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Aave TVL Plummets 35% as $9 Billion Exits After $300M KelpDAO Hack
A big crypto hack rattled the DeFi sector, prompting over $9 billion to be withdrawn from the lending platform Aave. The withdrawals came after a weekend hack that drained nearly...
RAVE Token Crashes 90% as ZachXBT Exposes $5B Market Manipulation
RAVE token, linked to the RaveDAO, has crashed more than 90% in a matter of days, wiping out billions in market value. The collapse came right after a huge rally...
Aave Token Plunges 15% and TVL Drops by $7B After the rsETH Exploit
Leading DeFi platform Aave is facing intense pressure after a major incident involving rsETH collateral triggered a sharp market reaction. This has wiped out billions in value locked and dragged...
Polymarket in Talks to Raise $400 Million at $15 Billion Valuation: Report
Polymarket is in discussions with investors to raise an additional $400 million at a valuation of approximately $15 billion, according to The Information, which cited two people familiar with the...
Nine DeFi Protocols Frozen After $293 Million KelpDAO rsETH Exploit
A single exploit on KelpDAO’s rsETH cross-chain bridge has frozen nine major DeFi protocols, created bad debt on Aave, and sent shockwaves through the liquid restaking sector. The attacker drained...
David Schwartz Says KelpDAO’s Laziness Enabled The North Korean Hack
The $292 million KelpDAO exploit now has a confirmed attacker, a detailed explanation of how it happened and a verdict on why it was allowed to happen at all. LayerZero...
Michael Saylor Tweets ‘Think Even Bigger’ as Strategy Hints at Its Largest Bitcoin Purchase
Michael Saylor tweeted “Think Even Bigger” on April 20, hinting at an upcoming BTC purchase. The post, accompanied by a follow-up that simply said “Incoming,” landed against the backdrop of...
Liz Truss Backs Bitcoin to Fix UK Currency Debasement
Liz Truss said the U.K.’s long economic stagnation reflects a deeper problem with sound money, currency debasement, and policy failure. The former prime minister said those concerns strengthened her interest...
ZachXBT Flags RAVE Pump-and-Dump as Bitget Starts Review
On-chain investigator ZachXBT accused RaveDAO insiders of running a coordinated pump-and-dump scheme involving RAVE. The alleged activity took place across major centralized exchanges. The platform urged Binance, Bitget, and Gate.io...
Middle East Tensions Rise Again After Lebanon Strikes and Hormuz Shift
The Israel-Hezbollah truce came under new pressure after the Israel Defense Forces said Hezbollah violated the ceasefire and confirmed strikes in southern Lebanon. In its public statement, the IDF said...
ARB Price Holds Near $0.129 While Traders Watch BTC Dominance Closely
Arbitrum traded in a narrow band on Friday as traders weighed a stronger altcoin backdrop against fresh warnings around token supply and Bitcoin dominance. On X, analyst Michaël van de...
SPX, NASDAQ, BTC Hit Highest Weekly Closes – Crypto Bull Market or Short Squeeze manipulation?
On April 18, 2026, the S&P 500 and NASDAQ closed at their highest weekly candles ever as the U.S. stock market soared, fueling new all-time highs above $ 7,000 for...
Vitalik Buterin Today Issued Urgent Warning of DNS Attack on eth.limo
On April 18, 2026, Vitalik Buterin warned users of a Domain Name System (DNS) registrar attack on eth.limo, advising against visiting vitalik.eth.limo or other eth.limo pages until security is restored....
RAVE Crashes From $27 ATH to Near $11 After Violent Reversal
RAVE surged hard before crashing within hours, wiping out a large part of the day’s gains and leaving behind a deeply damaged chart. On X, analyst Hrithik first warned that...
Trump Signals Ceasefire Doubt, Markets Turn Volatile
Global markets turned cautious after Donald Trump said the U.S. may not extend the Iran ceasefire beyond Wednesday and would maintain its blockade on Iranian ports without a deal. “I...
Analyst Flags Weekend Shakeout, Says $72K Could Fuel Bitcoin Upside
Crypto markets are showing signs of a familiar weekend pullback, with analyst Michaël van de Poppe pointing to a recurring pattern that may influence Bitcoin’s near-term direction. In a post...
RaveDAO Surges to $27.94 ATH as ZachXBT Alleges Market Manipulation
RaveDAO hit an all-time high of $27.94 on Friday, up over 50% in 24 hours and with a market cap of $6.56 billion. The token has risen an extraordinary 18,308%...
$18.4M Rhea Finance Hack Built Over Two Days, Post-Mortem Reveals
Rhea Finance published a detailed post-mortem this week after losing $18.4 million in an exploit that investigators describe as a combination of two known DeFi attack vectors assembled into something...
Iran Warns Strait of Hormuz Could Close Again if US Blockade Continues
The Strait of Hormuz reopened to commercial shipping after a ceasefire was reached in Lebanon. Iran warned the route could close again if the US naval blockade continues. Tehran said...
Robert Dunlap Sentenced to 23 Years in $20 Million Crypto Fraud Case
Federal prosecutors have secured a 23-year prison sentence against Robert Dunlap in a crypto scam tied to Meta-1 Coin. The United States Department of Justice said the fraud caused more...
Kraken Parent Payward to Buy Bitnomial in $550M U.S. Derivatives Push
Payward, the parent company of Kraken, has agreed to acquire Bitnomial in a deal worth up to $550 million in cash and stock, giving the exchange group a fully CFTC-licensed...
Netflix Drops 10% After Q2 Forecast Misses While Bitcoin Bulls Target $78K
Netflix and Bitcoin moved in opposite directions on Friday, with weak corporate guidance dragging one lower while crowded short positioning and calmer geopolitics pushed the other sharply higher. Netflix shares...
Schiff Warns Strategy BTC Model Could Trigger Fraud Lawsuits
Rising scrutiny surrounds Strategy’s Bitcoin funding model after economist Peter Schiff warned of potential legal risks. Schiff criticized the firm’s use of STRC preferred stock, arguing the structure could mislead...
Crypto Kidnapping Surge: French Probe After €3M Ransom Case
French authorities are investigating a rise in crypto-linked kidnappings after a 74-year-old man from Voiron in Isère survived a violent 16-hour abduction in January 2026. Police said attackers stormed his...
CZ Reveals SBF Casually Asked for $6B Bailout Before FTX Collapse
On April 14, 2026, Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) revealed in a Fox Business interview that Sam Bankman-Fried (SBF) mumbled a request for funds, constantly changing the amount from $2...
