Kelp DAO $292M Hack: How LayerZero Flaw Shook DeFi
Kelp DAO lost $292M on April 18, 2026, as attackers drained 116,500 rsETH via a LayerZero bridge flaw. Aave lost $8.45B in deposits within 48 hours.
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Bitcoin ETFs Hit $103B: BlackRock Holds 3.8% of All BTC Supply
U.S. Bitcoin ETFs hit $103.78 billion in net assets on May 1, 2026. BlackRock IBIT holds 806,700 BTC, equal to 3.8% of total supply, reshaping market structure.
Intesa Sanpaolo Doubles Crypto Bet: $235M in Bitcoin, Ethereum and XRP
Intesa Sanpaolo's crypto exposure jumped from $100M to $235M in Q1 2026, per its SEC 13F filing. New positions in Ethereum and XRP, plus a $95.9M call option…
Q-Day and Bitcoin: Citi Warns 25% of BTC Supply Already Quantum-Exposed
Citi's May 2026 report finds 4.5-6.7 million BTC already expose public keys on-chain. Q-Day could arrive by 2034, and Bitcoin's governance may be too slow to…
Bitcoin Treasury 2026: 174 Companies Hold 1.18M BTC on Balance
174 public companies held 1,187,898 Bitcoin as of May 12, 2026, per Bitwise Q1 data. Corporate buying ran at 2.8x daily mining output in Q1 alone.
Bank of England Reverses Stablecoin Rules: What Changes for GBP
The Bank of England admits its stablecoin proposals were too strict. GBP stablecoins hold less than 0.5% of a $315 billion global market as revised rules take…
Kevin Warsh at the Fed: the Pro-Bitcoin Chair Replacing Powell
Kevin Warsh was confirmed to the Fed board on May 12 with a 51-45 Senate vote. The Chair vote followed May 13-14. Warsh called Bitcoin the new gold for…
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