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Oil Jumps on US-Iran Tensions as Crypto Stalls: LiquidChain Presale Nears $750,000 May 7, 2026 1:38 pm Cryptonews Author Ahmed Barakat Author Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Fact Checked by …
CoinStats CEO Narek Gevorgyan on Building a Crypto AI Agent for Real-Time Research May 7, 2026 1:20 pm BeInCrypto Crypto research has become harder as the market has grown across chains, protocols, wallets, exchanges, and social platforms. A single investment decision can require hours of checking token data, on-chain flows, sentiment, news, liquidity, and portfolio …
ZachXBT raises insider manipulation alert as LAB token goes on a run May 7, 2026 1:14 pm Cryptopolitan ZachXBT warned that the recently trending LAB token is showing signs of insider trading. He claims the project team uses LAB centralized listings to sway the price. The LAB project promised new platforms for multi-chain trading, recently introducing …
Ethereum Price Coiling: The Network Hit $8 Billion Tokenized U.S. Treasuries Milestone May 7, 2026 12:11 pm Cryptonews Ethereum (ETH) Ad Disclosure Ad Disclosure We believe in full transparency with our readers. Some of our content includes affiliate links, and we may earn a commission through these partnerships. However, this potential compensation never influences our …
Leading China’s DeepSeek AI Price Prediction of XRP, Bitcoin and Ethereum by The End of 2026 May 7, 2026 12:11 pm Cryptonews presales Ad Disclosure Ad Disclosure We believe in full transparency with our readers. Some of our content includes affiliate links, and we may earn a commission through these partnerships. However, this potential compensation never influences our analysis …
TrustedVolumes Hack Drains $6.7M, Team Opens Bounty Talks May 7, 2026 10:57 am CryptoNewsZ TrustedVolumes was exploited today, May 7, 2026 and has lost almost $6.7 million. The attackers discovered a flaw in the proxy contract and by exploiting the flaw, the attackers managed to drain funds. The breach highlights rising security threats across …
ICODA Becomes an Official Claude Partner May 7, 2026 10:51 am Knox County News - Nebraska WROCLAW, Poland, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ICODA, a blockchain and web3 marketing agency, has joined the Claude Partner Network — Anthropic's partner program for organizations helping enterprises deploy Claude. As a Claude partner, ICODA brings …
Cardano News: Preview Network Milestone Tracking the 80% SPO Threshold for Mainnet May 7, 2026 10:41 am Cryptonews Author Ahmed Barakat Author Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Fact Checked by …
Trump Bitcoin Crypto Mining Company Just Lost $45 Million While BTC Trades Above $80,000 — What Went Wrong? May 7, 2026 10:41 am Cryptonews Author Ahmed Barakat Author Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Fact Checked by …
Bitcoin Operates Outside the Regulatory System: Arthur Hayes Take on Crypto and Clarity Act May 7, 2026 10:41 am Cryptonews Author Ahmed Barakat Author Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Fact Checked by …
ICODA Becomes an Official Claude Partner May 7, 2026 10:17 am EIN Presswire WROCLAW, Poland, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ICODA, a blockchain and web3 marketing agency, has joined the Claude Partner Network — Anthropic's partner program for organizations helping enterprises deploy Claude. As a Claude partner, ICODA brings …
KelpDAO exploiter’s wallets get liquidated on Aave May 7, 2026 10:17 am Cryptopolitan Aave DAO has voted to liquidate the frozen ETH funds from the KelpDAO hack. Aave has worked with KelpDAO, the LayerZero team, EtherFi, Compound, and other counterparties to recover as much funds as possible. The Arbitrum Governance process asked for …
DeFi attacker steals $6.7M from 1inch market maker May 7, 2026 10:17 am Cryptopolitan 1inch liquidity provider and market maker TrustedVolumes has fallen victim to an ongoing exploit on the Ethereum network. As of now, approximately $6.7 million has been drained in wrapped assets and stablecoins. According to security company Blockaid, the …
Retail Capitulation Hits AAVE, But Smart Money Starts Positioning: Here The Post-Crisis Market Structure May 7, 2026 9:56 am NewsBTC Aave entered April 2026 as DeFi’s most trusted lending protocol. It is ending the month navigating the most damaging crisis in its history — one that did not require a single line of its own code to be broken. Related Reading The attack began at Kelp DAO, …
