Coinglass data shows Ethereum trapped in a tight “liquidation corridor,” with $1.414b in longs at risk below $2,040 and $889m in shorts exposed above $2,253. If Ethereum (ETH) slides below $2,040, around $1.414 billion worth of long positions on major…

Chaos Labs is ending its three‑year Aave mandate after a $27m oracle fiasco, deep governance infighting, and mounting fears over who is legally liable when DeFi risk breaks. Chaos Labs, the risk firm that has “priced every loan initiated on…

Binance faces renewed questions over its $4.3b post-plea cleanup as crime-monitoring staff depart and chief compliance officer Noah Perlman weighs an exit. Bitcoin (BTC) futures traders added more than $3.8 billion in new leveraged positions over the past 24 hours,…

Polymarket will rebuild its core engine, introduce a hybrid CLOB, and launch Polymarket USD, a USDC‑backed stablecoin on Polygon aimed at cheaper, more institution‑friendly trading. On‑chain prediction market Polymarket will roll out what it calls “the largest infrastructure upgrade since…

Tom Lee says Ethereum has become the No. 2 “wartime” asset, outpacing Bitcoin and stocks as war spending surges and crypto gains appeal as a liquidity and risk trade. Since the latest Middle East conflict escalated, Ethereum has become the…

A US appeals court sided with Kalshi, ruling that CFTC‑regulated event contracts fall under federal law, not New Jersey gambling rules, reshaping prediction market oversight. A federal appeals court has ruled that New Jersey cannot bar Kalshi from offering sports‑related…

Binance’s effort to rebuild its compliance operation after a $4.3 billion US guilty plea is under renewed pressure as several staff overseeing financial‑crime monitoring and sanctions checks leave and Chief Compliance Officer Noah Perlman weighs his own departure, according to…

Korean super app Toss is weighing a custom Layer 1 or Layer 2 blockchain and native token to power its “Money 3.0” stablecoin push as Seoul finalizes a strict digital asset law. South Korean payment and banking giant Toss is…

Crypto lobbyists, banks, and the White House are circling a fragile compromise on stablecoin yields that could finally unstick the Clarity Act and set the rules for “digital dollar” rewards in the U.S. The long‑running clash between U.S. crypto firms…

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…

Marex’s Nvidia‑linked “prediction market bond” pays 7% if NVDA stays the world’s most valuable company for a year, wrapping Polymarket‑style odds into principal‑protected credit. Marex Group has created and sold what it calls the first “prediction market bond,” a structured…

Gemini adds drag‑to‑modify tools to ActiveTrader, chasing speed‑focused traders even as GEMI stock trades well below its IPO price and users still complain about lag. Gemini has rolled out a new order modification feature for its ActiveTrader interface, allowing users…

VanEck’s Matthew Sigel sees $100,000 Bitcoin within a year even as Iran conflict–driven volatility, war risks, and macro uncertainty leave room for another 20% drawdown. Bitcoin (BTC) can “totally reasonably” trade back at $100,000 within a year, according to VanEck’s…

Ethereum trades near $2,000 as Coinglass data show $801m in shorts above $2,149 and $739m in longs below $1,960, primed for a violent liquidation cascade. Ethereum’s (ETH) derivatives market is sitting on a knife edge as fresh Coinglass data show…

Coinglass’ ETH liquidation heatmap shows nearly $1.8b in long and short leverage clustered between $1,952 and $2,154, turning a 5–7% move into a potential forced‑flow event. According to derivatives analytics platform Coinglass, Ethereum’s (ETH) futures market is now pinned between…

RootData’s project claiming lets teams verify and manage profiles, lifting transparency scores over 30% and driving a 220% jump in heat and visibility across 220+ partners. Web3 asset data platform RootData reports that adoption of its project claiming feature is…

The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index has turned slightly positive again, hinting at renewed U.S. spot and ETF demand even as fear gauges flash “extreme fear.” The Coinbase Bitcoin Premium Index, a closely watched indicator derived from Coinglass that tracks how…

South Korea extradites alleged drug boss Park Wang‑yeol and prepares a blockchain forensics push to trace at least 6.8b won in Bitcoin‑linked drug proceeds. South Korean authorities have taken custody of alleged “drug lord” Park Wang‑yeol, extradited from a Philippine…

AI launchpad Clanker’s new ecosystem fund will recycle most protocol fees on Base into CLANKER buybacks, grants, and infra for Farcaster’s creator community. AI‑driven token launchpad Clanker has unveiled the Clanker Ecosystem Fund (CEF), committing to redirect a significant share…

South Korea’s FSS orders Dunamu to correct omissions in its Naver Financial stock swap filing as new digital asset rules threaten the merger’s structure and timeline. South Korea’s Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) has issued a corrective order to Dunamu, the…

SlowMist finds no key leaks in OKX Web3 wallet, but BOM-style malware and compromised devices keep user-side security the weak link. Blockchain security firm SlowMist has issued a new assessment of OKX’s Web3 wallet, concluding that the audited version “shows…

Coinglass’ Bitcoin liquidation map shows a $1.143b long wall below $65k and a $754m short pocket above $68k, turning a small move into a potential $1.9b forced‑flow event. Longs face a $1.143 billion liquidation wall below $65,000 Derivatives analytics from…

Riot moved about 500 BTC in what analysts say is fresh selling, adding to a wave that’s seen listed miners dump over 15,000 BTC even as treasury firms like Metaplanet keep accumulating. On-chain data flagged a transfer of roughly 500…

Uniswap has deployed v2, v3 and v4 on Consensys’ Linea zkEVM, bringing its full DEX stack to a low-fee, EVM-equivalent rollup now integrated across the Uniswap app, API and wallet. Uniswap has announced that Uniswap v2, v3 and v4 are…

The Central Bank of Nigeria has launched a pilot supervisory program for Virtual Asset Service Providers and selected a first cohort of six entities, with KuCoin standing out as the only global crypto exchange on the list. According to local…

Technology investment platform Fundrise is partnering with crypto exchange Kraken to tokenize shares of its Fundrise Innovation Fund VCX, according to reporting from Crowdfund Insider. The deal will see the publicly listed VCX vehicle, which trades on the NYSE, wrapped…

According to real-time data from analytics platform Coinglass, large traders on perpetual DEX Hyperliquid currently hold a combined $3.4 billion in notional positions across the venue. Of that, $1.737 billion is in long positions, accounting for 51.08% of whale exposure,…

YZi Labs has announced a strategic additional investment in prediction market platform Predict.fun following the second season of its EASY Residency program, according to an official update from the firm. The follow‑on round brings in Susquehanna Crypto, the digital asset…

Nasdaq-listed Eightco Holdings has disclosed a $326 million position in 277 million Worldcoin tokens, plus ETH, cash, and an indirect OpenAI stake, effectively transforming the stock into a high-beta proxy on Sam Altman’s identity project and AI ecosystem. Nasdaq-listed Eightco…