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Liquid staking solutions like Lido and Rocket Pool now hold more total value locked (TVL) than decentralized exchanges (DEXs), making them the top category of DeFi protocols, according to crypto analytics platform DefiLlama.

Crypto exploits, exit scams and flash loan attacks showed little sign of stopping in April, stealing more than $103 million from crypto projects and investors that month.

Business Intelligence Platform MicroStrategy Reaffirms Its Commitment to Bitcoin, Investing strategy after posting first quarterly profit since 2020.

The cryptocurrency community accused Gary Gensler, the head of US securities regulators, of what he called hypocrisy after he released a video in 2018 that said cryptocurrencies were on par with commodities or cash, rather than securities.

About 100 people answered calls from crypto advocacy group the Chamber of Digital Commerce, the Satoshi Action Fund, and the Texas Blockchain Council to show Texas lawmakers that they oppose legislation targeting crypto mining companies.

Court filings indicate that Terraform Labs co-founder and CEO Do Kwon has asked to have charges brought against him by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) dismissed.

The financial crimes unit of Seoul's Southern District Prosecutor's Office has reportedly instructed Terraform Labs co-founder Shin Hyun-seong and nine others for damaging the Terra ecosystem.

The country's financial watchdog has considered a “fast track” option for French licensed crypto firms to be regulated under the upcoming Market in Cryptoassets (MiCA) law.

According to an April 24 post, cryptocurrency exchange OKX does not support the buying and selling of exchange-listed “shell tokens.”

The official Twitter account of cryptocurrency exchange KuCoin was recently compromised, causing users to lose funds due to a fake giveaway campaign.

Two new consortiums will dispute the assets of bankrupt cryptocurrency lender Celsius Network at an auction scheduled for April 25 in New York. According to reports and court documents, cryptocurrency exchanges Gemini and Coinbase were among the firms that participated in the bidding.

The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe will launch a gold-backed digital currency as the country's legal tender.

Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai announced that the two entities within the companies have merged into a new business unit dedicated to developing the next generation of artificial intelligence (AI) breakthroughs and products.

US-based cryptocurrency exchange Gemini announced on April 21 the imminent launch of its derivatives platform outside of the US The move comes amid a tightened and uncertain regulatory environment for crypto companies in the country.

China and Singapore, the major Asian economies, set up a working group to deepen bilateral cooperation in green finance and transformational finance. The move aims to foster greater collaboration between the public and private sectors to achieve a low-carbon future for the region.

Beginning May 8, all products and services offered by cryptocurrency exchange Bybit will be subject to know-your-customer (KYC) authentication. However, exchange users are free to withdraw their cryptocurrencies regardless of KYC status.

Thetanuts Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol offering crypto options contracts, has raised $17 million to provide a buyer's market and expanded token list, according to an April 24 announcement by the team.

Coinbase has filed a lawsuit in the US federal court seeking a "yes or no" response from the country's securities regulator to a petition the exchange has pending since July.

US Regulators Have Killed the Crypto Industry, According to Bitcoin Bull and billionaire tech investor Chamath Palihapitiya.

Troubled digital currency firm Genesis Capital found its settlement disrupted by creditors two months after it initially struck a deal, raising concerns about the timing of the process.