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Crypto Market Extends Losses as Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Investor Sentiment
Bitcoin rose slightly, but Ethereum, XRP, and Solana declined.
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Berachain Rolls Out ‘Proof of Liquidity’ System
Render Soars 16% Following its GenAI Tool Update
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Podcast
How Coinbase is Bridging Bitcoin to DeFi with New OnChain Lending | Will Robinson, VP of Engineering
Will Robinson, VP of Engineering at Coinbase, explores the company’s expanding role in decentralized finance (DeFi), highlighting the launch of Bitcoin-backed USDC loans through Morpho and Coinbase’s broader efforts to integrate DeFi solutions.
Videos
Expanding Ethereum Staking: Alon Muroch on SSV Network and Validator Innovation
Alon Muroch, founder of SSV Labs, explains SSV Network’s approach to Ethereum staking. He describes how SSV uses Distributed Validator Technology (DVT) to structure staking operations, decentralize validator responsibilities, and manage over 2 million ETH. Murdoch also outlines SSV 2.0, which expands validator functions beyond staking to securing other protocols, and discusses ongoing conversations about Ethereum’s governance.
Research & Opinion
Polymarket is Up to 94% Accurate In Predicting Outcomes: Analysis
A data analyst found that Polymarket is 90% accurate in predicting outcomes one month out and 94% correct four hours before an event occurs.
Crypto Market Tanked 20% in February, Pummeled by Bybit Hack, LIBRA Debacle: Binance Research
Is Wall Street Behind the Bitcoin Bloodbath?
Education
SORA Card: DeFi's debit card
Simplify your crypto payments with SORA Card. SORA Card is a debit card alternative that empowers users through self-custody, and direct access to DeFi.
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DeFi
Polymarket’s $7M Ukraine Mineral Deal Debacle Traced to Oracle Whale
The premature resolution of a market on a Trump/Ukraine minerals deal leaves bettors high and dry, and shows a flaw in Polymarket’s oracle system.
PumpSwap Surpasses Raydium to Become Largest Solana DEX
Markets
Studio Ghibli Memecoins Grab Attention After OpenAI Releases Image Generation Feature
Over 20 Studio Ghibli-themed memecoins have been launched in the past two days, according to Dexscreener data.
CeFi
Binance Suspends Wallet Team Member Over Alleged Insider Trading
Binance Wallet announced the internal audit team’s findings and credited four whistleblowers.
Blockchains
Sui-based Decentralized Storage Protocol Walrus Launches Mainnet
Walrus is developed by Mysten Labs, the company behind the SUI blockchain.
SEC Ends Ripple Lawsuit: Here’s Why It Matters
Movement Network to Establish Strategic Reserve with $38 Million Recovered from Market Maker
Berachain Rolls Out ‘Proof of Liquidity’ System
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NFTs & Web3
Binance Founder Changpeng Zhao Will Read Your Message for $640
To tame his inbox, CZ turned to ReachMe, a BNB-based pay-to-reach service that lets key opinion leaders (KOLs) cut down on spam while earning a few bucks.
TradFi & Fintech
BlackRock Launches Bitcoin ETP in Europe
The move comes as Blackrock also expands its tokenized money market fund BUIDL to Solana.
Canary Capital Files for Pudgy Penguins ETF
Cboe Proposes Adding Staking to Ethereum ETFs
Dogecoin ETF More Likely Than Solana or XRP: Bloomberg Analysts
Regulation & Politics
Senator Elizabeth Warren Slams Stablecoin Bill, Calls It Donald Trump and Elon Musk's "Grift"
The Massachusetts senator urges Congress to “step up.”
Chainlink Partners with Abu Dhabi Global Market
Hacks
Hyperliquid’s HLP Vaults Bleed TVL in Wake of $4M Exploit
The perpetual decentralized exchange’s HLP losses come as total all-time perps volume reached past $1 trillion.