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.

Blockchain sleuth EmberCN posted on X that a significant amount of Ethereum (ETH) was transferred from Aave to Spark. Specifically, 53,660 ETH, valued at $125 million, was moved to Spark half an hour ago. This shift has sparked speculation about whether Aave is facing challenges while other lending protocols are benefiting. The individual known as '孙哥' previously had a substantial portion of his on-chain assets, amounting to several billion dollars, stored in Aave. However, it appears that most of these assets have now been transferred to Sky and Spark, totaling $2.13 billion. Meanwhile, the funds remaining in Aave have decreased to $380 million. This movement of assets raises questions about the current state of Aave and the potential advantages for other lending platforms like Spark and Sky.

On April 19, Monad co-founder Keone Hon expressed the need for lending protocols to implement rate limits on asset supply used as collateral. According to BlockBeats, Hon suggested that if the current supply is 100 million with a cap of 300 million, the supply should only increase to 110 million within the next ten minutes, rather than allowing a full 200 million deposit at once. This approach is crucial as the impact of attacks on certain 'exotic assets' depends on the 'exit channel size.' In cases of 'infinite minting vulnerabilities,' the scale of possible exits determines the attack's loss ceiling. Lending protocols often serve as the largest exit channels. Introducing a 'smart cap,' which starts slightly above the current supply and adjusts to the actual cap over several hours, could be highly effective. Such a mechanism could have prevented a loss of approximately 200 million dollars for rsETH depositors. This highlights the importance of asset issuers supporting such mechanisms. If issuing tokens with redemption delays, issuers should minimize external exit paths without affecting regular users. High supply caps should be viewed as a risk rather than a strength. For instance, the Hyperbridge DOT attack did not result in a 100 million dollar loss due to limited exit paths, and the Resolv attack's loss was capped at 24 million dollars instead of 200 million due to exit path limitations. This principle is evident, yet actionable steps remain: auditing supply caps for all assets and reducing them when unnecessary.

At the 'Crypto 2026: From Cryptocurrency to Smart Economy' forum held in Hong Kong, Monera Digital's Co-founder and CEO, Gongye Feng, delivered a keynote speech on AI's role in private banking for the smart economy. According to ChainCatcher, Feng highlighted that the demand for digital assets remains, but market confidence in capital entry methods has waned since 2022. Monera Digital positions itself as an AI-driven private bank for the smart economy, focusing on using AI not as a trader but as an accelerator to shorten research, testing, and iteration cycles from months to days. Feng emphasized the importance of institutionalized risk control, outlining Monera's four defense lines: source constraint on exposure and collateral, automated clearing and margin management, complete client asset segregation, and maintaining liquidity buffers to avoid maturity mismatches. AI acts as a 24/7 digital Chief Risk Officer, transitioning from passive monitoring to proactive alerts. Monera's service model rejects being a purely technical platform, advocating for 'anti-AI illusion' where AI enhances optimization and efficiency, while trust, responsibility, and relationship continuity remain human-led. Feng believes that for crypto assets to become truly configurable, they must be translated into clear, continuous, and trustworthy private banking services.

This report analyzes Kalshi's rapid growth and the evolving structure of the sports betting market, and compares its pricing, liquidity, and valuation against traditional sports betting companies.

The Ethereum Community Hub, supported by the Ethereum Foundation, has announced that it will be held in Hong Kong on April 21st at 1:30 PM. ETH HK HUB is Asia's first offline Ethereum community hub, supported by the Ethereum Foundation and jointly operated by SNZ and ETHTAO, aiming to create a collaborative hub connecting the Ethereum ecosystem in Asia and globally. This event will cover areas including ZK, privacy computing, AI × blockchain, stablecoins and payments, and on-chain liquidity. Participating institutions and projects include Sharplink, Brevis, Primus, HashKey Chain, Chainlink Labs, Lido Finance, Galaxy Digital, SignalPlus, Morpho, Animoca Brands, EVG, Zand Bank, and Pay Protocol. Speakers include Vitalik Buterin and Aya Miyaguchi.

Blockchain sleuth EmberCN posted on X that Aave has seen a substantial withdrawal of funds amounting to $6.6 billion today, with half of this sum, $3.3 billion, being stablecoins. Following this large-scale withdrawal, both deposit and borrowing rates have surged. The deposit rate for stablecoins USDT and USDC has reached 13.4%, while the borrowing rate has climbed to 15%. This situation presents an opportunity primarily for the most daring 'DeFi Yield Farming' participants willing to take on the high interest rates.

Hyperliquid platform whales currently hold positions totaling $3.475 billion, according to Coinglass data. According to ChainCatcher, long positions account for $1.758 billion, representing 50.59% of the total, while short positions amount to $1.717 billion, making up 49.41%. The long positions have incurred a loss of $23.2692 million, whereas the short positions have a loss of $5.6114 million. Notably, a whale address identified as 0x0ddf..02 has taken a 3x leverage full short position on BTC at a price of $67,992.1, currently showing an unrealized loss of $6.9579 million.

Hong Kong police have disclosed a cryptocurrency scam involving claims of 'AI quantitative trading,' which led to a woman losing approximately HKD 7.7 million. According to ChainCatcher, the fraudsters posed as 'investment experts' and contacted the victim via Telegram, promising stable high returns through 'quantitative trading' and 'AI algorithms.' The victim transferred USDT and ETH worth about HKD 7.7 million to specified addresses over 17 transactions. She realized she had been scammed when her withdrawal attempts were denied. The Hong Kong police caution that while cryptocurrencies have the potential for high returns, they also come with high volatility and risk. They warn the public to be wary of scams that promise high returns, low risk, and low entry barriers, often referred to as the 'impossible triangle' trap.

On April 19, Iranian President Pezehkhiziyan stated that U.S. President Donald Trump has no justification for denying Iran's nuclear rights. According to BlockBeats, this statement highlights ongoing tensions between the two nations over nuclear policy.

Iranian President Peskov stated that current US President Trump has no reason to strip Iran of its nuclear rights. (Jinshi)

The attacker's real weapon was not the stolen rsETH, but the moment when it was still used as prime collateral on Aave.

The attack on rsETH is just the tip of the iceberg; Aave's collapse was a sanctioned act.

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Jinse Finance launches its cryptocurrency and blockchain industry daily news report, "Jinse Morning 8," issue 3031, providing you with the latest and fastest news on the digital currency and blockchain industry.

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