It was another eventful weekend in which the two warring parties exchanged contrasting and confusing statements on what is happening with their ceasefire, whether any peace talks are scheduled, and what’s next. Perhaps the most worrisome part came just hours ago when both nations resumed the strikes against each other. Strikes Resumed At first, US […]
Bitcoin’s price was halted at its multi-month peak at over $78,000 on Friday, and the subsequent conflicting actions and statements from Iran and the US have led to another retracement to under $75,000 as of press time. The latest set of blame-throwing came minutes ago, as reports emerged that Iran believes they are “facing deception” […]
Ethereum is trading around $2.3k, holding near its highest levels since the February crash. Yet, there are signs of short-term fatigue after failing to sustain a breakout above the $2.4k resistance zone. The broader recovery remains intact, but the repeated failure at this ceiling is becoming a pattern that buyers will need to decisively break […]
Ethereum recorded a major on-chain milestone in the first quarter of 2026 across its base layer activity. Data from Artemis shows the network processed over 200 million transactions, its highest quarterly total on record. On a quarterly basis, this represents a 43% increase from 145 million transactions in the previous quarter ending late 2025. Quarterly […]
Grinex, a sanctioned crypto exchange serving Russian businesses and individual users, said it was hit by a large-scale cyberattack that resulted in the theft of funds worth more than 1 billion rubles from its users’ wallets. The exchange described the incident as a targeted operation and claimed there were indications of involvement by foreign intelligence […]
Multiple on-chain security companies and industry sleuths reported late on Saturday that the liquid restaking protocol KelpDAO had fallen victim to a major hack in which the perpetrators drained nearly $300 million. The team behind the project confirmed the incident hours later, and added that they have partnered with LayerZero, Unichain, their auditors, and ‘top […]
The cryptocurrency industry saw the most violent hack of 2026 on Saturday evening when an unknown perpetrator breached KelpDAO’s security and drained almost $300 million worth of its liquid staking token, rsETH. They managed to act quickly, depositing the stolen funds into several lending protocols, borrowing money against them, and one of them just experienced […]
After weeks of dwindling performance, no-inflow days, and investor uncertainty, the spot ETFs tracking the popular cross-border token saw impressive inflows over the past five trading days. This coincided with the de-escalation of tensions in the Middle East, but the return of uncertainty from conflicting statements over the weekend could turn the tables next week. […]
US President Trump, alongside Iran’s foreign minister, announced a major de-escalation yesterday on the war front, indicating that the Strait of Hormuz will finally be reopened. The statement had a major impact on almost all financial markets, especially oil, given the Strait’s significance. USOIL, for example, plunged by over 11%. It traded at $90 per […]
A cybersecurity researcher from Brazil exposed a large-scale scam operation after buying a “Ledger” hardware wallet from a Chinese marketplace listing that looked legitimate and was priced the same as the official store. The packaging appeared original from a distance, but the device was counterfeit. When the researcher connected it to Ledger Live installed from ledger.com, […]