BlockBeats news, April 20, Solana ecosystem liquidity protocol Orca released the latest update on the security incident involving cloud hosting platform Vercel: Orca's front-end is hosted on Vercel. Out of caution, all potentially leaked keys and deployment credentials have been rotated. Orca's on-chain protocol and user funds remain unaffected. The official team will continue monitoring and will provide updates as more information becomes available.

PANews reported on April 20 that, according to Xinhua News Agency citing a report by the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting on April 19, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy has designated a new shipping route from south of Hormuz Island to south of Larak Island. The report stated that the route, named the "Larak Corridor," is off-limits to the Revolutionary Guard Navy without its permission. Earlier reports indicated that a spokesperson for the Iranian Armed Forces' Hatham Anbia Central Headquarters stated that the US military attacked an Iranian container ship in the Gulf of Oman on the 19th, and the Iranian Armed Forces subsequently launched multiple drones to strike several US warships.

BlockBeats news, April 20, DeFi protocol Fluid officially announced the launch of the aWETH redemption protocol. Due to the 100% utilization rate of ETH on the Aave platform, many borrowers are currently unable to withdraw funds and face increasing risks if market volatility occurs. The aWETH redemption protocol will allow ETH borrowers to:• Redeem into wstETH or weETH• Immediately restore liquidity• Reduce liquidation riskIf users have only borrowed ETH, they can fully redeem. If users have ETH collateral and other debts, the collateral will be seamlessly converted to wstETH or weETH, while the debt remains unchanged. Fluid is collaborating with Lido Finance, EtherFi, and other ecosystem partners, aiming to reduce DeFi systemic risk, alleviate usage pressure, and support a healthier DeFi market. The protocol's initial capacity is capped at $10 billion worth of ETH.

BlockBeats news, on April 20, Binance founder CZ stated that he couldn't make it to Hong Kong this time. However, he will soon hold his first book signing event in Dubai, just waiting for the physical books to arrive.

深潮 TechFlow 消息，4 月 19 日，据 CoinDesk 报道，Kelp DAO 基于 LayerZero 的跨链桥遭攻击，攻击者转出 116,500 枚 rsETH，按当前价格计算约价值 2.92 亿美元，占其流通供应量约 18% 。此次事件已成为 2026 年迄今规模最大的 DeFi 攻击。受事件影响，Aave、SparkLend、Fluid 已冻结 rsETH 相关市场，Lido Finance 暂停 earnETH 产品新增存款。Kelp DAO 表示，正与 LayerZero、审计机构及外部安全专家共同调查。

PANews reported on April 18 that blockchain detective ZachXBT previously stated that the "pump and dump" behavior of RAVE tokens originated from three cryptocurrency exchanges. In response, Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng stated on the X platform: "Thank you ZachXBT for reporting this to Binance. We are currently investigating and will always fulfill our responsibilities to investigate all market misconduct."

PANews reported on April 18th that, according to CoinAnk data, the total liquidation amount for cryptocurrency futures contracts across the entire network reached $255 million in the past 24 hours, including $161 million in long positions and $94.1275 million in short positions. The total liquidation amount for BTC was $78.2376 million, and for ETH it was $45.0994 million.

BlockBeats News, April 19, according to Al Jazeera, U.S. President Trump attempted to project optimism, suggesting that ongoing negotiations could still achieve a breakthrough. However, this claim faces increasing skepticism, especially as Iran indicated that the Strait of Hormuz has been closed again after a brief reopening.Sinan Azodi, Director of Middle East Studies at George Washington University, expressed doubt about Trump's message and warned that the on-ground situation is vastly different. "I'm not sure I can believe what President Trump claims is true. The president tends to make many assertions that are not necessarily accurate.For instance, when he says the Iranians will give up their enriched uranium... the Iranians have 100% denied this." Azodi believes that Iran's renewed blockade of the strait is a response to the U.S. "double blockade," with Iran understanding that Hormuz is its "biggest bargaining chip." (Jin10)

BlockBeats News, April 19, Georgetown University Qatar campus political science associate professor Musgrave believes that neither the US nor Iran has reached a "political tipping point," and the war may continue for "some time." Iran has once again closed the Strait of Hormuz after briefly reopening it for a day. Trump responded that Tehran cannot blackmail the US, while Iran's Supreme Leader stated that the Iranian navy is ready to deliver a "new painful defeat" to the enemy.Musgrave indicated that interest groups on both sides are leveraging their influence to pursue their respective outcomes: Iran's Revolutionary Guard hopes to take a tougher stance against the US in negotiations, while Trump wants a "beautiful, shiny victory." The current situation is "unstable," with both sides unable to find a compromise on structural issues such as nuclear activities and economic impacts.Trump's persistent optimism about reaching a deal makes him appear "somewhat weak," but if no one is willing to offer a deal, he has no choice but to continue. (Jin10)

Deep Tide TechFlow news, April 17: According to documents from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) submitted a rule change proposal (File No. SR-NYSE-2026-17) to the SEC on April 9, 2026, proposing to add Rule 7.50 and amend related provisions to allow eligible securities to be traded in tokenized form on the exchange.The proposal is advanced based on the Depository Trust Company (DTC)'s three-year tokenization pilot program, modeled after similar Nasdaq rules previously approved by the SEC. According to the proposal, tokenized securities must share the same CUSIP number, trading symbol, and shareholder rights as traditional securities to trade with equal priority on the same order book. Initially, the scope is limited to Russell 1000 index constituents and ETFs tracking major indices, with the settlement cycle remaining T+1 unchanged, and existing regulatory rules simultaneously applying to tokenized securities.