Crypto Tops X’s Most-Muted List, and AI Slop May Be Why
Crypto has topped the list of most-muted topics on X since the platform rolled out its snooze feature, with spam and artificial intelligence content, or "AI slop," likely playing a major role.On Thursday, Nikita Bier, X’s head of product,…
Shinhan Card Partners with Solana for Stablecoin Payments, DeFi Infrastructure
One of South Korea’s largest credit card providers, Shinhan Card, signed a memorandum of understanding with the Solana Foundation to test stablecoin payment technology and explore the use of non-custodial wallets through a more advanced…
Crypto Hacks Hit $630M In April as DeFi Dominates Losses
The cryptocurrency industry has seen a sharp spike in hacks in April, with losses topping $600 million in the worst month for crypto hacks in more than a year.According to DeFiLlama, the total value hacked in April so far amounted to $629.7…
Bitcoin Price Action Favors Bears But Profit Taking Overwhelms Each Rally
Bitcoin (BTC) traders pushed the price to $77,400, but data suggests profit-taking may thwart the bull's goal of turning the $77,000 to $80,000 zone into support. Orderbook data from TRDR shows over $130 million in asks extending from…
Stablecoin Transfer Volume Drops 19% as Supply Rises
Stablecoin monthly transfer volume fell by nearly 20% over the past 30 days, even as the market’s total supply and holder count continued to rise. According to data from RWA.xyz, 30-day stablecoin transfer volume dropped 19.18% to $8.31…
Bitcoin, Altcoins Pullback Ahead Of FOMC But Chart Fundamentals Are Strong
Key points:Buyers are struggling to sustain the BTC rebound, suggesting bears are attempting a comeback.Several major altcoins risk breaking below their support levels, signaling a deeper short-term pullback.Bitcoin (BTC) rallied above…
XRP Price May Rebound 50% After ETFs Add $84M in April
XRP (XRP) price was up 1.2% over the last 24 hours to trade at $1.40 on Wednesday. Several market and technical factors suggest that the XRP/USD pair may climb further as long as key support levels hold.Key takeaways:Spot XRP ETFs are set…
What next after TRON’s 53% activity spike? Traders, look out for THIS move!
Tron has been among the market’s most stable altcoins lately, despite the often bearish market structure. In fact, TRX’s price has been on a constant uptrend since 2021 with normal corrections.
Its network activity has been surging too,…
KuCoin EU Hires AML Chief After Austria MiCA Business Ban
Update (April 29, 17:15 UTC): This article has been updated to include comments from KuCoin EU's AML officer Carmen Kleinhans and managing director Sabina Liu.KuCoin EU has appointed a new Anti-Money Laundering (AML) chief and expanded its…
DeFi Exploits Push Builders to Rethink Emergency Controls
Andre Cronje says much of decentralized finance is “no longer DeFi” in the strict sense, as builders debate whether circuit breakers and other emergency controls are now necessary to protect users from exploits.The Flying Tulip founder told…