Grayscale amends Hyperliquid ETF filing, replaces Coinbase with Anchorage

Grayscale has filed an amended registration statement with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for its proposed Hyperliquid ETF. The updated filing reflects a revision to the operational framework of the ETF, which is designed to track exposure to Hyperliquid (HYPE), a decentralised derivatives protocol. дальше »

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A Week of Big Crypto Unlocks: $40M From LayerZero, $10M From Hyperlane, and More Coming

10 major crypto unlocks scheduled April 20-25 will release over $95M in assets. LayerZero, Hyperlane, and Humanity Protocol are among the largest releases. дальше »

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WLFI Price Prediction: Why World Liberty Financial Just Approved a 4.5B Token Burn While Pepeto Lines Up 100x Before Listing

The crypto tape gets noisier every session, and any WLFI price prediction now hangs on one fresh catalyst, the Trump-backed protocol just put a 4. 5 billion token burn on the table tied to a 62. 3 billion token unlock vote per CoinDesk, an overhaul that resets the entire supply structure right as the broader market flips […] The post WLFI Price Prediction: Why World Liberty Financial Just Approved a 4. дальше »

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Whales Dump Over $6 Million in AAVE as KelpDAO Exploit Triggers 20% Aave Price Drop

AAVE dropped 18% as whales offloaded millions and $5.4 billion in ETH fled the protocol after the KelpDAO rsETH exploit. The post Whales Dump Over $6 Million in AAVE as KelpDAO Exploit Triggers 20% Aave Price Drop appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Crypto in the Last 24 Hours April 17: Tether Backs Drift With $148M While Pepeto Passes $9M and SOL BNB Stall

Crypto in the last 24 hours brought a signal that reshapes the Solana recovery story. Drift Protocol secured $148 million in new funding from Tether and other partners on April 16 to relaunch as a USDT-based perpetuals DEX, following the $270 million exploit earlier this month, CoinDesk reported. дальше »

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Allor Network Joins Forces With Band Protocol To Enhance AI Web3 Applications With Decentralized Oracle 

Using the partnership, Allor takes advantage of Band's decentralized data oracle solution to access advanced oracles to power the reliability of AI models. дальше »

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Here’s why Morpho price rallied 12% today

Morpho price rallied to nearly $2 for the first time this year as a wave of institutional interest and new protocol upgrades lifted demand for the token. According to data from crypto.news, Morpho (MORPHO) price climbed more than 12% to… дальше »

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Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge Circle’s grip on Solana payments

USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has stepped in to anchor a massive recovery plan for Drift Protocol, the Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) that was crippled by a $286 million exploit earlier this month. дальше »

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Circle Internet Group faces class action over failure to stop Drift Protocol exploit funds

Circle is accused of failing to freeze exploit-linked transfers. Approximately $230 million in stolen funds was routed through Circle’s USDC. Drift plans $147. 5 million recovery backed by future revenue. дальше »

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Circle Faces Lawsuit Over $230M USDC Movement After Drift Hack, Raising Industry-Wide Questions On Stablecoin Responsibility

Circle is now the centre of a major court wrangle from the time Drift Protocol was exploited for $280 million. The company is accused in a class action lawsuit of failing to stop stolen funds while it was being sent over blockchain networks. дальше »

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Circle faces lawsuit as $230M in stolen USDC moved across chains after Drift breach

A new class action lawsuit has put Circle under legal scrutiny over its response to the movement of stolen USDC following the Drift Protocol hack. According to a filing in a U.S. district court in Massachusetts, Drift investor Joshua McCollum… дальше »

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Fake Token Pools Reveal NEAR DeFi Oracle Vulnerabilities; $7.6M Drained from Rhea Finance Exploit

A huge security breach has hit NEAR Protocol ecosystem after decentralized finance platform Rhea Finance exploited, causing losses of roughly $7.6 million. Utilizing the information from blockchain security firm CertiK, The attacker was able to withdraw multiple assets from the protocol including the likes of USDC, USDT, ZEC and NEAR. As the breach involves the [...] дальше »

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Drift Protocol jumps 20% as Tether backs $127.5M recovery plan

Drift Protocol's governance token, DRIFT, surged 20% on Thursday, rising to intraday highs above $0. 061 and touching its highest level since April 1, 2026. DRIFT exploded following an announcement that stablecoin giant Tether has committed $127. дальше »

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Tether Comes To Save The Day With Unprecedented $127.5 Million Backstop For Drift Protocol Industry Shock

Exploits are (unfortunately) common in the crypto industry but every so often a response is rare. Except this time, it’s not Tether. On the heels of April 1 exploit that impacted Drift Protocol, the stablecoin behemoth has come forward pledging a significant financial amount to assist with recovery and reconstruction efforts on the platform. The [...] дальше »

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NEAR Protocol DeFi Hub Rhea Finance Loses $7.6 Million in Oracle Exploit

Rhea Finance lost $7.6M in an oracle manipulation exploit. Attackers used fake tokens and fresh liquidity pools to mislead pricing. The post NEAR Protocol DeFi Hub Rhea Finance Loses $7.6 Million in Oracle Exploit appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Tether CEO Reacts to Drift Exploit With $150 Million Ultimatum for Solana DeFi

Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino confirms a $150 million support plan for Drift Protocol, but it comes with a catch as Ardoino is demanding a shift to USDT from USDC. дальше »

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Drift Protocol Lands $150 Million Lifeline in Aftermath of Exploit Shock

Drift Protocol announces a nearly $150M Tether-backed recovery plan with a credit facility, recovery token, and USDT-centered relaunch. The post Drift Protocol Lands $150 Million Lifeline in Aftermath of Exploit Shock appeared first on BeInCrypto. дальше »

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Orbs launches DAO to hand protocol control and revenue to token holders

Orbs is handing control of its Layer-3 trading protocol and multi-million dollar fee stream to a new DAO, betting seasonal on-chain governance can keep pace with volatile DeFi markets. Orbs has launched a decentralized autonomous organization (DAO) that will shift… дальше »

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Chainlink price approaches bullish SMA crossover as whales accumulate, will it breakout?

Chainlink price has remained confined in the consolidation range between $8 and $10 since early February this year as market participants weigh broader macroeconomic uncertainty against the protocol’s growing fundamental utility. дальше »

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Orbs moves forward with DAO to decentralise protocol governance

Orbs has launched its decentralised autonomous organisation (DAO), introducing a governance framework that shifts protocol decision-making to its global community. The rollout is set to begin in the coming weeks, marking a step toward fully decentralised governance. дальше »

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CoW Swap Halts Protocol After Website Compromise

CoW Swap Halts Protocol After Website Compromise

The post CoW Swap Halts Protocol After Website Compromise appeared first on Coinspeaker.

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ChainAware Partners with Cluster Protocol to Build Trustless AI for Capital Markets

In collaboration with Cluster Protocol, ChainAware AI merges its behavioral validation layer with the Liberation Engine to advance Internet Capital Markets. дальше »

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Chainlink Now Streams Live US Stock Prices to DeFi

The Chainlink price narrative shifted this week when the protocol upgraded its Data Streams infrastructure to deliver near-real-time pricing for US stocks and ETFs on a 24/5 basis, giving DeFi protocols access to the same equity data that covers roughly… дальше »

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PI Network’s Protocol 23 Could Unlock Wall Street Recognition

The PI network is heading toward its most consequential technical upgrade yet as Protocol 23 prepares to go live on May 18, bringing smart contracts, real-world asset tokenization, and AI App Studio integration that analysts say could shift how institutional… дальше »

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Pi Network price outlook as it completes a major protocol upgrade

Pi Network has completed a major protocol update that brings it even closer to launching full smart contract capabilities on the network. In an April 14 X post, the Pi Network team revealed that the Pi mainnet has successfully been… дальше »

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AAVE price prediction: $100 in focus following the “Aave Will Win” Proposal approval

AAVE price rallies toward $100 after strong governance-driven momentum. Aave protocol shifts to a token-centric model with revenue flowing to holders. $90 is a key support for continuation or pullback risk. дальше »

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UK finalises 2026 crypto rules with DeFi carve

The UK is locking in a 2026–27 crypto regime that keeps “truly decentralised” DeFi outside scope but drags any protocol with an identifiable controlling entity into full FCA authorisation. The UK is moving into the final phase of designing its… дальше »

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Aave DAO approves $25 million funding and V4 roadmap for Aave Labs

Aave Labs is set to receive a massive capital injection following the approval of a strategic roadmap designed to scale the protocol. According to the governance dashboard, the Aave DAO voted on Saturday to grant the development team $25 million… дальше »

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WLFI Token Hits All-Time Low Amid World Liberty’s DeFi Lending Controversy

World Liberty Financial has scrambled to pay down $25 million of its highly scrutinized loan on the DeFi lending protocol Dolomite. The immediate repayments comprise $15 million on April 7 and an additional $10 million on April 10. дальше »

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OKX Wallet Adds Native Aave Access on X Layer as the Protocol Nears 30% of DeFi TVL

Aave now holds roughly 30% of all DeFi TVL, up from 7% in January 2024. OKX Wallet brings native Aave access to X Layer with deposits and aToken swaps built in. дальше »

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Cardano Hard Fork Approaching: Here Is Latest Update

Preparations for Cardano's intra-era hard fork to Protocol Version 11 continue to gain steam. дальше »

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Cardano Price Prediction at $0.25 as Protocol 11 and Midnight Stack Catalysts While Pepeto Presale Fills Fast

Cardano sits at $0.25 despite major upgrades, while Pepeto’s exchange presale attracts millions, highlighting a growing gap in potential returns. дальше »

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Relay Protocol Enables Automated Crosschain Transactions on HeyElsa

HeyElsa AI has revealed a recent integration with the Relay Protocol, a significant move towards making decentralized finance interactions easier for users. дальше »

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Circle Explains Why It Didn’t Freeze Stolen USDC in the $275 Million Drift Hack

Circle’s Chief Strategy Officer Dante Disparte published a direct defense of the company’s authority to freeze USDC (USDC), naming the $270 million Drift Protocol exploit as the catalyst. дальше »

