Rishi Sunak Warns Europe Faces Deeper Iran War Fallout Than the US

Former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned that the United States will recover from the 2026 Iran war far faster than the United Kingdom and Europe, calling America “the indispensable nation.” Sunak argued that structural advantages give the US a larger buffer against geopolitical shocks. As a net energy exporter, America is shielded from the … Read more

NC Bankers Push For Stablecoin Yield Ban on the CLARITY Act

The North Carolina Bankers Association urged member banks to call Sen. Thom Tillis’s office this week. The trade group wants a total ban on stablecoin yield payments in the CLARITY Act. Leadership circulated an internal email with a pre-written script for bank employees. It described the current compromise language as insufficient to prevent deposit flight … Read more

Ethereum-Funded Project Exposes 100 North Korean IT Workers in Crypto

The Ethereum Foundation-funded Ketman Project has identified approximately 100 suspected North Korean IT workers operating across 53 crypto projects, according to an ETH Rangers Program recap published on April 16. The six-month initiative, backed through stipends from the Ethereum Foundation’s ETH Rangers Program, focused specifically on detecting and expelling DPRK operatives who had infiltrated Web3 … Read more

Bitget CEO Draws GameStop Parallel As RaveDAO (RAVE) Falls Nearly 100%

RaveDAO (RAVE) lost over 95% of its value in a single day, erasing $6.3 billion from its market cap after allegations of insider manipulation sent the token into freefall. The collapse followed a parabolic rally that saw RAVE gain over 10,000% in two weeks, briefly pushing it into the top 20 cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. … Read more

Coinbase Says MicroStrategy’s Bitcoin Buying Tightens Supply More Than Market Expects

Coinbase Institutional published an analysis on April 17, arguing that MicroStrategy’s persistent Bitcoin (BTC) buying reduces liquid float far more than the market appreciates. Michael Saylor amplified the sentiment the following day, posting “Impossible to blockade Bitcoin” on X (Twitter). Digital Asset Treasuries Squeeze BTC Float The Coinbase analysis highlights that digital asset treasuries’ share … Read more

Aave WETH Suppliers Urged to Withdraw After KelpDAO rsETH Exploit

Aave V3’s Wrapped Ether (WETH) reserve is carrying bad debt after attackers exploited KelpDAO’s rsETH liquid restaking token and used it as collateral to borrow against the lending protocol. Solidity developer and auditor 0xQuit flagged the situation on X, warning depositors that the WETH pool is effectively impaired and that partial withdrawals may only become … Read more

KelpDAO Loses $280 Million in DeFi Wallet Drain Across Ethereum, Arbitrum

KelpDAO has reportedly lost more than $280 million after attackers drained positions across multiple Decentralized Finance (DeFi) protocols on Ethereum and Arbitrum. On-chain investigator ZachXBT flagged the incident on April 18, identifying six attacker-controlled wallets actively moving the stolen funds. How the KelpDAO Attack Happened Blockchain data shows the attacker wallets received initial funding through … Read more

Wall Street’s Biggest Wealth Manager Now Has a Public Bitcoin Wallet

Arkham Intelligence has identified the on-chain wallets behind Morgan Stanley’s new spot Bitcoin (BTC) ETF. The bank’s BTC holdings are now publicly traceable in near real time. The Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT) began trading on NYSE Arca on April 8. It is the first spot Bitcoin ETF issued by a major US bank. Arkham … Read more

Kyrgyzstan Courts TRON After Binance as Justin Sun Meets President Japarov

TRON founder Justin Sun met Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov on April 18 in a formal diplomatic session focused on blockchain development and virtual asset expansion in Central Asia. The meeting follows a February 2026 video conference between Sun and Farkhat Iminov, head of Kyrgyzstan’s National Council for Virtual Assets and Blockchain Technologies. TRON Eyes KGST … Read more