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KelpDAO Exploit Triggers $300M Aave Borrowing Spike and 22.9% AAVE Price Plunge
A hack targeting KelpDAO sent shockwaves through DeFi markets, causing a $300 million borrowing spike on Aave as users scrambled for liquidity. AAVE's token price plummeted 22.9% over the weekend, making it the worst per...
Strategy Buys 34,164 BTC for $2.5B, Total Holdings Surpass 800,000 Bitcoin
Strategy acquired 34,164 Bitcoin for $2.54 billion last week, pushing its total holdings above 800,000 BTC. CoinTelegraph notes this is the company's third-largest BTC purchase on record, while Decrypt adds it is the lar...
Bitmine Acquires 101,627 ETH Worth Over $230M in Its Largest Weekly Haul of 2026
Bitmine purchased 101,627 ether valued at more than $230 million last week, representing the company's single largest weekly accumulation of the year. The move signals continued institutional appetite for ether as a trea...
Strategy Buys 34,164 BTC for $2.54B in Third-Largest Purchase, Surpasses BlackRock
Strategy (MSTR) added 34,164 bitcoin to its treasury last week at a total cost of approximately $2.54 billion, marking the third-largest single purchase in the company's history. Bitcoin Magazine notes the acquisition pu...
LayerZero Blames KelpDAO DVN Setup for ~$290M Exploit, Pins Attack on Lazarus Group
LayerZero attributed a major cross-chain exploit to a misconfigured DVN setup in KelpDAO, with CoinTelegraph reporting losses of $290 million and Decrypt citing $292 million. Decrypt further reports LayerZero has linked ...
Bitcoin Posts Green Weekly Close With New Highs Forecast Amid US-Iran Tensions
Bitcoin recorded a positive weekly close despite renewed US-Iran geopolitical tensions, with traders forecasting BTC price action will exceed the prior week's local highs. Multiple on-chain and technical metrics are alig...
Coinbase Launches USDC Crypto-Backed Loans in UK as FCA Shapes Regulation
Coinbase has rolled out USDC-denominated loans for UK customers, collateralized by Bitcoin, Ether, and cbETH. The product launch comes as the UK's Financial Conduct Authority works toward establishing a formal crypto reg...
Crypto Week Ahead: U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Ends, Tesla Earnings in Focus
The week's macro backdrop includes the expiration of the U.S.-Iran ceasefire and Tesla's upcoming earnings report, both of which could drive risk-asset volatility that spills into crypto markets. CoinDesk's weekly previe...
Crypto Fund Inflows Hit $1.4B in Second-Strongest Week Since January
Digital asset investment products recorded $1.4 billion in net inflows last week, the second-strongest weekly figure since January, as Bitcoin prices approached $78,000. Total assets under management across crypto funds ...
Vercel CEO Says 'Highly Sophisticated' AI-Powered Hackers Breached Platform
Vercel's CEO disclosed that highly sophisticated threat actors leveraging AI tools were behind a recent security breach that compromised some customer credentials. The incident is notable for the crypto industry because ...
Mastercard Tests Stablecoin Settlement for Card Payments via SoFiUSD
Mastercard is piloting stablecoin-based settlement for card transactions in partnership with SoFiUSD, aiming to accelerate clearing times and bridge traditional financial infrastructure with blockchain technology....
Coinbase Trials AI Agents Modeled on Decision-Making of Former Executives
Coinbase is testing AI agents designed to replicate the decision-making styles of company co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former CTO Balaji Srinivasan. The exchange describes both figures as 'legendary' in framing the experim...
Data Shows Bitcoin Conference Rallies Rarely Hold as BTC Climbs Ahead of Flagship Event
Bitcoin is rallying as a major industry conference approaches, but historical data suggests these pre-conference price gains tend to be short-lived. CoinDesk analysis shows that in most prior cycles, BTC gave back its co...
Bitcoin April Options Expiry: How $7.9B in Contracts Could Move Prices
Nearly $7.9 billion in bitcoin options are set to expire in April, a level that analysts say could create significant price volatility. CoinDesk breaks down how the distribution of puts and calls at key strike prices may...
Lydian Launches Visa Platinum Crypto Card for Everyday Digital Asset Spending
Lydian has introduced the Lydian Card, a co-branded Visa Platinum card designed to let users spend digital assets on everyday purchases. The card aims to bridge the gap between crypto holdings and mainstream consumer pay...
Saylor Teases 'Even Bigger' Bitcoin Purchase After $1B Buy
Strategy's Michael Saylor posted cryptic hints of a larger Bitcoin acquisition on Sunday, just days after the company disclosed $1 billion in BTC purchases. The tease comes alongside Saylor's recent proposal of semi-mont...
Coinbase Tests AI Agents Integrated Into Slack and Email
Coinbase is piloting AI agents capable of appearing in workplace tools like Slack and email, according to CEO Brian Armstrong. Armstrong predicted that AI agents will soon outnumber human employees at the company and wil...
Vercel Confirms 'Limited' Breach After Hacker Lists User Data for $2M
Cloud hosting firm Vercel confirmed it was compromised after a threat actor posted the company's user information for sale on a hacking forum for $2 million. The company described the breach as 'limited' in scope but did...
Bitcoin and Ethereum Diverge on Quantum Security Strategy
Bitcoin and Ethereum are pursuing different approaches to address emerging quantum computing threats to blockchain cryptography. The analysis highlights the long-term risks posed by quantum machines to current cryptograp...
Bitcoin Erases Weekend Gains as US-Iran Tensions Escalate
Bitcoin briefly crashed below $74,000 on Sunday, erasing recent weekend gains amid renewed geopolitical fears. Iran threatened retaliation after a US military seizure of an Iranian cargo ship, rattling risk assets broadl...