The omnichain interoperability protocol wants to buyback the asset bridge token they launched a few years back. The foundation has different plans for the bridge and has made a buyout offer to the decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that governs it. The suggestion ignited the prices of the native tokens of...
Ethereum Exit Queue Surge Exposes Fragility in Liquid Staking Markets
Galaxy Digital reported that ETH unstaking requests jumped dramatically after borrowing costs surged, which drove liquid staking tokens to depeg further. Ethereum’s validator exit queue has swelled dramatically since July 16. According to Galaxy Digital, this was driven less by speculative profit-taking and more by structural stresses triggered by spiking...
$17M IT Worker Fraud: Arizona Woman Sentenced for Aiding North Korea
The ruling is for 8.5 years, following the onboarding of DPRK IT personnel in over 300 U.S. companies. A lengthy sentence, along with hefty fees, is what awaits a resident of the southwestern U.S. state who facilitated the hiring of numerous people using stolen identities. The rise of the DPRK...
BNB Hits New High, Meme Stocks Soar, ETH ETFs See Inflows: Binance Report
BNB sets record high and ETH ETFs see $3.9B in inflows as meme stocks roar back, reviving risk-on appetite across global markets. This past week, a fresh wave of retail euphoria swept through U.S. equities and crypto markets, with meme stocks roaring back into vogue and altcoins teasing the arrival...
$3.1 Billion in Crypto Lost in 2025’s Painful First Half: Hacken
DeFi faced its worst quarter since 2023 as it lost $300 million in Q2. Halfway through 2025, the crypto industry has already suffered over $3.1 billion in losses from hacks, scams, and exploitations. According to Hacken’s latest report, this year has emerged as one of the most damaging in recent...
Here’s Why Base Is Crushing Other Ethereum Layer 2s in Revenue
DEX trades and MEV strategies have fueled Base's fee generation. Base, the Coinbase-incubated Ethereum Layer 2 network, has emerged as the most profitable rollup in the ecosystem, as it generated an average of $185,291 in daily revenue over the past six months. With the latest figure, Base has far outpaced...
SUI, SOL Headline $484M Token Unlock Wave This Week
SOL, WLD, and TRUMP tokens see large daily unlocks this week, with $9.9M, $4.87M, and $4.41M released daily, respectively. Traders are bracing for potential selling pressure as early investors and project treasuries gain access to massive, previously locked holdings. Data from the Tokenomist website shows that over $484 million worth...
Breaking: Ripple’s XRPL EVM Sidechain Mainnet is Now Live
The XRPL EVM-compatible sidechain's mainnet is now live. According to an update from Ripple, the long-awaited XRPL EVM Sidechain is now live on mainnet. A few highlights of what this entails include: Full EVM compatibility with Solidity, MetaMask, Hardhat, and more PoA consensus and more than 25 validators 3.4 seconds...
This Trader Was Liquidated 8 Times in a Week, Losing Millions
The losses amount to about $10 million, just for the past 4 days alone. A trader, known only by the handle “qwatio” on the social media platform X, has been under the spotlight for the on-chain analytics firm Lookonchain. Recent developments regarding the unfortunate losses include a partial liquidation of...
Zora Coins Hit User High as ZachXBT Blasts Platform’s Value for Creators
Zora's 4/20 user surge hit 200,000, but the celebration turned into a debate about whether these content coins actually benefit creators. On April 20, Zora coins surged to an all-time high in daily active users, driven by a wave of viral activity tied to the cannabis-themed cultural moment of “4/20.”...
