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04/25/2026 09:51 PM Litecoin rewrites three hours of history to undo its first major privacy-layer exploit
Attackers used the more than three-hour fork window to attempt double-spends against cross-chain swap protocols.
04/25/2026 06:42 PM CFTC sues New York over prediction market crackdown as 38 AGs back Massachusetts’ Kalshi case
The dueling actions mark the fourth state the CFTC has sued in three weeks and come three days after New York's AG sued Coinbase and Gemini.
04/25/2026 03:55 PM Aave, Kelp, LayerZero ask Arbitrum DAO to release $71 million in frozen ETH to rsETH recovery effort
The standard Constitutional AIP lifecycle runs roughly 49 days from forum publication to onchain execution, a timeline some delegates say is too long.
04/24/2026 10:12 PM JPMorgan says tokenization will drive change across entire funds industry, but ‘good use cases’ still years away
"Tokenization is that it will become part of the ETF ecosystem, but we’re a couple of years away from some good use cases,” said the bank.
04/24/2026 09:37 PM Brazil blocks Kalshi, Polymarket in sweeping ban citing investor protections
Finance Minister Dario Durigan said some 28 betting platforms were banned in the country amid rising concerns about online gambling.
04/24/2026 09:07 PM Aave proposes 25,000 ETH contribution to DeFi United to plug Kelp DAO exploit hole
Protocols and individual DeFi users have collectively pledged enough to cover the Kelp DAO exploit losses.
04/24/2026 06:23 PM US sanctions Iran-linked crypto wallets, including addresses holding $344 million frozen by Tether: CNN
The move comes a day after Tether froze $344 million worth of USDT, which has now been linked to Iran, CNN reported.
04/24/2026 05:22 PM Tennessee bans crypto ATMs statewide, joining Indiana in fraud crackdown
The law, which passed unanimously, extends liability beyond crypto ATM operators to businesses hosting the machines.
04/24/2026 05:06 PM DOJ drops probe into Jerome Powell, paving the way for crypto-friendly Kevin Warsh to lead Fed
The DOJ dropped its criminal investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell, clearing the way for the Senate to confirm Kevin Warsh.
04/24/2026 05:00 PM AWS Marketplace adds Chainlink data standards, enabling devs to link traditional computing services and blockchains
AWS’s Chainlink integration will allow institutions to use familiar AWS tools while connecting securely to blockchains.
04/24/2026 04:51 PM Ethereum Foundation sells nearly $24 million of ETH to Tom Lee’s Bitmine
Bitmine Immersion also spent about $10 million when it bought 5,000 ETH from the Ethereum Foundation last month.
04/24/2026 04:46 PM DeFi Education Fund and other crypto leaders press SEC to lock in DeFi broker guidance
The DeFi Education Fund and others are urging the SEC to formalize its recent decentralized finance interface guidance.
04/24/2026 02:00 PM Fluent launches Ethereum Layer 2 mainnet and BLEND token with $50 million day-one liquidity
Fluent launched its Ethereum Layer 2 mainnet alongside its BLEND token and a native stablecoin with $50 million in day-one liquidity.
04/24/2026 02:00 PM Researcher breaks 15-bit elliptic curve key in ‘largest quantum attack,’ wins 1 bitcoin bounty from Project Eleven
Independent researcher Giancarlo Lelli derived a 15-bit elliptic curve key on a publicly accessible quantum computer, Project Eleven said.
04/24/2026 01:24 PM Morgan Stanley launches stablecoin reserves fund aligned with GENIUS Act requirements
Morgan Stanley launched a government money market fund for stablecoin issuers to hold reserves in line with GENIUS Act requirements.
04/24/2026 11:45 AM Wisconsin sues Kalshi, Polymarket, Robinhood, Crypto.com and Coinbase over sports event contracts
The Wisconsin DOJ sued Kalshi, Robinhood, Coinbase, Polymarket, and Crypto.com, alleging sports event contracts violate state gambling law.
04/24/2026 11:32 AM GOP pressed Commerce Sec. Lutnick after crypto PAC’s planned Texas move alarmed party leaders: Axios
GOP leaders called Howard Lutnick after a crypto super PAC seeded by his former firm planned to buy ads in a heated Texas race, per Axios.
04/24/2026 10:32 AM Spot bitcoin ETFs draw $2 billion in net inflows over 8-day positive streak
Spot bitcoin ETFs logged $223.2 million in net inflows on Thursday, led by $167.5 million into BlackRock's IBIT.
04/24/2026 08:37 AM Mantle proposes up to 30,000 ETH loan to address Aave bad debt from Kelp exploit
The Mantle team wrote that the loan would generate yield and strengthen the relationship between Mantle and Aave.
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