Toncoin doubles on growing Make TON Great Again momentum May 7, 2026 9:45 am Crypto Briefing The coin has moved ahead of Chainlink and Canton, becoming the 19th largest crypto asset by market size. Toncoin (TON) extended its rally overnight as markets braced for the second half of Pavel Durov’s seven-step Make TON Great Again (MTONGA) roadmap. The …
Aave liquidates Kelp DAO hacker's rsETH positions on Ethereum, Arbitrum May 7, 2026 9:20 am Coin Telegraph Aave Labs has liquidated the Kelp DAO attacker’s remaining rsETH positions on Ethereum and Arbitrum, moving one step closer to fully restoring rsETH backing and compensating affected users. This marks a “critical step” in the “DeFi United” recovery plan, …
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ZachXBT: $150 Million DSJ Crypto Ponzi Collapses, $41.5 Million Frozen May 7, 2026 9:13 am Bitcoinist Crypto on-chain investigator ZachXBT said the DSJ Exchange, also known as DSJEX, and BG Wealth Sharing Ponzi scheme collapsed last week after allegedly drawing in more than $150 million. The case now carries a second, market-relevant dimension: a rapid …
Morgan Stanley Debuts Crypto Trading On E*Trade With Lower Fees Than Rivals May 7, 2026 9:11 am Bitcoinist Wall Street behemoth Morgan Stanley has launched its long-awaited crypto trading pilot on its E*Trade platform, aiming to challenge major established players with competitive pricing. Morgan Stanley Debuts Crypto Trading Pilot Baking giant Morgan Stanley …
eGain Evaluator fournit désormais une assurance qualité continue des réponses générées par l’IA May 7, 2026 8:11 am EIN Presswire SUNNYVALE, Californie, 07 mai 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- eGain (NASDAQ : EGAN), la plateforme de connaissances pour l’engagement client basé sur l’IA, annonce ce jour la disponibilité générale d’eGain Evaluator, un produit spécialement conçu pour les …
DeFi and TradFi Platforms Continue to Converge in 2026, Democratizing Access to Finance May 7, 2026 8:07 am Crowdfund Insider The traditional financial or TradFi ecosystem is meaningfully converging with DeFi technologies in 2026. A wide range of new products, including US dollar-backed stablecoins, bitcoin, and crypto-backed lending services, digital currency cashbacks on credit …
CoinList to Offer Tokenized Equities, IPOs: New Era of Online Capital Formation May 7, 2026 8:07 am Crowdfund Insider May 6, 2026 @ 7:04 pm By JD Alois CoinList, one of the sister companies of AngelList, will offer tokenized equities in the near future. According to an email, CoinList has partnered with Superstate to bring tokenized shares, including initial public …
Grayscale Cuts a DeFi Token From Its Fund as a New One Takes Over May 7, 2026 8:06 am BeInCrypto Grayscale Investments has disclosed the new component weightings for its multi-asset funds as part of the Q1 2026 rebalancing. The asset manager has removed Aerodrome Finance (AERO) entirely from its Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Fund and added Ethena (ENA …
Aave completes liquidation of Kelp DAO attacker’s final rsETH positions May 7, 2026 7:00 am crypto.news Aave Labs has completed the liquidation of the Kelp DAO attacker’s remaining rsETH-backed positions on Ethereum and Arbitrum, moving the DeFi United recovery effort closer to restoring full backing for the restaked Ether token after April’s $293 million …
TrustedVolumes loses nearly $6M in fresh 1inch-linked exploit May 7, 2026 7:00 am crypto.news TrustedVolumes, a liquidity provider and market maker connected to 1inch, was hit by an ongoing exploit that drained about $5.87 million from its Ethereum resolver contract, according to blockchain security firm Blockaid. Summary Blockaid said …
#hauora: Legal Challenge Launched Over Puberty Blocker Ban for Trans Youth May 7, 2026 5:56 am Waatea News A High Court challenge is being backed by advocacy group Queer Endurance in Defiance, as opposition grows to the Government’s ban on puberty blockers for young people. The case, led by PATHA, is being positioned as a significant test of trans rights in …
Flare CEO Criticizes Cardano as ADA and XRP Clash for Bitcoin DeFi Supremacy May 7, 2026 5:49 am Crypto Economy TL;DR Flare CEO Hugo Philion questions Cardano’s ability to convert its early launch into DeFi dominance, citing lower total value locked compared to Flare. The competition between ADA and XRP ecosystems intensifies as both push to lead Bitcoin-based DeFi …
