IoTeX offers a 10% bounty to the cross-chain bridge hacker, demanding the return of $4.4 million worth of assets within 48 hours.

Scroll proposes revoking the UN Security Council; multisig addresses take over three major agreement contracts

Scroll Foundation proposed on April 14 to dissolve the current Security Council and transfer administrative control to Scroll Admin’s multisig address because the Security Council’s operating costs do not match actual usage. The transition period will be ten days, and it will rely on member support. The new structure will continue to ensure the protocol’s security standards, and this does not mean compromising on security. The role of DAO contributors will also be scaled back to align with current priorities and operational needs.

Cardano Sets Stage for Two Key Upgrades in H1, 2026, What to Expect? - U.Today

Cardano is preparing for two major upgrades in 2026: Ouroboros Leios, a scaling solution to boost transaction speeds, and the van Rossem hard fork to enhance performance and security. Both upgrades are on track for June launches.

Scroll proposes to dissolve the Security Council; governance over protocol management will be transferred to a multisig address

Gate News message, April 14, Scroll released an important proposal for protocol governance, planning to dissolve the Security Council and transfer protocol management permissions to the Scroll Admin multisig address. The transition is expected to be completed within the next ten days. Scroll said that the operating costs of the Security Council are no longer reasonable compared with the actual usage in the past few quarters, and the related resources should be better used for product development and growth. Scroll will work with major stakeholders to explore a new Security Council structure that is more suitable for current market conditions.

Ripple Treasury integrates NDepth, further enhancing interoperability between SWIFT and XRP

Ripple teamed up with NDepth to strengthen Ripple Treasury’s enterprise financial management solutions, integrating bank fee analysis, funds optimization, and financial data insights to improve compatibility with existing financial systems and provide institutional customers with better liquidity connectivity. This strategy reflects Ripple’s market positioning shift from replacing SWIFT to coexisting with it, laying the groundwork for expanding the institutional application ecosystem for XRP.

Circle confirms Arc Network’s token launch and advances the post-quantum security mainnet

Circle co-founder Jeremy Allaire announced that he will issue a native token for Arc Network, covering three main functions: governance, ecosystem incentives, and economic interests alignment, and plans to transition to a Proof of Stake (PoS) system. Arc Network will build post-quantum signatures within the first day of mainnet to address future quantum attack threats and ensure blockchain security. The token plan has not yet released specific details; more information will be published soon.

Genius published a whitepaper after the airdrop, and the token surged 850%—market cap broke past 800 million

Genius launched an airdrop on April 14, and the token value surged by 850%; at one point, FDV exceeded $820 million. The platform’s core is built around three key development directions, including privacy transactions, actively managed liquidity AMMs, and binary options tools. It designs a refund mechanism to protect users and promote token stability, but liquidity risk must be kept in mind.