Lead Story

Inside the 'fake police raid' that forced a $1M Bitcoin transfer

A fake police raid enabled a $1 million Bitcoin robbery, exposing the rise of wrench attacks and the shift from digital hacks to physical crypto threats. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
Infrastructure

Singapore’s OCBC launches tokenized gold fund on Ethereum and Solana

The value of tokenized real-world assets on public blockchains is estimated at more than $29 billion, up more than 10% in the last 30 days.…
Regulation

Arbitrum freezes $71M of Ether connected to Kelp exploit

Griff Green, a member of Arbitrum’s security council, said the group acted with input from law enforcement and “did not make this decision lightly.” Read…
Regulation

US senator urges delay of CLARITY Act Senate markup until May: Report

US Senator Thom Tillis said members of the crypto and banking industries still need more time to be heard. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
Infrastructure

Arbitrum freezes $71 million in ether tied to Kelp DAO exploit

The layer-2 network’s security council moved 30,766 ETH to a frozen intermediary wallet, accessible only via further governance action. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

Bitcoin reclaims $75,000 as Iran ceasefire talks advance, equities rally resumes

Bitcoin traded at $75,733 on Tuesday morning, up 1.5% over 24 hours, as Iran signaled it will send a team to Pakistan talks and Brent…
Markets

Ripple wants the XRP Ledger to be quantum-proof by 2028. Here is its plan

Ripple has laid out a four-phase plan to make the XRP Ledger quantum-resistant by 2028. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

Code is ‘functional’ free speech under the First Amendment: Coin Center

Crypto software developers are concerned about whether they could be held criminally liable for publishing their software, following high-profile convictions last year. Read Full Story…
DeFi

DeFi Protocols Launch Joint Escape Hatch for Aave ETH Lenders and Loopers

Fluid’s aWETH Redemption Protocol, launched with Lido, Ether.fi, 1inch, 0x and Kyber, has processed $136M out of Aave’s frozen WETH pool in 48 hours. Read…