Bybit User Loses $1,200 to Stealth Clipboard Malware That Swaps Wallet Addresses May 7, 2026 5:43 am Crypto Economy TL:DR: The incident resulted in a total loss of $1,200 from a MetaMask wallet. The attack was executed through the automatic substitution of the alphanumeric address at the moment of pasting the data. April 2026 recorded global losses in the crypto sector …
CoinEx Monthly | The Two-Speed Market May 7, 2026 5:30 am EIN Presswire HONG KONG, May 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- April was a recovery month for Bitcoin, but not a clean risk-on month. BTC gained roughly 12% over April, rebounding from the weakness earlier in the year and trading back toward the high-$70,000 range by month- …
Babylon and Gomining Plan to Activate Up to 1,000 BTC via Trustless Vaults May 7, 2026 5:24 am Bitcoin.com Key Takeaways: Babylon and Gomining announced a Trustless Bitcoin Vault (TBV) integration for up to 1,000 BTC. BTC holders earn Gomining mining rewards via Babylon’s vaults without bridging, wrapping, or custody loss. Babylon holds 56,853 BTC in staking …
Evernorth Adding Ripple Legal Chief to Board Ahead of XRP Treasury Push May 7, 2026 5:22 am Bitcoin.com Key Takeaways Evernorth named new board members and executives ahead of its planned public listing. Ripple’s legal chief, Stuart Alderoty, is expected to join the board after closing. Company leaders plan to offer regulated XRP exposure through an active …
Bermuda pushes stablecoin payments with USDC airdrop as it courts crypto firms, regulators May 7, 2026 4:37 am CoinDesk Bermuda is aiming to show an example how to move crypto into everyday commerce without breaking the financial system, Premier David Burt said onstage at Consensus Miami 2026 on Wednesday. Burt said the tiny island on the Atlantic is expanding its " …
Dominance of Tether and Circle is a net bad for stablecoins, says Bridge executive May 7, 2026 4:34 am CoinDesk Miami Beach — The stablecoin universe, dominated by Tether and Circle, hampers competition that could lead to better product-market fit for some important use cases, according to Ben O'Neill, Bridge’s head of money movement. “I think it's a net bad …
CLARITY Act: Sen. Gillibrand Cites Ethics Provision as Necessary for Crypto Bill’s Passage May 7, 2026 4:30 am Coingape Democratic Senator Kristen Gillibrand has highlighted the ethics provision as a key provision that the Senate needs to include in the CLARITY Act for it to gain bipartisan support. She also mentioned two other issues that she believes they need to resolve …
Multicoin goes big on zcash as privacy trade returns May 7, 2026 3:30 am CoinDesk Multicoin Capital has built a “significant position” in zcash (ZEC), Co-Founder and Managing Partner Tushar Jain said at Consensus Miami, linking the purchase to a view that private stores of value will matter more as finance moves on-chain. Jain did not …
Fund managers shift to diversification as Strategy weighs first Bitcoin sales since 2020 May 7, 2026 3:05 am Cryptopolitan Institutional investors are increasingly treating crypto as a portfolio diversification tool rather than a speculative trade, according to a quarterly survey published by CoinShares Research on May 6. The survey, which cut across 26 fund managers …
Banks reject US stablecoin compromise, public shrugs at crypto May 7, 2026 2:59 am Coingeek Homepage > News > Business > Banks reject US stablecoin compromise, public shrugs at crypto U.S. crypto operators hope a new stablecoin compromise will revive stalled digital asset market structure legislation, but bankers still aren’t on board, …
Debate Shifts From Stablecoin Yields To Ethics Issues In Clarity Act May 7, 2026 2:57 am Blockzeit Senator Kristen Gillibrand argued that the Clarity Act must include ethics, consumer, and illicit finance provisions to gain strong bipartisan support. The Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 (Clarity Act) has just cleared a major hurdle, with a …
Bitcoin Breakout Puts $82,000 Resistance at the Center of the Trade May 7, 2026 2:07 am Investing Bitcoin (BTC-USD) is trading in a tight $81,250 to $82,320 corridor on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, having stretched as high as $81,760 intraday — a print that marks the strongest level the asset has registered since the final week of January. The session-over- …
