The total size of the crypto lending market fell to $36.5 billion in Q4 2024, down more than 40% from its all-time high in late 2021. The crypto lending market remained far from its former highs at the end of Q4 2024, with analysts at Galaxy Digital estimating total loans outstanding at $36.5 billion, well…
Radix, a high-performance Layer 1 blockchain, has proposed reallocating 1 billion XRD from its treasury into a two-year community incentives program aimed at deepening ecosystem engagement and improving long-term tokenomics—positioning itself as a deliberate “antidote to airdrops.” Editor’s note: This article has been updated to reflect that the 1 billion XRD community incentives program is…
Bitcoin-based memecoin platform Odin.fun halted all trading and withdrawals on April 14 after CEO Bob Bodily revealed his account had been compromised. In an April 14 X post, Bodily alerted his 48.2k followers that his Odin.fun account had been hacked, clarifying that the breach was limited to his account on the platform and “didn’t affect”…
A Pennsylvania man has pleaded guilty to federal charges after failing to report millions in profits from trading non-fungible tokens. In an April 11 press release, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania said Waylon Wilcox, 45, admitted to filing false tax returns for 2021 and 2022, underreporting more than $13…
Japanese Bitcoin treasury company Metaplanet has achieved a BTC Yield of 108.3% year-to-date in 2025. In an April 14 X post, Metaplanet CEO Simon Gerovich said the company now holds 4,525 BTC, worth roughly $386.3 million, at an average cost of around $85,366 per coin The announcement followed Metaplanet’s latest purchase of 319 BTC for…
Ripple, one of the biggest names in the cryptocurrency sector, recently purchased prime brokerage Hidden Road for $1.25 billion, underscoring how decentralization and traditional finance are officially meshing. Nic Puckrin, a crypto analyst and founder/CEO of The Coin Bureau, says the deal is indicative of this new trend and a positive for Ripple’s blockchain adoption…
Asset management giant Grayscale has updated its lists of crypto assets under consideration and included in its products, naming Maple, Geodnet, and Story as the projects it’s most bullish on this quarter. On April 10, Grayscale Investments updated its lists of crypto assets under consideration and included in its products. Among the new additions in…
Stellar may be gearing up for a breakout, as stablecoins, active addresses, and other metrics are on the rise. Stellar (XLM) is showing signs of strength, both in decentralized finance and in technicals. On Friday, April 11, the stablecoin market cap on the chain broke $300 million, reaching an all-time high of $3.6 million. At…
Synthetix’s algorithmic stablecoin sUSD is continuing to drift from its $1 peg, currently trading at $0.90. The depeging began in March, with sUSD briefly slipping below $1, but the situation worsened after the implementation of SIP-420—a governance proposal aimed at improving capital efficiency and simplifying the user experience within the Synthetix (SNX) ecosystem. According to…
A bill targeting crypto fraud and deceptive practices has been passed by the Illinois Senate. Dubbed the Digital Assets and Consumer Protection Act, Senate Bill 1797, introduced by Senator Mark Walker, cleared the chamber with a 39-17 vote on April 10. The bill sets out to bring crypto businesses under tighter scrutiny by requiring them…
