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Ethereum Needs Validity Proofs to Stay Competitive

EthereumApr 22

Ethereum Foundation developer and researcher Barnabé Monnot indicates that the latest crypto hacks highlight a larger goal for Ethereum as well as many crypto assets. Over the weekend, the crypto market woke up to news regarding the exploit of the KelpDAO protocol. A $293 million exploit of Kelp’s bridge allowed attackers to use stolen rsETH, a liquid restaking token widely used in DeFi, as collateral to borrow funds on lending platforms, sparking concerns from the broader crypto market. The attacker stole about 116,500 rsETH, a token issued by Kelp DAO that represents "restaked" Ethereum by targeting a bridge built using…

Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse Goes All In on Paul Atkins as SEC Ditches Enforcement-First Approach

LegalApr 22

Something is clearly shifting inside the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse isn’t staying quiet about it. Responding to recent comments from Paul Atkins, he described the new direction as a long-overdue reset, especially after what he sees as a difficult period for the crypto industry under earlier leadership. From “War on Crypto” to a Reset Garlinghouse directly contrasted Atkins’ approach with former SEC Chair Gary Gensler, saying the agency had drifted away from its core mission of protecting investors. Instead, he argues, it leaned heavily into enforcement, creating confusion and pushing innovation out of the…

Bitcoin Exchange Binance Announces It Will Deliste Numerous Altcoin Pairs from Its Futures Trading Platform! Here Are the Details

ExchangesApr 22

Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has announced it will remove certain trading pairs from its margin trading platform. According to the official statement, the removal of these margin trading pairs will take effect on April 24, 2026, at 09:00 AM. According to the announcement, a number of currency pairs will be delisted, affecting both cross-margin and isolated margin trading. The pairs to be removed under cross-margin include $AAVE/$ETH, $STX/$BTC, $ICP/$BTC, $SEI/$BTC, $AAVE/$BTC, $UNI/$BTC, $LTC/$ETH, $NEAR/$BTC, $XLM/$BTC, and $ADA/$ETH. On the isolated margin side, the following pairs will be delisted: $STX/$BTC, $ICP/$BTC, $SEI/$BTC, $AAVE/$BTC, $UNI/$BTC, $LTC/$ETH, $NEAR/$BTC, $XLM/$BTC, and $ADA/$ETH. Binance stated that…

Kuvi Labs Joins Forces With Agnt.Hub To Power Scalable, Cross-Chain AI-Driven DeFi Execution Supported By Omnichain Agent Infrastructure

DeFiApr 22

As part of efforts to scale AI agents, aiming to provide them with greater intelligence, adaptive, and cross-chain capabilities, Kuvi Labs, an AI-driven crypto interface that powers next-gen DeFi trades, today entered into a strategic alliance with Agnt.hub, a Web3 execution infrastructure for trusted AI agents. The partnership enabled Kuvi to integrate Agnt’s AI infrastructure to bring a decentralized execution, interoperability, and verifiability solutions required to provide its AI agents with trustless computing, privacy-preserving data flows, and cross-chain orchestration capabilities. Kuvi is an AI-driven crypto platform that has expertise in making DeFi asset transactions simple, in terms of ensuring digital…

Top Trader Highlights DeFi Exploits and Weakening 'Bull Thesis'

EthereumApr 22

Well-known market analyst Ansem issued a sharp warning for Ethereum investors as, according to him, the fundamental value proposition of Ethereum is weakening and could lead to a collapse below the $1,000 mark by the end of the current year. As Ansem points out, the "$ETH thesis" has been consistently deteriorating over the past few years. Not only has Solana become the main hub of retail activity in this cycle, but Hyperliquid has also taken the lead in decentralized perpetuals trading. The idea of general-purpose rollups has failed to gain meaningful traction, and Vitalik Buterin has "publicly abandoned" this development…

Code is ‘functional’ free speech under the First Amendment: Coin Center

LegalApr 21

Crypto lobby Coin Center has expanded on its argument that software code is free speech and should be protected under the First Amendment of the US Constitution, amid continued uncertainty over whether crypto developers could be liable for how their inventions are used. In a report published Monday, Coin Center Executive Director Peter Van Valkenburgh and Director of Research Lizandro Pieper said writing and publishing crypto software code is the same as writing a book or publishing a recipe. The pair argued that the First Amendment, which protects individuals' freedom of speech and expression, offers strict constitutional protection for developers…

Bitcoin Exchanges Upbit and Bithumb Announce They Will List This Altcoin on Their Spot Trading Platform! Here Are the Details

ExchangesApr 21

Upbit and Bithumb, two leading cryptocurrency exchanges in South Korea, have announced they will list the USD AI (CHIP) token. Statements from both platforms indicate that the new asset aims to increase its accessibility for investors in the region. According to an announcement by Upbit, the CHIP token will be available for trading today at 4 PM. The exchange stated that users will be able to trade CHIP against South Korean won (KRW), Bitcoin (BTC), and Tether (USDT). This multi-pair support aims to increase the asset’s liquidity and reach a wider user base. On the other hand, Bithumb has taken…

Bankr’s Agentic Trading Push Gains Momentum as Uniswap Hook Tops $500M

DeFiApr 21

Uniswap Labs is putting a bright spotlight on the growing overlap between decentralized finance and autonomous software, after the company posted on X that “Bankr is building the agentic future” and said $500 million in Uniswap protocol volume has now been processed through Bankr’s new hook. The post is notable not just for the size of the figure, but for what it suggests about where Uniswap thinks the next wave of activity is heading: tools built for AI agents, not just human traders. That message fits neatly with Uniswap’s own developer direction. The company’s documentation says Uniswap now offers AI-friendly…

ETH whale with $44.6m in gains doubles down on leveraged longs

EthereumApr 21

A whale who made $44.61m on leveraged $ETH in two months has topped up a long to 30,000 $ETH around $2,288, turning profits into even more high‑gear risk. A leveraged Ethereum ($ETH) whale that has earned $44.61 million in profit over the past two months is increasing its bet on the asset, adding 12,000 $ETH to a long position after a brief price drop and lifting its exposure to 30,000 $ETH. On‑chain analyst ai_9684xtpa reported on X that the address stepped in at an average price of $2,286.9 per $ETH, bringing its blended entry to $2,288.3 and nudging the trade…

NY lawmaker proposes ‘AI dividend’ to address potential job losses

LegalApr 21

A New York state assemblymember and congressional candidate has proposed an artificial intelligence dividend program for US citizens to address potential job losses stemming from advances in AI technology. In an X post on Sunday, New York lawmaker Alex Bores outlined a plan to prepare the US and its citizens for the "potential large-scale displacement of human labor by artificial intelligence." "Today, I'm proud to announce the AI Dividend, my plan to prepare for the AI economy with direct payments to Americans funded by tax reform that simultaneously incentivizes hiring humans instead of AI," he said. Bores' move comes amid…