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The numbers arriving out of the original report this week are blunt: more than 60 crypto protocols have already gone dark in 2026. The tally keeps climbing, and it reveals something uncomfort
TLDR Proof launched x401, an open protocol that verifies the human authority behind AI agent actions online. x401 pairs with x402 to cover the two core questions in agentic transactions: iden
TLDR: Strategy’s annual STRC dividend bill surged from $300M in January to roughly $1.2B today. Cash reserves have dropped 38% since early 2026, cutting dividend runway to just ten months. St
Aave founder Stani Kulechov has announced that the decentralized lending protocol will be expanding beyond crypto-native assets into securities-backed loans and securities lending. “Aave is e
Attackers exploited a third-party vendor compromise to inject malicious code into Polymarket’s frontend, triggering a phishing flow that ultimately drained funds from at least 11 user wallets
A huge number of Wall Street’s technology stocks have already fallen into bear market territory after losing massive amounts from their record highs. Coinbase (NASDAQ: COIN) has fallen 69% fr
TLDR: Aave V4 will enable onchain securities lending for tokenized stocks, removing broker intermediaries entirely. The global securities lending market holds $4.6 trillion in loans and gener
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Ethereum’s Decentralization Journey: Next Steps in Funding and Governance As the Ethereum network embraces a significant transition towards decentraliz
BitcoinWorld Ethereum Faces Funding Gap as Foundation Steps Back, Warns Former Official Ethereum’s long-term decentralization strategy is entering a critical transition period, with a potenti
Grayscale's HYPG Leads the Hyperliquid ETF Race @Grayscale's Hyperliquid Staking ETF, trading under the ticker $HYPG on Nasdaq, has emerged as the dominant institutional product in the fast-g
@BNBChain has moved to the front of the global tokenized stock market, surpassing all competing networks on cumulative trading volume. The ecosystem has recorded more than $5 billion in lifet
Grayscale's HYPG Leads the Hyperliquid ETF Race @Grayscale's Hyperliquid Staking ETF, trading under the ticker $HYPG on Nasdaq, has emerged as the dominant institutional product in the fast-g
