$10M Gone: Thorchain Exploit Triggers Security Fears Across DeFi

Blockchain tracking firm Arkham Intelligence has labeled a set of suspicious wallets as “THORChain Exploiter” addresses, with one Bitcoin-linked wallet holding close to 36.85 BTC — worth roughly $3 million — and a separate Ethereum wallet carrying around 216 ETH. The funds are sitting there, visible on-chain, linked to two addresses that security researchers have […]

Bitcoin Treasury Firm Strategy To Repurchase $1.5B Of Convertible Notes — Details

Bitcoin treasury company Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) has disclosed its intention to repurchase $1.5 billion of its 2029 convertible debt notes. This move comes amid commentary on the shift in the Michael Saylor-led firm’s “Never Sell” perspective, intensifying focus on the company’s market actions in the coming weeks. Will Strategy Sell Bitcoin To Repurchase Its Debt? […]

KelpDAO: rsETH Records $936k Net Outflows One Month Post-Hack – Details

The $292 million KelpDAO exploit is among the biggest crypto losses of 2026. The impact of this attack on users’ confidence was broad, triggering a $13.5 billion drop in DeFi total value locked (TVL). However, recent developments suggest a return in market confidence. Related Reading: ZachXBT Claims LAB Insiders Control 95% After $6 Billion Crypto […]

Farage’s $6.7M Crypto-Linked Gift Raises Eyebrows After $1.8M Home Acquisition

A parliamentary ethics probe is now underway and focused on Nigel Farage, leader of the UK’s Reform Party, after reports surfaced that the government official bought a $1.8 million property weeks prior to entering office — a purchase made possible, at least in part, by a $6.7 million personal gift from a crypto billionaire. Related […]

South Korea’s Hana Bank Makes History With $670 Million Bet In Top Crypto Exchange

Hana Financial Group, one of South Korea’s four largest banking conglomerates, announced on May 15 that its flagship Hana Bank has approved the purchase of a 6.55% stake in Dunamu — the operator of Upbit, South Korea’s dominant crypto exchange — from Kakao Investment for approximately 1 trillion Korean won, equivalent to roughly $670 million, […]

Hyperliquid Policy Center Responds To ICE, CME’s Regulatory Pressure Push

The Washington, D.C.-based policy team for decentralized exchange Hyperliquid (HYPE) has moved quickly to address a new regulatory pressure campaign described in a Friday report by Bloomberg.  CME Group and Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) are reportedly lobbying the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) and US lawmakers to push for federal oversight of the platform, arguing that […]

Hyperliquid (HYPE) Surges 14% As Coinbase And Circle Expand USDC Integration

Crypto exchange Coinbase (COIN) made a major move for the Hyperliquid (HYPE) ecosystem on Thursday, outlining how it plans to deepen support for Circle’s USDC stablecoin on the platform.  In a blog post, Coinbase said it is expanding its role by becoming the official treasury deployer of USDC on Hyperliquid, treating USDC as an Aligned […]