Odaily Planet Daily reports that IoTeX has announced a 10% white-hat bounty (approximately $440,000) for the hackers who attacked its ioTube cross-chain bridge, provided they return approximately $4.4 million in stolen assets within 48 hours. IoTeX co-founder and CEO Raullen Chai stated that if the funds are returned, the team will not pursue legal action or disclose their identity to law enforcement.

According to a report by the Financial Times, the Board of Peace, led by US President Trump, is exploring the issuance of a stablecoin pegged to the US dollar to support the digital transaction system in Gaza. Sources indicate that the stablecoin would be "a way for Gaza residents to make digital payments." Gaza is currently experiencing a severe humanitarian crisis, making cash extremely difficult to obtain. Numerous banking facilities and ATMs have been damaged or closed, and new cash transfers are restricted, leading residents to increasingly rely on digital payment methods. The stablecoin proposal was put forward against this backdrop, aiming to establish basic financial transaction infrastructure. The project is spearheaded by Israeli tech entrepreneur Liran Tancman and is being pursued in collaboration with institutions such as the National Council for the Administration of Gaza (NCAG). Sources indicate that the plan includes not only a stablecoin but also the establishment of a "secure digital infrastructure" as an open platform to support electronic payments, financial services, online education, and healthcare systems, allowing users to control their own data.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that Taylor Lindman, former Deputy General Counsel of Chainlink Labs, has joined the SEC as Chief Legal Counsel of the Crypto Task Force, succeeding Michael Selig, who was promoted to Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC). Lindman served at Chainlink for over five years, primarily responsible for legal matters related to oracle networks and smart contract data infrastructure. The SEC Crypto Task Force, established last year, focuses on regulatory discussions surrounding tokenization and decentralized finance, driving the development of a U.S. crypto regulatory framework.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that the Ethereum Foundation has announced the establishment of a dedicated DeFi support team, creating a DeFi unit within the App Relations department, to promote the development of decentralized finance protocols and strengthen its "DeFipunk" concept. The new team appoints former DELV CEO and MakerDAO governance architect Charles St. Louis as DeFi Protocol Specialist, Gearbox Protocol co-founder Ivan (ivangbi) as DeFi Coordinator, and Jason Chaskin to lead the overall App Relations work. The Ethereum Foundation stated that its ideal DeFi should possess characteristics such as permissionless, censorship-resistant, privacy-first, self-custodial, and open-source, emphasizing support for projects that truly meet these principles. Charles St. Louis stated that "DeFipunk" represents a core concept: DeFi should not merely be a modified version of traditional finance, but rather a financial system that can only exist on Ethereum.

Odaily Planet Daily reports that US President Trump stated: Numerous reports from fake news media have been circulating claiming that General Daniel Caine, sometimes referred to as Razin, opposes war with Iran. These reports do not attribute this massive amount of information to anyone and are 100% false. General Caine, like all of us, does not want war, but if the decision is made to confront Iran militarily, he believes we can easily win. He knows Iran very well because he was in charge of Operation Midnight Hammer, which targeted Iran's nuclear program. All reports about a possible war with Iran are false and deliberate. I am the decision-maker, and I would rather have a deal than war, but if we cannot reach a deal, it will be an extremely bad day for Iran and the Iranian people. It is very sad; they are great and wonderful, and this should not happen to them.