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Coinbase moves x402 protocol to usage-based model for agentic AI tasks

A new pricing mechanism for the x402 protocol will allow AI agents to pay for compute resources based on actual usage rather than fixed rates. According to a Thursday announcement on X by the Coinbase Developer Platform, the newly launched… дальше »

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UXLINK Partners With Chain4Energy To Fuel Web3 Social Network Scalability With DEPIN  

Through this partnership, UXLINK leverages Chain4Energy’s DEPIN infrastructure to address network scalability challenges in its decentralized social protocol. дальше »

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Vanar Launches xBPP to Govern AI Agent Transactions

Vanar debuts xBPP protocol to govern AI agent transactions with pre-execution policy control, risk checks and secure autonomous payment decision-making systems. дальше »

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Fartcoin Whale Liquidated for $3 Million on Hyperliquid After Suspected Manipulation Play

Onchain analysts flagged an alleged coordinated Fartcoin (FARTCOIN) manipulation attempt on Hyperliquid, resulting in $1. 5 million in losses for the protocol’s liquidity vault. Blockchain security firm PeckShield and onchain tracker Lookonchain identified the incident on April 9, linking four wallets to a single entity. дальше »

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Visa launches Intelligent Commerce Connect to power AI driven payments

Visa is moving deeper into the race to power AI-led commerce, rolling out a new infrastructure layer that allows autonomous agents to handle payments on behalf of users. The company on Wednesday introduced Intelligent Commerce Connect, a network and protocol… дальше »

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Ethereum Foundation to sell 5,000 ETH via CoWSwap TWAP

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) has announced it will convert 5,000 ETH into stablecoins using decentralized trading protocol CoWSwap’s time-weighted average price (TWAP) function, describing the move as routine funding for “R&D, grants and donations. дальше »

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$285M Solana Disaster – Here’s What Actually Happened

On April 1, 2026, things fell apart on Solana (SOL). Drift Protocol got hit with a $285 million exploit, and within hours, its token crashed hard. The impact didn’t stop there, it quickly spread to other connected protocols. дальше »

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Solana price risks drop to $60 as head and shoulder pattern forms

Solana price fell 18% from its March high as global tensions surrounding the U. S. Iran war and an exploit on Solana-based Drift Protocol that drained millions from the ecosystem spooked the market. дальше »

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Фонд Solana после взлома Drift Protocol объявил о программе защиты криптопроектов

Организация Solana Foundation объявила о программе аудита безопасности проектов на базе одноименного блокчейна с публикацией отчетов о найденных уязвимостях. Объявление сделано через несколько дней после взлома протокола Drift, который привел к падению цены Solana. дальше »

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Chaos Labs Wanted to Replace Chainlink on Aave: Why Stani Kulechov Said No

Chaos Labs has terminated its risk management engagement with Aave (AAVE) after three years, citing unsustainable economics and disagreements over how V4 should be managed. The departure marks the latest in a string of core contributor exits from Decentralized Finance’s (DeFi) largest lending protocol, which holds over $24 billion in total value locked. дальше »

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Cardano (ADA) Sees $0.60 Prediction, Experts Explain Possible Scenario After Latest Charles Hoskinson Update

Cardano delivered a major milestone in late March with the successful mainnet launch of Midnight, its privacy-focused sidechain. With the Protocol 11 hard fork approaching in April and new funding initiatives from Charles Hoskinson, the ecosystem is showing clear technical progress and long-term ambition. дальше »

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Resolv Labs burns hacked USR as exploit losses hit $34m

Resolv Labs burns 36.7m hacked USR after a key compromise let an attacker mint 80m unbacked tokens and dump $24.5m in ETH, leaving a $34m hole in the protocol. Resolv Labs has destroyed 36.73 million USR stablecoins previously controlled by… дальше »

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Best Crypto Presale Right Now: Cardano and Chainlink Whales Load Up but Pepeto’s Presale Is Going Viral

The best crypto presale conversation just shifted after Chainlink launched one-click cross-chain staking through LiFi Protocol on April 3, going live across wallets and exchanges simultaneously, according to Coinpedia. дальше »

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Cardano (ADA) Rolls Out Midnight Update, But Retail Move to Taurox (TAUX) After Opening Registration to Pre-KYA

Cardano trades near $0. 25 right now. The Midnight privacy sidechain has officially launched on mainnet with big institutional names like Google and MoneyGram already validating, and the Protocol 11 hard fork is locked in for April 2026 with developers pushing over 680 commits every week. дальше »

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North Korea-Linked Group Behind $270M Drift Hack, Six-Month Plot Revealed

What initially appeared to be a sudden exploit has now been revealed as a long-term, highly coordinated operation. Drift Protocol has disclosed that the $270 million hack was the result of a six-month infiltration campaign, allegedly tied to North Korean state-linked actors. дальше »

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Drift Protocol’s $285 Million Heist Started With a Handshake and 6 Months of Trust

Drift Protocol (DRIFT) published a detailed incident update on April 5, revealing that the $285 million exploit on April 1 was the result of a six-month intelligence operation attributed to North Korean state-backed actors. дальше »

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