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Markets
Bitcoin Pulls Back From $78K As Persian Gulf Risk Trumps Institutional Bid
ETH is lagging with on-chain risk still elevated post-Kelp, while SOL dropped 3% and the broader market cap slipped 1.6% on the day.

DeFi
Tether Freezes $344M USDT in Coordination with U.S. Law Enforcement
The stablecoin issuer says it has now supported more than 2,300 cases worldwide, including over 1,200 with U.S. agencies.

DeFi
Lotus Taps WisdomTree Money Market Fund to Build Yield Floor into DeFi Lending
WisdomTree's WTGXX holds nearly $860M in distributed asset value, mostly on Ethereum.

DeFi
Circle Proposes Emergency Rate Changes to Unstick Aave's Frozen USDC Pool
Stablecoin issuer argues Aave's interest rate curve is failing to clear the $1.89B pool after four days at full utilization.

DeFi
SparkLend Sees Over $1B in Deposits Since Kelp Exploit as Aave TVL Plunges
Aave TVL has dropped by $10B since the Kelp attackers used the protocol to borrow $190 million in WETH, depositing unbacked rsETH.

DeFi
Justin Sun Sues World Liberty Financial Over Frozen WLFI Tokens
TRON founder takes the Trump-linked DeFi project to California federal court, escalating a months-long feud over blacklisted tokens and governance rights.

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.





