LayerZero says North Korean Lazarus Group behind $292M Kelp DAO attack
The attack underscores vulnerabilities in DeFi protocols, prompting urgent calls for enhanced security measures and diversified infrastructure. The post LayerZero says North Korean Lazarus Group behind $292M Kelp DAO attack appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Inflation and strong dollar drag gold prices lower amid US-Iran tensions
Gold’s decline highlights a shift towards liquidity and yield preference, potentially altering safe-haven asset dynamics amid economic shifts. The post Inflation and strong dollar drag gold prices lower amid US-Iran tensions appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Austen Allred: Autonomous AI agents are revolutionizing crypto, US laws hinder AI corporate formation, and traditional finance’s shift signals new opportunities | Bankless
AI-driven software development could revolutionize the crypto industry by automating app creation and market analysis. The post Austen Allred: Autonomous AI agents are revolutionizing crypto, US laws hinder AI corporate formation, and traditional finance’s shift signals new opportunities | Bankless appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Bitcoin eyes $60K dip in April amid KelpDAO hack fallout, $293M loss
The KelpDAO hack highlights DeFi vulnerabilities, potentially impacting crypto market stability and investor confidence in decentralized finance. The post Bitcoin eyes $60K dip in April amid KelpDAO hack fallout, $293M loss appeared first on Crypto Briefing....
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Trump Crypto: Prediction Markets and the Insider Trading Accusations
If you’ve been paying attention to Polymarket and the growing Trump crypto empire over the past few months, you already know something has been off. The BBC has now put numbers to what the on-chain data has been whispering for a while, and the picture isn’t pretty. Across multiple...
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Tokyo Offers Subsidies to Businesses That Promote the Digital Yen
Tokyo’s Metropolitan Government has launched a subsidy program offering companies up to 40 million yen – roughly $250,000 – to build real-world use cases around digital yen stablecoins, administered by the city’s Bureau of Industrial and Labor Affairs under Japan’s Payment Services Act. The detail most headlines are missing,...
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Michael Saylor Just Dropped His “Think Bigger” Signal: Billion in BTC USD Buy About to Hit the Price?
BTC/USD price is holding a fragile line. The leading cryptocurrency trades near $75,407 on CoinMarketCap, up 1.73% in 24 hours, but sitting roughly 40% below its all-time high of $126,210.50 reached in October 2025. That gap tells a story worth reading carefully. Meanwhile, Strategy’s Michael Saylor just posted “Think...
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DeFiLlama Co-Founder Suggests 3 Paths to Resolve $293M KelpDAO Hack Fallout
The $293 million KelpDAO hack on April 18 has left Aave, rsETH holders, and the wider DeFi ecosystem staring at a hole nobody quite knows how to fill. But on Sunday, DeFiLlama co-founder 0xngmi laid out three realistic options on the table and ran the numbers on each. Three...
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Nearly $1 billion in bitcoin ETF inflows power bull case as Kelp hack fuels DeFi jitters
What you need to know for April 20, 2026...
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Bitcoin Holds $75,000 As Ethereum, XRP, Dogecoin Start Week Flat On Geopolitical Uncertainty
Bitcoin is holding near $75,000, following $663.9 million in net inflows into Bitcoin ETFs on Friday, while Ethereum ETFs reported $127.5 million in net inflows. Cryptocurrency Ticker Price Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) $75,128 Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH) $2,306 Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) $85.00 XRP (CRYPTO: XRP) $1.42 Dogecoin (CRYPTO: DOGE) $0.09468 Shiba...
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