Chinese AI startup GigaAI is advancing in world model technology, leveraging vast industrial data to enhance physical AI, outperforming leading U.S. models. Despite its funding and collaborations, challenges in safe deployment and real-world replication remain critical.

Bitcoin developers have proposed BIP 361 to safeguard the network against quantum computer risks by freezing vulnerable addresses. The proposal includes a phased plan to transition users to quantum-safe wallets, but it has sparked debate on user control and security.

Zerion confirmed a recent AI-driven social engineering attack by North Korean hackers, resulting in a $100,000 loss from corporate hot wallets. User funds remain safe, and the company has taken precautionary measures. This follows another significant attack on Drift Protocol.

Gate News message, April 14, decentralized lending protocol Venus Protocol issued a statement that its isolated pools are now no longer operational. The statement said that all isolated pools have been paused, but user funds remain safe and the withdrawal function is still available. Users can choose to migrate their assets or withdraw directly depending on whether their assets are on Venus Core.

A certain cryptocurrency exchange was extorted by a criminal organization, which claimed it would release internal system access videos. The exchange confirmed it had not suffered a systemic breach, that customer funds are safe, and that due to improper conduct by customer service personnel, data from approximately 2,000 accounts was accessed. The exchange has revoked the relevant permissions and strengthened security controls. The company is working with law enforcement agencies to investigate.

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire addressed criticism at a news conference regarding the previously unfrozen stolen USDC, emphasizing that the company will only freeze wallets under law enforcement instructions. In addition, he said Circle is in communication with U.S. lawmakers, hoping to establish a “safe harbor” mechanism for stablecoin issuers.

A U.S. bank research report said that since the 1970s, the global economy’s reliance on oil has declined, and the oil required now is only one-third of that at the time, with economic resilience strengthening. In addition, Haitong Securities’ analysis found that gold did not exhibit safe-haven characteristics; after experiencing a pullback due to geopolitical shocks, it rebounded.

CZ responded to a report saying that a certain CEX provides temporary relocation for employees to the UAE, saying it is misleading. He emphasized that it is not a new situation and believes the UAE is still safe. The CEX said that offering a migration option is to flexibly respond to heightened regional tensions, but the employees still choose to stay in the UAE and the business is operating normally.

The Quantum-Safe Bitcoin (QSB) proposal put forward by StarkWare researcher Avihu Levy uses existing Bitcoin scripts to provide post-quantum security, avoiding a soft fork. QSB uses a Binohash-based construction and a “hash-to-signature” puzzle to defend against quantum computers’ attacks on elliptic curve cryptography. The scheme relies on RIPEMD-160’s preimage resistance, effectively strengthening the security of Bitcoin transactions.

StarkWare researchers proposed a quantum-safe Bitcoin scheme called QSB, aiming to replace the elliptic curve mechanism with hash assumptions to counter the threats posed by Shor’s algorithm. The scheme can run within existing scripts, requires no consensus changes, but does require submitting a transaction to a specific service.