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Cardano’s Leios Upgrade and Bitcoin DeFi Tool Pogun Headline Input Output’s 2026 Funding Slate

Input Output (IO), the engineering organization behind Cardano, submitted nine treasury funding proposals on Wednesday totaling $38.9 million, nearly 50% less than the $97.5 million it requested from the community last year. Key Takeaways: Input Output submitted 9 Cardano treasury proposals totaling $38.9M, nearly 50% less than its 2026 ask. The Leios upgrade targets 1,000+ TPS and is scheduled…
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Certik Analyst: KelpDAO Exploit Reveals High-Stakes Shift in Cross-Chain Cybercrime

In a Nutshell On April 18 the Arbitrum Security Council and SEAL 911 froze 30,766 ETH after Kelp DAO’s rsETH bridge was exploited by the Lazarus Group, which used falsely minted rsETH as Aave collateral to borrow WETH, creating systemic bad debt; $71M recovered, $220M remains missing. Blockchain analyst Wenzhao Dong observed that the Lazarus Group demonstrated a sophisticated grasp of…
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Incident Report: Llamarisk, Aave Service Providers Detail Kelp rsETH Hack Across Ethereum and Arbitrum Markets

DefiPublished:Apr 20, 2026, 7:30 PM Incident Report: Llamarisk, Aave Service Providers Detail Kelp rsETH Hack Across Ethereum and Arbitrum Markets An incident report published by Llamarisk to the Aave forum explains that a bridge exploit targeting KelpDAO’s Layerzero V2 rsETH route on Saturday allowed an attacker to extract 116,500 rsETH from Ethereum’s OFT adapter without burning any tokens…
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Polymarket Traders Give Bitcoin 31% Chance of Hitting $80,000 This Month

Prediction market traders are putting real money on where bitcoin goes next, and right now, the crowd is split between a short-term bounce and a deeper correction. Key Takeaways: Polymarket shows a 31% chance bitcoin hits $80K in April 2026, making it the most active live bracket with $3.7M in volume. Kalshi traders give bitcoin only an 18% chance of reclaiming $100K before July 2026, with 41%…
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