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DeFi
DeFi United Hits Recovery Target as Consensys, Solana, TRON Pledge Support
The DeFi United coalition crossed its rsETH backing target after a flood of weekend commitments from across the Ethereum, Solana, TRON, Avalanche, and Bitcoin ecosystems.

Regulation & Politics
CFTC Chairman Endorses Prediction Markets as Valuable for Hedging and Information Discovery: Selig
CFTC Chairman Rostin Behnam said prediction markets provide measurable value to participants and the public, committing the agency to setting regulatory standards for the sector.

DeFi
Maple Finance Surpasses $7B in Total Bridge Volume: Maple
Maple Finance announced it has crossed $7 billion in total bridge volume, signaling growing cross-chain demand for yield-bearing dollar assets.

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.




