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ZhiDongXi reported on April 18th that OpenAI experienced a series of changes early this morning, including executive departures, project downsizing, and allegations of a conflict of interest involving co-founder and CEO Sam Altman. This star AI company, poised for an IPO, is once again facing a personnel and trust crisis.

On one hand, several executives, including Bill Peebles, the core head of Sora, and Chief Product Officer Kevin Weil, have officially announced their departures. Projects such as the video project Sora and the research tool Prism are facing shutdowns, mergers, or restructuring.

On the other hand, the Wall Street Journal revealed that Sam Altman attempted to push OpenAI to support his personal bets on nuclear fusion and space projects. This move has once again embroiled the company in conflict of interest allegations at a crucial juncture when it is valued at approximately $850 billion (about 5.8 trillion yuan) and preparing for its IPO.

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Early this morning, Bill Peebles, the core leader of the Sora project, officially announced his departure on social media, posting a photo of himself working alongside Sam Altman.


▲A photo of Bill Peebles (left 1) and Sam Altman (right 3) working together (Source: Bill Peebles)

In his open letter, Bill reviewed the development process of Sora from scratch, calling building the project with the team the "most glorious and adventurous" experience of his career. He also thanked Sam Altman and others for creating an inclusive research environment for the team, and stated that Sora "could almost never have been born outside of OpenAI."

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▲Bill Peebles' resignation letter

Sam Altman subsequently responded in the comments section, saying he would "miss Bill very much" and that Bill's creat

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Ripple CTO Says RLUSD Evaluation Exposed the Same Risk That Drained $292M From Kelp DAO
David Schwartz, CTO Emeritus at Ripple, had a pointed observation this week after the Kelp DAO rsETH bridge was exploited for approximately $292 million.

He had seen this coming. Not this specific attack, but the conditions that made it possible.

“I evaluated a lot of DeFi bridging systems for use by RLUSD,” Schwartz wrote on X. “I was almost exclusively focused on the security and risk aspect. One thing I noticed is that most schemes were very well designed and had really strong mechanisms available to protect against exactly the type of attack the KelpDAO situation seems to have been caused by.”

The Sales Pitch That Buried the Security Features

What Schwartz described is a pattern he encountered repeatedly during his evaluation process. Bridge providers would pitch their most advanced security features prominently, then almost immediately suggest that those features were optional and that most customers chose not to use them.

“They generally in effect recommended not bothering to use the most important security mechanisms because they have convenience and operational complexity costs,” he wrote. “We were frequently pitched the simplicity and ease of adding more chains with the implicit assumption we wouldn’t bother using the best security features they had.”

“Their sales pitch was that they have the best security features but they’re easy to use and scale, assuming you don’t use the security features,” he said.

What Actually Happened to Kelp DAO

On April 19, Kelp DAO identified suspicious cross-chain activity involving rsETH and paused contracts across mainnet and multiple Layer 2 networks. Approximately 116,500 rsETH was drained through LayerZero-related contract calls, worth around $292 million at current prices.

On-chain analysis from D2 Finance traced the root cause to a private key leak on the source chain, creating a trust issue with OApp node

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Institutional investors are warming to digital assets, with improving sentiment and broader use cases emerging as key drivers of adoption, according to a new survey from Tokyo-based bank Nomura and its crypto unit Laser Digital.

The study, based on responses from more than 500 investment professionals in Japan, found that 31% of respondents now hold a positive outlook on crypto over the next year, up from 25% in 2024.



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Justin Sun Makes an Unusual Offer to the Hacker Involved in the $290 Million Hack

While the turmoil caused by the KelpDAO-related security vulnerability crisis in the DeFi ecosystem continues, a notable statement came from Justin Sun, a leading figure in the cryptocurrency world.

Sun, in a statement on social media, directly challenged the perpetrator, offering to negotiate. “KelpDAO hacker, how much do you want? Let’s talk. Of course, with the help of KelpDAO,” Sun said, arguing that the situation needed to be resolved before it escalated further.

In his statement, Sun pointed out that the attack could have serious consequences for both Aave and KelpDAO, saying, “It’s not worth risking both Aave and KelpDAO because of this hack.” He also alluded to the alleged theft of approximately $300 million in assets, adding, “You can’t spend $300 million anyway,” sending an indirect message to the attacker.

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Sun’s move has brought back into focus the “white-hat consensus” method seen in previous major DeFi attacks. As you may recall, the exploit on KelpDAO’s rsETH bridge resulted in billions of dollars worth of ETH being withdrawn from Aave, creating significant liquidity pressure on the protocol.



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XRP Price Prediction: Analyst Sees Bullish Structure Intact


$XRP slipped below $1.46 over the weekend, a level that analysts had flagged as the most critical line for the token heading into the final stretch of April. The move was not entirely unexpected on the charts, but the catalyst that pushed it through was geopolitical rather than technical.

The important support to watch now is $1.41. As long as $XRP holds that level, the analyst believes a broader bullish structure remains intact. Below that, $1.37 represents the 30-day rolling VWAP, a level that could come into play if genuinely bad news hits. A move all the way back to $1.31 is considered unlikely under current conditions.

To the upside, reclaiming $1.46 is the prerequisite for any meaningful rally. A clean break above that level would open the path toward $1.55 to $1.57.

The Short-Term Expectation

The honest near-term outlook is one of range-bound consolidation. The analyst described the most likely scenario as $XRP drifting lower within the $1.35 to $1.46 range, finding support somewhere in that band, stabilising and then potentially mounting another attempt at the upper boundary.

A breakout above $1.46 remains possible but would require a continuation of the bullish fundamentals seen last week, including strong $XRP ETF inflows and improving sentiment. Negative Bitcoin funding rates and the current uncertainty environment make that combination less likely in the immediate term.

What Is Working in $XRP’s Favour

Despite the short-term weakness, several factors are pointing in the right direction. $XRP ETF flows came in strongly last week. The $XRP to Bitcoin ratio appears to have bottomed, which the analyst described as a meaningful signal for the token’s relative strength going into May.

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