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04/21/2026 03:48 AM Kelp DAO shifts blame to LayerZero for $292 million exploit; Aave examines bad debt scenarios
Kelp DAO has countered LayerZero's earlier statement, saying the 1-of-1 DVN setup under criticism was shipped as the default at LayerZero.
04/21/2026 02:37 AM Senate crypto bill faces April setback amid growing pressure to get legislation through: report
Tensions are building to schedule a hearing to advance crypto market structure legislation, which could reportedly be pushed to May.
04/20/2026 09:45 PM Pokémon TCG marketplaces near record as tokenized collectibles show staying power
The tokenization layer of these platforms is being used as a liquidity wrapper, as opposed to a purely speculative venue.
04/20/2026 09:24 PM Inside Bitwise’s Avalanche ETP and institutional strategy with Matt Hougan
Matt Hougan explains how ETFs, tokenization, and institutional capital are reshaping crypto and driving the next phase of growth.
04/20/2026 08:56 PM DeFi losses top $600 million in weeks as Kelp DAO exploit drags TVL to one-year low
Kelp Dao, Aave and LayerZero are pointing the finger at each other and it is still unclear how losses will be distributed.
04/20/2026 08:12 PM Grayscale’s amended Hyperliquid ETF filing drops Coinbase as custodian, names Anchorage
Grayscale previously tapped Anchorage as a secondary custodian for a portion of the firm’s Bitcoin and Ethereum trusts’ holdings.
04/20/2026 05:15 PM A year under Paul Atkins: SEC crypto embrace grows as prediction markets draw scrutiny
About a year into the job, SEC Chair Paul Atkins says he is on a mission to "advance, clarify and transform" or (ACT).
04/20/2026 05:08 PM Coinbase-incubated x402 protocol unveils app-store for AI bots
X402 creator Erik Reppel noted agentic commerce is already reshaping activation costs with bots accessing services on a per-use basis.
04/20/2026 04:50 PM Tether joins $8 million strategic funding round in RWA firm Kaio
"Kaio’s unique position unlocks new pathways for capital formation and investment," Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said.
04/20/2026 04:42 PM Tether discloses nearly 2 million-share stake in Bitmain-linked Antalpha
Nasdaq-listed Antalpha’s lending business is growing quickly despite a more than 27% drop in its stock price.
04/20/2026 04:10 PM Ripple races to make XRP Ledger quantum-ready as computing threat turns ‘credible’
The company also made the case that XRP Ledger is better prepared than other blockchains, including Ethereum.
04/20/2026 02:55 PM Tom Lee says ‘crypto winter is much closer to ending’ as Bitmine buys another 101,627 ETH
Bitmine bought 101,627 ETH in a week, pushing its treasury to 4.12% of ether's supply as chairman Lee calls crypto winter's end.
04/20/2026 02:15 PM UK gas firm downplays bitcoin mining plans after report suggested pivot
The firm said it is exploring the potential to deploy bitcoin mining, but remains committed to progressing the site for UK energy security.
04/20/2026 01:52 PM Bitcoin holds ‘fragile equilibrium’ near $75K as ETF demand cushions crypto market despite Hormuz tensions: analysts
Nearly $1 billion in spot bitcoin ETF inflows and rising stablecoin liquidity suggest institutional demand is still stemming pullbacks.
04/20/2026 01:28 PM BIS says stablecoins act more like ETFs than money, warns of fragmentation without global rules: report
The BIS warned stablecoins resemble ETFs, not money, and called for global rules to prevent fragmentation across the $300 billion market.
04/20/2026 01:06 PM ‘Think even bigger’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 34,164 bitcoin for $2.5 billion as total holdings top 800,000 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for more than 3.8% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth around $61 billion.
04/20/2026 12:20 PM Global crypto funds see $1.4 billion in weekly inflows as bitcoin rebound boosts risk appetite: CoinShares
Crypto ETPs drew $1.4 billion in weekly inflows as improved demand from bitcoin's move above $76,000 lifted sentiment, per CoinShares.
04/20/2026 11:35 AM What are AI agent tokens?
While early blockchain AI projects focused on infrastructure, such as decentralized compute or data networks, a newer wave is shifting toward AI agents themselves. These AI agent tokens are crypto assets tied to a specific agent, rather than a broader network or infrastructure layer. As these autonomous bots become more capable — generating content, managing […]
04/20/2026 11:10 AM Coinbase expands USDC borrowing to UK, allowing loans against bitcoin, ether
Coinbase's facility allows UK users to borrow up to $5 million in USDC against bitcoin, ether, and cbETH via Morpho on Base.
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