BroadChain learned that at 13:16 on April 24, Tether issued an additional 1 billion USDT on the Ethereum network in the early hours of April 24, while freezing approximately $344 million USDT in coordination with US law enforcement agencies, involving two addresses. Tether stated it has cooperated with over 340 law enforcement agencies across 65 countries, with cumulative frozen assets exceeding $4.4 billion. Previously, two addresses on the Tron network had approximately 213 million and 131 million USDT frozen respectively.
The Bank for International Settlements warned that cryptocurrency exchanges provide banking-like lending services through wealth management and other products, forming a "shadow banking" system that lacks deposit insurance and regulatory safeguards. Over 100 US crypto companies jointly urged the Senate to advance the Clarity Act legislation, demanding clear division of responsibilities between the SEC and CFTC to avoid regulatory fragmentation.
After KelpDAO was hacked, Aave, together with Lido, EtherFi, and others, launched a "DeFi United" rescue operation, committing to deploy ETH to fill the rsETH collateral gap. The Arbitrum Security Council froze approximately $71 million in related funds, sparking industry discussions on the boundaries of decentralization. Aave has suspended rsETH reserve operations on multiple networks.
A US soldier was arrested for betting on Maduro on Polymarket and profiting over $400,000. Trump stated he would investigate insider trading. The Lebanon-Israel ceasefire was extended by three weeks, with Israel saying it is ready to restart the war with Iran.