CryptoEconomy

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Zerion confirmed that an employee lost approximately $100,000 from internal wallets following a social engineering attack linked to North Korea.
The attacker accessed active sessions, credentials, and private keys from hot wallets used for internal testing, so no user funds were

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Algorand’s March report showed monthly active wallets rising 22.6% to 531,000, with transactions and total wallets also increasing across the network during March.
Builder momentum accelerated, with contracts deployed up 34.4% and new assets created up 53%, even as total value locked

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Brix raised $5.5 million to tokenize assets from emerging markets, backed by Turkish banks and native crypto funds.
Its first product, iTRY, is an asset backed by money market funds denominated in Turkish lira, with its launch scheduled for April 20.
The startup will debut on MegaETH and

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Virginia’s HB 798 updates unclaimed property rules to cover digital assets and bars forced liquidation for at least one year after transfer into state custody.
Crypto in dormant accounts is treated as abandoned after five years of inactivity, and the law takes effect on July 1, 2026.

SolvaPay has raised €2.4M in pre-seed funding to develop a payment infrastructure for AI agents in the agentic economy. It aims to provide a neutral payment layer for SaaS and API businesses, enabling efficient transactions across platforms.

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EU officials are preparing to reassess MiCA, with Peter Kerstens saying the framework will likely evolve as crypto markets mature beyond the conditions it addressed.
MiCA includes a review clause requiring the European Commission to report on its application by June 30, 2027, with

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ether.fi migrated its non-custodial crypto card to OP Mainnet, the largest single TVL event in the network’s history, reaching $220M.
The full migration took three days with no service interruptions, keeping all 70,000 cards and 300,000 accounts active throughout the process.
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Chiliz and Tokyo Verdy signed an MOU to explore the tokenization of the club in Japan, focusing on fan engagement and compliance. The initiative aims to develop a fan-token model that fits within Japanese sports culture.

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SG-FORGE partnered with Consensys to integrate its MiCA-compliant stablecoin USDCV into the MetaMask wallet.
MetaMask users will be able to use USD CoinVertible for on/off-ramping, trading, DeFi market access and gas fee payments.
USDCV has 26.3 million tokens in circulation; its euro co

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Kaia launched Kaia Investment Partners (KIP), an institutional subsidiary that deploys external capital to drive real-world assets onchain.
KIP operates under a Singapore Variable Capital Company structure, with two divisions: a Venture Capital division focused on stablecoins and an RWA d

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21Shares filed its second S-1 amendment for a Hyperliquid spot ETF and seeks to list on Nasdaq under the ticker THYP.
The fund plans to allocate between 30% and 70% of its HYPE holdings to staking, according to the document filed with the SEC.
Bitwise and Grayscale also have active

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Glamsterdam Upgrade: Ethereum approaches its May 2026 Glamsterdam fork with traders positioning around its largest execution-layer overhaul since The Merge, targeting major throughput gains and lower fees.
Market Positioning: Accumulation wallets reached 26.55 million ETH, staking hit

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Bitcoin reached an all-time high of $76,120 on April 14, 2026, pushing its market capitalization to a total of $1.52 trillion.
Total liquidations in the crypto market exceeded $700 million, with $256 million specifically coming from BTC short positions.
Brent crude fell below $95 while t

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A $119 million XRP transfer to Coinbase sparked fears of a potential sell-off and unsettled market sentiment.
Traders reacted quickly, as large exchange inflows are often seen as signals of possible liquidation.
While not all whale transfers lead to selling, the event heightened

The essay discusses the upcoming "Lift Off" event by World, introducing an updated World ID protocol, expanding user verification, and unveiling new partnerships for safer digital interactions. It highlights the need for distinguishing real users from automated agents.

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Origin Dollar integrates Morpho’s new markets on HyperLiquid, enabling USDC lending against WHYPE and kHYPE collateral with yields exceeding 6%.
The strategy utilizes Circle’s CCTP technology to automatically bridge interest generated from HyperLiquid back to the Ethereum mainnet.
The

Paxos Labs closed a $12 million strategic funding round led by Blockchain Capital, with participation from Robot Ventures, Maelstrom and Uniswap. The company offers platforms the tools to convert digital assets into active financial products through a single integration.
The funds will