Ethereum chosen as Wall Street’s on-chain treasury with $8B locked May 7, 2026 1:34 am Cryptopolitan BlackRock, Franklin Templeton, Fidelity, and WisdomTree doubled the US government bond market on Ethereum to $8 billion in just six months. Token Terminal posted a chart on X showing the market increased from about $4 billion in November 2025 to $8 billion …
After Disputing LayerZero Claims, KelpDAO Prepares Chainlink CCIP Migration May 7, 2026 1:00 am CryptoPotato KelpDAO plans to adopt Chainlink CCIP after the massive exploit last month. KelpDAO has publicly disputed claims made by LayerZero Labs regarding the April 18, 2026, exploit. In the latest post on X, it argued that the incident stemmed from failures within …
Wednesday: What’s Hot on CanLII? – April 2026 May 7, 2026 12:56 am Slaw Each month, we tell you which three English-language cases and French-language cases have been the most viewed* on CanLII in the previous month and we give you a small sense of what the cases are about. For this past month, the three most-consulted English …
Current price of Ethereum for May 6, 2026 May 7, 2026 12:24 am Fortune At 8:45 a.m. Eastern Time today, Ethereum (1 ETH) is trading at $2,407.90. That’s a $19.41 increase from yesterday and about a $591 gain over the past year. Ethereum price % Change Price of Ethereum yesterday $2,388.49 +0.81% Price of Ethereum 1 month ago …
Wall Street is abuzz about ‘tokenized assets’—but most activity is limited to a nascent ‘wrapper’ phase, report finds May 7, 2026 12:16 am Fortune Finance leaders from BlackRock’s Larry Fink to Robinhood’s Vlad Tenev have displayed enthusiasm for tokenization, a term for representing real-world assets as tokens on the blockchain. But despite the excitement, roughly 78% of tokenized assets remain only …
Anthropic turns to SpaceX supercomputer to give Claude users more room to work May 7, 2026 12:07 am Cryptopolitan Anthropic has cut a compute deal with SpaceX so Claude users can get higher limits instead of running into the same annoying wall during heavy work. The company is taking capacity from SpaceX’s Colossus 1 data center, and the deal gives it access to more …
FICO Was Built in 1989. AI Agents Need a Score for 2026 May 7, 2026 12:05 am Finbold In 1989, Fair Isaac Corporation standardized how lenders assess human borrowers. The FICO score translated decades of financial behavior into a single number between 300 and 850, unlocking mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards for millions of people. It …
63% of Institutions are Investing in Crypto for Diversification, Report Finds May 6, 2026 11:28 pm BeInCrypto Fund managers covering $1.3 trillion in assets cite diversification and client demand for 63% of their crypto allocations. Speculation sits at just 15%, down sharply from two years ago. The May 2026 CoinShares quarterly survey drew 26 institutional …
DeFi and TradFi Convergence Reshapes 2026 Financial Landscape May 6, 2026 11:19 pm Fintech Review In 2026, the financial ecosystem is witnessing significant transformations. Both traditional financial (TradFi) systems and Decentralised Finance (DeFi) technologies are merging. This fusion of old and new is reshaping the financial landscape and …
Kelp DAO Boosts Security with Chainlink’s CCIP Switch May 6, 2026 11:19 pm Fintech Review With a focus on enhancing security, Kelp DAO has decided to switch from LayerZero to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP). This change will serve as the core of its rsETH liquid restaking token. The announcement, made on May 5, is a …
RootData maps 30 Hyperliquid Web3 partners as it builds an on-chain liquidity OS May 6, 2026 10:45 pm crypto.news RootData’s new map shows 30 core Web3 partners plugging custody, trading, wallets, and infra into Hyperliquid’s L1 as it pushes toward an on-chain liquidity OS. Summary Web3 data platform RootData has published an overview of 30 business partners in the …
Lubin calls Ethereum DATs a “profound innovation,” backs them with 30,000 ETH May 6, 2026 10:45 pm crypto.news Ethereum co-founder Joseph Lubin calls Ethereum Digital Asset Treasuries “profound innovations,” backs unlevered ETH treasuries, and commits 30,000 ETH to rsETH recovery while pitching Ethereum’s quantum-safe roadmap. Summary At Consensus 2026, Consensys …
CeFi drives $860 million in April crypto fundraising as prediction and AI bets spread May 6, 2026 10:44 pm crypto.news RootData data shows CeFi raised about $606 million across 8 deals, infrastructure $105 million across 14, and DeFi $90 million. Summary The crypto primary market saw approximately $860 million in disclosed fundraising in April 2026 across 55 deals, with …
