Sony’s Soneium taps EigenLayer to cut finality to under 10 seconds
Update April 16, 10:50 am UTC: This article has been updated to clarify the relationship between Astar and Soneium.Astar, a...
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DeFi platform KiloEx offers $750K bounty to hacker
Decentralized exchange (DEX) KiloEx has offered the hacker who exploited $7.5 million in crypto from its platform a 10% white...
Crypto lending down 43% from 2021 highs, DeFi borrowing surges 959%
The crypto lending market’s size remains significantly down from its $64 billion high, but decentralized finance (DeFi) borrowing has made...
‘Bitcoin Standard’ author to develop Austrian economics curriculum for UK school
Lomond School, a private institution in Scotland, will begin accepting Bitcoin for tuition payments and is collaborating with Bitcoin author...
NFT trader sells CryptoPunk after a year for nearly $10M loss
An investor has sold a CryptoPunk non-fungible token (NFT) at a nearly $10 million realized loss, reflecting the continued decline...
StarkWare researchers propose smart contracts for Bitcoin with ColliderVM
Sidechain developer StarkWare and Weizmann Institute of Science researchers claim to have created a workaround for multiple Bitcoin script limitations.According...
Tokenized gold volume hits $1B first time since 2023 US banking crisis
Tokenized gold trading volume surged to a two-year high this week, topping $1 billion as investors pivoted toward safe-haven assets...
Bitcoin’s safe-haven appeal grows during trade war uncertainty
The global trade war may be a silver lining for Bitcoin’s growing recognition as a safe-haven asset next to gold,...
Web3 active developers drop nearly 40% in one year
Weekly active developers in the crypto space dropped by almost 40% in one year as “narrative-led” developments took over the...
ZKasino scammer loses $27M as Ethereum price drops
A wallet linked to the $40 million ZKasino scam lost more than $27 million after a leveraged position was liquidated,...
Decentralized exchanges gain ground despite $6M Hyperliquid exploit
Decentralized cryptocurrency exchanges (DEXs) continue to challenge the dominance of centralized platforms, even as a recent $6.2 million exploit on...
Bitcoin holds firm as stocks lose $5T in record Trump tariff sell-off
Bitcoin is gaining renewed attention as a hedge against financial instability after holding relatively steady during a record-breaking stock market...
Stablecoin supply surges $30B in Q1 as investors hedge against volatility
Despite a $30 billion surge in stablecoin supply to new record levels, cryptocurrency investors remain cautious as they await market...
Wintermute transfers $75M FDUSD since depegs, in $3M arbitrage opportunity
Market makers’ blockchain transactions point to a potential $3 million arbitrage opportunity related to the depegging of the FDUSD stablecoin.The...
$2B lost to crypto hacks in Q1 2025, $1.63B from access control flaws
Over $2 billion was lost to cryptocurrency hacks in the first quarter of 2025.According to a report shared with Cointelegraph...
Former Blade of God X exec claims game ‘abandoned’ Web3
A former executive of the Web3 game Blade of God X (BOGX) accused the project of abandoning its blockchain-based roadmap...
Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys Bitcoin dip with $1.9B purchase
Michael Saylor’s Strategy bought nearly $2 billion of Bitcoin, taking advantage of a recent price dip despite growing market concerns...
Crypto trader turns $2K PEPE into $43M, sells for $10M profit
A savvy cryptocurrency trader reportedly turned $2,000 into more than $43 million by investing in the memecoin Pepe at its...
Sonic Labs ditch algorithmic USD stablecoin for UAE dirham alternative
Sonic Labs has canceled plans to launch a US dollar-pegged algorithmic stablecoin, opting instead to develop a United Arab Emirates...
UAE expects digital dirham rollout in Q4 2025
The United Arab Emirates expects its digital dirham central bank digital currency to roll out in the fourth quarter of...
‘Stablecoin multiverse’ begins: Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino
Paolo Ardoino, CEO of stablecoin issuer Tether, said the industry has just entered a new era, marked by an influx...
Polymarket faces scrutiny over $7M Ukraine mineral deal bet
Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market, is under fire after a controversial outcome raised concerns over potential governance manipulation...
