U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad are about to resume! KelpDAO was attacked for 290 million, causing Aave to have huge bad debts. More than 6.6 billion US dollars were evacuated in panic. BTC fell below 75,000. Musk ignited the meme currency ASTEROID and soared by more than 500%.

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[Currency News] The U.S.-Iran talks in Islamabad are about to resume! KelpDAO was attacked for 290 million, causing Aave to have huge bad debts. More than 6.6 billion US dollars were evacuated in panic, BTC fell below 75,000, and Musk ignited the Meme currency ASTEROID to soar by more than 500%. Today is April 19, 2026. The geopolitical game in the Middle East has entered a period of extreme pressure and resumption of negotiations, while the encryption market has encountered the largest DeFi security black swan event this year - the theft of up to US$290 million from KelpDAO triggered a bad debt crisis and capital run on Aave. Under the double negative pressure of macro and industry, Bitcoin fell below 75,000 US dollars, but the myth of wealth creation is still being performed in the Meme currency market. The following is a detailed summary of today's core content: 1. Macroscopic shock: The United States and Iran are planning to resume talks in Islamabad, and traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has stalled again. A new round of negotiations is imminent: Multiple signs indicate that a new round of negotiations between the United States and Iran will most likely be held in Islamabad, Pakistan, before Friday. A transport plane carrying American personnel has landed, and local security has been fully upgraded. U.S. President Trump said after the White House Situation Room meeting that "a peace agreement will happen" and predicted that U.S. representatives will arrive tomorrow night. Prediction markets also show that the probability of a meeting before Wednesday is as high as 94%. Strait crisis and maximum pressure: Although negotiations are imminent, shipping in the Strait of Hormuz has once again come to a standstill. Iran announced that it will resume strict control of the strait and fired warnings at merchant ships trying to pass. Iran stated that it will give priority to releasing ships that have paid a "security service fee." Although the fee is designated to be paid in Bitcoin (BTC), the actual settlement mainly relies on stablecoins. Tough bottom line for both sides: Trump issued an ultimatum, saying that if Iran does not accept the agreement, the United States will destroy every one of its power plants and bridges, and the US military is also preparing to board and seize Iranian-related merchant ships in the next few days. The Iranian speaker of parliament and the president responded strongly, saying they did not trust the United States and would never give up nuclear rights. They also stated that the military was ready to respond to the restart of war at any time. 2. DeFi Black Swan: The theft of KelpDAO triggered a bad debt crisis in Aave, and US$6.6 billion was urgently evacuated. The biggest hacker attack of the year: The liquidity re-pledge protocol KelpDAO was attacked by a serious cross-chain vulnerability, and 116,500 rsETH was illegally minted and transferred out. The loss was as high as approximately US$292 million, making it the largest DeFi security incident so far this year. Aave's serial bad debts and runs: Hackers quickly deposited most of the stolen rsETH into Aave as collateral and borrowed about 106,000 ETH, causing Aave to incur huge bad debts of about US$177 million to US$200 million. Affected by this panic, a large number of giant whales, including Justin Sun, Abraxas Capital, etc., started emergency hedging. The amount of funds withdrawn from Aave in a single day was as high as 6.6 billion US dollars, causing Aave's TVL to plummet by more than 21%. The large-scale withdrawal run caused the ETH fund utilization rate on Aave to once reach 100%, and the USDT borrowing interest rate soared to 15%. Industry chain reaction: This incident broke Aave's security "golden body" and raised profound questions about the current DeFi "non-isolated lending" model. To prevent risks, multiple protocols including Ethena, Morpho, and Hyperwave have urgently suspended LayerZero's OFT cross-chain bridge function, and Aave has also completely frozen rsETH-related markets. 3. Crypto market and institutions: BTC fell below 75,000, market sentiment rebounded under pressure and peaked and sentiment was depressed: Affected by the double blow of the macro situation and the DeFi thunderstorm, Bitcoin fell below US$75,000 today, and Ethereum fell below US$2,300. Analysts pointed out that after Bitcoin hit $78,000 recently, there was a clear deviation between "price behavior" and "realized profits," suggesting that the rebound momentum may have peaked. Currently, the funding rates of mainstream CEX have turned negative across the board, and the market is showing a clear bearish trend, with the overall panic index at 27. Giant whale's long-short game: During the market correction, a giant whale shorted approximately US$52.89 million of BTC on Hyperliquid with a leverage of 30 times. On the other hand, Michael Saylor, founder of Strategy, once again hinted that he is expected to disclose the latest Bitcoin accumulation information tomorrow. Liquidation risk intensifies: Data shows that if Bitcoin further falls below $73,000, mainstream CEX will face a multi-order liquidation storm of up to $538 million. 4. Copycats and Meme coins: ASTEROID soared by more than 500%, and the monster coin RAVE crashed by 96%. ASTEROID created the myth of wealth: Stimulated by the news that Elon Musk agreed to use the doll "Asteroid" designed by a 15-year-old girl who died of cancer as the official mascot of SpaceX, the Meme coin ASTEROID of the same name on the Ethereum chain soared by more than 519% in a single day, and its market value exceeded 1.6 in a short time. billion dollars. A trader used only $575 to obtain an astonishing return of over $1 million (more than 1,700 times), and a giant whale made a profit of $2.6 million as a result. RAVE plunges to face manipulation accusations: The altcoin RAVE, which had been rising continuously before, suffered a bloodbath. It plummeted by more than 96% within 24 hours and fell below 1 US dollar. The liquidation amount of the entire network was as high as 48.62 million US dollars, ranking third on the entire network. On-chain detective ZachXBT pointed out that there was serious price manipulation in the token (9 addresses controlled 95% of the circulation), and offered a reward of US$25,000 for clues behind the scenes, calling on the trading platform to intervene in the investigation as soon as possible. Today's market is facing both the extreme pull of macro-geography and the violent impact of black swans on the chain, and capital risk aversion is extremely strong.