Why Gillibrand believes the CLARITY Act will pass in 2026 May 6, 2026 10:43 pm crypto.news Senator Kirsten Gillibrand took the Consensus Miami 2026 mainstage on Day 2 and expressed optimism about the CLARITY Act’s prospects in Congress, appearing alongside Kevin O’Leary and Coinbase’s Paul Grewal. Summary Senator Kirsten Gillibrand appeared on …
Crypto Market Climbs 11% in April Led by Bitcoin & Memecoins May 6, 2026 10:20 pm CryptoNewsZ The COIN50 Index has soared by around 11.05% following a strong rally in Bitcoin and Ethereum, which boosted confidence among investors. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs have recorded around $1.7 billion in net inflows, the highest since October 2025, which is …
Morgan Stanley Undercuts Rivals On Pricing In Crypto Trading Debut May 6, 2026 10:12 pm Slashdot Morgan Stanley is adding crypto trading to E*Trade, with a pilot now underway and a broader rollout planned for the platform's 8.6 million customers later this year. The bank is reportedly undercutting rivals with a 50-basis-point trading fee as it …
Ekubo Protocol Loses $1.4M in wBTC After Attackers Exploit Access Control Flaw May 6, 2026 9:09 pm Crypto Economy TL;DR: Ekubo Protocol lost about $1.4 million in wrapped bitcoin after attackers exploited an access-control weakness linked to approvals. The incident highlights how authorization paths, token approvals and routing permissions can become critical DeFi …
Lido Secures Web3SOC Certification From Cantina After Comprehensive Protocol Review May 6, 2026 9:08 pm Crypto Economy Lido received the Web3SOC certification from Cantina, a firm specialized in security and the evaluation of DeFi protocols, following a targeted audit process that covered four domains: governance, financial resilience, security and infrastructure, and …
OpenTrade raises $17M to push stablecoin yield into fintechs and DeFi May 6, 2026 8:27 pm Crypto Briefing The a16z backed platform plans to scale vault curation, permissionless distribution, and real world asset yield products. OpenTrade raised $17 million in a strategic funding round to expand its stablecoin yield infrastructure as demand grows for products …
Dave: Traditional finance professionals are flocking to crypto, institutional demand for Bitcoin is rising, and blockchain will transform finance in 3-7 years | The Wolf Of All Streets May 6, 2026 8:25 pm Crypto Briefing Traditional finance professionals are flocking to crypto, signaling a major shift in industry dynamics. Key takeaways The crypto industry is experiencing a significant influx of professionals from traditional finance. Despite geopolitical challenges, the …
Grayscale Investments® Announces Rebalancing of Multi-Asset Funds for First Quarter 2026 May 6, 2026 8:15 pm EIN Presswire STAMFORD, Conn., May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Grayscale Investments®, the world’s largest digital asset-focused investment platform*, and manager of Grayscale® Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Fund (OTCQB: DEFG) (DEFG Fund), and Grayscale® Smart Contract …
DeFi Protocol Kelp DAO Pivots to Chainlink CCIP for Stronger Cross-Chain Security May 6, 2026 6:52 pm Crowdfund Insider Kelp DAO has announced it will replace LayerZero with Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the backbone for bridging its rsETH liquid restaking token. The change, disclosed on May 5, reflects ongoing efforts to fortify operations …
Aave warns $71M exploit recovery could be seized before victims are repaid May 6, 2026 3:17 pm CryptoSlate Aave is asking a New York court to stop creditors from reaching frozen ETH that was set aside for victims of a major DeFi exploit. The fight turns a crypto recovery effort into a legal test over whether stolen assets can be redirected before users are made …
Bitcoin Price Prediction: Data Shows Bitcoin’s Entire Recovery Is Happening During ETF Trading Hours — What Does That Mean for Retail Traders? May 6, 2026 11:15 am Cryptonews Author Ahmed Barakat Author Part of the Team Since Aug 2025 About Author Ahmed Balaha is a journalist and copywriter based in Georgia with a growing focus on blockchain technology, DeFi, AI, privacy, digital assets, and fintech innovation. Fact Checked by …
Hyperion DeFi Announces Pricing of Public Offering of Common Stock May 6, 2026 11:00 am EIN Presswire DALLAS, May 06, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hyperion DeFi, Inc. (NASDAQ: HYPD) (“Hyperion DeFi” or the “Company”), the first U.S. publicly listed DeFi company building on Hyperliquid, today announced the pricing of a public offering of 2,777,778 shares of its …
