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forklog.media Eth.limo Regains Domain Control After easyDNS Breach

The Ethereum Name Service (ENS) gateway, eth.limo, has released a report on a recent security incident. The domain was compromised due to an attack on the registrar easyDNS. https://t.co/of1ktfaPss— ETH.LIMO 🦇🔊 (@eth_limo) April 18, 2026 The attacker impersonated a member of the eth.limo team, initiated an account recovery process at easyDNS, and gained access to the settings. They then altered the name server (NS) records and redirected them to Cloudflare. Eth.limo serves as a bridge between Web2 and Web3, providing access to 2 million decentralized sites in the .eth domain. Due to the domain spoofing, users could have been redirected to phishing pages. Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin advised against visiting his blog until the issue was resolved. The kind people at @eth_limo have warned me that there has been an attack on their DNS registrar. So please do not visit https://t.co/2EcsFBZY0b or other https://t.co/9nFLru9kS0 pages until they confirm that things are back to normal.You can check my blog via IPFS directly…— vitalik.eth (@VitalikButerin) April 18, 2026 Mark Jeftovic, CEO of easyDNS, acknowledged the company's fault. He described the attack as "sophisticated" and noted that nothing similar had occurred in the provider's 28-year history. Major consequences were avoided thanks to the expansion of DNSSEC. The hacker did not possess the cryptographic signing keys. Most servers rejected the hacker's false responses, resulting in users seeing an error message instead of a malicious site. The eth.limo team stated that no user harm was detected. The project is transitioning to the Domainsure platform, which lacks an account recovery mechanism via support service, preventing a similar attack from recurring. Vercel Breach Cloud provider Vercel also reported a security breach: hackers gained access to some customer credentials. We’ve identified a security incident that involved unauthorized access to certain internal Vercel systems, impacting a limited subset of customers. Please see our security bulletin:https://t.co/0S939n3qHC— Vercel (@vercel) April 19, 2026 According to CEO Guillermo Rauch, the attack began with a breach of the AI tool Context.ai, used by an employee. Through it, the attackers infiltrated the corporate Google Workspace account and Vercel's internal systems. Here's my update to the broader community about the ongoing incident investigation. I want to give you the rundown of the situation directly.A Vercel employee got compromised via the breach of an AI platform customer called https://t.co/xksNNigVfE that he was using. The details…— Guillermo Rauch (@rauchg) April 19, 2026 Previously, a listing appeared on the hacker forum BreachForums offering Vercel data for sale at $2 million. The seller claimed access to source code and keys. VERCEL just got breached.They’re selling internal DB + employee accounts + GitHub/NPM tokens for $2M on BreachForums.looks like someone got early access to Claude Mythos 💀 https://t.co/BVCDvoSHfs pic.twitter.com/6bJ7Sx9O5M— shirish (@shiri_shh) April 19, 2026 The company's management urged clients to change their credentials and monitor activity in their environments. Rauch emphasized that the infrastructure of open projects, including Next.js, was not affected. Earlier, on April 1, the DeFi platform Drift Protocol on Solana was hacked, with the attacker extracting at least $280 million.  On April 17, the liquid restaking protocol Kelp lost $293 million following an incident with a cross-chain bridge.

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blockonomi.com Polymarket Targets $400M Raise at $15B Valuation as Prediction Markets Surge

TLDR: Polymarket is targeting a $400M funding round at a $15B valuation, a 67% jump from its October 2025 figure. Total new financing could reach $1B as Polymarket looks to add strategic investors alongside existing backer ICE. Prediction market monthly volumes surged from $1.2B in early 2025 to over $20B by January 2026, per TRM [...] The post Polymarket Targets $400M Raise at $15B Valuation as Prediction Markets Surge appeared first on Blockonomi.

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news.bitcoin.com Startale Group Anchors in Abu Dhabi Following Selection for Hub71+ Digital Assets Program

Blockchain infrastructure firm Startale Group is expanding into Abu Dhabi after being selected for the Hub71+ Digital Assets cohort. Key Takeaways: Startale Group joins Hub71’s 18th cohort to anchor operations within the Abu Dhabi Global Market. The move and a $63 million Series A round bolster infrastructure for coins like JPYSC and USDSC. Startale will […]

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cryptopotato.com LBank Pay Expands with Six New Fiat Channels, Launches Exclusive Campaign to Accelerate Crypto Payments

