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Pump.fun Unveils Market-Driven Fund for Early-Stage Crypto Projects

In brief The Solana-based platform will fund 12 projects with $250,000 each via a “Build in Public” hackathon, requiring founders to launch tokens and attract...

UK Parliamentary Panel Flags AI Oversight Gaps Could Expose Financial System to Harm

In brief The UK's Treasury Committee warned regulators are leaning too heavily on existing rules as AI use accelerates across financial services. It urged clearer guidance...

Fraudsters jailed for laundering voice phishing ring’s $1m in USDT – DL News

Illegal crypto exchange chief sentenced to five years in South Korea.An unspecified number of victims lost money to the fraud ring.Criminals moved too fast...

A16z Crypto wants DeFi to ditch ‘code is law’ for ‘spec is law’ to combat $649m exploit problem – DL News

DeFi protocols must adopt a more principled approach to security to mature.They could use standardised specifications that constrain what a protocol is allowed to...

MegaETH Hits 47K TPS As It Prepares For 11B Transaction Stress Test

Data shows Ethereum layer 2 MegaETH hit network speeds of up to 47,000 transactions per second in testing as the project prepares for a...

ChatGPT Is Getting Ads—Here’s What to Expect

In brief OpenAI will test ads on ChatGPT's free and $8/month Go tiers in the U.S. within weeks. The company lost $8 billion in 2025 and...

Vitalik Buterin Says DAOs Need a Rethink Beyond Token-Holder Voting

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin is calling for a new generation of decentralized autonomous organizations ( DAOs) that move beyond token-holder voting, arguing that today’s...

NYSE will launch tokenised securities trading platform with stablecoin funding – DL News

The New York Stock Exchange is building a platform to trade tokenised versions of US-listed equities and exchange-traded funds and settle those trades on...

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BIS report warns crypto exchanges’ rapid growth and lack of standardized rules leave users at risk

Crypto exchanges are increasingly offering bank-like services such as...

Cytora and LexisNexis Risk Solutions Announce Strategic Relationship to Enhance Risk Selection and Automation for U.S. Commercial Insurers

Cytora and LexisNexis® Risk Solutions have announced a strategic relationship...

JPMorgan (JPM) says persistent security flaws curb DeFi’s institutional appeal

Persistent security vulnerabilities and stagnant total value locked (TVL)...

Tether freezes $344 million in USDT on Tron tied to ‘illicit activity’

Tether, the crypto company best known for issuing the...

The market repriced DeFi in just 48 hours

Until last Friday, April 17, lending stablecoins into Aave,...