Considering the escalation of tensions between the U.S. and Iran and Iran's announcement to close the Strait of Hormuz, international oil prices are expected to rise, boosting market inflation and interest rate hike expectations.In addition, Federal Reserve Chairman Waller will attend a congressional hearing this week, and his testimony is expected to have a hawkish tone, conveying signals to control inflation, thereby raising real interest rates. Overall, the central tendency of the 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is likely to continue to rise.

According to Cryptopolitan, the decentralized lending protocol Goldfinch, supported by a16z, announced it will gradually shut down. Last Friday, an anonymous investor, Edward Morra, publicly accused the protocol of mismanagement, leading to over $50 million in user fund losses, stating that borrower defaults and failed loan restructurings made it nearly impossible for depositors to recover their funds. Just a day after the post was published, the project announced it would enter a gradual shutdown phase.The protocol's native token GFI fell from a peak of $32.94 in January 2022 to below $0.07, a decline of 99.8%, with its market capitalization dropping from over $390 million to less than $6 million. Goldfinch was founded in 2021 by former Coinbase employees, aiming to connect crypto capital with credit enterprises overlooked by traditional banks, with a16z leading its $25 million financing in January 2022. Problems began to emerge months after the funding: the Kenyan motorcycle financing company Tugende Kenya defaulted, two underlying positions in the $2 billion loan from the U.S. credit fund Stratos nearly went to zero, and the Singapore borrower Lend East could only repay 58% of the principal. As the loan portfolio deteriorated, the protocol turned to institutional credit funds but ultimately could not turn the situation around.

According to Protos, the decentralized lending protocol Goldfinch, led by a16z and aimed at serving the unbanked population in Africa, is in crisis.On-chain data shows that among the 8 borrowers in the project, 2 have officially defaulted, and 6 have entered debt restructuring, with total losses exceeding $18 million. Depositors are lamenting that "the $50 million has gone down the drain." Its native token GFI has fallen from a peak of $32.94 in January 2022 to below $0.07, a decline of 99.8%, and the project's market value has shrunk from a peak of $390 million to less than $6 million.Goldfinch had previously lent over $100 million to borrowers in 18 countries, including motorcycle rental companies in Kenya and salary advance platforms in Nigeria, but the core issue lies in the severe lack of off-chain credit verification, with borrowers frequently misappropriating funds and refusing to repay. As the default rate rises, the project has quietly abandoned its positioning in emerging markets in Africa, shifting towards institutional credit funds like Ares and Apollo, rendering its original vision of inclusive finance a mere facade.

Nasdaq-listed company Coincheck Group announced a strategic investment and business cooperation agreement with Japanese telecom giant KDDI Corporation. KDDI will purchase 28,536,516 newly issued common shares of Coincheck Group at a price of $2.28 per share, with a total transaction amount of approximately $65 million. JPMorgan acted as the financial advisor, and De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek and Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal advisors. It is reported that both parties will collaborate to expand in the digital asset market, including revenue sharing and referral reward mechanisms.

1inch posted on platform X, stating that it has noted reports involving TrustedVolumes and confirmed that 1inch and all its protocols are not involved in the incident. The 1inch system, infrastructure, and user funds have not been affected.TrustedVolumes operates independently as a liquidity provider and is used by multiple protocols in the industry, not exclusive to 1inch. 1inch will continue to monitor the situation and actively assist relevant security parties when appropriate.

Binance will delist the following spot trading pairs on April 24, 2026, at 11:00: 1INCH/BTC, WIF/BTC, and XRP/MXN. Users can still trade the related tokens on other trading pairs available on the Binance platform. Please note that Binance will also remove the trading bot services for the above trading pairs, and it is recommended that users disable the related services before the delisting to avoid potential losses.

1inch announced the launch of the 1inch DAO Aqua yield flow incubator, allocating $400,000 in funding to support Aqua strategies that can generate yield.Each team can receive up to $50,000 in funding, and the profit share will be returned to the DAO treasury.

According to market news, 1inch Network has upgraded its platform, enhancing user experience and speeding up Swap transaction times. This upgrade has reduced the median execution time for Swap transactions from 26 seconds to 14 seconds.

Web3 asset data platform RootData issued a daily transparency alert on Twitter (X), stating that exchanges such as Paymium, indodax, Coincheck, Coinmetro, and Delta Exchange are missing information about project teams, calendars, key events, and token data. It calls on project teams to submit a claim application on RootData to improve their transparency scores.It is reported that the RootData transparency score is used to measure the integrity and timeliness of a project, aiming to reflect the project's information disclosure status. The transparency score is divided into 5 levels from A to F, with lower scores indicating less complete information disclosure, requiring investors to exercise heightened caution.

According to Business Wire, Coincheck Group N.V. announced that it has completed the acquisition of approximately 99.8% equity in Canadian digital asset management company 3iQ Corp.Founded in 2012, 3iQ launched Canada's first compliant digital asset funds, North America's first listed Bitcoin and Ethereum funds, the world's first Ethereum staking ETF, Solana staking ETF, and spot XRP ETF, and operates the digital asset custody account platform QMAP.This acquisition follows Coincheck's previous acquisitions of institutional crypto broker Aplo SAS and staking service platform Next Finance, and will be used to strengthen its global expansion in areas such as institutional clients, ETFs, and staking services, while exploring revenue and business synergies with existing subsidiaries.

Fosun Wealth Holdings' blockchain financial platform FinChain has launched the RWA-backed stablecoin FUSD on the Avalanche platform. FUSD is supported by compliant financial assets (including money market funds and government bonds), aiming to provide native yield while maintaining full liquidity, and can be widely used in the DeFi space.

According to on-chain analyst Yu Jin's monitoring, the 1inch team invested a fund that withdrew 20 million 1INCH (1.86 million USD) from Binance on-chain 2 hours ago. They transferred 5 million USDC to Binance last November, and over the past 3 months, they have gradually withdrawn 58.66 million 1INCH (5.53 million USD) from Binance on-chain.

1inch released a clarification statement regarding market fluctuations, stating that wallets controlled by its entities or teams, as well as multi-signature accounts of its treasury, have not sold any 1INCH tokens. 1inch does not control the tokens held by third parties or their trading decisions.In addition, 1inch Network plans to review its token economic model this year to further enhance its resilience during periods of market downturns and liquidity shortages.According to news yesterday, monitoring by Lookonchain revealed that three 1INCH investor wallets collectively sold 36,360,000 1INCH tokens, cashing out approximately 5.04 million USD, resulting in a 16.7% drop in the price of 1INCH.

According to Lookonchain monitoring, three 1INCH investor addresses sold 36.36 million 1INCH (5.04 million USD), causing the price of 1INCH to drop by 16.7%.