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According to official news, the NFT public chain Mint Blockchain announced that the blockchain network officially ceased operations on April 17, 2026. To ensure the safety of user assets, the project team reminds all users to transfer their on-chain assets to the Ethereum mainnet as soon as possible, including assets such as ETH, WBTC, USDC, and USDT.The announcement states that users need to complete the asset migration through the extraction channel provided by the official team, with a deadline of October 20, 2026. Before this deadline, users can still perform asset extraction operations normally to ensure the safe transfer of funds to external networks. If users do not complete the extraction before the deadline, the related assets will no longer be processed or recoverable.

The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that it has initiated a compensation program for victims of the OneCoin cryptocurrency fraud case, with over $40 million in forfeited assets available for payout.The program is aimed at investors who purchased OneCoin and incurred net losses between 2014 and 2019. U.S. prosecutors stated that this move is intended to return some of the illicit proceeds to the victims. OneCoin was initiated by Ruja Ignatova and Karl Greenwood, with the related fraud exceeding $4 billion. Ignatova has been missing since 2017, and Greenwood was sentenced to 20 years in prison in 2023.

Justin Sun previously posted accusations that the WLFI token contract has a "backdoor" and can arbitrarily freeze user assets. The WLFI official responded by denying these claims and stated that they would take legal action.The WLFI official stated that Justin Sun is using the image of a "victim" to smear and make false accusations, and such public accusations are not the first occurrence. WLFI has gathered relevant contracts and evidence and claims it will meet Justin Sun in court.

According to official news, the decentralized GPU cloud computing infrastructure platform Aethir confirmed that its Ethereum-related bridging contract was attacked. The team promptly disconnected the affected contract and worked with major exchanges to blacklist the hacker's wallet, limiting the losses to under $90,000.Previously, blockchain security company PeckShield estimated the losses to be $400,000. The attacker exploited Aethir's cross-chain smart contract AethirOFTAdapter to transfer the stolen funds from the BNB Chain to Tron.Aethir stated that its Ethereum mainnet ATH token supply was unaffected and plans to announce a detailed compensation plan and incident analysis next week, collaborating with exchanges such as Binance, Upbit, and Bithumb to freeze funds. The Web3 security platform ZeroShadow is participating in the investigation. Aethir aims to achieve revenue of $127.8 million by 2025, with over 440,000 GPU containers deployed globally.

Bittensor co-founder Const (@const_reborn) responded on Twitter to recent allegations regarding Covenant AI. Const stated that he has no authority to pause emissions, and that the previous sale of a portion of alpha positions in three subnetworks was because these subnetworks were not operational and were in a high ratio of code destruction state. The impact of this transaction on emissions is consistent with the buying and selling behavior of ordinary TAO holders, and he does not enjoy any special privileges.Regarding management authority, Const clarified that it was Samuel himself who abandoned his Discord channel, and he did not remove his administrator role; he only temporarily restricted his ability to delete posts that honestly criticize and then restored it. Additionally, he emphasized that the scale of the token sell-off was less than 1% of his total investment in the team, and stated that exercising the rights to buy and sell tokens under the dTao system is fundamental to supporting the operation of the system.According to previous reports from ChainCatcher, the main subnetwork developer on Bittensor, Covenant AI, announced its withdrawal from Bittensor. Covenant AI founder Sam Dare stated that the reason Bittensor attracts builders, miners, validators, and investors into this ecosystem is because of its promise not to be controlled by any single entity. But this promise is a lie.