What is DeFi? A Beginner’s Guide to Decentralized Finance May 6, 2026 6:51 am Ventureburn When learning what is DeFi, you will find that decentralized finance is very different from the traditional financial system. There’s no middleman. Just you, your crypto, and a piece of code running on a blockchain. The numbers back up the massive adoption …
State Street says institutions want improved blockchain security in wake of recent DeFi attacks May 6, 2026 6:33 am CoinDesk Big traditional finance firms need guardrails in a world of blockchain-based assets, particularly given how decentralized finance (DeFi) remains so susceptible to hacks and losses, the head of digital assets at custodial banking giant State Street said on …
Arbitrum Security Council Member Flags DeFi Risks After $72M North Korea Crypto Recovery May 6, 2026 6:29 am Blockonomi TLDR: Arbitrum’s Security Council froze $72M in stolen funds traced to North Korean wallets via a Kelp DAO bridge attack. Griff Green warns that leaked private keys and social engineering now pose greater threats than smart contract bugs. Aave and similar …
DeFi Security Challenges Make Mainstream Adoption Impractical, Expose Financial Services Ecosystem to Major Risks : Analysis May 6, 2026 4:49 am Crowdfund Insider May 5, 2026 @ 1:44 pm By Omar Faridi Decentralized finance, or DeFi, has been a hot buzzword for the past 7 years. Although DeFi total-value-locked or TVL has surged dramatically over the years from merely $500 million (roughly speaking) in 2018 to …
Ripple to share DPRK hacker intel with crypto industry after $577M in DeFi hacks May 6, 2026 1:31 am crypto.news Ripple is feeding North Korea–linked threat intelligence into Crypto ISAC, hoping shared context on DPRK operatives and DeFi exploits can blunt a 2026 hack wave led by Drift and KelpDAO. Summary Ripple is contributing exclusive North Korea–linked threat …
Global Millennial Capital raises $100M IPO fund for AI and DeFi mid-caps May 6, 2026 1:30 am crypto.news Dubai-based Global Millennial Capital closes a $100M IPO Opportunities Fund to back overlooked AI and DeFi mid-cap tech names one to three years before exit. Summary Dubai-based Global Millennial Capital (GMCL) has closed its first “IPO Opportunities Fund …
Hyperion DeFi Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock and Pre-Funded Warrants May 5, 2026 8:01 pm EIN Presswire DALLAS, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hyperion DeFi, Inc. (NASDAQ: HYPD) (“Hyperion DeFi” or the “Company”), the first U.S. publicly listed DeFi company building on Hyperliquid, today announced that it intends to offer and sell, subject to market and …
Somnia taps Frax to launch USDso stablecoin for high-frequency DeFi May 5, 2026 2:10 pm crypto.news Somnia’s new USDso stablecoin, issued by Frax Finance and backed by tokenized Treasuries, routes reserve yield back into Somnia’s high-throughput DeFi ecosystem. Summary Layer-1 network Somnia has introduced USDso, a new ecosystem stablecoin issued and …
DeFi Development Corp. Chief Strategy Officer to Speak at 21st Annual Needham Technology, Media, & Consumer Conference May 5, 2026 12:30 pm EIN Presswire BOCA RATON, FL, May 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”), the first US public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana (“SOL”), today announced that Chief Strategy Officer Daniel …
DeFi lender Aave asks court to block $71 million crypto seizure tied to North Korea claims May 5, 2026 9:22 am CoinDesk Leading decentralized lending platform Aave has asked a U.S. federal court to block an attempt by victims of North Korean terrorism to seize about $71 million in crypto frozen after last month’s rsETH-related exploit, escalating a dispute that has already …
BTC breaks $80k for the first time since January as Fox DeFi explains the capital driving the rally May 5, 2026 4:54 am crypto.news Disclosure: This article does not represent investment advice. The content and materials featured on this page are for educational purposes only. Bitcoin reclaims $80,000 as ETF inflows and spot demand signal potential start of a new capital cycle. Summary …
Best DeFi Venture Capital Investors to Know in 2026 May 5, 2026 2:56 am Analytics Insight
