Crypto Hackers Steal $168 Million from DeFi Protocols in Q1 2026

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Crypto hackers stole over $168.6 million in cryptocurrency from 34 decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols in the first quarter of 2026, falling significantly from the same period last year, according to data from DefiLlama.  The $40 million private key compromise of Step Finance in January was the … Read more

DeFi Is Optimizing For gas, Not For Markets

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Opinion by: João Garcia, DevReal lead at Cartesi.Decentralized finance presents itself as a transparent alternative to Wall Street. Yet, what it has largely reconstructed is a simplified version of finance, engineered less around market resilience than around the constraints of gas fees. That trade-off, once treated … Read more

Bitcoin and Stocks Face Fresh Lows Under a US Dollar Breakout, Say Traders

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Bitcoin (BTC) saw another $69,000 rejection on Thursday as risk-assets suffered over US-Iran war headlines. Key points: Bitcoin faces fresh downside pressure as stocks and gold fall on US President Donald Trump’s address to the nation. US dollar strength ramps up on the back of an … Read more

Crypto Exchange Bithumb to Delay IPO until after 2028: Report

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: According to the company CFO, Bithumb was “strengthen[ing] accounting policies and internal controls” ahead of its IPO plans, already delayed from 2025. South Korea-based cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb is reportedly expecting its initial public offering (IPO) sometime after 2028, in another delay after restructuring and regulatory hurdles. … Read more

Token Voting Is Crypto’s Broken Incentive System

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Opinion by: Francesco Mosterts, co-founder of Umia. Crypto prides itself on being a market-driven system. Prices, incentives, and capital flows determine everything from token valuations to lending rates and blockspace demand. Markets are the industry’s primary coordination mechanism. Yet, when it comes to governance, crypto suddenly … Read more

Fidelity says Bitcoin’s Cycle Drawdown is the Mildest Yet

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: Bitcoin (BTC) has declined by about 50% this market cycle, far less than in previous cycles, Fidelity Digital Assets said, adding this trend could continue over time.  Bitcoin’s post-all-time-high drawdowns have historically been steep, at about 80% to 90%, but this cycle has been about 50%, … Read more

Crypto Gains Political Clout Among 80% of UK Young Voters

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: The United Kingdom’s move to pause political donations in cryptocurrency is colliding with rising digital asset awareness among younger people, according to a new survey shared with Cointelegraph. Research by Coinbase Institute and JL Partners, shared with Cointelegraph, found that crypto, led by Bitcoin (BTC), has … Read more

Google Says Quantum Computers Can Crack Crypto Faster

Rewrite this content into a 1000-word SEO friendly article: New research from Google shows that quantum computers could require far less power than previously thought to break the cryptography that secures cryptocurrency blockchains.  Google’s new research, released on Monday, estimates a quantum computer could crack the cryptography protecting Bitcoin (BTC) and Ethereum (ETH) using fewer … Read more