Crypto Morning Brief: OpenAI Releases Images 2.0, GSR Launches First Multi-Asset Crypto ETF

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Yesterday’s Market Trends

Thailand SEC plans to open digital asset derivatives licensing, allowing applications without establishing a new company

According to an official announcement from the Securities and Exchange Commission of Thailand (SEC), Thailand’s SEC is soliciting public comments on adjusting the rules for futures contract business licenses. The core content is to allow existing digital asset business operators to directly apply for futures contract licenses without establishing a new company, and to formally include digital assets within the scope of reference underlying assets for futures contracts.

Aave Founder: Working with multiple parties to advance solutions, recovered $70 million worth of ETH

Aave founder Stani stated that the team has been continuously advancing incident response recently. The current top priority is to protect user interests, and all decisions aim to restore normal market conditions in an orderly manner and achieve the best outcomes for all parties. He said that the team is working with multiple partners to explore various solutions; meanwhile, the Arbitrum Security Council has recovered $70 million worth of ETH, which could significantly reduce potential risk exposure. Currently, many discussions and plans are still under evaluation. Stani also emphasized that reviewing the incident and learning lessons is important, but the current focus is on the handling results for Aave users and the protocol, with ongoing updates to follow.

Pyth provides contract settlement data support for Kalshi commodity markets

According to an official announcement, the prediction market Kalshi, regulated by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has integrated Pyth as its new commodity center’s contract settlement data source, covering markets such as gold, silver, Brent crude oil, natural gas, copper, corn, soybeans, and wheat. Meanwhile, Pyth Pro will provide direct market data access to Kalshi market makers. Kalshi stated that this move aims to support the continuous trading and reliable settlement of commodity-related event contracts; Pyth Pro will also expand to include indices, stocks, foreign exchange, and other asset classes in the future.

a16z-backed Gensyn launches AI settlement information market platform Delphi

According to The Block, a16z crypto-supported decentralized AI infrastructure network Gensyn has launched its flagship product Delphi. This is a decentralized information market platform settled by AI, where creators can create markets and earn a 1.5% fee after successful settlement based on trading volume. Delphi is currently open for trading to all users but only invited creators can create markets. It is expected to go live on the mainnet in the coming weeks. The platform is built on Gensyn’s Ethereum Layer 2 network and uses verifiable smart oracle for settlement. Gensyn stated that since Delphi’s testnet launch in December 2025, it has recorded millions of dollars in trading volume.

MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay announces departure from parent company Consensys

MetaMask co-founder Dan Finlay announced today (April 23) that he is officially leaving Consensys, ending over a decade of development of MetaMask. He said the reason for leaving is professional burnout and the need to spend more time with family, and expressed good wishes for the future development of the team.

Dan Finlay also expressed satisfaction with the recent launch of MetaMask’s advanced permission feature (ERC-7715), believing that this feature fills a long-standing gap in the product, and looks forward to experiencing it as an ordinary user in the future.

Traditional financial giant Mastercard joins Blockchain Security Standards Committee BSSC

According to BeInCrypto, traditional financial giant Mastercard has joined the Blockchain Security Standards Committee (BSSC) as a founding member, participating in formulating security frameworks for blockchain networks and tokenized assets, and joining working groups focused on security and privacy guidelines.

BSSC is a non-profit alliance whose current members include Coinbase, Fireblocks, Anchorage Digital, BitGo, Figment, and Ribbit Capital. Claire Le Gal from Mastercard will represent the company on the BSSC board. The report pointed out that Mastercard has previously launched Multi-Token Network and Crypto Credential products.

GSR enters the crypto ETF field, launches its first multi-asset crypto ETF

According to The Block, crypto market maker GSR has launched its first multi-asset crypto ETF — GSR Crypto Core3 ETF, ticker BESO, listed on NASDAQ, with investment targets including BTC, ETH, and SOL, and will include staking yields where applicable. The fund adopts an active management strategy, plans to rebalance weekly, and charges a management fee of 1%. The report states that this is also the first actively managed multi-asset crypto ETF in the U.S. that can access staking features. This launch is GSR’s latest move to expand its crypto ETF and asset management business.

North Korea Lazarus Group launches macOS malware attack

According to CoinDesk, North Korean hacker group Lazarus Group is launching a new macOS attack activity called “Mach-O Man,” targeting high-value enterprises’ executives and institutions in cryptocurrency, fintech, and other sectors.

The attack uses a social engineering method called “ClickFix,” tricking victims into pasting commands into Mac terminals to gain access to corporate systems, SaaS platforms, and funds. CertiK researchers said that “Mach-O Man” is a modular macOS malware toolkit developed by Lazarus Group, now used by other cybercriminal gangs, and often self-deletes before victims notice, increasing difficulty in tracing and detection. Additionally, some attackers have carried out this attack by hijacking DeFi project domains and replacing them with fake Cloudflare messages.

OpenAI releases ChatGPT Images 2.0, introduces image reasoning capabilities for the first time

According to an official release from OpenAI, ChatGPT Images 2.0 is now live and open to all ChatGPT and Codex users starting today. The new version is the first image model with reasoning capabilities, capable of searching online information in real-time when selecting the reasoning model, generating multiple diverse images from a single prompt, self-verifying outputs, and supporting functional QR code generation. Additionally, the new version significantly improves multi-language text rendering, visual style restoration (including photorealism, cinematic, pixel art, comics, etc.), and flexible aspect ratios (3:1 to 1:3). The knowledge cutoff date is updated to December 2025. The image reasoning feature is currently only available to Plus, Pro, and Business users, with enterprise version coming soon. The underlying model is gpt-image-2, which has been opened to developers.

Robinhood Ventures invests $75 million in OpenAI

According to The New York Times, Robinhood Ventures has invested $75 million in OpenAI.

Crypto venture firm Blockchain Capital plans to raise $700 million, advancing two new funds simultaneously

According to Bloomberg, crypto venture capital firm Blockchain Capital is raising two new funds simultaneously, with a total target of $700 million, including its seventh early-stage fund and second growth fund. Sources said the firm has begun deploying some of the new funds, and the entire fundraising is expected to be completed within five to six months.

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Iran fires shots at a tanker paying Bitcoin tolls to scammers

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