iMessage Exploited

Alpha Team
April 15, 2024

🚨 Alert: iMessage Security Flaw

iMessage Exploit: Trust Wallet and others have warned iOS users about a zero-day iMessage exploit threatening iPhone security.

Users Urged to Disable iMessage: Due to this security risk, users are recommended to disable iMessage until Apple releases a security patch to prevent potential infiltrations.

Community Debates Security: The advice to disable iMessage has led to widespread discussions among users, some of whom question the threat's legitimacy and seek effective protection strategies. Read More.

️ On today's Top Picks:

🗳️SafeDAO votes to make token transferable.
🪂Parcl launches $PRCL airdrop checker.
💸Coinbase Ventures invests in BOB.
🔓Arbitrum $ARB ~$110M unlock on April 16th.

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Crypto News

• ⭐️ Trust Wallet warns iOS users of zero-day exploit targeting iMessage.

• Hong Kong approves Bitcoin $BTC & Ethereum $ETH ETFs.

• Solana $SOL releases patch to alleviate congestion issues on the network.

• Arbitrum $ARB launches BOLD on testnet as it advances towards becoming a Stage 2 Rollup.

• Stepn partners with Adidas to release Genesis Sneakers NFT collection.

• Norway introduces data center legislation to restrict crypto mining.

Alpha

• ⭐️ SafeDAO votes to make $SAFE token transferable beginning on April 23rd.

• StakeStone announces upcoming Wave1 Upgrade with enhanced rewards & new points system.

• Bebop launches revamped OG achievements on Rep3.

• Clusters teases potential announcement in May with picture of a clock on X.

Airdrops

• Omni Network $OMNI airdrop claim to go live on Wednesday, April 17th.

• Hyperliquid airdrops ~4M points to closed alpha users.

• ⭐️ Parcl launches $PRCL airdrop checker for initial community distribution.

• Soarchain unveils $SOAR airdrop details for stakers, testnet users, and more.

Finance News

• Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Germany's largest bank; to offer crypto custody services.

• Samsung provided up to $6.4B to develop manufacturing and research cluster in Texas.

• Samsung overtakes Apple $AAPL as world's top phone maker.

• Tesla $TSLA to lay off 10% of its global workforce due to declining sales & EV price wars.

• X to charge new users small fee for writing access due to bots.

Security and Exploits

• Grand Base exploited for ~$2M due to deployer wallet compromise.

• Palo Alto Networks patches vulnerability in their PAN-OS firewall software.

Token Unlocks

• Merkle Trade (Aptos) / ZUSDC / 207.44%
• Aerodrome (Base) / USDCSTAR / 76.09%
• Extra Finance (Base) / WUSDRUSDBC / 68.18%
• Morpho Blue (Ethereum) / USDEDAI / 60.78%
• Cetus (Sui) / USDYUSDC / 49.03%
• Curve DEX (Ethereum) / IDAIIUSDCIUSDT / 48.28%
• Frax (Ethereum) / SFRAX / 46.23%
• Blast Futures (Blast) / USDB / 46.15%

Funding

• BITKRAFT Ventures and HASHED.

• Inference Labs, a trustless execution layer of AI; raises $2.3M in Pre-Seed funding co-led by Mechanism Capital, DACM, & Delphi Ventures.

• ⭐️ BOB, a Bitcoin EVM hybrid L2; raises an undisclosed amount in Strategic funding from Coinbase Ventures.

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PROTOCOL	ASSETS	APY
Merkle Trade (Aptos)	ZUSDC	207.44%
Aerodrome (Base)	USDCSTAR	76.09%
Extra Finance (Base)	WUSDRUSDBC	68.18%
Morpho Blue (Ethereum)	USDEDAI	60.78%
Cetus (Sui)	USDYUSDC	49.03%
Curve DEX (Ethereum)	IDAIIUSDCIUSDT	48.28%
Frax (Ethereum)	SFRAX	46.23%
Blast Futures (Blast)	USDB	46.15%