Web3 Decentralization Initiatives News

RedStone expands beyond price oracles with Credora, integrating risk analytics across DeFi protocols Morpho and Spark.

The $116 million Balancer exploit appears to have been months in the making, with the attacker utilizing Tornado Cash and advanced methods to evade detection.

The Chinese budget AI model QWEN3 was the only one to generate positive returns, while its more heavily funded competitors returned significant losses.

Crypto investors are rediscovering the importance of financial privacy, as privacy-preserving cryptocurrencies outperform a broader crypto market slump.

DeFi protocol Balancer is the target of an ongoing exploit, with more than $116 million in staked Ether tokens transferred to a new wallet.

Michael Saylor still foresees a $150,000 Bitcoin price by the end of the year, despite temporary concerns with import tariff escalations.

Zcash defied the crypto market downturn with a 45% rally this week, making it the most valuable privacy-focused cryptocurrency, following Hayes’ call for a $10,000 price target.

The $300 billion stablecoin market capitalization pushed DeFi into a “self-sustaining cycle” of growth, according to the investment bank’s head of research.

Ethereum transaction fees remain at near all-time lows despite peak network activity that saw daily transactions top 1.6 million for the first time since October’s market crash.

Binance integrates Bubblemaps’ blockchain data tools into its Web3 Wallet, giving users more transparency into token distribution and potential insider trading activity.

Binance founder Changpeng Zhao warned investors not to buy a new CZ-themed memecoin after its price crashed 86% within hours of launch.

Growing optimism surrounding a potential trade deal is the main catalyst for a recovery in investor sentiment ahead of Thursday’s tariff meeting, industry watchers told Cointelegraph.

Bitcoin may still be on track to $200,000 before the end of the year despite the recent market crash, but a lack of ETF buying continues to limit upside potential.

The FET token’s price fell by over 93% since the merger of the Artificial Superintelligence Alliance, a drop that is unrelated to Ocean Protocol’s actions, according to its founder.

While Ocean Protocol denied the allegations, onchain data points to an Ocean Protocol-linked multisignature wallet converting about 661 million Ocean tokens into 286 million FET.