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DeFi pawnshop business nearly collapsed due to a single receipt
【Plain Language Guide】On April 18th, DeFi was hit hard by "bad collateral." The attacker exploited a LayerZero vulnerability to steal 116.5k rsETH, then deposited it into Aave to borrow about $193 million worth of WETH and wstETH, causing liquidity to dry up in multiple Aave markets, and depositors unable to withdraw.
Aave contracts were not hacked, but due to the acceptance of invalid collateral, it faced a crisis, exposing DeFi composability risks. Multiple parties are urgently providing rescue. The broken ETH receipt, the m

Prediction markets face unavoidable insider trading issues
【Plain Language Guide】This guide explores the core logical contradiction of prediction markets: their accuracy depends on insiders leaking confidential information, but this deters liquidity-providing noise traders due to perceived unfairness.
The article references scandals such as the 2026 Green Hat Special Forces insider trading case, pointing out that the market is in a brutal game of "efficiency" versus "fairness," and predicts that future regulation will force platforms to end anonymous modes.
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Forecast market manipulation issues intensify: France investigates weather falsification, US arrests soldier
【Plain language summary】 Forecast markets are facing serious manipulation challenges. In April 2026, French authorities investigated the first case of physical interference with weather stations to manipulate betting outcomes; meanwhile, a US soldier was charged with insider trading using military secrets.
These incidents expose structural vulnerabilities in blockchain platforms that rely on external data sources, raising deep concerns about data integrity, insider trading regulatio

Top 10 Influential Figures in the Cryptocurrency Space
【Plain Language Guide】This article systematically outlines the 10 key thinkers who will reshape the cryptocurrency world by 2026.
From the mysterious founder Satoshi Nakamoto to Web3 advocate Gavin Wood, and the BlockDAG pioneer Jonathan. The article delves into their core contributions in technological breakthroughs, scalability solutions, and institutional adoption.
This is not only a list of industry leaders but also a concise history documenting how blockchain evolved from experimentation to mainstream financial strategy.
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After AI votes itself, only USDC remains as the winner
【Plain Language Guide】The market has been chasing AI coins for three years, but missed the one truly used daily by AI Agents — not FET, TAO, RENDER, but USDC.
When AI Agents race at sub-second speeds, with hundreds of micro-payments per second, the HTTP 402 protocol is revived, and x402 allows machines to settle directly with USDC without accounts or human confirmation.
Stablecoins have become the blood of the machine internet, while tokens branded as “AI” only fluctuate in human speculative accounts. The real AI economy is flowing w

See Clearly from Hyperliquid: Vertical Integration Is the Core of Competition
【Plain Language Guide】The moat in the crypto industry is shifting from pure liquidity to vertical integration.
Leading protocols like Hyperliquid and MetaMask build an irreplicable experience by simultaneously controlling funding supply, user demand, and distribution channels. They demonstrate: capital is a result of vertical integration, not the moat itself.
Perpetual contract exchanges generate $0.30 in fees for every $1 locked, far surpassing lending protocols.
In the future, to achieve economic scale, pro

What Can Cryptocurrency Do in Difficult Times?
【Plain Language Guide】This article points out that the current crypto market faces three major dilemmas: innovation stagnation, threats from quantum computing, and increased AI attacks.
Venture capital funds are shifting towards reverse tracks like quantum computing and stablecoins, with fewer than 10 high-quality investable tokens.
Trading opportunities still exist but require quick responses; DeFi mining risks have worsened due to frequent hacker attacks, with risk-adjusted returns deteriorating to 50-60% APR.
The peak of meme coins has

KelpDAO: $292 million evaporated in just 4 minutes. Smart contract, a foolish setup.
【Plain Language Guide】On April 18, 2026, North Korea's Lazarus Group, in just four minutes, forged a LayerZero single validator signature, minted 116,500 rsETH out of thin air, borrowed $236 million in real ETH from platforms like Aave, resulting in a $292 million major incident.
KelpDAO's misconfiguration was the main cause, leaving Aave with a $196 million bad debt problem. Fluid launched the aWETH redemption protocol, becoming the smartest move of the weekend.
In 18 days, DeFi has evaporated $600 mill

Dialogue Kalshi Co-founder: The maturity of prediction markets is moving faster than expected
【Plain Language Summary】 Prediction markets are maturing rapidly. Kalshi’s inaugural research conference brought together executives, scholars, and traders from Wall Street, uncovering a trend:
While sports still make up the largest share, long-tail markets such as entertainment, crypto, and politics are growing faster. Institutions have already come to view Kalshi as a reliable data benchmark and are gradually shifting from “watching the data” to real hedging trades.
With margin trading set to

Elon Musk's X no longer wants to just earn from advertising fees
【Plain Language Guide】On April 14, 2026, the X platform directly embedded real-time market cards into the timeline: when $BONK rose 40%, charts, prices, and market cap expanded with one click, supporting smart contract address queries. Clicking "Trade" allows placing orders through Wealthsimple without leaving the app.
From Smart Cashtags market display, to one-click trading, to X Money savings and debit cards, X is creating a "discovery → trading → custody" closed loop, turning the social platform into a financial super gate

