Joint Maritime Blockade! US Plans Blocking of the Strait of Hormuz

SHARE, a decentralized physical infrastructure network, closed its seed funding round on April 14. The round was led by Greenfield Capital, with participation from Kosmos Ventures, Generative Ventures, Zee Prime Capital, plus other strategic funds and angel investors. The exact funding amount was not disclosed.

Recently, on April 14, 31-year-old American influencer Ashlee Jenae died at a luxury resort in Tanzania. Her fiancé Joe McCann—founder of crypto hedge fund Asymmetric—claimed she died by suicide, but Jenae’s family and friends have strongly denied this. They released an open letter stating she would never take her own life and demanding authorities investigate the case. Public records show McCann’s fund suffered a 78% loss in July 2025 and was forced to close. The timeline from the fund’s collapse to Jenae’s sudden death after their engagement has led the crypto community to question whether the events are merely coincidental. Tanzanian police are still investigating the case. The autopsy report has not been released, and McCann has not been formally charged.

April 14 — Aster today officially announced via social media that it launched GENIUS perpetual contract trading at 15:30 UTC on April 13. Genius becomes the first Aster Code partner to debut on Rocket Launch. Additionally, the 8th round of the Rocket Launch event is now live, with @GeniusTerminal as the partner project. The event offers a total of $200,000 in ASTER token rewards, split into two pools: one for users trading on Aster DEX, and the other for those trading on Genius Terminal.

On April 14, Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino took to Twitter to hint at a major announcement scheduled for the same day.

On April 14th, predictive market platform Polymarket rolled out a bug bounty program on the Cantina platform, offering a maximum reward of $5 million. The program covers Polymarket’s entire tech stack, including: - 18 smart contracts on Polygon (V1/V2 CTFExchange, NegRisk versions, fee module, conditional token framework, pUSD collateral wrapper/unwrapper system, UMA oracle adapter, etc.) - Web applications - Related infrastructure Vulnerabilities qualifying for the highest reward tier include remote code execution, sensitive data exposure, subdomain takeover involving wallet connection interactions, and malicious transaction injection. Smart contract-related vulnerabilities are eligible for up to $5 million, while web application vulnerabilities carry a maximum reward of $250,000. The program is now officially open for submissions.

April 14 — AP sources report the U.S. and Iran may be on the verge of a second round of talks, with Pakistan’s capital Islamabad again eyed as a possible venue. Geneva, Switzerland, is also a contender. While location and timing remain unconfirmed, the talks could happen as soon as Thursday.