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The RAVE controversy is now one of the most significant market integrity matters in recent crypto history resulting in three major exchanges Binance, Bitget and Gate conducting formal investigations into allegations of manipulation. That development comes amid ongoing scrutiny from on-chain analyst ZachXBT, who declared that insiders had orchestrated a price distortion worth “hundreds of … Read more
President Donald Trump threatened Sunday to destroy every power plant and bridge in Iran after Iranian gunboats fired on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, pushing a fragile Pakistan-brokered ceasefire to the edge of collapse. Key Takeaways: Trump threatened to destroy every power plant and bridge in Iran if the country rejects a proposed … Read more
Wrapped XRP officially launched on Solana this week, letting XRP holders move into one of crypto’s most active decentralized finance networks without selling their native token position. Key Takeaways: Wrapped XRP launched on Solana this week, backed 1:1 by Hex Trust with roughly 834,498 wXRP in circulation. LayerZero’s OFT standard bridges wXRP across chains, giving … Read more
A shocking turn of events followed on the cryptocurrency market when on-chain analyst zachxbt took to Twitter to publicly warn top exchanges about possible insider trading occuring with the RAVE token. In a direct tweet, zachxbt argued that the increase in price for the token was unlikely to be organic and had probable ties to … Read more
Polymarket’s contract on Strait of Hormuz traffic returning to normal by April 30 collapsed to 28% Yes on Saturday after Iran reimposed shipping restrictions and Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps gunboats reportedly fired on at least one tanker and turned back more than 20 vessels attempting transit. Key Takeaways: Iran reportedly fired on at least one … Read more
Running as a part of ETH Rangers security initiative for the Ethereum Foundation, The Ketman Project has discovered around 100 North Korean IT operatives working inside Web3 firm. They’re not outside hackers breaking in, they’re insiders, employees working from inside the organizations’ infrastructures. These findings, which emerge from an inquiry which lasted six months, change … Read more
Iran’s military reasserted control over the Strait of Hormuz on April 18, 2026, directly contradicting President Donald Trump’s claims that the critical waterway was fully open and would “never” close again. Key Takeaways: Iran re-imposed Strait of Hormuz controls on April 18, 2026, blaming the U.S. blockade and accusing Trump of making 7 false claims. … Read more
Foundation, the Ethereum-based non-fungible token ( NFT) marketplace that processed roughly $230 million in primary digital art sales since its 2020 launch, has shut down for good after a planned acquisition by display technology company Blackdove fell apart less than three months after closing. Key Takeaways: Kayvon Tehranian confirmed Foundation’s permanent shutdown on April 15, … Read more
Anthropic officially launched its newest artificial intelligence model, Claude Opus 4.7, on Thursday, April 16, 2026. Key Takeaways: Anthropic launched Claude Opus 4.7 on April 16, 2026, featuring an 87.6% score on the SWE-bench Verified test. The AI industry shift toward agentic autonomy sees Opus 4.7 outperform GPT-5.4 in complex coding and finance. Developers must … Read more
The team behind Rhea Finance has delivered an initial update after a part of its ecosystem was exploited. This statement’s wording suggests that the story is still developing. As stated in the following announcement, the team discovered this vulnerability around ten hours prior to the update release and urgently shifted their scopes towards securing user … Read more