Infrastructure

Bitcoin Slips Under $80,000 As ETFs Snap Five-Day Inflow Streak

Tron, Cardano and Solana led weekly gains among the Top 10, while Bitcoin and Ether lagged as US spot ETF demand cooled on Thursday. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
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ECB's Lagarde’s digital euro warning: Why Europe shouldn’t just copy the U.S. stablecoin model

Lagarde warned that large stablecoins like Tether and USDC, which now dominate a $310 billion market, pose financial stability risks…
DeFi

Ethereum loses 10% of its DeFi market share as rival chains close in

Ethereum’s share of the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi compressed from 63.5% at the start of 2025 to around…
Markets

XRP pushes toward $1.40 as tightening range lowers breakout chances

Price moved higher on a late volume burst, with traders watching whether compression near $1.39-$1.40 finally resolves into a larger…
Infrastructure

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson says the future of crypto wallets will be inside iPhones and Androids

At Consensus 2026, Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson said that “users should probably never have their private keys,” adding that “something should…
Markets

Bitcoin faces new tariff risk as EU races to finalize US trade deal this month

The European Union is racing against a self-imposed deadline to implement its side of the existing US-EU trade accord, with…
Institutional

Coinbase went down for over 5 hours after missing earnings. Bulls still see a path to $300 billion by 2030

Coinbase, the largest US-based exchange, ended a difficult first quarter with a fresh test of investor confidence after the crypto…
DeFi

Aave to Overhaul Collateral and Listing Standards After $293 Million KelpDAO Exploit

Aave Labs will add cybersecurity and architecture reviews to its asset listing process following the April KelpDAO bridge exploit, with…
Markets

BitMine May Slow Ethereum Buying as $12 Billion Stash Nears 5% Supply Goal, Tom Lee Says

BitMine Chairman Tom Lee said the firm may ease off its weekly ETH purchases as its 5.18 million ETH stash,…
Markets

Coinbase Reports $394 Million Q1 Loss, Its Second Consecutive Quarterly Miss

Coinbase posted its second straight quarterly loss as revenue fell 31% to $1.4 billion and transaction revenue tumbled 40%, deepening…