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Updated April 21, 2026 · 9:45 PM UTC

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Legal

Tornado Cash developer calls his lawsuit a ‘terrifying criminalization of privacy’

Roman Storm released a statement assessing the impact of the Tornado Cash case following a favorable legal ruling.

1 year ago

Tokenization

Official Trump family’s memecoin launches spark frenzy of scam tokens

Scammers launched more than 6,800 fraudulent tokens to scam users amid the high-profile launch.

1 year ago

DeFi

World Liberty Financial opens up more tokens for sale amid soaring demand

The Trump family's blockchain ambitions accelerate WLFI's pre-sale, drawing major backing from Justin Sun.

1 year ago

Exchanges

Coinbase partners with Morpho to introduce Bitcoin-backed loans on Base

Users can borrow up to $100,000 in USDC through Morpho multichain money market using their Bitcoin holdings.

1 year ago

Crypto

Donald Trump-linked DeFi project clarifies $60 million ETH movement amid sell-off speculation

World Liberty Financial defends routine asset reallocation as blockchain analysis highlights recent transactions amid $5 million loss.

1 year ago

DeFi

Market trends indicate DEXs have replaced VC markets for token price discovery, while CEXs continue to serve as exit liquidity

This presents a shift to the model where tokens' price discovery movements happened in private markets.

1 year ago

Legal

State of Georgia indicts 3 developers behind mixing services Blender, Sinbad

The indictment accuses the developers of operating mixers used by hackers and cybercriminals, posing public safety and national security threats.

1 year ago

Technology

China places blockchain at the core of national data strategy in new guidelines

The new guidelines highlight blockchain technology as a cornerstone for facilitating trusted data exchange across industries and regions.

1 year ago

DeFi

Top five DeFi protocols record $158 million in revenue in December

Except for Lido, the other four protocols registered all-time highs in monthly fees.

1 year ago

Ripple partners with Chainlink to enhance RLUSD stablecoin with secure data feeds

Stablecoins 1 year ago

Bitcoin advocate Pierre Poilievre leads as Canada’s next PM on Polymarket but lags on Kalshi

Politics 1 year ago

Binance predicts sustained growth for crypto market in 2025 despite recent volatility

Analysis 1 year ago

Investment Thesis for 2025: Why we’re bullish on decentralized AI, PayFi, tokenized assets and beyond

Opinion 1 year ago

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DeFi news today

Tornado Cash developer calls his lawsuit a ‘terrifying criminalization of privacy’

Official Trump family’s memecoin launches spark frenzy of scam tokens

World Liberty Financial opens up more tokens for sale amid soaring demand

Coinbase partners with Morpho to introduce Bitcoin-backed loans on Base

Donald Trump-linked DeFi project clarifies $60 million ETH movement amid sell-off speculation

Market trends indicate DEXs have replaced VC markets for token price discovery, while CEXs continue to serve as exit liquidity

State of Georgia indicts 3 developers behind mixing services Blender, Sinbad

China places blockchain at the core of national data strategy in new guidelines

Top five DeFi protocols record $158 million in revenue in December

Ripple partners with Chainlink to enhance RLUSD stablecoin with secure data feeds

Bitcoin advocate Pierre Poilievre leads as Canada’s next PM on Polymarket but lags on Kalshi

Binance predicts sustained growth for crypto market in 2025 despite recent volatility

Investment Thesis for 2025: Why we’re bullish on decentralized AI, PayFi, tokenized assets and beyond

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