According to Politico, Trump expressed disappointment and dissatisfaction with Secretary of Commerce Ross and Secretary of Labor Scalia, and is considering further adjustments to the cabinet. A government official stated, "He is very angry and will make personnel changes."Previously, Attorney General Barr and Secretary of Homeland Security Wolf were dismissed one after another. U.S. officials say the fate of Scalia is under discussion, and Ross's situation is also precarious; no final decision has been made regarding the two, but insiders revealed that Trump had previously considered firing them but did not follow through.If a larger-scale adjustment occurs, it would be a significant reorganization of the U.S. federal government. The adjustments mainly target cabinet members who are "underperforming or attracting too much negative attention." Dismissing Secretary of Commerce Ross could help indicate that Trump is "making changes" on economic issues. However, a White House spokesperson stated that both are "doing an excellent job and continue to have the president's full support."

According to Bloomberg, Google has launched a new tool for its Gemini AI assistant that allows users to upload chat logs and context from other AI applications, aimed at attracting users of OpenAI's ChatGPT and Anthropic PBC's Claude.Google stated that Gemini has added an import option, allowing both free and paid users to upload compressed files of conversations with other AI providers.

This week, a compromise proposal regarding the yield section of the Clarity Act by U.S. Senators has sparked mixed reactions within the crypto industry. Coinbase has expressed dissatisfaction with the latest compromise text to the senator's staff but has not publicly stated opposition.The proposal was presented to stakeholders in the crypto industry on Monday, with some expressing dissatisfaction while others felt the outcome was better than expected. The proposal will instruct certain regulatory agencies to formulate rules to clarify the regulatory approach to yield-generating activities, but there are concerns that regulators may set subjective standards. Additionally, the text may limit companies' ability to tie rewards to the scale of stablecoin transactions.During this week's industry conference call, Coinbase had disagreements with other parties, with some companies believing that giving up certain stablecoin rewards is too costly, while others felt that losing the Clarity Act poses a greater risk to the overall legislative framework for the crypto industry. Previously, news related to this compromise proposal had impacted the market, with Circle's stock price dropping 20% on Tuesday and slightly rebounding on Wednesday.White House crypto advisor Patrick Witt criticized the related predictions on the X platform as "uninformed" and stated that "everything will be resolved." The final text is expected to be released this weekend or early next week.

Backpack officials posted on platform X stating that regarding the witch determination issue for Backpack, the team has had in-depth communication with the anti-witch leader. Due to the enforcement level's insistence on the compliance bottom line of "one person, one account," some Chinese-speaking users have been affected.Armani and the core team are ready to immediately open an appeal channel and establish "Guideline No. 3": Any user who has operated 3 or fewer accounts on one device and has been determined to be a witch will have more than 50% of their points returned after manual appeal verification. In addition, the Backpack team will launch a special program in the coming days to compensate eligible users by repurchasing tokens in the secondary market.

Analysts say that the IoTeX private key may have been leaked, resulting in asset losses of approximately 4.3 million dollars; IoTeX officials reported on-chain attack losses of about 2 million dollars.

DAO infrastructure provider Tally announced its closure after six years of operation. Its CEO, Dennison Bertram, stated that the strict regulatory environment under U.S. SEC Chairman Gary Gensler during the Biden administration had previously pushed projects to adopt decentralized governance through DAOs to reduce legal risks. However, the current regulatory environment has become more lenient, making DAO governance no longer a necessary option, thus weakening the demand for governance tools.

According to the Financial Times, victims of investment fraud in China are challenging a compensation arrangement involving approximately 61,000 bitcoins in a UK court. Representatives of the victims have filed an application with the High Court of England, seeking to overturn the proposal for compensation through the Chinese compensation mechanism, arguing that this plan may allow UK authorities to retain significant asset appreciation gains.These bitcoins were seized by the UK police during a money laundering investigation in London and are currently valued at around £3.2 billion (approximately $4.3 billion). It is reported that the law firm Candey represents about 5,700 victims in opposition, claiming that the current compensation scheme fails to ensure fair compensation.The fraud case is led by Qian Zhimin and involves over 128,000 Chinese investors, with the proceeds of the fraud converted into bitcoins and transferred overseas between 2014 and 2017. The UK prosecution has stated that some claims may result in a few victims and litigation funders receiving compensation exceeding their actual losses.