Dialogue with Alex Pruden: Every blockchain has an existence problem
【Plain language guide】In this episode, Project 11 CEO Alex thoroughly analyzes the deadly threat of quantum computing to blockchain: although there are currently no quantum computers capable of cracking Bitcoin, once the vulnerabilities in public key cryptography are broken, the logic of asset ownership will completely collapse.
He questions the optimistic view that a "hard fork" can solve the issue for Bitcoin, pointing out that all chains need to go through complex processes such as protocol upgrades, contract redeploym

A Brief History of Web3 Airdrops: Twelve Iconic Anti-Scam Projects
【Plain Language Introduction】Once, airdrops were the myth of getting rich quick in the crypto world, but now they have become a systematic scam harvesting ground.
From HOP witch-hunting and mutual harm, Blast points inflation, to LayerZero turning themselves in and zeroing out, and zkSync's black-box operations, 12 landmark projects have completely exhausted community trust.
Retail investors have transformed from early builders into free testers and liquidity cows.
This article reviews the most brutal blood, sweat, and

Polymarket is not the truth machine
【Plain Language Guide】 Many people treat Polymarket odds as "truth," but rarely verify their actual accuracy.
This article uses Brier scores to analyze in depth: prediction markets perform well on high-liquidity events like presidential elections, but in most fields such as sports, culture, and technology, they are far less reliable than flipping a coin. Even more dangerous, odds are widely cited by the media and can influence reality in reverse, with a small group of whales and insider information able to manipulate "collective intelligence."
When the

Quantum Hegemony on the Eve: Google Says Cracking Bitcoin Takes Only 9 Minutes
【Plain Language Introduction】 Breaking the Enigma code in 1943 changed the course of WWII. In 2026, Google's quantum white paper states: 500k physical quantum bits and 9 minutes are enough to crack Bitcoin's secp256k1 private key, reducing resource estimates by 20 times compared to previous estimates.
6.9 million exposed public key Bitcoins (including 1.1 million from Satoshi Nakamoto) face the risk of hijacking, worth over $600 billion. Taproot intensifies the threat. The community is accelerating anti-quantum

In-Depth Conversation with Arthur Hayes: Global Macro Trends, AI Deflation Traps, and the Future of Crypto Assets
【Plain Language Summary】Does Bitcoin have no value without retail attributes? Arthur Hayes candidly states in this interview that he strongly opposes relying on institutional legislation, insisting that the core of crypto is serving ordinary people.
He analyzes the impact of the Iran war on oil prices, inflation, and deflation, interprets the new roles of gold and Bitcoin as non-sovereign assets, and is highly optimistic about Hyperliquid and Zcash. At the same time, he present

The Dual Nature of Bitcoin: Victim of Risk Assets and Safe-Haven Bet
【Plain Language Introduction】This article deeply analyzes the dual logic involving Bitcoin at $71k under the Iran ceasefire agreement in April 2026. It explores Bitcoin's role as a "risk asset" peaking with the release of risk sentiment, and its struggle as "digital gold" whose currency devaluation affects its value.
By analyzing the key range of $72k to $76k and Ethereum's follow-up rally, it reveals whether the current market is in a trend phase or a short-term rally, providing professional insights into the complex mac

The Choice: When AI Becomes a System, White Paper Infrastructure Takes the Lead
【Plain Language Guide】April 9th, (White) was officially unveiled, serving as an advisor, positioned as the underlying financial infrastructure for the AI Agent era. It creates on-chain identities and stablecoin payment channels for AI agents, enabling machines to trade and settle independently without human accounts.
Core components include the x402 payment protocol, multi-model invocation gateway, and BAIclaw assistant, helping AI transition from tools to true autonomous operation, laying the financial pipelin

Top Women in Web3 Conversation: When the "Crypto Mother" Meets the Task Force Leader, Regulation Is No Longer a Black Box
【Plain Language Guide】This episode of "Decks in the City" features U.S. SEC Commissioner Hester Peirce and Head of the Crypto Task Force Sumera Ununice.
The interview delves into how regulatory agencies are rebuilding industry trust, leveraging AI to optimize rule-making, and maintaining good mechanisms with the CFTC.
The guests emphasize the potential of tiered compliance and smart contract disclosures, encouraging developers to innovate actively within the legal fra

Has Aave Changed? Risk Management Partner Chaos Labs Publicly Reveals "Breakup" Details
【Plain Language Summary】Chaos Labs announces its withdrawal from Aave's risk management role, abandoning a $5 million service contract.
Although Aave has grown to a $26 billion scale, there are fundamental disagreements between the two parties over V4 architecture design, core contributor loss, and risk budget (which accounts for only 2% of revenue).
Chaos Labs emphasizes that managing the risk of the world's largest DeFi protocol should not come at the cost of losses or lowered standards. They would