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After the $16.5 billion in exploits, DeFi is now being forced toward the controls it once resisted

The rsETH crisis resulted in $200 million in bad debt on Aave’s books, despite not a single line of its contracts misbehaving. On Apr. 18, attackers that Chainalysis preliminarily linked to Lazarus compromised RPC infrastructure, forced a failover to poisoned……
Markets

Saylor signals another Bitcoin buy, after hinting at selling in Q1 earnings call

Strategy’s average cost per Bitcoin is about $75,537, and its BTC investment is up about 7.6% at the time of this writing, according to data…
Infrastructure

Policy at Consensus Miami: State of Crypto

This was a hectic week. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Markets

Crypto Firms Race to 'Quantum-Proof' Wallets Before Bitcoin, Ethereum Networks Catch Up

Crypto companies are upgrading wallets to counter the coming quantum computing threat, but gaps remain. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Markets

Ethereum down 35% versus Bitcoin in a year: Will the ETH price downtrend continue?

Ethereum’s ongoing downtrend against Bitcoin mirrors the bearish structure seen in 2024–2025, raising the risk of another 40% decline. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
Infrastructure

Morgan Stanley’s MSBT ends first trading month with 0 outflows amid Bitcoin ETFs 6-week inflow streak

The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust completed its first month of trading without a single day of net outflows, providing an early test case for how…
Markets

Bitcoin holds $80K into weekly close as traders say BTC price dip not yet over

Bitcoin avoided a weekend drop as $80,000 stayed in place, but traders saw BTC price action dipping below before continuing higher. Read Full Story at…
Institutional

Has Donald Trump been a net positive for Bitcoin or created an unbreakable partisan divide?

Has Donald Trump been net positive for Bitcoin? It is an uncomfortable question for many Bitcoin supporters, including me. My political criticisms of Trump are…
Infrastructure

Canton Network creator targets $300M in capital raise: Report

Bloomberg reported Digital Asset Holdings is raising money at a $2B valuation in a round led by a16z Crypto, which comes less than a year…