SecurityRaveDAO: RAVE Token Surged 11,000% Then Crashed 92% - ZachXBT Accuses Manipulation
RAVE token jumped from $0.25 to $28 then crashed 92%, wiping $6.6B in market cap. ZachXBT accused RaveDAO of pump-and-dump. Binance and Bitget investigating.
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MarketsPolymarket Seeks $400M Funding at $15B Valuation
Polymarket is in talks to raise $400M at a $15B valuation. ICE already invested $600M, with the total round potentially reaching $1 billion.
DeFiAave Drops 13% as Kelp Exploit Triggers $6.2 Billion DeFi Panic
The $293M Kelp exploit crashed AAVE by 13% and triggered a $6.2 billion withdrawal panic on Aave, exposing systemic risks in non-isolated DeFi lending.
SecurityKelp Hack: $293M Drained from Restaking Protocol
Restaking protocol Kelp was hacked on April 18, with $293M drained through an rsETH bridge exploit. Nine DeFi protocols including Aave froze activity.
AltcoinsWorldcoin Drops 13% as World Expands Iris Scanning to Zoom, Tinder and Docusign
Worldcoin (WLD) fell 13.4% to $0.28 as World, Sam Altman's company, announced iris-scanning for Zoom, Tinder and Docusign to fight deepfakes.
TechnologyX Cashtags Hit $1B in Trading Volume Two Days After Launch
X Cashtags generated $1B in trading volume in its first 48 hours. Wealthsimple is the launch partner. Part of Musk's X Money plan.
SecurityETH Rangers: Ethereum Foundation Exposes 100 DPRK Agents in Web3
ETH Rangers revealed 100 North Korean IT agents in Web3. Ketman Project alerted 53 companies and published an open-source detection framework for the industry.
RegulationSEC: DeFi Interfaces Don't Need Broker Registration
The SEC clarified that DeFi interfaces using self-custodial wallets may not need to register as broker-dealers under three specific conditions.
SecurityHyperbridge Exploit: Hacker Mints 1B DOT Tokens, Cashes Out $237K
Hacker minted 1 billion bridged DOT tokens via Hyperbridge but cashed out only $237K due to limited liquidity. Native Polkadot ecosystem unaffected.