OKX Wallet Pharos Airdrop Window Turns April 20 Into a Claim-Prep Check
The Pharos x OKX Wallet airdrop campaign moved through its April 20 deposit deadline, creating a claim-prep and lockup check.
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Base Mainnet RPC Upgrade Puts April 21 Node Readiness on the Chain-Ops Watch
Base scheduled a mainnet RPC upgrade for April 21, creating a short chain-ops readiness check for apps using public RPC.
Polymarket Funding Talks Put a $15B Prediction-Market Valuation on the Discovery Board
Polymarket is reportedly in talks for a $400M raise at a $15B valuation, putting prediction-market infrastructure back on Radar.
KelpDAO LayerZero Attribution Keeps DeFi Protocol Risk on Radar
LayerZero-linked attribution around the KelpDAO incident keeps bridge design and DeFi collateral dependencies in focus.
KelpDAO rsETH Contagion Freezes Put DeFi Protocol Ops Back on Radar
New KelpDAO rsETH reporting highlights protocol-wide pauses and downstream freezes, turning the exploit into a DeFi protocol-ops watch item.
Pi Protocol 22 Deadline Turns Node Readiness Into a Chain Update Watch
Pi Protocol 22 reports and Pi’s official node page turn node readiness into a chain-update watch for April.
Base Azul Sepolia Activation Puts Node Migration on the April 20 Chain Update Board
Base Azul Sepolia activation on April 20 puts node migration and proof-system changes on the chain update board.
Circle USDC Bridge Launch Adds a Native Cross-Chain Rail to the Radar Board
Circle’s USDC Bridge launch adds a native cross-chain stablecoin rail for Radar readers tracking settlement infrastructure.
Tether Drift Recovery Support Keeps Solana Protocol Ops in Focus
Tether’s reported support for Drift recovery adds a protocol-ops item to the Solana discovery board.
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