[PRESS RELEASE – Singapore, Singapore, April 20th, 2026] LBank, a leading global cryptocurrency exchange, has expanded its LBank Pay ecosystem and rolled out a new user campaign aimed at accelerating real-world cryptocurrency adoption. The update introduces support for six additional fiat currencies: SGD, MNT, KHR, PHP, THB, and LAK, bringing the total number of supported […]

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forklog.media Investors pull more than $8.6bn from Aave after Kelp hack

In two days the total value locked (TVL) at leading crypto-lending service Aave plunged from $26.3bn to $17.7bn, according to DefiLlama.  Source: DefiLlama.  The AAVE token fell by more than 15% to $91. Its market capitalisation slid from $1.8bn to $1.3bn.  Hourly chart AAVE/USDT, Binance. Source: TradingView.  In Aave v3, pools for USDT and USDC are fully exhausted. Assets worth $5.1bn are frozen; they can be withdrawn only once fresh liquidity arrives or loans are repaid. Source: Aave.  The Kelp hack and its fallout  The plunge in Aave’s metrics was triggered by a hack of the Kelp liquid restaking protocol. On April 18 attackers siphoned 116,500 rsETH worth $293m from Kelp DAO’s LayerZero-based cross-chain bridge. The thieves deposited the stolen tokens into Aave v3 as collateral and borrowed wETH against them. On the platform they took out about $196m; their total positions across Aave, Compound and Euler reached roughly $236m. According to Lookonchain, the operation left the project with a balance-sheet “hole” of around $195m — funds that are already irrecoverable. Due to the KelpDAO exploiter borrowing over 82,600 $ETH ($195M) from #Aave using $RSETH as collateral, bad debt has appeared on #Aave.Many whales have withdrawn funds from #Aave, causing its TVL to drop from $26.396B to $20.114B — a decline of $6.28B.Major withdrawals… pic.twitter.com/rhN28AMul9— Lookonchain (@lookonchain) April 19, 2026 Curve Finance founder Mikhail Egorov also noted that Aave and other protocols now hold hundreds of millions of dollars in dubious collateral and bad debt.  “Aave has rsETH that cannot be sold, and it has no ETH because it is all lent out. No one can withdraw Ethereum,” he added. At first the team said the Umbrella reserve fund would cover any deficit. It later softened this to “exploring avenues for compensation”.  The rsETH markets on Aave V3 and Aave V4 have been frozen. Aave's contracts have not been exploited and this is an exploit related to rsETH.The freeze follows an exploit of the Kelp DAO rsETH bridge. Freezing the rsETH markets prevents new deposits and borrowing against rsETH…— Aave (@aave) April 18, 2026 The rsETH markets in v3 and v4 are frozen to prevent suspicious activity. wETH reserves are locked on Ethereum, Arbitrum, Base, Mantle and Linea. Pending clarification, several projects suspended use of the Kelp DAO bridge: Curve Finance, Ethena, and other networks and protocols that work with rsETH or LayerZero. Outflows also hit Solana. Journalist Colin Wu noted that on several USDC markets in Kamino — the network’s leading lending protocol — deposit rates and utilisation ratios spiked.  The USDC reserve in the $178m Prime Market is fully exhausted — there are no free funds — and utilisation in several other vaults exceeded 95%.  TVL across DeFi as a whole fell from $99.4bn to $85.8bn.  Source: DefiLlama.  LayerZero’s investigation  Kelp DAO is still determining the root cause. Meanwhile, LayerZero developers shared early findings from their internal probe.  https://t.co/3vIHs3Xgs4— LayerZero (@LayerZero_Core) April 20, 2026 They said North Korean hackers were behind the attack — in particular the TraderTraitor group, implicated in the hacks of Ronin ($625m), Bybit ($1.5bn) and Drift Protocol ($280m).  LayerZero explained that the attackers gained access to a list of RPC servers used by LayerZero Labs’ decentralised verifying network (DVN). They then “poisoned” two of them, causing a fake cross-chain message to be delivered into the DVN. The attackers also launched a DDoS attack on the clean servers so the network would rely on the poisoned ones. Kelp used a single, non-redundant scheme, so the false request passed and the bridge unlocked the tokens. “Exploiting a single point of failure meant that an independent verifier could not intercept and reject the forgery. LayerZero and other external parties had previously informed the project about best practices for DVN diversification. Despite these recommendations, Kelp opted for a 1/1 DVN scheme,” the experts noted.  They stressed that the contamination did not affect other assets or applications. LayerZero continues to work with law enforcement on the investigation and is tracking the stolen funds. In April, an Ethereum Foundation fellow identified 100 North Korean IT agents in Web3 companies. 

