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DeFi’s shakeout is a stress test, not a death sentence

Novozhenov argues that despite lingering governance, security and regulatory hurdles that have shuttered several protocols, DeFi remains resilient.
CFTC Chair Mike Selig argues for agency's 'exclusive regulatory authority' in prediction markets fight: State of Crypto

Selig said states do not have the ability to police prediction market providers, echoing his agency's stance as it pursues court cases to cement its authority.
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Strategy signals another bitcoin buy as company needs just 2% annual BTC growth to cover dividends

The company bought nearly three times more bitcoin than miners produced in March and is signaling it isn't done, even as its holdings remain billions underwater.
Bitcoin hits a wall – the chart just challenged the $88,000 bull case

The price action is sending a clear warning signal that analysts' optimism may be running ahead of itself.
‘See you in court’: WLFI threatens Justin Sun after he accuses project of deceptive DeFi dealings

Trump-backed crypto project says it has ‘contracts’ and ‘evidence’ after Sun accused it of exploiting users.
Alameda moves $16 million in Solana's SOL token for possible creditor distribution

Alameda unstakes $16 million worth of Solana's SOL token, according to Arkham.
Aave passes landmark vote ending months-long fight over protocol revenue control

The proposal directs 100% of application and product revenue back to AAVE token holders, resolving a governance dispute that began when swap fees were quietly redirected away from the DAO treasury in late 2025.
Bitcoin hit by $20 million-an-hour selling pressure above $70,000

Bitcoin has once again seen heavy profit-taking above $70,000, according to Glassnode.
Clarity Act returns to U.S. Senate, Bank earnings: Crypto Week Ahead

Your look at what's coming in the week starting April 13.
StarkWare cuts jobs in reorganization as Starknet revenue plunges 99% from peak

Days after unveiling a quantum-safe bitcoin method, a StarkWare researcher was tapped to lead a new applications unit as Layer-2 revenue dries up.
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The one metric investors are overlooking in Michael Saylor’s Strategy

Increased preferred-equity issuance and surging STRC trading volumes are reshaping how Strategy's common stock trades.
Crypto markets stall as oil surges past $100 on Strait of Hormuz blockade

Bitcoin and ether retreated Monday as tensions in the Middle East triggered a spike in crude oil, forcing traders into defensive derivatives positioning.
Bitcoin anchors near $70,000 as RAVE's 3,400% surge signals speculative froth

Bitcoin and major cryptocurrencies remain relatively resilient. Surges in some smaller tokens showed there's still froth left in the market.
AI agents are set to power crypto payments, but a hidden flaw could expose wallets

Researchers say a largely invisible layer of AI infrastructure can intercept sensitive data and has already been linked to stolen credentials and a $500,000 wallet drain
Bank of Korea calls for stock-style circuit breakers on BTC exchanges

Crypto's 24/7 global trading across hundreds of venues makes it difficult for any single country to halt the market.
Michael Saylor's Strategy added 13,927 bitcoin for $1 billion

Last week's purchases were completely funded by sales of Stretch, the companies perpetual preferred stock.
WLFI mints $25 million in fresh USD1 and burns $3 million, days after repayment claim

The mint and a simultaneous $3 million burn come days after the venture said it had repaid $25 million of the borrowing position that left depositors unable to withdraw from a DeFi lending pool.
Foundry unveils Zcash block explorer as mining pool reaches 30% of hashrate

The mining pool comes alongside the unveiling of Zcashinfo.com, a block explorer with real-time network and mining data.
CoinDesk 20 performance update: index falls 2.9% as all constituents trade lower

Polkadot (DOT) declined 11.5% and Cardano (ADA) dropped 6.8%, leading the index lower over the weekend.
Nearly $120 million of XRP just moved to Coinbase in whale transaction

XRP is flat over the past 24 hours, but down more than 60% from its summer 2025 peak.
Bitmine's Tom Lee calls ether 'the wartime store of value' as holdings hit 4.87 million tokens

The company now holds 4.04% of all ether in existence and currently earns $212 million in annualized revenue from staking.