Odaily Odaily reports that the U.S. Department of Justice has filed charges against U.S. Army Special Forces soldier Gannon Ken Van Dyke, accusing him of using classified intelligence to place bets on the prediction market platform Polymarket regarding the U.S. raid on Venezuela, resulting in illegal profits of over $400,000.
According to the latest disclosure by CNN, Trump appears to have shifted his stance on the matter. Upon learning that the soldier had bet on Maduro's downfall, Trump compared the situation to baseball legend Pete Rose betting on his own team to win, downplaying the response. Trump stated: "It's like Rose betting on his own team to win. If he bet on his own team to lose, that would be bad, but he bet on them to win. I will look into it." Additionally, given Trump's support for Rose, at least several of Trump's allies have indicated that Trump should pardon the soldier. (CNN)
Odaily Odaily reported that according to on-chain analyst Ember's monitoring, the Bless project team today cross-chained 100 million BLESS to SOL to the BSC chain and sold them. Since the recent surge in BLESS, the Bless project team address has sold a total of 500 million BLESS ($5.09 million): 200 million were transferred to Bitget for sale, and 300 million were dumped on the BSC chain.
Odaily reported that Trump stated the White House Correspondents' Dinner security incident will not prevent him from winning the war in Iran. (Jin10)
Odaily Odaily reported that when answering questions from reporters, U.S. President Trump said that the unexpected incident that occurred at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner that day was "completely shocking." He heard a noise but thought it was a tray falling to the floor. "I was checking the situation," but his wife ducked faster, seemingly realizing what had happened quickly. Trump stated that he hoped to continue the dinner and promised to reschedule the dinner date as soon as possible. Trump said he had received no threat briefing before the dinner. Trump also mentioned previous assassination attempts against him and called on the American people to "resolve their differences." He also noted that bipartisan figures had condemned the incident that evening. Trump also expressed gratitude to members of the media, saying they "acted very responsibly in their coverage."
When asked whether the shooting was related to the Iran conflict, Trump said: I don't think so. (Jin Shi)
Odaily reports, according to Arkham monitoring, a key associated address of LAB (0x1e8e...E166) again transferred tokens to the Bitget deposit address (0x6593...E0bF) yesterday. It is estimated that the address received a total of 18 million LAB tokens in two batches on April 25, with a total value of approximately $15.39 million.
The current circulating supply of LAB is 230.4 million, and the total amount received by this Bitget deposit address accounts for approximately 7.81% of its total circulation. LAB is currently trading at $0.8560, up 18.82% in the past 24 hours, with a circulating market cap of approximately $197 million. A large inflow of tokens to an exchange during a price surge may indicate potential future selling or market maker position adjustments.
Previous news: A suspected LAB team address transferred 100 million tokens to two Bitget deposit addresses, accounting for 43.4% of the total circulation.
Odaily reported that the Hong Kong police have cracked a cross-border telephone fraud case. The criminal syndicate, impersonating mainland officials, specifically targeted mainland students studying in the UK and Australia. The scammers falsely claimed that the victims were involved in criminal cases such as money laundering, demanding they "cooperate with the investigation" and travel to Hong Kong to purchase gold granules multiple times at jewelry stores as "surety bonds." Each transaction was kept under 120,000 Hong Kong dollars to circumvent the gold shop registration system. The gold was then collected and moved by syndicate members. The acquired gold granules were subsequently smelted into gold bars or exchanged for cash and virtual currency. The police have received a total of 7 related cases involving approximately 7 million Hong Kong dollars, with the highest single-case loss reaching 1.6 million Hong Kong dollars. (Source: Hong Kong Wen Wei Po)
Odaily reported that U.S. President Donald Trump delivered remarks in the White House press briefing room, stating that the shooting incident was truly unexpected. Additionally, Trump also posted a close-up photo of the attacker from the White House Correspondents' Dinner on social media platforms. (Jinshi)
Odaily Planet Daily News: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that a 22-year-old California man, Evan Tangeman, has been sentenced to 70 months (approximately 5 years and 10 months) in prison, followed by 3 years of supervised release, for his involvement in a criminal organization that stole approximately $263 million in crypto assets through social engineering fraud and home invasions.
According to court documents, Tangeman pleaded guilty in December 2025, admitting to helping the criminal network launder at least $3.5 million in illicit funds.
