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While the turmoil in DeFi markets continues following the KelpDAO-related rsETH crisis, a new sign of recovery has emerged from Aave. Stani Kulechov, the founder of the protocol, stated in his comments on the latest developments that intensive work is underway to both reduce losses and rebalance the system. Kulechov stated that the past few days have been quite busy, with the team prioritizing the protection of user interests and restoring orderly functioning in the markets. According to the statement, the Aave team is working simultaneously on multiple solutions with various stakeholders. Related News Bitcoin (BTC) Is Gaining Momentum Again…

SWIFT and Ripple Edge Closer as Banking and Blockchain Converge The SWIFT vs. Ripple debate is heating up as global finance moves closer to blockchain-based settlement. What was once seen as a head-to-head rivalry between a traditional payments messaging network and a crypto-native infrastructure has shifted into something more complex. Instead of one replacing the other, emerging data and institutional adoption point to convergence, where SWIFT and Ripple are increasingly shaping, and being shaped by, the same future of cross-border payments. Market analyst Diana estimates that about 60% of SWIFT-listed banks now have some connection to Ripple, reigniting debate over…

DeFi TVL and DEX volumes are rising on Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, and $BNB as $NFT gaming races toward a $60.82B market and builders keep shipping through hacks. Capital is quietly rotating back into DeFi even as the industry digests nine-figure bridge hacks and regulatory pressure, with total DeFi TVL now in the $130 billion to $140 billion range and usage metrics creeping higher across major alt L1s and L2s. Data compiled by CoinLaw and MEXC’s DeFi dashboards shows lending utilization rates ticking up and DEX volumes rising on chains like Solana, Arbitrum, Optimism, and Polygon, despite ongoing security scares…

American Bitcoin (ABTC), a mining and treasury firm tied to the family of U.S. President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday it had added nearly 11,300 bitcoin mining rigs at its Drumheller site. The news caused its share price to rise by about 12% to $1.38. The firm said the miners were fully deployed at its facility in Alberta, Canada, increasing its fleet of ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits) to roughly 89,242. It also said that the new bitcoin mining rigs contribute an incremental 3.05 exahash per second (EH/s) at an efficiency of 13.5 joules per terahash (J/TH) to its current operational…

Solana processes over 162 million transactions daily at slot times averaging 390 milliseconds. For most users, that speed is more than sufficient. For trading firms, arbitrage bots, and liquidation engines, it is barely enough margin to work with. The difference between landing a transaction in slot 0 and landing it in slot 2 is not a rounding error. It is the difference between a profitable execution and a missed opportunity with fees already paid. On Solana, landing late is not free. Priority fees paid to win a slot are still charged when the transaction arrives after the opportunity is gone.…

Strategy (formerly MicroStrategy) already pays 11.5% annualized dividends on its ultra-risky Stretch (STRC) but DeFi users are now adding risks and leverage to crank that up to 39%. In finance, interest rates are often dictated by the risk of total loss. With very few exceptions, when someone offers a higher interest rate, it’s because they’re much more likely to not pay you back. Unbothered, traders are now re-routing Strategy’s dividend payouts through multiple blockchain protocols to manufacture yields of double, triple, or more what STRC actually pays. They add future obligations in exchange for near-term payouts, take advantage of temporary…

IREN may win the data center game, based on its available energy contracts from the era of Bitcoin mining. The company has a head start in building data centers, where access to reliable energy is turning into a key bottleneck. Iren Limited (Nasdaq:IREN) recently drew attention to $BTC mining stocks and may signal a shift in general sentiment for mining companies. Traditionally, IREN has tracked the price of $BTC and the overall crypto sentiment. As of April 2026, IREN has entered a key pivot stage, when the stock may start to reflect the AI narrative, while depending less on tracking…

ZetaChain has onboarded Kimi K2.6 from Moonshot AI and Alibaba’s Qwen 3.6 Max, moving toward a vision where AI models operate natively across blockchain ecosystems. The platform positions itself as a universal layer where applications can run across chains and models simultaneously while maintaining private, persistent user memory that belongs to the user rather than the platform. . @Kimi_Moonshot K2.6 and @Alibaba_Qwen 3.6 Max are now onboarded on ZetaChain.The model layer is moving fast.The memory layer is just getting started.ZetaChain enables:– Model-agnostic memory– Persistent user context– Private, user-owned data Continuous intelligence… pic.twitter.com/IRZ4xm5jW4 — ZetaChain 🟩 (@ZetaChain) April 21, 2026 The…

Circle has proposed an emergency overhaul of the interest rate parameters on Aave V3 Ethereum Core’s $USDC pool, which has been pinned at 99.87% utilization for four days in the wake of the April 18 KelpDAO exploit. In a governance post published Tuesday, Circle Chief Economist Gordon Liao argued Aave’s current interest rate mechanism is failing to clear the market. The pool holds $1.89 billion in supply against $1.89 billion in borrows, with less than $3 million in available liquidity. Borrow rates are flat at the post-kink ceiling of roughly 14%, and the pool has contracted about $60 million in…

UXLINK, an AI-driven Web3 social platform, has partnered with ANOME Protocol, a popular NFTFi platform. The partnership attempts to combine cutting-edge financial tools for digital assets and social infrastructure to revolutionize the Web3 experience. As per UXLINK’s official X announcement, the move integrates the respective technologies of both entities to improve liquidity, security, and usability in $NFT-based economies. Hence, the development underscores a rising trend of merging decentralized finance (DeFi), GameFi, and SocialFi. 🤝 New Partnership: UXLINK 🤝 @Anome_OfficialWe’re excited to welcome ANOME, a next-gen Web3 platform uniting NFTFi, GameFi, and DeFi, into the UXLINK ecosystem! 💎🎮ANOME is redefining $NFT…