Aave challenges $71M freeze as DeFi recovery collides with North Korea claims May 5, 2026 2:18 am Cryptopolitan Aave is trading near $93, caught in a tightly coiled range as weakening momentum in the token intersects with a $71 million U.S. federal court dispute that continues to weigh on sentiment. The token is currently about 37% below its 200-day moving average, …
Orbs Launches SPOT, a DeFi Trading Interface Built for AI Agents May 5, 2026 1:37 am Finbold Orbs has introduced a new decentralized finance (DeFi) trading interface designed not for human users, but for autonomous AI agents. The system, called SPOT (Spot Advanced Swap Orders), marks a departure from conventional crypto trading platforms by …
Cardano Price Outlook as DeFi TVL Tanks Despite Leios Upgrade Hype May 5, 2026 12:48 am Coingape Cardano (ADA) has not done well for months now. Even when the rest of the market was going up, Cardano’s gains have been somewhat small, and its chart shows a coin that is under stress from bears. But the Leios upgrade is coming up next month, and there …
DTCC eyes October tokenized securities launch with 50 DeFi and TradFi giants May 4, 2026 11:30 pm Coin Telegraph The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) plans to pilot trading of tokenized securities in July with a goal of a full service launch in October. The post-trade market infrastructure giant said Monday that more than 50 TradFi and DeFi firms …
DeFi Development launches $200M ATM to keep buying Solana May 4, 2026 7:18 pm crypto.news Nasdaq-listed DeFi Development Corp has launched a $200M at-the-market equity program, pledging to issue stock only when it boosts “SOL per share” and fuels its Solana reserve strategy. Summary Nasdaq-listed Solana treasury vehicle DeFi Development Corp …
L'Université du Manitoba remporte le titre national lors du Défi de l'éthique 2026 organisé par CFA Societies Canada May 4, 2026 12:50 pm EIN Presswire TORONTO, 04 mai 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Une équipe de l’Université du Manitoba a été sacrée championne nationale de la dixième édition du CFA Societies Canada Ethics Challenge – Team Competition, à l’issue d’une finale rigoureuse qui s’est tenue le 1er …
DeFi Development Corp. Launches $200 Million At-The-Market Facility (ATM) to Buy More SOL May 4, 2026 12:30 pm EIN Presswire BOCA RATON, FL, May 04, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DeFi Development Corp. (Nasdaq: DFDV) (the “Company”), the first US public company with a treasury strategy built to accumulate and compound Solana (“SOL”), today announced a $200 million at-the-market …
Ethereum (ETH) Validator Withdrawals Explode 72,000% Following April’s DeFi Breach Epidemic May 4, 2026 9:31 am Blockonomi Key Takeaways Ethereum’s validator withdrawal queue reached 433,158 ETH with validators facing a seven-day waiting period The withdrawal queue experienced an astronomical 72,000% increase over a two-week period following significant DeFi security breaches …
How Canton Network Lets Institutions Guard Against DeFi Security Risks: Digital Asset CEO May 4, 2026 6:00 am Decrypt In brief Beyond the high-profile $290 million Kelp DAO hack, Wall Street firms are concerned about their fiduciary responsibility to prevent state-sponsored bad actors from interacting with their systems. Digital Asset's Yuval Rooz highlighted the …
Ethereum Exit Queue Explodes 72,000% After DeFi Hack Wave May 4, 2026 2:37 am BeInCrypto Ethereum’s validator exit queue swelled to 433,158 ETH on May 3 with a seven-day wait. The figure climbed roughly 72,000% in two weeks as Decentralized Finance (DeFi) exploits triggered restaking withdrawals. The shift tracks April’s $625 million in DeFi …
The Lazarus-Driven $606M April Hack Wave: Is DeFi’s Security Model Fundamentally Broken? May 3, 2026 3:58 pm Crypto Economy April 2026 should unsettle anyone still treating DeFi security as a sequence of isolated bugs. The month’s early tally, more than $606 million stolen across 12 incidents in 18 days, was reported as the worst stretch for crypto theft since the $1.4 billion …
Tom Dunleavy: Proper risk assessment in DeFi requires disaggregating risk premia, inflated yields mislead investors, and curators play a key role in managing collateral markets | Unchained May 3, 2026 9:49 am Crypto Briefing DeFi's true risk-adjusted yields should be 12.5%, challenging current lending rates amid $606 million in exploits. Key takeaways Proper risk assessment in DeFi requires breaking down risk premia based on various factors. DeFi yields are often inflated …
