The team behind decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Balancer published a preliminary post-mortem report on Wednesday, detailing the cause of the exploit that siphoned $116 million across DeFi markets. Balancer was hit by a sophisticated code […]
Key takeaways Mastercard is in talks to buy Zero Hash, following earlier interest in BVNK, in a push toward 24/7 stablecoin settlement. The deals could give Mastercard a turnkey onchain payments stack, accelerating its move […]
Key takeaways Reuters estimates Trump-linked ventures earned $802 million in crypto in early 2025. Income came from WLFI tokens, the TRUMP coin and USD1 stablecoin yields. Alt5 Sigma’s deal and foreign buyers helped turn token […]
Coinbase Global Inc., the world’s third-largest cryptocurrency exchange, is continuing its stablecoin push, after key legislation in the United States sparked a renewed wave of corporate interest in blockchain-based payments. Coinbase exchange is reportedly in […]
Maximal extractable value (MEV), the process of miners or validators reordering transactions in a block to extract profits, is preventing financial institutions from adopting decentralized finance (DeFi), which hurts retail users, according to Aditya Palepu, […]
Cryptocurrencies focused on privacy have come onto investors’ radar recently, ranking among the most popular token categories. According to CoinGecko, which tracks a combined market capitalization of almost $22 billion across privacy coins, their value […]
Key takeaways ChatGPT functions best as a risk detection tool, identifying patterns and anomalies that often emerge before sharp market drawdowns. In October 2025, a liquidation cascade followed tariff-related headlines, wiping out billions of dollars […]
Pavel Durov, co-founder of the messaging application Telegram, has disclosed a new decentralized AI network to be built atop The Open Network (TON), an independent layer-1 blockchain associated with Telegram. Durov took the stage at […]
Key takeaways The real edge in crypto trading lies in detecting structural fragility early, not in predicting prices. ChatGPT can merge quantitative metrics and narrative data to help identify systemic risk clusters before they lead […]
Binance co-founder Changpeng “CZ” Zhao has spent the past year rebuilding influence after serving four months in prison for violating US Anti-Money Laundering (AML) rules. Binance paid a $4.3-billion penalty fine; Zhao himself paid a […]