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🤝 DeFi Recovery Advances, GPT-5.5 Debuts

DeFi United fills a large share of the Kelp DAO exploit shortfall, a U.S. soldier is charged with using classified intelligence to profit from prediction markets, OpenAI releases GPT-5.5, and more.

Bernadette Winston

🥶 Tether Freezes $344M USDT, Ronin Sets Migration Timeline

Apr 23, 2026

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🥶 Tether Freezes $344M USDT, Ronin Sets Migration Timeline

Tether freezes $344M in USDT, Axie Infinity’s Ronin sets a timeline for its Ethereum layer-2 migration, the UK cracks down on illegal peer-to-peer crypto trading, and more.

Bernadette Winston

💸 Kelp Exploiter Moves Funds, DoorDash Eyes Stablecoins

Apr 21, 2026

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💸 Kelp Exploiter Moves Funds, DoorDash Eyes Stablecoins

Kelp DAO exploiter begins moving funds across chains, DoorDash to bring stablecoin payments to users, the Bank of Korea’s new chief pushes CBDCs and deposit tokens, and more.

Bernadette Winston

⚠️ $293M Kelp DAO Exploit, Memecoins Bounce Back

Apr 20, 2026

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⚠️ $293M Kelp DAO Exploit, Memecoins Bounce Back

Kelp DAO loses $293M in a bridge exploit, LayerZero points to North Korea’s Lazarus Group as the likely culprit, memecoins show signs of life as ASTEROID surges past $25M, and more.

Bernadette Winston

⚖️ Circle Sued Over $285M Hack, Fake Ledger Found

Apr 17, 2026

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⚖️ Circle Sued Over $285M Hack, Fake Ledger Found

Circle faces a class action lawsuit, AI agents continue to lag humans in DeFi trading, and a researcher uncovers fake Ledger devices—among other developments.

Bernadette Winston

🤖 Claude Opus 4.7 Debuts, Drift Taps Tether

Apr 16, 2026

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🤖 Claude Opus 4.7 Debuts, Drift Taps Tether

Claude Opus 4.7 launches, Drift taps Tether for a $148M recovery plan, BitMEX proposes a soft fork to freeze coins if quantum threats materialize, and more.

Bernadette Winston

🚀 HYPE Hits 2026 High, New Bitcoin Proposal Emerges

Apr 15, 2026

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🚀 HYPE Hits 2026 High, New Bitcoin Proposal Emerges

WLFI moves to unlock 62B tokens, HYPE climbs to 2026 highs as Hyperliquid volumes surge, a new Bitcoin proposal aims to freeze coins against quantum threats, and more.

Bernadette Winston

🗳️ Aave DAO to Consolidate Revenue, Tether Launches Wallet

Apr 14, 2026

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12 min read

🗳️ Aave DAO to Consolidate Revenue, Tether Launches Wallet

Aave DAO votes to consolidate all protocol revenue, Y Combinator completes its first all-stablecoin funding round on Solana, Tether launches a self-custodial wallet, and more.

Bernadette Winston

📢 Justin Sun Blasts World Liberty Financial, Hyperbridge Exploited

Apr 13, 2026

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📢 Justin Sun Blasts World Liberty Financial, Hyperbridge Exploited

Justin Sun blasts the Trump family’s World Liberty Financial, SEC weighs broker-dealer rules for crypto trading interfaces, Polkadot confirms Hyperbridge exploit after an attacker minted over $2B in tokens, and more.

Bernadette Winston

🏃 Top Builder Exits Bittensor, WLFI Loses $427M

Apr 10, 2026

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🏃 Top Builder Exits Bittensor, WLFI Loses $427M

Bittensor’s TAO price drops as a top builder exits, WLFI faces scrutiny after a $75M loan, Powell and Bessent warn banks about AI security risks, and more.

Bernadette Winston

🟠 Bitcoin AI Tools Launch, $3.6M Bitcoin Depot Hack

Apr 9, 2026

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11 min read

🟠 Bitcoin AI Tools Launch, $3.6M Bitcoin Depot Hack

Nunchuk launches open-source Bitcoin tools for AI agents, a prototype quantum-resistant wallet recovery tool debuts, Bitcoin Depot reports a $3.6M BTC theft, and more.

Bernadette Winston

📘 CZ Autobiography Released, Ethereum AI Agent Standard Unveiled

Apr 8, 2026

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📘 CZ Autobiography Released, Ethereum AI Agent Standard Unveiled

Biconomy and the Ethereum Foundation unveil an execution standard for AI agents, the SEC acknowledges flaws in past crypto enforcement, CZ releases an autobiography, and more.

Bernadette Winston

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