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North Korea Calls Cyber Threat Allegations “Absurd Slander” as DPRK Hack Losses Mount

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North Korea has pushed back against allegations of state-backed cybercrime, dismissing the claims as “absurd slander.”  The statement lands as blockchain investigators tie a growing share of major decentralized finance (DeFi) exploits to DPRK-backed actors. North Korea Pushes Back on Cyber Threat Narrative A Foreign Ministry spokesperson told the state-run Korean Central News Agency that … Read more

XRP ETFs End 3-Week Green Run as Weekly Flows Turn Negative

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XRP spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recorded a net outflow last week, ending three consecutive weeks of inflows and signaling a cooling institutional appetite for the asset. At the same time, liquidity conditions on Binance have weakened. The exchange’s 30-day XRP liquidity index dropped to its lowest level in five years.  Institutional Demand for XRP Cools … Read more

Ethplorer’s Aleksandr Vat Says Ethereum’s Altseason Already Happened

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At , Head of Business Development at Ethplorer.io, to discuss the company’s new Aggregated Ethereum Rich List. Ethplorer argues that traditional Ethereum rich lists have become increasingly misleading because they rank wallets by ETH holdings alone. Its new ranking looks at the total USD value held by each address, including ETH, ERC-20 tokens, and stablecoins. … Read more

3 Token Unlocks to Watch in the First Week of May 2026

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The crypto market will welcome tokens worth around $621.4 million in the first week of May 2025. Major projects, including Hyperliquid (HYPE), Ethena (ENA), and RedStone (RED), will release significant new token supplies.  These unlocks could introduce market volatility and influence short-term price movements. So, here’s a breakdown of what to watch. 1. Hyperliquid (HYPE) … Read more

Binance Co-CEO Richard Teng Lays Out Case for Crypto’s Transformational Growth

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Since October 2025, the crypto market has undergone a significant drawdown, with total market capitalization declining and overall activity slowing. Although a modest recovery has emerged in recent weeks, the market remains well below its previous peaks, reflecting subdued momentum. Against this backdrop, Richard Teng outlined the scale of crypto’s potential growth by comparing it … Read more

US Private Financial Assets Hit Record 6.7x GDP as Wealth Gap Widens

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The total value of US private-sector financial assets has reached 6.7 times the US gross domestic product, marking a new record. The ratio, which compares the combined value of stocks, bonds, deposits, and other financial instruments held outside the government to annual GDP, surpasses the previous peak of 6.3 times set in 2021. The Gap … Read more

Bitcoin Pushes to $80,000 as Trump’s Project Freedom Pressures Oil Prices

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Oil and crypto markets posted contrasting reactions Monday following President Donald Trump’s announcement of Project Freedom. Crude benchmarks saw modest declines, while the world’s largest cryptocurrency rallied to $80,000 in early Asian trading hours. Risk Assets Rally on Trump’s Project Freedom According to market data, Brent crude declined 0.16% to $108 a barrel. West Texas … Read more

How the Iran War Is Quietly Crushing Americans’ Credit Access

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The US-Iran war has not lowered a single FICO score. Yet borrowers across America are being denied mortgages and auto loans they would have secured months ago. Lenders are quietly raising internal cutoffs and adding underwriting overlays. The shift reflects oil-driven inflation and Federal Reserve uncertainty, not any change in consumer credit data. Why lenders … Read more