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blockmanity.com Binance Co-Founder: Blockchain Poised to Overthrow SWIFT in Global Finance Shift

Binance Co-Founder: Poised to Overthrow in Global Finance Shift In a bold statement that has the crypto world buzzing, a top Binance leader predicts that technology could soon replace , the old-school system that powers most international money transfers. This […] The post Binance Co-Founder: Blockchain Poised to Overthrow SWIFT in Global Finance Shift appeared first on Blockmanity.

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blockmanity.com Web3’s Hacking Epidemic Exposed: Operational Overhaul Critical to End the Security Nightmare

Introduction: A Wake-Up Call for Web3 The Web3 world is under siege. Hacks are happening more often, and they are hitting hard. New data shows that in early 2025, most attacks came from tricking people, not breaking code. This means […] The post Web3’s Hacking Epidemic Exposed: Operational Overhaul Critical to End the Security Nightmare appeared first on Blockmanity.

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bitcoinist.com Ripple CTO Emeritus Warns RLUSD Review Exposed A DeFi Security Red Flag

Ripple CTO Emeritus David Schwartz, said his review of DeFi bridge designs for Ripple’s RLUSD surfaced a recurring problem that may now be at the center of the KelpDAO/rsETH incident: critical security controls exist, but teams are often nudged toward lighter configurations because they are easier to operate and faster to scale. In a series […]

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news.bitcoin.com Oil Prices Bounce as Middle East Conflict Reignites

Markets reacted swiftly to the reactivation of the hostilities in the Middle East: oil futures for both WTI and Brent benchmarks rose as President Trump announced that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA had been attacked, with the Iranian regime allegedly retaliating by attacking U.S. ships with drones. Key Takeaways: The U.S. Navy attacked the […]

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cryptopotato.com Startale Expands to Abu Dhabi, Aligning With UAE’s State-Backed Crypto Push

[PRESS RELEASE – Abu Dhabi, UAE, April 20th, 2026] Startale Group, the global blockchain infrastructure company, is expanding into Abu Dhabi after being selected for Hub71’s Digital Assets cohort, deepening its alignment with one of the world’s fastest-growing state-backed crypto ecosystems. Through the program, backed by Mubadala and the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development, […]

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forklog.media Survey: 65% of Japanese Institutions Use Bitcoin for Portfolio Diversification

The Japanese financial holding company Nomura and its subsidiary Laser Digital released a report on institutional investors' attitudes towards digital assets in 2026. The survey included 518 professionals: representatives of family offices, sovereign funds, and large organizations. Key findings: 31% of respondents have a positive outlook on the market's prospects, up from 25% in 2024; the proportion of skeptics decreased from 23% to 18%; 65% of those surveyed already use cryptocurrencies for portfolio diversification; most investors plan to allocate 2% to 5% of their capital to digital assets over the next three years. Investors show significant interest in passive income: more than 60% are considering staking, mining, lending, and investments in RWA. In the stablecoin segment, coins issued by major banks are the most trusted. Investors plan to use them for cross-border transactions and capital management. The industry's development in Japan was aided by regulatory updates at the end of 2025. Despite this, barriers remain, including high volatility, custodial risks, and a lack of tools for fundamental analysis. Nomura analysts noted that investors have moved beyond viewing cryptocurrency as an experiment and are now focusing on practical risk management issues. Earlier in February, experts at River recorded a record increase in Bitcoin adoption by institutional banks, public companies, and governments.

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blockmanity.com Enforcement Directorate’s Bold Raids on Karnataka MLA’s Sons Uncover Crypto Money Laundering Links

Enforcement Directorate’s Bold on Karnataka MLA’s Sons Uncover Links In a major crackdown, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has raided several locations connected to the sons of Karnataka Congress MLA NA Harris and other individuals. These searches target alleged activities that […] The post Enforcement Directorate’s Bold Raids on Karnataka MLA’s Sons Uncover Crypto Money Laundering Links appeared first on Blockmanity.

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news.bitcoin.com Coinbase Starts Rolling out AI Agents Modeled After ‘Legendary’ Employees

According to Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, the company is currently testing a rollout of AI agents that can be present in virtual environments, including Slack and email. The first two agents are modeled after two former employees, co-founder Fred Ehrsam and Balaji Srinivasan. Key Takeaways: Coinbase tests AI Slack agents mimicking ex-employees, setting […]

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