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Resolv Labs conducted a contract upgrade on April 6 following the minting vulnerability attack on March 22, forcibly burning 36.73 million USR stablecoins held by the attacker. The attack used leaked AWS keys, leaving Resolv facing a $34 million loss. The incident highlights the major risks DeFi protocols face in terms of security for off-chain infrastructure, underscoring that security audits should include backend key management and abnormal transaction detection mechanisms.

The prediction market platform Polymarket will undergo a full rebuild, launching a new collateral token, “Polymarket USD,” to replace the existing USDC.e, in order to enhance its control over the settlement layer and comply with regulatory requirements. The upgrade will affect users’ trading workflows: ordinary users can complete the conversion automatically, while advanced users must do it manually. This move is intended to strengthen management of market manipulation and to promote a shift toward compliance.

Bitcoin (BTC) fell to about $68,800 on April 7, driven by geopolitical risks in the Middle East and Trump’s hardline remarks toward Iran. The Saudi explosion incident boosted global safe-haven sentiment, and technical indicators showed overbought pressure. In addition, Bitcoin’s key support lies in the $67,500 to $69,500 range; if it breaks below $66,000, the risk will widen to $64,000. Several analysts believe the pullback is more like a healthy correction rather than a trend reversal.