Circle minted 250 million USDC on the Solana network 6 hours ago

April 19th: Defillama founder 0xngmi noted the KelpDAO hack has sparked a bank run across DeFi lending protocols, triggering a chain reaction of panic withdrawals—even hitting Solana-based protocols and those not directly affected. Key net outflows: - Aave: $6.2B (-23%) - Morpho: $716M (-9%) - Sky: $272M (-4%) - JupLend: $76M (-8%) 0xngmi added total DeFi TVL (Total Value Locked) has directly evaporated nearly $10B. “No winners in such events—only the entire industry’s ‘cake’ shrinking, with everyone taking a hit,” he said.

April 19th — Onchain Lens data shows a whale deposited 3 million USDC into Hyperliquid before ramping up its BTC short position. The address currently holds 700 BTC in a 30x-leveraged short position, valued at approximately $52.89 million. Its entry price is $75,919, with a liquidation price of $80,839.93.

On April 19th, LookOnChain monitoring data reveals that 80 days prior, trader 0x5811 invested $542 to purchase 7.43 billion ASTEROID tokens. The day before ASTEROID’s price surged, the trader liquidated all 7.43 billion tokens for $405 total—suffering a $137 loss. Now, the value of those 7.43 billion ASTEROID tokens has topped $2.6 million, leaving the trader with a massive missed profit opportunity.

April 19th — Former President Trump said in a message Tuesday that Iran fired in the Strait of Hormuz the previous day, a blatant violation of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement. Multiple weapons were aimed at a French vessel and a British tanker, he noted, calling the move “quite unfriendly.” Trump added his representatives will travel to Islamabad, Pakistan, arriving tomorrow night for negotiations. He also said Iran recently announced closing the strait, but the U.S. blockade had already achieved that — Iran inadvertently helped, yet faces $500 million in daily losses, while the U.S. has incurred no losses. Many ships are now heading to Texas, Louisiana, and Alaska to load goods, he claimed, crediting Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for “always eager to play hardball.” The U.S. has proposed a very fair and reasonable agreement, Trump said, hoping Iran will accept it. If not, “the U.S. will take out every power plant and bridge in Iran. No more Mr. Nice Guy! T

On April 19th, MicroStrategy founder Michael Saylor once again shared Bitcoin Tracker-related information, noting, "Think Even ?igger."

Per past precedent, MicroStrategy typically discloses its Bitcoin purchase details the day after releasing such related updates.

**April 19: Lugano’s Satoshi Nakamoto Statue Vandalized Again** The Satoshi Nakamoto statue in Lugano, Switzerland, was vandalized for a second time on April 19, with its metal frame bent and damaged. The Lugano Satoshi Nakamoto Museum responded: “You can bend steel, but you cannot distort its meaning.” Designed by Italian artist Valentina Picozzi, the statue debuted at Parco Ciani Park in October 2024. It was first targeted during Switzerland’s National Day celebrations in August 2024: individuals removed it from its pedestal, shattered it into pieces, and dumped it into Lake Lugano. City workers recovered the statue, repaired it, and reinstalled it around October 2024, followed by a second unveiling ceremony.