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Persistent exploits and flat TVL in ETH terms are keeping institutions out of DeFi, JPMorgan analysts said after the Kelp DAO hack.

Stablecoin giant Tether froze $344 million in USDT across two Tron wallets after OFAC and U.S. authorities flagged illicit links.

AI-washing, the practice of overstating AI capabilities to investors, is drawing securities litigation and a regulatory response, according to Fortune.

The US government is now openly running a Bitcoin node, marking an unprecedented step in Washington's engagement with the Bitcoin network.

Glassnode's risk index dropped to zero as Bitcoin climbed past $79,000, with 54% of recent buyers now sitting in profit.

Spark (SPK), the native token of the Flare network, surged 74% in 24 hours on April 23, 2026. XRP airdrop recipients have been a key driver of the move.

The total crypto market cap topped $2.62 trillion on April 23, 2026, as the Fear and Greed Index moved into the greed zone amid rising DeFi TVL.

Attacker behind the $292M KelpDAO exploit swapped 75,700 ETH worth $175M into Bitcoin via THORChain in roughly 36 hours.

Three wallets tied to Bitmine pulled 100,000 Ethereum worth $233.7M from BitGo on Thursday, pushing the firm past the 5 million ETH line.

Singapore-based Fere AI has raised $1.3M to build self-improving trading agents for retail investors. The seed round closed April 23, 2026.