JPMORGAN SAYS DEFI EXPLOITS AND STAGNANT TVL CONTINUE TO LIMIT INSTITUTIONAL APPEAL: THE BLOCK

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⚠️ BITWARDEN PASSWORD MANAGER CLI TOOL COMPROMISED IN GITHUB SUPPLY CHAIN ATTACK; USERS WHO DOWNLOADED VERSION 2026.4.0 VIA NPM BETWEEN 5:57 PM–7:30 PM ET ON APRIL 22 URGED TO ROTATE ALL SECRETS IMMEDIATELY AND DOWNGRADE TO V2026.3.0 — VAULT DATA NOT AT RISK, BITWARDEN SAYS

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MEGAETH SETS TGE FOR APRIL 30

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$VIRTUAL, $PROS, $KAIO added to Coinbase roadmap

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TRUMP ASKED ON INSIDER BETTING ON POLYMARKET, "WILL LOOK INTO IT"

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$WRON added to Coinbase roadmap

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BYBIT’S MANTLE PITCHES 30,000 ETH LOAN TO AAVE TO BACKSTOP BAD DEBT: GOV FORUMS

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GOP CALLED HOWARD LUTNICK TO REVERSE CRYPTO PAC'S TEXAS MOVE: AXIOS

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$BLEND listed on Bybit spot — Trade now

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ETF Flows: 23 Apr 2026

🟢 Bitcoin ETFs: $223.3M net inflows

🔴 Ethereum ETFs: -$75.9M net outflows

🟢 Solana ETFs: $7.3M net inflows

$344M USDT FROZEN ON TRON YESTERDAY WAS ED TO IRANIAN REGIME: CNN

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ETF Flows: 24 Apr 2026

🟢 Bitcoin ETFs: $14.4M net inflows

🟢 Ethereum ETFs: $23.4M net inflows

🔴 Solana ETFs: -$1.1M net outflows

WEEKLY BRIEF Apr 19–Apr 26, 2026

Headlines
• MicroStrategy acquired 34,164 BTC for ~$2.54B at an average price of $74,395 over the past week
• LayerZero confirms DVN is operational following KelpDAO’s $290M Lazarus-linked hack
• Arbitrum freezes 30,766 ETH linked to suspected North Korean exploits of KelpDAO and Aave
• Tether freezes $344M USDT on Tron linked to the Iranian regime, marking its largest asset freeze ever
• Polymarket and Kalshi announce plans to launch perpetual futures for crypto, stocks, and commodities
• MegaETH sets its Token Generation Event (TGE) for April 30
• Cosmos consensus (CometBFT) 0-day bug disclosed; validators warned to avoid node restarts
• Bitwarden CLI tool compromised in GitHub supply chain attack; users urged to rotate secrets
• Vercel discloses "limited" security incident involving its popular cloud hosting platform
• Fake delivery driver targets French crypto worker in armed home invasion

Weekly ETF Flows
• BTC: +$823.7M net inflows
• ETH: +$155.1M net inflows
• SOL: +$9.3M net inflows

Exchange Listings
• Upbit: $PIEVERSE (spot KRW), $CHIP (spot KRW), $SPK (spot KRW)
• Coinbase: $CHIP (spot), $OPG (spot), $SIGN (spot), $DIEM (spot), $BLEND (spot), $VIRTUAL (roadmap), $PROS (roadmap), $KAIO (roadmap), $WRON (roadmap)
• Bybit: $OPG (spot, futures), $CHIP (spot), $TSLA (futures), $TSM (futures), $INTC (futures), $HOOD (futures), $BLEND (spot)
• Bithumb: $BASED (spot), $CHIP (spot)
• Binance: $CHIP (spot), $OPG (futures)
• Robinhood: $CHIP (spot), $USDG (spot), $ZEC (spot)

Regulatory
• New York sues Coinbase and Gemini for violating state law
• Justin Sun sues Trump-backed World Liberty Financial
• Donald Trump states he "will look into" concerns regarding insider betting on Polymarket
• Coinbase vows to defend federal oversight of prediction markets
• GOP leaders reportedly called Howard Lutnick to reverse a crypto PAC's move from Texas

Market Flows
• DoorDash to offer stablecoin payments to drivers using Tempo
• Thiel-backed Ramp to allow stablecoin rails for payments and spending via Plasma
• Mantle proposes a 30,000 ETH loan to Aave to backstop bad debt
• Securitize names former IMF representative to its board as it pursues a public listing
• JPMorgan reports DeFi exploits and stagnant TVL continue to limit institutional appeal
• Tencent and Alibaba in talks to invest in AI firm DeepSeek at a $20B+ valuation
• Pyth partners with Kalshi to provide the backbone for global prediction markets

$XCN listed on Upbit spot (KRW)

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$PRL listed on Bithumb spot

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$PRL listed on Upbit spot (KRW)

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$GOOGL listed on Bybit futures — Trade now

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$MSFT listed on Bybit futures — Trade now

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$META listed on Bybit futures — Trade now

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STRATEGY HAS ACQUIRED 3,273 BTC FOR ~$255.0 MILLION AT ~$77,906 PER BITCOIN

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STRATEGY BUYS $255M OF BTC AT AVERAGE PRICE OF $77,906 OVER PAST WEEK: FILING

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