KELP COMPLETES BRIDGE HARDENING AFTER APRIL 18 EXPLOIT, MOVES TO 4-DVN VERIFICATIONKelp (@KelpDAO) completed a full hardening pass across its bridging infrastructure today, following the April 18 LayerZero exploit that drained 116,500 ethereum:0xa1290d69c65a6fe4df752f95823fae25cb99e5a7 from the Ethereum-side adapter. The hardening is an interim measure while Kelp investigates a more secure cross-chain provider.Verification now requires four independent attestors instead of one: Canary, Horizen, LayerZero La ...

TRUMP REJECTS IRAN HORMUZ OFFER, KEEPS BLOCKADE UNTIL NUCLEAR DEALPresident Trump rejected Iran's offer to reopen the Strait of Hormuz in exchange for lifting the US naval blockade today, telling Axios in a phone interview that the blockade stays until Tehran agrees to a nuclear deal. "The blockade is somewhat more effective than the bombing. They are choking like a stuffed pig," Trump said.US Central Command has prepared a plan for a short and powerful wave of strikes against Iran as a fallback, three sour ...

AVALANCHE HAS HAD A MASSIVE 2026 SO FARAvalanche (@avax) is having its best year of institutional traction since launch. Grayscale's Avalanche Staking ETF (GAVA) listed on Nasdaq with 0% fees in March, with VanEck and Bitwise launching their own AVAX staking ETFs alongside. AVAX One (NASDAQ: AVX) reported Q1 revenue of $2.4M, more than double the prior quarter, and signed an LOI for a 10MW Tier 3 AI/HPC site in Alberta.Enterprise pipelines moved in parallel. Japan's Progmat is migrating its $2 Billion+ toke ...

WARSH CLEARS SENATE BANKING 13-11, FED CHAIR CONFIRMATION VOTE NOW AHEAD OF MAY 15 POWELL EXITKevin Warsh, Trump's pick to replace Jerome Powell as Fed Chair, cleared the Senate Banking Committee on a 13-11 party-line vote today. The full Senate confirmation vote is expected the week of May 11, with Powell's term ending May 15.Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) lifted his hold on Warsh last Friday after US Attorney Jeanine Pirro's office dropped the criminal probe into Powell over the Fed's $2.5B headquarters renov ...

SENATOR TILLIS ADVANCES CLARITY ACT TO COMMITTEE MARKUPSenator Thom Tillis (@SenThomTillis) announces plans to move the Clarity Act forward to a formal committee markup following a significant breakthrough in negotiations.In a report confirmed by @ChaseWilliams_, Tillis states that major banking concerns regarding stablecoin yield have been addressed and finalized for the upcoming legislative text.The bill is expected to be released to stakeholders approximately 4-5 days before the markup, with Tillis signa ...

$PENGU UNLOCKS NEW UTILITY POWERED BY VISA@PudgyPenguins officially releases physical Pengu Cards in partnership with @Visa and @KASTxyz to enable global retail spending of digital assets.The debit cards are now available in over 170 countries and are accepted at more than 150M merchant locations worldwide.Users can order the cards directly through the @KASTxyz mobile application to bridge their ecosystem holdings with real-world commerce.This rollout provides a simplified on-ramp for the community to acces ...

MOONPAY INSTITUTIONAL GOES LIVE@MoonPay officially acquires Sodot and launches MoonPay Institutional, providing high-grade entry points for traditional financial firms.The acquisition integrates Sodot's specialized security layers with MoonPay's global payments network to facilitate seamless institutional capital flows.This strategic expansion targets sovereign wealth funds and global banks seeking direct access to on-chain liquidity and yield. ...

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OKX RELEASES AGENT PAYMENTS PROTOCOL@OKX launches the Agent Payments Protocol (APP), a unifying open standard that enables autonomous AI agents to negotiate, quote, and settle complex business contracts.The protocol supports multi-modal payment plans and escrow across high-velocity networks including @Solana, @Base, @SuiNetwork, and @Pharos_network. Global infrastructure leaders @Awscloud and @Alibaba_cloud have joined as launch members alongside @Ethereumfndn, @Uniswap, and @Paxos to ensure cross-chain int ...

SOLANA VENTURES LEADS FUNDING ROUND IN SQUADSSquads (@Multisig) secures an $18M strategic funding round led by @Solana Ventures to scale its decentralized business finance infrastructure.The firm is doubling down on its existing multisig protocols while launching Altitude, a platform designed to replace traditional corporate bank accounts with on-chain treasury management.This capital injection allows businesses to manage global payroll, expenses, and capital allocation directly on the Solana network with i ...