Sui Blockchain Is Rewriting the Rules of Transaction Speed, Security, and Institutional DeFi May 3, 2026 12:01 am Blockonomi TLDR: Sui object-based model allows transactions to run in parallel, removing the sequential bottleneck seen on Ethereum and Solana. Move, Sui’s native programming language, reduces smart contract vulnerabilities and offers a more secure environment for …
WOOFi Review: A High‑Performance DeFi Hub Built for Real Users May 2, 2026 7:09 pm Crypto Economy WOOFi is a DeFi platform built to simplify on‑chain trading by bringing multiple tools into one place. It focuses on giving users a smooth, reliable experience across different networks. With features for swapping, earning, and cross‑chain activity, WOOFi …
The $292M crypto hack exposed DeFi's weak spots. Here’s what must change, insiders say May 2, 2026 3:08 pm CoinDesk The $292 million exploit of Kelp DAO and the subsequent fallout across crypto lending markets hit decentralized finance (DeFi) at a pivotal moment. Just as Wall Street firms pushed deeper into onchain markets, the incident has exposed how fragile parts of …
Mantle’s 30,000 ETH loan for Aave enters vote as DeFi United tops $314m May 2, 2026 1:33 am crypto.news Mantle’s proposal to lend up to 30,000 ETH to Aave’s DeFi United rsETH rescue has gone live on Snapshot, adding structured credit to a $314m multi‑DAO war chest. Summary Mantle Network says its rsETH relief credit facility proposal for Aave has moved into …
Crypto News: Pepeto DeFi Project Announces $9.77M Raised While Bitcoin Price Prediction Points to $300,000 May 2, 2026 1:15 am EIN Presswire Dubai, UAE, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Pepeto presale just passed $9.77 million, and the speed of this raise tells its own story. The CoinMarketCap page is already live, a Binance debut is expected to follow, and capital keeps flowing in through …
Orbs Launches SPOT: The First DeFi Trading Interface Built Natively for AI Agents May 2, 2026 1:10 am Finbold Press Releases are sponsored content and not a part of Finbold's editorial content. For a full disclaimer, please click here. Crypto assets/products can be highly risky. Never invest unless you’re prepared to lose all the money you invest. Tel Aviv …
DeFi Hacks Report : April 2026 Becomes Most-Hacked Month in Crypto History by Number of Incidents May 1, 2026 4:08 pm Crowdfund Insider Blockchain analytics platform DefiLlama has highlighted a troubling milestone: April 2026 now ranks as the single month with the highest number of cryptocurrency hacking incidents ever recorded. Industry estimates place the April tally of DeFi and crypto …
DeFi can freeze stolen funds, but not everyone agrees it should May 1, 2026 3:21 pm Coin Telegraph Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are stepping in to freeze stolen funds while centralized issuers face criticism for holding back. A recent intervention on Arbitrum saw attacker-linked assets frozen after a major exploit, while some stablecoin …
Defi's Freeze Of Stolen Funds Sparks Governance Split May 1, 2026 3:13 pm MENAFN (MENAFN- Crypto Breaking) The debate over DeFi's supposed“trustless” nature has been foregrounded again as a high-profile exploit tests the boundaries of on-chain governance and emergency intervention. After Arbitrum's response to a major hack …
Hyperion DeFi Schedules First Quarter Earnings Call for Thursday, May 14 at 8:00 a.m. ET May 1, 2026 3:12 pm EIN Presswire LAGUNA HILLS, Calif., May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Hyperion DeFi, Inc. (NASDAQ: HYPD) (“Hyperion DeFi” or the “Company”), the first U.S. publicly listed DeFi company building on Hyperliquid, today announced that it will hold its earnings conference …
AI Meets DeFi and DEX Innovation: From Prediction Markets to Agent-Driven Trading, Is This the Killer Use Case Blockchain Needed? May 1, 2026 10:55 am Crypto Economy TL;DR: The convergence between blockchain and artificial intelligence is driving a new generation of autonomous agents operating in DeFi and prediction markets. By 2030, more than 80% of TVL in decentralized finance will be managed or optimized by AI …
DeFi protocol Carrot becomes first casualty of $285M Drift exploit May 1, 2026 10:51 am Coin Telegraph Solana-based decentralized finance yield protocol Carrot said Thursday that it is shutting down permanently, becoming one of the first DeFi protocols to fall due to contagion from the Drift Protocol exploit in early April. In an X post on Thursday, Carrot …