Loopscale hacker in talks to return stolen crypto

The hacker behind the $5.8 million recent Loopscale exploit is in talks to return the stolen funds in exchange for a bounty, the Solana-based protocol said.  The exploiter pilfered approximately 5.7 million USDC (USDC) and 1,200 Solana (SOL) tokens from two of Loopscale’s yield vaults on April 26, prompting the decentralized finance protocol to temporarily …

Bitcoin price cools off amid worrying macroeconomic data — Will $95K hold this week?

Key Takeaways: Bitcoin price dropped alongside falling Treasury yields, signaling investors’ flight to safer assets. Strategy’s $4.28B Bitcoin purchases and stock market strength have supported BTC above $90,000. A true breakout toward $100,000 will require Bitcoin to decouple from equities and stronger liquidity signals. Bitcoin (BTC) experienced a sharp $2,000 correction to $93,500 on April …

Polymarket bets on Mark Carney win as Canadians head to the polls

Crypto users betting on the outcome of the snap election to determine the next Prime Minister of Canada appear to be favoring a Liberal Party victory as residents head to cast their votes. As of April 28, cryptocurrency betting platform Polymarket gave current Canadian Prime Minister and Liberal Party candidate Mark Carney a 79% chance …

BNB Chain price among ‘most resilient’ altcoins of the bull market — Here’s why

What to know: Altcoins have lagged Bitcoin year-to-date, but BNB price shows relative resilience, trading only 10% lower than the previous cycle’s all-time high. BNB Chain shows a robust activity, consistently ranking third in daily transactions, active addresses, and TVL, while leading in the number of DApps. The blockchain’s weakest point is its revenue, which …

Bots against humanity — The battle for blockchain supremacy

Opinion by: Steven Smith, head of protocol and applied research, Tools for Humanity Blockchains were designed as systems of trust that are transparent, decentralized and accessible. The age of AI has, however, introduced significant new challenges. Nearly half of all internet traffic is generated by bots, with up to 80% of blockchain transactions now automated …

Ethereum Fusaka scheduled for late 2025: EVM upgrade likely included

Ethereum’s Fusaka hard fork is expected to take place in the third or fourth quarter of this year, according to an Ethereum Foundation official. In an April 28 X post, Ethereum Foundation co-executive director Tomasz Kajetan Stańczak said that the organization is aiming to deploy the Fusaka Ethereum network upgrade in Q3 or Q4 2025. …

Bitcoin could hit $210K in 2025, says Presto research head

Peter Chung, head of research at quantitative trading firm Presto, has repeated his prediction that Bitcoin (BTC) will reach $210,000 by the end of 2025. In an April 28 interview with CNBC, Chung cited institutional adoption and global liquidity expansion as the primary drivers behind his long-term bullish outlook. The analyst acknowledged that market conditions …

Why do crypto bros like freedom cities?

When Donald Trump was running for president, he pledged to build 10 new US cities, dubbed “freedom cities,” from scratch, designed to improve the quality of life for Americans.  These new high-tech communities were to be created on public land, and they were going to be free of the “nightmare of red tape,” including lengthy …

Strategy added 15,355 Bitcoin for $1.42B as price surged above $90K

Michael Saylor’s Strategy added to its massive Bitcoin stash last week as the cryptocurrency surged above $90,000. In an April 28 announcement, Strategy reported acquiring 15,355 Bitcoin (BTC) between April 21 and 27. The latest purchases cost Strategy $1.42 billion at an average price of $92,737 per BTC, increasing the company’s aggregate BTC holdings by …

What happened to sUSD? How a crypto-collateralized stablecoin depegged

sUSD depeg, explained: Why Synthetix’s stablecoin fell below $0.70 In a significant and concerning event in the cryptocurrency space, sUSD, the native stablecoin of the Synthetix protocol, saw its value plummet to $0.68 on April 18, 2025.  This drop represents a dramatic 31% deviation from its intended peg of 1:1 with the US dollar, a …