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Spark Protocol TVL Contracts 14.4% Amid Multi-Chain Liquidity Shifts

Spark Liquidity Layer registered a 14.4% decline in total value locked within a 24-hour window, bringing protocol deposits to $1.52…
Institutional

Morgan Stanley Picks Coinbase, BNY Mellon as Custodians for Planned Bitcoin ETF

Morgan Stanley reveals its Bitcoin ETF custodians as the Wall Street giant moves closer to a full crypto embrace. Read…
DeFi

$BANK Sale Begins on Solana, Targeting Poker Staking Market

Switzerland-registered FANtium AG launched $BANK on Solana today, with a public sale via Metaplex Spotlight. The token is designed to…
Markets

South Korean Cop Sentenced to Six Years in Prison for Bribes Tied to Crypto Crime: Report

A former police officer in charge of investigating crypto crime in Seoul was sentenced to six years in prison for…
Markets

Bitcoin Surges Above $73,000 as Global Markets Rebound

Bitcoin ETFs have attracted nearly $1.5 billion in inflows since last week. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
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MEXC expands tokenized stock offerings with new Ondo Finance listings

The crypto exchange added 17 tokenized stock pairs and seven defense and energy equities through its partnership with Ondo Finance.…
Markets

Strategy (MSTR), Coinbase (COIN) Surge as Bitcoin Pumps Near $73,000 

Bitcoin Magazine Strategy (MSTR), Coinbase (COIN) Surge as Bitcoin Pumps Near $73,000  Shares of Strategy, Inc. (MSTR) and Coinbase (COIN)…
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CEO of crypto investment firm Keyrock says bitcoin is undervalued, entering ‘transition year’

Kevin de Patoul argues that 2026 won’t be a washout for digital assets, but instead a structural reset as traditional…
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Taiwan Indicts 62 Over Laundering $339M From Crypto Scam Compounds in Cambodia

Prosecutors have indicted 62 people over alleged links to Prince Group, designated as a transnational criminal organization by the U.S.…
Markets

Bitcoin bears could walk into a brutal short squeeze next as BTC retakes $70k

Bitcoin rose above $70,000 today for the first time since early February, extending a rebound that is starting to look…