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SparkLend Sees Over $1B in Deposits Since Kelp Exploit as Aave TVL Plunges

Aave TVL has dropped by $10B since the Kelp attackers used the protocol to borrow $190 million in WETH, depositing…
Apr 22, 2026
DeFi

Justin Sun Sues World Liberty Financial Over Frozen WLFI Tokens

TRON founder takes the Trump-linked DeFi project to California federal court, escalating a months-long feud over blacklisted tokens and governance…
Apr 22, 2026
DeFi

The Protocol: Kelp DAO exploited for $292 million

Also: DPRK hacking crypto, Aave contagion and Coinbase on quantum computing. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Apr 22, 2026
DeFi

Ethereum risks 10% decline versus Bitcoin despite record ETH staking

Ethereum’s record 32.33% staking ratio is shrinking liquid supply, reducing sell pressure and potentially supporting an ETH price recovery over…
Apr 22, 2026
DeFi

Crypto Long & Short: Protecting the people building DeFi infrastructure

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Jennifer Rosenthal writes on the need to protect the people actually building…
Apr 22, 2026
DeFi

Crypto's great hope in Senate's Clarity Act still has a path to survive tight calendar

A sideshow stablecoin yield debate has dragged the market structure bill through months of delay, even as the Senate’s available…
Apr 21, 2026
DeFi

North Korea hit crypto for $500M+ this month — and the $6.75 billion threat is not over yet

In just under three weeks, cyber operatives linked to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have stolen more than…
Apr 21, 2026
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Banks fund crypto attack ads across Washington as over 3,000 banks unite to stop Clarity Act passing Senate

A recent American Bankers Association (ABA) ad running across Washington shows a clear edge in a campaign that has been…
Apr 21, 2026
DeFi

Aave Partially Unfreezes WETH After Kelp Bridge Exploit

After attackers deposited rsETH from an exploited Kelp bridge and borrowed Wrapped ETH, Aave had frozen WETH across multiple markets.…
Apr 21, 2026
DeFi

Morning Minute: Saylor's $2.54B Buy Buoys Bitcoin

Michael Saylor and Tom Lee continued to buy BTC and ETH in big size, while Aave published its incident report…
Apr 21, 2026