The globally leading cryptocurrency trading platform Gate has announced that the CEX MCP within the Gate for AI system has completed an important upgrade.This upgrade focuses on optimizing the AI Agent access and authorization process. After the upgrade, users can complete authorization directly within the conversation when using Gate MCP in AI tools, without the need to manually open a browser or switch pages; the authentication process can be completed in the same chat window. Whether using tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or OpenClaw, the overall experience is much smoother. Additionally, the platform provides a one-click installation tool and supports both API Key and OAuth authorization methods, making it simpler and more flexible for AI models to access trading capabilities.In terms of capabilities, the tool system of Gate MCP has further expanded, with the total number of tools now increased to 161. The callable capabilities of the AI Agent now cover market data, spot trading, contracts, and have expanded to include options, delivery contracts, wealth management, and more product scenarios, enabling AI not only to execute trades but also to participate in a more complete asset management and strategy execution process.

The Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister stated that Iran is prepared to abandon its nuclear program, provided that the United States offers a satisfactory alternative.

The Solana ecosystem NFT market MagicEden will gradually cease support for the Ethereum Virtual Machine and the Bitcoin Runes and Ordinals markets. CEO and co-founder Jack Lu stated that the relevant markets will stop operating on March 9, the Bitcoin API will be shut down on March 27, and the cryptocurrency wallet service will end on April 1.Jack Lu mentioned that the company will terminate the NFT buyback program and redirect resources to its prediction market Dicey. He stated that most of the platform's costs are concentrated on products that contribute little revenue, and in the future, they will retain the more profitable NFTPack product and focus on the development of the crypto entertainment business.

According to GoPlus monitoring, the account abstraction solution Holdstation suffered a supply chain attack, where the attacker stole developer session tokens, bypassed two-factor authentication, and injected malicious code into application updates, resulting in the theft of user funds.The attack resulted in a loss of 462,000 USDT, with the attacker's address being 0xcbfA60B39cfAeaE475f649fB6705bD477219bF8d. The Holdstation team has suspended services, committed to 100% compensation for affected users, and is working with security teams to investigate the incident, while also posting messages on-chain, hoping to encourage the attacker to return the funds through a bug bounty program.

The IoTeX Foundation has announced the latest tracking and full compensation plan regarding the ioTube cross-chain bridge security incident. The team stated that they have completed a full-chain tracking of the stolen funds, with most CIOTX already frozen on-chain, and the remaining assets mainly converted to approximately 2,183 ETH and transferred to the Bitcoin network. The related BTC addresses are currently under monitoring.The foundation promises 100% compensation for all users who held USDC, USDT, ETH, and WBTC bridged from Ethereum to IoTeX at the time of the incident: users with losses of $10,000 or less can receive a full one-time payout; users with losses exceeding $10,000 will receive an immediate payout of the first $10,000, while the excess amount will be distributed over four quarters, along with an additional 10% compensation issued in the form of 12-month staked IOTX. The platform will open the official recovery address and Claims Portal on February 27, and users need to consolidate the affected assets and transfer them in one go, submitting on-chain transaction information to complete the verification and compensation process.

IoTeX announced on platform X that after suffering a hacker attack due to a suspected private key leak, L1 has resumed online operations and completed an upgrade. The new version v2.3.4 includes an automatic filtering feature for malicious EOA addresses in the default blacklist to enhance network security. A comprehensive compensation plan for the affected bridging users will be announced within 24 hours.

The Web3 Foundation announced that it will gradually end its official support services for Polkadot. Existing support contact methods will be closed one week after the announcement, and the AI chatbot will also be disabled at that time, with the support page content no longer being maintained in the future.The Web3 Foundation stated that this is part of a strategic adjustment. End-user support has not disappeared but is evolving, and in the future, it will rely more on ecosystem community channels (Discord, Reddit, Telegram) to provide assistance to users.