DeFi


Whale Accumulates 72K HYPE Worth $30.6M

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Whale pulls 72K HYPE off Gate.io, expanding a $168M stash as spot buyers face off against crowded leveraged shorts aroun... Read more

Tokenization Firm KAIO Raises $8m From Tether To Scale On-chain Funds

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KAIO raises $8m from Tether to bring BlackRock‑style funds onchain with $100 tickets. Abu Dhabi-regulated tokenization... Read more

Grinex Hack Blows A Hole In Russias Sanctions‑evading Crypto Lifeline

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A suspected state‑linked $13m hack has shuttered sanctioned Russian crypto exchange Grinex, cutting a major ruble‑to... Read more

Nasdaq Slip Tests Cryptos Decoupling Story As BTC And ETH Hold Up

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Nasdaq drops 1% and the S&P 500 0.6%, but Bitcoin near $75k and Ethereum around $2.3k show crypto holding up better ... Read more

ETH Whale With $44.6m In Gains Doubles Down On Leveraged Longs

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A whale who made $44.61m on leveraged ETH in two months has topped up a long to 30,000 ETH around $2,288, turning profit... Read more

Trumps Iran Bomb Warning Puts Oil, Bitcoin And Crypto Risk Back In Play

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Trump’s threat of “lots of bombs” if the Iran ceasefire lapses feeds straight into Bitcoin’s war‑driven volati... Read more

Kelp DAO Blames LayerZero Defaults For $290m RsETH Bridge Disaster

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Kelp DAO says a LayerZero “default” single‑validator setup helped enable a $290m rsETH bridge hack, forcing a mess... Read more

U.S. CLARITY Act Stablecoin Bill Faces May Delay Amid Bank Pushback

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U.S. CLARITY Act faces a May delay as banks fight stablecoin yields, clashing with a White House report that says the le... Read more

Altcoin Rotation Favors Throughput Over Clever DeFi Narratives

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2026’s altcoin rotation is skipping meme narratives and flowing into XRP, BNB, Solana, TRON and Hyperliquid, as trader... Read more

Crypto Hacks Top $600m In April As Market Prices In Security Tax

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April has already seen over $600m stolen across DeFi, bridges and wallets, turning security from a protocol‑level conc... Read more

OpenGradients AI Token To Debut In Binance Wallet And PancakeSwap TGE

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OpenGradient’s AI‑focused OPG token will launch via an exclusive Binance Wallet and PancakeSwap TGE on April 21, wit... Read more

Gate Integrates Kasplex Layer 2 To Bring Smart Contracts To Kaspas KAS

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Gate has integrated Kasplex Layer 2 on Kaspa, opening a direct bridge for users to move KAS onto an EVM‑compatible DeF... Read more

DefiLlama Founder Rejects Claims Aave TVL Is Inflated By Looping Trades

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DefiLlama founder 0xngmi says Aave’s TVL isn’t being “pumped” by circular borrowing, arguing the platform’s me... Read more

Exchanges Face Heat As OKX Funds ZachXBT Probe Into 95% RAVE Crash

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OKX founder Mingxing “Star” Xu boosts ZachXBT’s bounty on alleged RAVE token manipulation to $25,000 after a 95% c... Read more

Bitcoins Quantum Scare Priced In, Bernstein Says, But 3–5 Year Window To Upgrade

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Bernstein says recent Bitcoin volatility already reflects “real but manageable” quantum‑attack risk, giving develo... Read more

Aster DEX Lists First GENIUS Perpetuals As Token Rockets 850%

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Aster DEX teams up with Genius to list the first GENIUS perpetuals, dangling a $200k ASTER prize pool into a thin‑liqu... Read more

Kraken Refuses Ransom After Internal Extortion Attempt Hits 2,000 Accounts

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Kraken rebuffs a criminal extortion bid after improper internal access exposed data on about 2,000 accounts but says no ... Read more

Crypto Market Splits As RaveDAO Soars 200% While Polkadot, Zcash Slide

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RaveDAO jumps over 200% while Polkadot, Zcash and Dash slide, underscoring how idiosyncratic token stories now dominate ... Read more

Coinbase Selloff De-risks Stock As USDC Growth Turbocharges Outlook, William Blair Says

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William Blair says Coinbase’s 26% pullback has largely “de‑risked” the stock, with weak trading now priced in as... Read more

Giancarlo Quits Willkie To Double Down On Crypto, AI And CryptoDad Sequel

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Former CFTC chair J. Christopher “CryptoDad” Giancarlo has quit his senior role at Willkie to focus full‑time on c... Read more