Tron founder Justin Sun publicly known as on the KelpDAO bridge hacker to negotiate a return of the stolen funds, warning {that a} $292 million loss may convey down each Aave and KelpDAO. Sun’s attraction adopted the most important Decentralized Finance (DeFi) exploit of 2026, which drained 116,500 rsETH from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on April…
Artificial intelligence captured roughly $242 billion in enterprise capital funding throughout Q1 2026, accounting for 80% of all international startup funding in the quarter. The figures mark a document quarter as whole international enterprise funding reached roughly $300 billion throughout some 6,000 funded firms. Mega-Rounds Drive AI Funding Surge Four offers accounted for 65% of…
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele sits atop a world chief approval chart with a 94% score, far outpacing each different head of state on the record. The rating measures approval for 26 world leaders. Bukele’s dominance highlights a putting element for the crypto trade. The president who went furthest on sovereign Bitcoin (BTC) adoption can…
A wave of protocol-level safety responses adopted the $292 million KelpDAO rsETH exploit on April 19, with BitGo, Polygon, and Katana transferring swiftly to isolate potential contagion. The assault drained 116,500 rsETH from Kelp DAO’s LayerZero-powered cross-chain bridge by means of a cast message that bypassed its Decentralized Verifier Network (DVN) configuration. Protocols Move to…
Iran’s Foreign Ministry got here out swinging on Sunday, accusing the United States of committing warfare crimes by way of what it described as an illegal naval blockade — a cost that landed simply hours after US President Donald Trump accused Tehran of firing within the Strait of Hormuz and breaking the phrases of an…
Solana remained the highest chain for decentralized trade spot buying and selling in Q1 2026, with a 30.6% market share, in keeping with CoinGecko’s newest findings. Its buying and selling quantity fell by 26.5% throughout the identical interval. DEX Wars Intensify This momentum shifted in March, when Ethereum briefly overtook Solana with a 27% share…
Bitcoin (BTC) dropped beneath $75,000 on April 19 as the Strait of Hormuz shut down fully and Iran rejected a second spherical of negotiations with the United States. The developments mark a pointy escalation in the US-Iran standoff, with zero oil tankers passing by means of the strait and diplomatic channels showing to break down….
Users paid $9.7 billion in on-chain fees in the first half of 2025, up 41% 12 months over 12 months and the second-highest whole on document. 1kx initiatives greater than $32 billion in on-chain fees for 2026, pushed by accelerating software development. That development has pushed the phrase “income” into each crypto investor pitch deck,…
Bitcoin’s worth was halted at its multi-month peak at over $78,000 on Friday, and the next conflicting actions and statements from Iran and the US have led to one other retracement to beneath $75,000 as of press time. The newest set of blame-throwing got here minutes in the past, as experiences emerged that Iran believes…
Ethereum is buying and selling round $2.3k, holding close to its highest ranges for the reason that February crash. Yet, there are indicators of short-term fatigue after failing to maintain a breakout above the $2.4k resistance zone. The broader restoration stays intact, however the repeated failure at this ceiling is turning into a sample that…