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Blockchains
Base Pushes Toward Final L2 Stage with First Independent Upgrade
Base's Azul upgrade is currently live on testnet, with mainnet launch scheduled for mid-May.

DeFi
Polymarket and Kalshi Are Both Set to Launch Perp Trading
Polymarket announced early access for perpetual futures trading, while The Information reported that Kalshi is planning a similar product launch.

Infrastructure
WalletConnect Integrates with TradFi-Focused Chain Canton Network
WalletConnect's ecosystem of 700 crypto wallets and 70,000 dApps now supports the enterprise- and privacy-focused blockchain network.

Regulation & Politics
New York Attorney General Sues Coinbase, Gemini Over Unlicensed Prediction Markets
New York AG Letitia James filed suit against Coinbase and Gemini, alleging their prediction market platforms constitute illegal gambling operations lacking state licenses.

DeFi
Aave Partially Unfreezes WETH After Kelp Bridge Exploit
After attackers deposited rsETH from an exploited Kelp bridge and borrowed Wrapped ETH, Aave had frozen WETH across multiple markets.

Infrastructure
DoorDash Teams Up with Tempo on Stablecoin Payments for Its Global Marktplace
Tempo also announced it's launching a Stablecoin Advisory.

DeFi
USDT Now Live on Solana, Plasma, and Ethereum With 1:1 USD Onramps and Offramps: Privy and Ramp
Ramp expands stablecoin access by launching USDT across Solana, Plasma, and Ethereum with seamless 1:1 USD conversion for global money movement.

Blockchains
Arbitrum Freezes 30,766 ETH Linked to KelpDAO Exploit
Since the freeze, ZachXBT reported that the attackers had begun moving funds from Ethereum mainnet to Bitcoin.

Blockchains
Privacy Boost, Sunnyside's Privacy SDK, Goes Live on Optimism Mainnet: Optimism
Optimism's first privacy offering by core developer Sunnyside uses ZK and TEE hybrid technology to enable confidential computing for enterprises on the OP Stack.

DeFi
DeFi Protocols Launch Joint Escape Hatch for Aave ETH Lenders and Loopers
Fluid's aWETH Redemption Protocol, launched with Lido, Ether.fi, 1inch, 0x and Kyber, has processed $136M out of Aave's frozen WETH pool in 48 hours.





