Daily Recap — April 20

Lead stories

KelpDAO was hacked — 116,500 ETH (~$293M) was drained from the rsETH restaking token. Analysts linked the attack to the Lazarus Group

The global uncertainty index hit an all-time high, surpassing levels seen during COVID-19, the 2008 financial crisis, and the dot-com crash

Last week, investors poured nearly $1B into spot Bitcoin ETFs — the best result since January, signaling renewed risk appetite

Strategy bought another 34,164 BTC worth $2.54B

Russia has over 190,000 illegal miners versus just 5,500 legal ones. Authorities plan to tighten control while also legalizing mining in energy-surplus regions to collect taxes

Coinbase replaced two former top managers with AI agents, which are already assisting employees with tasks and strategy inside work tools

BitMine bought another 101,627 ETH last week — bringing its holdings to nearly 5M ETH (~4.1% of total supply)

In China, a trend is accelerating around creating AI employee twins — neural networks replicate human skills and behavior 🤖

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