A single solid signature drained $292M from KelpDAO on Saturday and triggered a $6.6 billion run on Aave. The bridges that stored operating all had one factor in widespread. By John Egan, Head of Product, Polygon Labs Between Saturday night and Sunday morning, a single solid message on a single cross-chain bridge changed into DeFi’s…
Stablecoins are edging into mainstream client funds, and DoorDash’s plan to pay Dashers by the Tempo blockchain is the newest signal that stablecoin funds are transferring from crypto circles to manufacturing cost rails. The deal locations DoorDash alongside Stripe, Coastal Bank, and Latin American fintech ARQ as enterprises operating actual cost flows by the Tempo…
At the major stage of the Hong Kong Web3 Festival on April 21, 2026, Gate Founder and CEO Dr. Han delivered a keynote titled “Move Everything On-Chain.” In his remarks, he reviewed Gate’s 13-year evolution and supplied a transparent view on the structural shift underway in the world monetary system: on-chain just isn’t an possibility,…
Foreign traders bought a report $1.55 trillion in US monetary belongings in 2025, in keeping with Treasury Department information. That determine held even as Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed once more on April 21. The distinction between surging capital inflows and a worsening Middle East standoff highlights the 2 forces pulling world markets…
US Vice President JD Vance has referred to as off his deliberate journey to Pakistan, in line with AP, as tensions tied to the US–Iran battle escalate once more. The move indicators rising uncertainty round diplomatic efforts and comes as markets react sharply to renewed geopolitical danger. Oil costs jumped instantly following the information, extending…
Kevin Warsh, President Donald Trump’s nominee for Federal Reserve Chair, advised the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday that he won’t function a political instrument of the White House. The assertion set the tone for a contentious listening to that examined Warsh on independence, inflation coverage, and his substantial private monetary holdings. Warsh Rejects ‘Sock Puppet’…
HFI Research has acknowledged that the oil market has handed its breaking level, which was projected round mid-April The evaluation argues that these stock attracts will happen no matter any reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, pushed by structural and logistical constraints. This comes amid notable uncertainty round the diplomatic efforts to resolve the US–Iran…
Scammers are exploiting the Hormuz disaster amid the US-Iran warfare. Greek maritime threat agency MARISKS issued the rip-off warning on Monday. According to the agency, fraudsters posing as Iranian authorities are messaging transport corporations whose vessels are stranded, demanding digital asset funds for supposed “safe-passage” clearance. How the Scam Exploits Iran’s Real Crypto Toll Scheme The…
Artificial intelligence brokers have gotten financial actors at a tempo that outstrips the infrastructure round them, in keeping with a16z crypto. In a current put up, the agency argued that the actual bottleneck within the agent economic system is not intelligence, however identification. Today’s brokers can execute duties and transfer cash, but they nonetheless lack…
Four of Japan’s largest monetary establishments have begun a serious blockchain trial to digitally handle authorities bond collateral. The experiment goals to make buying and selling Japanese authorities bonds doable across the clock, each at residence and overseas. The transfer may reshape how one of many world’s largest sovereign debt markets handles collateral throughout borders and time…