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Alvin Lang Apr 22, 2026 06:51 Umbra disables its front-end to hinder hackers from laundering $280M stolen in the Kelp DAO exploit. Privacy protocols face scrutiny. Privacy-focused protocol Umbra has temporarily disabled its front-end website in an effort to thwart the movement of funds stolen in the $280 million Kelp DAO exploit. The move, announced on April 21, comes as attackers reportedly funneled $800,000 through Umbra’s protocol to aid in the laundering of stolen assets. Umbra, a stealth address protocol designed for privacy-preserving payments, stated the front-end shutdown is intended to support ongoing recovery efforts. “All the stolen funds moved…

The market’s resurgence resulted in almost 110,000 traders being liquidated in the past 24 hours alone. Tensions in the Middle East have cooled after US President Donald Trump revealed that the ceasefire with Iran has been extended. According to the American leader, the government of Iran is “seriously fractured,” while Pakistan has requested a hold on the attacks until such time as their officials can come up with “a unified proposal.” “I have therefore directed our Military to continue the Blockade and, in all other respects, remain ready and able, and will therefore extend the Ceasefire until such time as…

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Nine out of 12 council members voted yes. That detail alone tells you how divided — and how serious — the conversation inside Arbitrum’s security council got before the blockchain took its most dramatic action in recent memory. A Council Under Pressure Griff Green, a sitting member of the Arbitrum Security Council, said the group wrestled with the decision for hours. The debates covered technical, practical, ethical, and political ground before the vote was cast. “We did not make this decision lightly,” Green posted on X. In…

A cross-chain bridge holding nearly a fifth of a restaked ether token’s circulating supply just got drained, and the fallout is moving through DeFi faster than Kelp DAO can pause contracts.An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH (restaked ether) from Kelp DAO’s LayerZero-powered bridge at 17:35 UTC on Saturday, worth roughly $292 million at current prices and representing about 18% of rsETH’s 630,000 token circulating supply tracked by CoinGecko.LayerZero is a cross-chain messaging layer, or the infrastructure that lets different blockchains send verified instructions to each other. Kelp DAO is a liquid restaking protocol, which takes user-deposited ETH, routes it through EigenLayer…

As of April 18, 2026, Polygon (POL) is trading around $0.09, up roughly 6.4% over the past week. The rebound is modest, but it comes at a critical moment. Beneath the surface, Polygon’s fundamentals are strengthening, driven by the rollout of sPOL and continued progress on the AggLayer, yet price action remains compressed within a long-term bearish structure. With the CLARITY Act markup expected in late April and a key FOMC decision days later, the next two weeks may define whether POL transitions into a breakout phase or slips back toward its lows.Technical Analysis: A Compression Ready to ResolveFrom a…

Key Takeaways▸ JD Vance is the clear front-runner (~35–39% across markets), reflecting traditional heir-apparent dynamics more than a wide-open race.▸ Donald Trump trades at low odds (~2–3%) but his shadow will continue to shape the board.▸ Polymarket (~$600M) and Kalshi (~$33M) GOP markets are active, though well behind Democratic volumes (~$1B / $88M).The Republican side of the 2028 presidential race on prediction markets looks much more structured than the Democratic one, because there is already a traditional heir apparent in Vice President JD Vance.Additionally, President Donald Trump keeps hanging over the field, including through hints about a possible third-term run that…

New York City, NY, April 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — You’ve done the diets. Probably more than once. You’ve tracked calories, cut carbs, tried intermittent fasting, started gym memberships in January and quietly stopped going in March. And none of it has moved the needle the way you needed it to.Here’s something worth understanding: for many people, that struggle isn’t about willpower. It’s about biology. The human body is built to resist weight loss, hunger hormones ramp up, metabolism slows down, and the brain sends relentless signals to eat more. For decades, conventional dieting tried to override this system through…

The evolution of the digital asset landscape has called for attention towards effective ways to achieve compliance. It is time to move beyond the philosophy of ‘asking for forgiveness rather than permission’ as the digital asset landscape no longer works according to the “Wild West” ethos. You can become a digital assets compliance expert and become the sheriff every organization needs to follow digital asset laws. Digital asset compliance experts bridge the gap between unregulated digital asset innovation and the domain of global financial law. The Digital Asset Forum reported that compliance is one of the key areas where institutions…

In brief GalaxyOne Head Zac Prince said he’s “not particularly excited” about prediction markets when it comes to enabling customers to build long-term wealth. The executive highlighted the retail investment platform’s recent support of Solana staking and associated lending products in the firm’s pipeline. Staking has enabled competitors like Coinbase to diversify revenue, while others like Robinhood have embraced prediction markets as growth drivers. For Galaxy’s retail investment platform, enabling customers to bet on the news isn’t a priority, according to Zac Prince, head of GalaxyOne. Rather, the service that debuted in October is being built in a way that’s…

A recap of a podcast hosted by Alevtina Labyuk, Chief Strategic Partnerships Officer at BeInCrypto, in partnership with The Top Voices — a community-led media platform for early-stage startups and IT talent, backed by a global network of 3,000+ entrepreneurs — featuring Anthony Tsivarev, VP of Ecosystem Development at the TON Foundation. Building a startup inside a large ecosystem can look deceptively simple from the outside. The distribution is already there. The infrastructure is ready. Millions of users are just one click away. But according to Anthony VP of Ecosystem Development at the TON Foundation, this perception is one of…