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Hacks
LayerZero Post Mortem Shows Lazarus Group Stole $290M From KelpDAO via RPC Node Compromise
North Korea's Lazarus Group exploited a single-verifier LayerZero setup to drain $290M in rsETH on April 18 by compromising RPC infrastructure and poisoning the bridge's data feeds.

TradFi & Fintech
Three Major Japanese Financial Institutions Tap Canton to Bring Government Bonds On-Chain
Mizuho, Nomura, and Japan's central clearing house are launching a blockchain-based proof-of-concept for collateral management of Japanese government bonds.

DeFi
Kelp DAO Loses $293M in Bridge Exploit, Leaving Aave With Over $200M in Bad Debt
Attacker minted unbacked rsETH through Kelp's LayerZero bridge, then borrowed WETH on Aave V3 and V4 before markets could freeze.

DeFi
Wrapped XRP Now Available Across Major Solana Apps: Solana
Solana announced wXRP is live on Titan Exchange, Real, Phantom, Jupiter, and Meteora, expanding cross-chain asset availability on the blockchain.

Markets
X Generates $1 Billion in Trading Volume Days After Launching Cashtags Feature: X
X's new cashtags trading pilot for stocks and crypto reached an estimated $1 billion in volume within days of its Tuesday launch.

Markets
Bitcoin Touches $78,000 As Iran Declares Strait of Hormuz 'Completely Open'
A geopolitical breakthrough and strong ETF inflows converged to lift crypto markets on Friday.

Markets
Memecoin Sector Shows Signs of Life as ASTEROID Rockets Past $25M
Narrative-driven tokens are catching bids again as the broader memecoin sector attempts to recover from a bruising 2025.

DeFi
Figure Clashes With Short Seller Over Blockchain Lending Claims
Morpheus Research's report alleges that the $7.7B fintech is exaggerating its use of blockchain technology, while Figure and asset manager Van Eck dispute the findings.

TradFi & Fintech
Singapore Gulf Bank Launches In-Bank Settlement for USDC on Solana
The bank says it plans to add other stablecoins across multiple blockchains to the service.

CeFi
Kraken's Parent Firm to Acquire US Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial
Payward has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Bitnomial for up to $550 million.





