Odaily Seer's monitoring shows that in the Polymarket "NBA Playoffs Rockets vs. Lakers" prediction event, an account with a winning percentage over 58% (address: 0x829358994260e23b64ce0148c34ec0412753ddf4) purchased $110,000 worth of bets on the Rockets defeating the Lakers, with an average opening price of 64.4¢. Additionally, $13,000 was placed on the Rockets winning with a 4.5-point spread against the Lakers. The NBA playoffs game between the Rockets and the Lakers will start at 8:30 AM Beijing time. The Lakers will be without Doncic and Rivers; the Rockets will be without VanVleet and Adams. Furthermore, renowned NBA reporter Shams reported that Rockets star Durant will miss this game. Odaily Seer continuously monitors the prediction market, seeing changes before prices are set.

Trader 0xSun wrote that news-driven trading remains one of the most cost-effective strategies in the current crypto market, its core being the directional and volatility effects of events. He reviewed several recent events, including abnormal ETH trading, Arc fee adjustments, TAO ecosystem changes, RAVE-related investigations, and the KelpDAO security incident, all of which triggered significant price fluctuations in a short period. He believes that participating in such opportunities requires speed of information acquisition or the ability to assess the impact of events. Furthermore, he stated that as the altcoin market has gradually cooled down recently, he has reverted to a strategy of going long on BTC and hedging short positions in some altcoins, believing that in the context of weak liquidity and the fading of some narratives, the overall performance of altcoins may be relatively under pressure.

An Ethereum Foundation grant review has brought attention to Ketman, a project that identified approximately 100 active North Korean IT workers involved in 53 cryptocurrency projects. According to NS3.AI, Ketman reported that these operatives often use forged Japanese identification to obtain remote Web3 technology positions. To address this issue, Ketman is assisting cryptocurrency teams in creating interview-stage honeypots to identify and filter out these operatives.

April has emerged as one of the most challenging months for the cryptocurrency industry due to hacking incidents. According to BlockBeats, at least 13 crypto protocols and platforms have been attacked, resulting in losses exceeding $600 million. Notably, the incidents involving Drift and KelpDAO each resulted in losses of over $280 million, with several major events traced back to North Korean hacker groups. On April 1, Solana's largest decentralized perpetual contract trading platform, Drift Protocol, was hacked, losing approximately $285 million. The attack was orchestrated over nearly three weeks, starting from March 11 when the attacker withdrew 10 ETH from Tornado Cash. The actual execution on April 1 took about 12 minutes, with most funds transferred to Ethereum via Circle CCTP within hours. This incident ranks as Solana's second-largest security breach, following the $326 million Wormhole cross-chain bridge event in 2022. On April 13, the blockchain interoperability protocol Hyperbridge was attacked due to a cross-chain proof verification vulnerability, resulting in a loss of around $2.5 million. On April 16, NEAR ecosystem lending protocol Rhea Finance was targeted, with total losses amounting to $18.4 million. Additionally, on April 16, the Russian-linked trading platform Grinex suffered an attack, losing approximately $15 million. On April 18, the Ethereum liquidity re-staking protocol Kelp DAO was hacked, with about 116,500 rsETH stolen. The attacker forged cross-chain messages to trick the LayerZero EndpointV2 contract's lzReceive function into releasing reserves from the bridge. This incident has surpassed Drift to become the largest DeFi hack of 2026 to date.

Kalshi has transitioned from an election-driven platform to a sports-focused financial infrastructure. According to PANews, the platform's peer-to-peer exchange structure offers significant advantages. However, liquidity and fees remain short-term challenges.

The cryptocurrency market continues to exhibit high volatility and immaturity, according to Odaily. Traders have highlighted the persistent coexistence of manipulation and speculative behavior within the market, urging participants to assume the associated risks. Market dynamics often involve the frequent shifting of funds among highly volatile assets. Despite controversies surrounding certain projects, they continue to attract attention and trading volume. Traders also believe that regulation and market clearing could impact the market structure, potentially altering the current ecosystem.

Trader Daidaidaibit stated in an article that the crypto market is inherently characterized by high volatility and immaturity, with manipulation and speculation coexisting for a long time, and participants must bear the corresponding risks themselves. He pointed out that market funds often shift repeatedly among highly volatile assets, and some projects, despite controversies, continue to receive attention and trading volume. He also believes that regulation and market consolidation will impact the market structure but may also alter the current ecosystem.

According to GMGN data, the Chinese Meme coin sector experienced an overall correction. Binance Life's market capitalization fell by over 26%, currently trading at $390 million; WoTaMaLaiLe fell by over 40%, currently trading at $10.05 million; Lobster fell by over 30%, currently trading at $8.3 million; and Gongjian fell by over 36%, currently trading at $3.4 million. Odaily reminds users that Meme coin prices are highly volatile, and investors should be aware of the risks.

More than 15 protocols have temporarily suspended the LayerZero OFT cross-chain bridge function as a precautionary measure following an attack on Kelp DAO's rsETH cross-chain bridge, which resulted in losses of approximately $2.92 billion. According to Foresight News, the affected protocols include Ethena, TRON DAO, ApeCoin/ApeChain, ether.fi, mETH Protocol, Solv Protocol, MOCA Foundation, River, f(x) Protocol, Re, cap, Agora, Avant, Flare, and Euler Labs. These protocols have emphasized that they have no direct exposure to rsETH and that user assets remain secure. The suspension is expected to be temporary. In addition, protocols such as Aave V3/V4, SparkLend, Lido (earnETH), and Fluid have implemented measures to freeze rsETH-related markets or vaults as part of chain risk control, without suspending bridge functions. The protocols are actively monitoring the situation and advise users with exposure to rsETH or LayerZero to stay updated with official project announcements.

RAVE has seen substantial liquidations in the past 24 hours, according to Coinglass data. ChainCatcher reports that the total liquidation amount reached $50.85 million, with long positions accounting for $27.53 million and short positions for $23.32 million. The largest single liquidation was $105,352. The seven-day average liquidation volume is at an extreme level, and RAVE's price has fluctuated by over 100.87% today. Currently, 60,988 individuals have been liquidated globally.

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