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Golden Ten Data reported on May 1 that driven by semiconductor shipments, South Korea’s exports continued to surge in April, indicating that this trade-dependent economy remains resilient despite risks arising from Middle East conflicts. Semiconductor shipments soared as global tech companies ramped up their construction of artificial intelligence infrastructure. Semiconductor shipments account for about a quarter of the country’s total exports. This result highlights how AI-related demand helps high-tech economies withstand volatility associated with Middle East conflicts. Leading memory chip manufacturers such as Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix achieved record-high profits in the first quarter, and despite soaring input costs due to the Iran conflict, they are expected to continue to break records this year. South Korea’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy stated on Friday that exports in April rose by 48.0% year-on-year to $85.89 billion, following a revised gain of 49.2% in March. Imports grew by 16.7% year-on-year to $62.11 billion, resulting in a trade surplus of $23.77 billion in April. Strong memory chip shipments continued to drive export growth, offsetting weakness in categories such as automobiles and steel.

BlockBeats News, May 1st, the cryptocurrency prediction market platform Polymarket once again faced controversy due to the UMA oracle governance mechanism. Surrounding the prediction market for "Will Clavicular be pregnant in 2026," the current total trading volume has reached $16.46 million, with a 24-hour trading volume of approximately $4.5 million, but the market outcome is still in a disputed state. The current price of the "Yes" share in this market is as high as $0.97, however, the market rules clearly state that "joking or untrustworthy pregnancy statements do not count towards the outcome." Some traders believe that the event has already been confirmed to be a "No," but a large amount of funds continue to buy into the "Yes." Senior Polymarket trader Domahhhh posted, stating that UMA has devolved from a "decentralized oracle" to a "misinformation engine controlled by a few whales." On-chain data shows that the top 20 addresses in the "Yes" camp hold a total of about $2.54 million, higher than the "No" camp's $1 million. This dispute is also seen as a continuation of the long-standing conflict between UMA and Polymarket. Previously, markets including "Trump's phone call with Xi Jinping" and the "US-Ukraine mining agreement" have experienced severe discrepancies between UMA's voting results and actual events. In 2025, a market worth $7 million regarding the "US-Ukraine mining agreement" was even determined as a "Yes" despite the agreement not being signed, leading the community to label it as a "governance attack." Currently, UMA's controversial arbitration mechanism still relies on a token holder voting model, with a few whale addresses criticized for having excessive influence. Meanwhile, Polymarket is advancing its in-house infrastructure and future POLY token plans, with the market generally believing that it is attempting to gradually reduce its reliance on UMA.

According to Cryptopolitan, ReversingLabs has discovered that the North Korean hacker group Famous Chollima used a malicious npm package named PromptMink to compromise the open-source crypto trading project openpaw-graveyard by submitting code generated by Anthropic's Claude Opus AI model. This allowed them to steal users' crypto wallet credentials and system keys. Since September 2025, the group has been continuously distributing malicious npm packages, employing a two-layer strategy: first releasing “decoy” packages without malicious code, then carrying out attacks through a second-layer package. After the second-layer package is taken down, replacement versions are quickly published.