Exchange Risk

Magic Eden is discontinuing its wallet app, transitioning to an export-only mode, which means users must export their private keys to avoid losing access to their funds. This change emphasizes the importance of self-custody and key preservation for cryptocurrency users.

Gate News message, April 1, UX Chain’s official announcement stated the launch of a platform shutdown plan. According to the announcement, users must clear all outstanding positions before the platform begins full liquidation on April 30. The protocol is expected to be completely shut down by May 15. UX Chain stated that it will use reserve funds and fiscal funding to cover the protocol’s funding shortfall, and specific details will be published in the UX Governance Forum.

Gauntlet's post states that after Resolv Labs experienced a vulnerability, they did not propose any remediation measures. They have already removed multiple vault markets, involving approximately $11.9 million in liquidity, and plan to establish a claims contract to recover the assets.

Magic Eden announced that its native wallet will completely stop providing services on May 1, 2026. Users must export their private key or seed phrase before the deadline; otherwise, they will lose access to their assets. Recently, Magic Eden has continued to scale back its business, pivoting to focus on the Solana ecosystem and the iGaming platform Dicey, and has adjusted the ME tokenomics model to connect it with platform revenue.

The NFT marketplace Magic Eden announced that its native crypto wallet will enter “withdraw-only” mode starting April 1, and will fully stop operating on May 1. Users must withdraw their private keys or seed phrases before May 1; otherwise, they will permanently lose their assets. The wallet has been delisted and cannot be downloaded again. This shutdown is part of Magic Eden’s business transformation, shifting its focus toward crypto entertainment. The ME token incentive program is not affected, but the price is near its historical low.

Crypto firms Archblock, TrustToken, and TrueCoin have filed for bankruptcy due to financial devastation after Techteryx failed to pay invoices and was defrauded by an Eastern European criminal group. The company has also been involved in multiple legal disputes, facing tax issues and high-risk investment losses, highlighting potential risks in the stablecoin industry.

Coinbase faces renewed scrutiny regarding the delayed listing of XRP, as Ripple's CTO claims the exchange held back the token due to a disputed listing fee. The allegations suggest financial negotiations, rather than regulatory concerns, influenced the situation.

Binance is increasing transparency in token market-making by requiring projects to disclose their market maker's identity and contract specifics. It is banning profit-sharing and guaranteed-return arrangements, and imposing strict guidelines on token lending agreements to prevent unfair trading practices.

A short-seller report by Muddy Waters accuses SoFi’s management of inflating profits, taking bonuses, and claims that its $312 million borrowing was incorrectly recorded as loan sales, potentially leading to a restatement of financial data and shareholders facing a 15% dilution risk. The report says the accounting treatment does not align with the role described by JPMorgan.

The current price of the SIREN token is $1.80, with a 24-hour increase of 16.46%. The project SirenAI combines AI and blockchain to provide smart investment and decentralized finance solutions. However, the token is highly concentrated in a few addresses, raising market risks, and the controlling party is suspected to be the well-known investment firm DWF Labs. Investment should be approached with caution.

Hackers are selling the personal information of 1.5 million users of a certain CEX under the name PexRat on the dark web. The data was obtained by bypassing the captcha mechanism and using credential stuffing. Affected users are facing high risks. The exchange has recently seen a surge in OTC trading volume and has encountered a data security crisis.

The UK has imposed new sanctions on Southeast Asian scam networks, naming Chen Zhi and his long-time collaborator Hu Xiaowei, and sanctioning the cryptocurrency exchange "New Coin," alleging that it supports fraudulent activities.

South Korea’s banking industry is actively strengthening cooperation with cryptocurrency exchanges to deal with constrained loan growth and to seek new profit opportunities. Several banks have established partnerships with exchanges, despite historical incidents involving mistaken Bitcoin airdrops. Regulators plan to expand their regulatory authority, which could intensify competition among banks.

Vietnam's Ministry of Public Security has detained several individuals related to the cryptocurrency platform ONUS, accusing them of embezzling investor funds through false advertising, involving billions of dollars. Investigators claim the suspects manipulated token supply and demand, with 140 people already summoned for questioning. The ONUS platform claims to have 7 million users and a market value of approximately $25 million, but has not yet responded to these allegations.

Gate News reports that on March 26, Co-founder Yu Xian of SlowMist stated that a certain CEX has taken down the page that required users to input their plaintext seed phrases. He pointed out that the security model for online web pages is very weak, much lower than that of extensions and apps; collecting plaintext seed phrases through online web pages is easy for phishing sites to imitate and has long been a common phishing tactic.

Gate News: On March 26, according to ZachXBT's disclosure, Circle froze USDC balances in 16 business-related hot wallets on March 25. The relevant entities stated that this action is related to a U.S. civil case with details not yet made public. ZachXBT stated that upon reviewing on-chain data, these addresses are involved in exchanges, gaming platforms, and forex businesses with no apparent connections to each other. The freeze has already impacted the operations of the related businesses.

Gate News: On March 25, Resolv Foundation announced that due to recent security incidents involving Resolv Labs' stablecoin USR, both the protocol and applications have been suspended. Season 4 airdrop claiming functionality is temporarily unavailable, and staking and unstaking functions for RESOLV tokens are also temporarily unavailable. Once the protocol recovery plan is finalized and the application can be safely used again, the relevant functions will be restored.

RootData posted a transparency alert on Twitter, pointing out missing information on multiple decentralized exchanges and calling on projects to update their information to improve transparency scores. The scoring system measures information completeness on a scale from A to F, with lower scores indicating higher risk of misconduct, requiring investors to exercise caution.

Gate News reported that on March 25, according to BlockSec Phalcon monitoring, an address that has been continuously receiving funds from the illegal trading platform Huione transferred 200,000 USDT to a certain CEX. The address had previously withdrawn a total of 1.78 million USDT in 3 batches from a certain CEX approximately one month ago.