[News Brief] Apr 22, morning | Address Accused of Draining Bonk Treasury Deposits Additional 400 Billion BONK to Coinbase

Address Accused of Draining Bonk Treasury Deposits Additional 400 Billion BONK to Coinbase

On the 19th, PANews, citing on-chain analyst Yu Jin, reported that an address accused of siphoning BONK from the Bonk treasury deposited an additional 400 billion BONK to Coinbase about five hours ago, worth approximately $1.11 million.

The address is said to have withdrawn 4.426 trillion BONK, worth about $21.2 million, from the Bonk treasury through a governance proposal. Of that amount, 2.426 trillion BONK, worth about $7.88 million, has already been transferred to centralized exchanges.

Yu Jin added that BONK's price has fallen 41% over the past 12 days.

MetaMask Parent Consensys Discloses Security Incident Involving North Korean Hacker Posing as Contractor

According to PANews, Matt Corva, general counsel at Consensys, the parent company of MetaMask, disclosed a security incident in which a North Korean hacker infiltrated the MetaMask team as outsourced personnel.

The individual, using the name Tyler Knapp, reportedly joined through a long-term staffing vendor and bypassed identity verification in the direct hiring process. He worked for about a month and participated in developing MetaMask wallet's fiat on-ramp and off-ramp functions.

Consensys said it detected unusual IP and behavioral patterns through security monitoring during his employment, immediately revoked all access privileges, and halted the related product launch. Matt Corva explained that no material data breach or fund loss has been confirmed so far.

South Korea Pushes Introduction of AI-Based Virtual Asset Supervision System

According to Odaily, South Korea is pushing to introduce an AI-based virtual asset supervision system and has notified more than 30 crypto-related cases, including market manipulation, over the past two years.

MetaMask said that although it was discovered that North Korean hacker Tyler Knapp had participated as a contractor in fiat on-ramp and off-ramp development, there had been no data or fund losses.

Separately, a major investor is maintaining a 1,660 BTC long position worth $107 million, while pension-usdt.eth, known for holding the largest Ethereum short position, has recorded an unrealized loss of $8.31 million on a 50,000 ETH short position.

One Year After Passage of U.S. GENIUS Act, Industry Says 'The CLARITY Act Is the Next Step'

On the 18th local time, Bitcoin Magazine said, referring to the one-year anniversary of the U.S. GENIUS Act's passage, that 'the CLARITY Act is the next step.'

The GENIUS Act is regarded as a major federal regulatory framework for digital assets in the United States. The CLARITY Act is legislation designed to clarify digital asset market structure and supervisory authority, and the industry is watching whether it will help resolve regulatory uncertainty.

Lyter to Support Stock Tokens as Collateral on Robinhood Chain

Lyter announced that it will support stock tokens as collateral on Robinhood Chain.

This support is intended to allow tokenized stocks to be used as on-chain collateral assets.

Claim Raised Over Consensus Vulnerability Related to Bitcoin BIP 110

According to Odaily, Bitcoin News reported via X that Dathon Pwn claimed to have discovered a consensus vulnerability related to the delayed upgrade of BIP 110.

The alleged vulnerability involves upgraded nodes in existing software retaining historical chain records, while newly deployed BIP 110 nodes may reject them.

In such a case, there is concern that an externally non-obvious chain split could occur on the Bitcoin network.

2,055 BTC Transferred From Kraken to Anonymous Wallet

According to Whale Alert, 2,055 BTC were transferred from Kraken to an anonymous wallet on the 19th.

The transfer was worth approximately $132.95 million. Assets moving from an exchange to an external wallet are often interpreted as a reduction in readily sellable supply, but the wallet owner and purpose of the transfer have not been confirmed.

191.20 Million USDC Transferred From Aave to Anonymous Whale Wallet

According to Whale Alert, 191,203,909 USDC, worth about $191.25 million, were transferred from Aave to an anonymous whale wallet.

The transaction was confirmed on the Ethereum network. Large stablecoin transfers can signal changes in market liquidity, but when exchange inflows or outflows are not confirmed, it is difficult to draw firm conclusions about price direction.

2,250 BTC Transferred Between Anonymous Wallets

According to Whale Alert, 2,250 BTC were transferred from one anonymous wallet to another.

The transfer was worth about $145.45 million. It was not confirmed whether the movement involved exchange inflows or outflows.

No Major U.S. Economic Data Next Week; Focus on Corporate Earnings and ECB Meeting

On the 19th, PANews reported that no key U.S. economic data releases likely to significantly affect Federal Reserve rate decisions are scheduled for next week. Instead, the full-scale release of major companies' second-quarter earnings is expected to influence equities and risk-asset sentiment.

Key events include the U.S. Conference Board Leading Economic Index for June on Monday, U.S. weekly ADP employment change on Tuesday, and after-market earnings reports on Wednesday from Alphabet, Tesla, AT&T, IBM, and Texas Instruments.

On Thursday, Intel's earnings release, the European Central Bank's rate decision, and ECB President Christine Lagarde's monetary policy press conference are scheduled.

Markets are also watching for a possible slowdown in the pace of artificial intelligence investment expansion. Some fund managers are reducing their exposure to AI-related investments, and analysts say tech-stock volatility could increase if a weaker outlook is confirmed.