The criminal group allegedly used the stolen funds for lavish spending, including multi-million dollar nightclub bills, Lamborghini sports cars, and high-end assets like Rolex watches.
U.S. District Attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, stated in a release that the organization "built a criminal system based on nearly absurd greed," emphasizing that Tangeman not only participated in money laundering but also destroyed evidence after his accomplices were arrested, demonstrating clear criminal intent.
This sentencing comes as data shows that the crypto industry suffered $482 million in losses from scams and hacks in the first quarter of 2026, with social engineering fraud and physical violent robberies on the rise. (Cointelegraph)
Odaily Planet Daily News: US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Paul Atkins recently reiterated the push for "Project Crypto" and announced plans to jointly develop a digital asset classification framework with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). This framework will clarify when a token is deemed a security, while also introducing an "innovation exemption" to support the on-chain trading of tokenized securities.
The market believes that the series of initiatives pushed by Paul Atkins represent one of the most aggressive shifts in crypto regulation in SEC history, marking a formal abandonment of the old “regulation by enforcement” model in favor of clear rule-making. This move could release a stronger entry signal for institutional capital that has been on the sidelines, potentially driving Bitcoin's price back above $80,000. Currently, Bitcoin is trading at approximately $77,586. The market is now focused on Atkins's further statements at the Bitcoin 2026 conference in late April. (Forbes)
Odaily reported that U.S. President Donald Trump stated on social media that a suspected gunman involved in the "security incident" at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner has been arrested.
Trump also stated that law enforcement has ordered an evacuation of the scene in accordance with relevant regulations, and we will implement it immediately. I will hold a press conference in the White House briefing room in 30 minutes. The First Lady, the Vice President, and all Cabinet members are in good health. I have communicated with all event organizers, and we will reschedule this event within 30 days. (Jinshi)
1. Shooting incident occurs at White House Correspondents' Dinner, gunman killed, Trump "unharmed";
2. Iranian Deputy Speaker: Mojtaba orders Strait of Hormuz not to return to pre-war state;
3. Aave founder: Sufficient recovery funds raised to fully cover rsETH gap;
4. US military says it will continue comprehensive blockade of ships entering and leaving Iranian ports;
5. Entity transfers 34.61 million ASTER to Aster in the early morning, valued at $22.94 million;
6. Trump: Cryptocurrency is a "huge industry";
7. Litecoin discloses zero-day vulnerability causing DoS attacks and abnormal MWEB transactions, fixed after chain reorganization;
8. Polymarket probability of "permanent peace agreement between US and Iran before April 30" stands at just 4%, down 7% in 24 hours;
9. Balancer attacker has exchanged 21,000 ETH for 617.43 BTC over the past three days;
10. Wallet linked to RookieXBT spends 25,000 USDC to purchase 1.89 million SPIKE.
Odaily reported that following the rsETH incident on April 18, Aave has initiated a rescue plan called DeFi United. Led by Aave founder Stani Kulechov, the initiative calls on the community to donate ETH through a public fundraising campaign.
The latest data shows that DeFi United has raised over 100,000 ETH, valued at more than $232 million, with over 85,000 addresses participating.
Odaily Planet Daily News: After a "security incident" at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, U.S. President Donald Trump is "safe and sound" and the dinner will continue as scheduled. (Xinhua News Agency)
Odaily: Trump stated that the Secret Service and law enforcement did an excellent job. They reacted quickly and bravely. The shooter has been apprehended. I suggested we "go ahead with the speech," but will completely defer to the directions of law enforcement. They (the dinner staff) will make a decision very soon. Whatever that decision is, tonight's event will be vastly different from the plan, so we'll just have to do it again. (Jinshi)
Odaily Odaily News: According to Fox News, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump will return to the White House Correspondents' Dinner after being urgently evacuated from the Washington Hilton hotel ballroom. It is reported that the U.S. Secret Service did not want Trump to return to the dinner venue, but Trump insisted on going back. A reporter at the White House Correspondents' Dinner stated that a "security incident" occurred during the evening's event, and a suspect has been taken into custody. According to U.S. media reports, gunshots were heard at the White House Correspondents' Dinner attended by President Donald Trump, who was subsequently escorted away by security personnel. (Jinshi)
Odaily News: Market sources indicate that the host of the White House Correspondents' Dinner stated the event will resume shortly, with more details to be shared soon. Trump is expected to return to the event as scheduled and deliver a speech. (Jin10)


