North Korean Hackers Responsible for 76% of Global Crypto Hack Losses in April 2026
In a striking report by blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs, it was revealed that North Korean hacking groups stole an eye-watering $577 million in cryptocurrency across two incidents in April…
Stablecoins Surge in Latin America as Dollar-Linked Digital Assets Outpace Bitcoin
A new report from Bitso reveals a fascinating shift in user behavior across Latin America’s cryptocurrency market. In 2025, stablecoins linked to the US dollar—such as Tether’s USDt (USDT) and…
Crypto Content on X Takes a Hit: Snooze Feature and AI Spam Lead to Decline in Engagement
Crypto has officially claimed the top spot as the most-muted topic on X since the platform rolled out its snooze feature, leaving politics, sports, and even business in the rearview…
Strategy’s STRC Preferred Stock: A Bitcoin Bet in a High-Yield Package
When I first caught wind of Strategy’s STRC preferred stock, I was skeptical—an 11.5% yield tied to bitcoin’s price? That had to be a trap, right? But then, digging deeper…
Crypto Privacy Didn’t Disappear — It Was Priced Out
The narrative that crypto “lost” its anonymity is misleading. Nothing fundamental broke at the protocol level. What changed is the economic layer built on top of it. The market didn’t…
Bitcoin’s “Meaning Problem”: Why the System Works Even If the Referent Debate Doesn’t
The Ongoing Debate Over Bitcoin’s Real-World Referent A long-running philosophical critique of Bitcoin is resurfacing in academic and crypto-native circles, questioning whether the system’s underlying units — often referred to…
Bitcoin Derivatives Signal Builds as Hyperliquid Whales Flip Aggressively Long
Hyperliquid Whales Turn Net Long Bitcoin as Negative Funding Signals Short Squeeze Risk Large traders on Hyperliquid have shifted from net short to their most aggressive net-long positioning in Bitcoin…
Polymarket Study Finds 3% of Traders Drive Price Discovery, Challenging “Wisdom of Crowds” Narrative
Small Group of Traders Drives Polymarket Prices, Study Finds A new academic working paper analyzing trading activity on Polymarket from 2023 to 2025 finds that a small minority of participants…
DeFi TVL Drop Masks Leverage Unwind as KelpDAO Exploit Triggers Risk Repricing Across Protocols
KelpDAO Exploit Triggers $13 Billion DeFi TVL Drop as Aave Sees $8.45 Billion in Outflows KelpDAO suffered a $292 million exploit over the weekend, triggering a sharp decline in decentralized…
Tokenization Transforming ETFs and Funds Industry, With Adoption Still Emerging
ETF Tokenization Seen Reshaping Market Structure as JPMorgan Signals Multi-Year Timeline JPMorgan Sees ETF Tokenization Driving Structural Shift, But Says Adoption Still Years Away JPMorgan expects tokenization to play a…