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Circle economist Gordon Liao wants Aave v3’s USDC borrow cap pushed toward 50% and optimal utilization cut, betting sky‑high yields will unclog a rsETH‑driven liquidity crunch. Circle’s chief economist Gordon Liao has filed an Aave v3 governance proposal to sharply…
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Roughly 93% of GameFi projects are now effectively dead, as tokens plunge 95%, user counts flatline, VCs pivot to AI and RWAs, and even Animoca trims pure gaming bets. Roughly 93% of GameFi projects have failed, with token prices collapsing…
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Spark’s SPK jumped 73% after an Upbit KRW listing, 500M+ tokens staked, and F2Pool co-founder Wang Chun’s public regret over selling 83.7M SPK stoked fresh speculative flow. Spark’s native token SPK (SPK) surged as much as 73% in the past…
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Tether froze over $344M in USDT tied to sanctions evasion and pig-butchering scams, underscoring stablecoins’ role as both crime rails and regulatory choke points. Tether has frozen more than $344 million in USDT in collaboration with the U.S. Treasury’s Office…
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Firelight and Sentora wire native, capital-backed cover into XRP DeFi vaults on Flare, turning FXRP staking into institutional-grade exploit and oracle protection. Firelight Protocol has partnered with Sentora to embed a capital-backed protection layer directly into Sentora’s institutional DeFi vault…
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Flying Tulip has introduced a circuit breaker to slow or queue withdrawals as DeFi losses mounted in April following a series of large exploits. According to official documentation, the safeguard is designed to limit how quickly funds can leave the…
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A $290 million exploit on KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge on April 18, attributed by LayerZero to North Korea’s Lazarus Group, sent shockwaves through DeFi and erased more than $13 billion in total value locked across protocols within 48 hours. Attackers drained…
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Kraken says it filed 56m 2025 crypto tax forms, most under $50, and is urging Congress to create a de minimis exemption and let users defer tax on staking rewards until sale. Kraken is using this tax season to put…
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Coinbase has listed FCA‑sandbox‑tested tGBP, letting users move pound‑pegged stablecoins across its app and exchange as it doubles down on local‑currency rails beyond USD. Coinbase is deepening its bet on non‑USD stablecoins, rolling out full support for the pound‑pegged tGBP…
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American Bitcoin, co‑founded by Eric and Donald Trump Jr., has energized 11,298 new ASICs, lifting owned hash rate to 28.1 EH/s as it doubles down on low‑cost BTC accumulation. American Bitcoin Corp., the publicly listed mining company co‑founded by Eric…
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CFTC‑regulated prediction market Kalshi is wiring Pyth’s oracle and Pyth Pro feeds into its new commodities hub, using first‑party prices to settle gold, oil, gas, and grain event contracts. Pyth Network is extending its oracle footprint into the heart of…
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Sameer Group CEO Syed Sameer is offering to broker a private deal to unfreeze Justin Sun’s blacklisted WLFI tokens, drawing backlash from retail holders shut out of negotiations. Syed Sameer, CEO of Sameer Group LLC, has put himself forward as…
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RaveDAO (RAVE) is up about 106% on $418m volume after a 95% crash that erased nearly $6b, as ZachXBT alleges insiders ran a pump‑and‑dump and OKX funds the probe. RaveDAO is in full trader mode. CoinGecko and major exchanges show…
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Crypto Rover says wallets with a “100% win rate” keep trading BTC, ETH and $TRUMP around President Trump’s speeches, reviving long‑running “Trump insider” whale fears. Crypto commentator Crypto Rover has escalated accusations of political insider trading, posting what he calls…
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MemeCore’s FDV sits several turns above its circulating cap, leaving heavy unlock overhang, while Shiba Inu trades closer to full dilution after years of burns. As of recent data, MemeCore’s circulating market capitalization is in roughly the $2.8–$4.3 billion range…
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MemeCore rips 22% as traders rotate into memecoins and mid‑caps like RAIN, PENGU, XMR, BCH and chase edgeX retrodrop hype instead of de‑risking into Bitcoin. Even with Bitcoin and Ethereum hogging the macro headlines, the most aggressive risk‑taking is happening…
