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Trump’s threat of “lots of bombs” if the Iran ceasefire lapses feeds straight into Bitcoin’s war‑driven volatility and the debate over its safe‑haven role. U.S. President Donald Trump has warned that “lots of bombs start going off” if a fragile…
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A whale who made $44.61m on leveraged ETH in two months has topped up a long to 30,000 ETH around $2,288, turning profits into even more high‑gear risk. A leveraged Ethereum (ETH) whale that has earned $44.61 million in profit…
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Nasdaq drops 1% and the S&P 500 0.6%, but Bitcoin near $75k and Ethereum around $2.3k show crypto holding up better than U.S. tech — at least intraday. U.S. equities opened the week on the back foot, with Gate’s TradFi…
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Kelp DAO says a LayerZero “default” single‑validator setup helped enable a $290m rsETH bridge hack, forcing a messy blame game and a rushed security migration. Kelp DAO has pushed back against LayerZero’s official explanation of a $290 million bridge exploit,…
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U.S. CLARITY Act faces a May delay as banks fight stablecoin yields, clashing with a White House report that says the lending impact is just 0.02%. The U.S. CLARITY Act, a landmark effort to define stablecoin and broader crypto market…
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2026’s altcoin rotation is skipping meme narratives and flowing into XRP, BNB, Solana, TRON and Hyperliquid, as traders pay for throughput and real volume. Altcoin flows in 2026 are starting to look less like a classic “altseason blow‑off” and more…
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April has already seen over $600m stolen across DeFi, bridges and wallets, turning security from a protocol‑level concern into a full‑blown market risk premium. Fresh aggregate figures show that crypto protocols have already lost over $606m to hacks in the…
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OpenGradient’s AI‑focused OPG token will launch via an exclusive Binance Wallet and PancakeSwap TGE on April 21, with access gated by Binance Alpha points. Binance Wallet will jointly launch the exclusive Token Generation Event for OpenGradient with PancakeSwap on April…
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Gate has integrated Kasplex Layer 2 on Kaspa, opening a direct bridge for users to move KAS onto an EVM‑compatible DeFi environment. Gate has officially integrated the Kasplex Layer 2 network, allowing users to move Kaspa’s native token KAS between…
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DefiLlama founder 0xngmi says Aave’s TVL isn’t being “pumped” by circular borrowing, arguing the platform’s metrics already strip out borrowed assets and loops. DefiLlama founder 0xngmi has pushed back on claims that Aave’s total value locked (TVL) is overstated because…
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OKX founder Mingxing “Star” Xu boosts ZachXBT’s bounty on alleged RAVE token manipulation to $25,000 after a 95% crash from roughly $26 to near $1 wipes out billions in value. OKX founder and CEO Star said the exchange will contribute…
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Coinbase has rolled out its crypto-backed lending service in the United Kingdom, allowing users to borrow up to $5 million in USDC against digital assets. Coinbase said in a statement on Monday that the new offering lets UK users access…
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Liquid Capital’s Li Hua Yi says there’s “no reason to take profits” after the Strait of Hormuz reopens, citing S&P highs, MicroStrategy’s BTC buys and altcoin rotation. Liquid Capital’s Yi leans into the peace trade Liquid Capital founder Yi Lihua…
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Fresh Coinglass heatmap data suggest Ethereum is again sitting between two sizeable liquidation walls, with leverage stacked just below and above spot. According to the latest read‑out, if ETH slides below $2,323, cumulative long liquidation intensity on mainstream centralized exchanges…
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Speaking in the Sejm on Friday ahead of a vote on overturning his rival’s veto, Tusk claimed that “Russian money was behind the Zondacrypto cryptocurrency platform,” which he alleged has “supported political and social initiatives” aligned with right‑wing groups in…
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Coinglass shows $2.221B of BTC longs below $73,610 and $913M of shorts above $81,264, turning the next $10K band into a $3.1B liquidation minefield for traders. Bitcoin (BTC) is once again wedged between two large liquidation clusters, with leverage stacked…
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