Another Crypto Project Shuts Down: Lending Protocol Tropykus Closes Current Version, Deposits and Borrowing Features Permanently Disabled

**April 29th Crypto Update** Per alternative data, the cryptocurrency Fear & Greed Index is 26 today—down from 33 yesterday, marking intensified market fear. **Note**: The index spans 0-100, with components including: - Volatility (25%) - Market trading volume (25%) - Social media hype (15%) - Market sentiment (15%) - Bitcoin dominance (10%) - Google Trends analysis (10%)

On April 29, Polymarket officially addressed data leak allegations, clarifying: - Its data has never been leaked; all relevant information is accessible via public endpoints and on-chain data, with the platform framing on-chain transparency as an inherent feature—not a security vulnerability. - Any user can freely access the data through its API with no payment required. Earlier reports had alleged Polymarket was suspected of a data leak involving over 300,000 records and a leaked exploit toolkit.

Onchain Lens monitoring revealed on April 29 that a newly created wallet—potentially linked to BitMine—received 20,000 ETH (valued at $45.85 million) from FalconX. In total, the wallet has accumulated 45,000 ETH (worth $103 million) from BitGo and FalconX.

**FLASH: Trump Shot at WHCA Dinner (First as President); Forbes Alleges Eric Trump’s Bitcoin Arbitrage Cost Investors $500M** On the evening of April 25, President Donald Trump was shot at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner—his first time attending the century-old event as U.S. president, ending years of boycotts. Trump had skipped the dinner for four straight years during his first term and again in 2025 (his first year in a second term). His 2017 absence marked the first time a sitting U.S. president missed the dinner since Ronald Reagan was hospitalized after an assassination attempt in 1981; that year, Trump held a rally in Pennsylvania instead, denouncing mainstream media as “fake news.” He previously attended as a private guest in 2011 and 2015, with a memorable 2011 moment where he was mocked by then-President Barack Obama. Three days after the shooting, Forbes published a bombshell investigation accusing Eric Trump of using Bitcoin to profit at t

On April 29th, Upbit will be listing BLEND trading pairs against KRW, BTC, and USDT.

ZetaChain Official Announcement April 29th On April 27th, ZetaChain was targeted in a premeditated attack. The attacker used Tornado Cash to deposit funds and forge wallet addresses. Key updates: - Cross-chain ZETA transfers were unaffected. - All affected user funds remain secure; all impacted wallets are under ZetaChain’s control. - A mainnet patch has been deployed. Cross-chain transactions will be re-enabled following thorough monitoring.