Bullish collaborates with Ripple Prime to provide access to the BTC options market

Blockworks announced the completion of Series A expansion financing, with a post investment valuation of $192 million. This round of financing is jointly led by ParaFi Capital and Reciprocal Ventures, with participation from institutions such as Coinbase Ventures and MoonPay Ventures, as well as over 20 founders and operators from Solana, LayerZero, Arbitrarum, Kraken, and other projects. The specific financing amount has not been disclosed yet. Blockworks stated that the cryptocurrency market has grown to a trillion dollar scale, but still faces challenges such as scattered data and inconsistent disclosure. The company plans to address these challenges through a "data+disclosure+investor relations" architecture. （CNBC）

According to Gate data, spot silver fell to $72 per ounce, hitting a new low since April 7th, with a intraday decline of 1.53%. The US dollar index DXY rose to 98.77. US and Brent crude oil rose in the short term, with the latest prices reaching $105.75 and $107.79 per barrel, respectively.

According to Cointelegraph, Andre Cronje stated that most DeFi protocols have shifted from being "immutable public goods" to "profitable businesses that can operate," relying on mechanisms such as upgradable contracts and multi signature permissions. He mentioned that recent attacks at the $280 million and $293 million levels have exposed risks to infrastructure and access control. Flying Tulip introduced a circuit breaker mechanism to delay withdrawals in the event of abnormal fund outflows, providing a 6-hour emergency response window, but sparked controversy over centralization. Michael Egorov believes that this mechanism may increase security vulnerabilities, and DeFi should reduce human intervention. Industry analysis suggests that DeFi is shifting from "code as law" to "hybrid governance+operational control".

Galaxy Digital reported a net loss of $216 million in the first quarter of 2026 due to the sluggish cryptocurrency market. （Cointelegraph）

The spot gold price fell by more than 1% within the day, now trading at $4551.07 per ounce.