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Markets
MicroStrategy Purchases 3,273 Bitcoin for ~$255 Million; Polymarket Odds Show 10% Chance of Sale This Year
MicroStrategy has acquired an additional 3,273 Bitcoin in a new purchase valued at approximately $255 million, while prediction market Polymarket sets 10% odds on the company selling any Bitcoin before year-end.

Blockchains
Elfa AI Launches Real-Time Agent Execution Platform on Solana
Elfa AI begins offering continuous listening and real-time interpretation for AI agents to execute transactions on Solana when market conditions are met.

CeFi
Western Union to Launch USDPT Stablecoin in May: Western Union
Western Union plans to roll out its USDPT stablecoin next month, alongside a digital wallet network and Stable Card for global payments.

DeFi
Aave DAO Asked to Commit 25,000 ETH to Industry-Wide rsETH Recovery Fund
The Aave DAO is voting on a proposal to provide funding to restore Kelp DAO's rsETH product backing after an April 18 bridge incident, as part of a broader DeFi United ecosystem recovery effort.

Markets
Ethereum Foundation Sells 10,000 ETH to BitMNR at $2,387 Average Price via OTC: Ethereum Foundation
The Ethereum Foundation finalized a 10,000 ETH over-the-counter sale to BitMNR at an average price of $2,387 per token.

DeFi
DeFi United Fundraising Chips Away at Kelp Exploit Shortfall
Bybit CEO Ben Zhou pledged his support for Mantle's 30,000 ETH loan proposal.

DeFi
Lighter Unveils Multi-Asset Margin Starting With ETH
Traders can post non-USDC assets as collateral for perps through Unified Trading Accounts, with conservative supply caps at launch.

Markets
Bitcoin Holds Near $78K as $10B of Options Settle on Deribit
Major altcoins traded sideways on Friday after Trump ordered the Navy to fire on Iranian mine-laying boats.

Blockchains
Seven-Day Countdown to MEGA Begins as MegaETH Clears First KPI
The deployment of 10 Mega Mafia apps satisfies the first of three performance triggers tied to the long-awaited token launch.

DeFi
Aave Announces 'DeFi United' Relief Fund to Restore rsETH Backing After Kelp Exploit
Lido is the first service provider to publicly announce its participation in the relief fund via a governance proposal requesting up to 2,500 stETH.

