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Starknet’s strkBTC Launch Turns Bitcoin Privacy Into A DeFi Test

May 12, 2026 Gonzalo

Starknet’s strkBTC launch brings Bitcoin bridging, wallet-level shielding and BTCFi incentives into focus as BTC moves deeper into DeFi.

Kelp Points Finger at LayerZero in $292M Bridge Hack, Migrates to Chainlink CCIP

May 5, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Kelp claims LayerZero approved the setup that led to a $292M bridge exploit linked to North Korean hackers. The protocol is now migrating its rsETH off OFT to Chainlink’s CCIP.

Coinbase Optimizes Solana Execution Through DFlow Integration

May 4, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Coinbase is integrating DFlow to enhance its Solana order routing, targeting an eight-fold reduction in trade failures to stabilize the user experience.

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam Upgrade Could Push Gas Limit To 200M — And Reprice The L1 Scaling Debate

May 3, 2026 Daniel Moore

Ethereum’s Glamsterdam upgrade could raise the gas limit to 200M, turning L1 capacity from a fee story into a deeper market-structure shift.

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Trust Wallet Integrates Hyperliquid as Perpetual Trading Moves Directly Into Self-Custody

April 30, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Trust Wallet has integrated Hyperliquid, bringing perpetual futures trading directly into self-custody and pushing mobile DeFi trading closer to exchange-level execution.

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ZetaChain Bridge Exploit Alert Sparks Fresh Cross-Chain Security Fears

April 27, 2026 Paulo Mendes

A fresh exploit alert around the ZetaChain Bridge has pushed users to secure funds quickly, reviving one of crypto’s oldest risks: bridges remain the weakest link.

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CZ Says Crypto May Disappear as a Word Within Five Years — Because It Becomes the Financial System

April 27, 2026 Paulo Mendes

CZ says crypto may stop being called crypto within five years — not because it disappears, but because it becomes part of everyday financial infrastructure.

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Scallop Loses 150K SUI in Rewards Contract Exploit as Sui DeFi Faces Another Security Test

April 27, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Scallop lost about 150,000 SUI after an exploit hit a side rewards contract, but the bigger story is how old DeFi code keeps becoming a live attack surface.

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Anatoly Yakovenko Burns the Admin Keys and Dares Crypto to Break It

April 23, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Toly says the future of DeFi is not more admin controls — it is removing them completely. His new immutable Percolator market is a live experiment in whether crypto can actually trust code over operators.

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Arbitrum’s KelpDAO Freeze Saved $71M — But Reopened Crypto’s Hardest Decentralization Question

April 22, 2026 Paulo Mendes

Arbitrum’s freeze of 30,766 ETH tied to the KelpDAO exploit may have protected users, but it also forced the market to confront how much emergency control a “decentralized” system can really have.