DeFi

White Whale Memecoin Surges Past $100 Million Valuation

The White Whale memecoin marks the first pumpfun token to surpass a $100 million market capitalization in almost a year.The memecoin trenches have spawned...

Ethereum treasury firm SharpLink stakes $170M ETH on Linea network

The strategy combines native Ethereum staking yield with restaking rewards and incentives from Linea and ether.fi, under a qualified custodian structure.

Bitcoin holds near $90,000 as trading volumes shrink, altcoins diverge: Crypto Markets Today

Bitcoin remained near $90,000 as trading volumes fell. Thin liquidity fueled choppy price action across major cryptocurrencies, while altcoins were mixed.

Optimism Foundation Proposes Using 50% of Revenue for Buybacks

The vote will begin on Jan 22, and OP buybacks will begin in February if the measure passes.Ethereum Layer 2 network Optimism is set...

How Stablecoins Are Rewiring Global Payments | Borderless CPO Alex Garn

In this episode of The Defiant Podcast, Chris Storaker sits down with Alex Garn, Chief Product Officer at Borderless, to unpack how stablecoins are...

Bitcoin may be gearing up for a rally that sent price to $126,000 last year

The current tight consolidation closely mirrors the April 2025 range that set the stage for the record run above $126,000.

Babylon Code Vulnerability Risks Block Production Slowdown

A newly disclosed software flaw in the Bitcoin staking protocol Babylon may allow malicious validators to disrupt parts of the network’s consensus process, potentially...

Zcash Developer Activity 2021 Low, ZEC Down 40% On Governance Dispute

Developer activity linked to the privacy-focused cryptocurrency Zcash has fallen to its lowest level in years, as a governance dispute and a prolonged price...

Truebit Hack Wipes Out TRU in First Major Exploit of 2026

Security experts warned that most hacked projects never fully recover after major attacks.Truebit suffered a roughly $26 million exploit on Thursday, Jan. 8, marking...

Polygon Leads Altcoin Surge With 15% Rally

POL. formerly MATIC, is soaring after the Polygon CEO shared the chain’s vision for its Open Money Stack.Ethereum Layer 2 network Polygon is leading...

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