Venture Capital Insights: Surge in Crypto Funding as Institutions Explore On-Chain Finance Opportunities
From venture rounds to onchain credit, capital is moving cautiously back into crypto as institutions focus on infrastructure and real-world use cases.
Step Finance Launches Investigation into $29 Million Compromise of Solana DeFi Treasury Wallet
The attack sent Step Finance's native STEP token plummeting more than 60% as the protocol enlists security firms to investigate the incident.
Coinbase Insider Trading Lawsuit Advances Against CEO Armstrong and Board of Directors
The lawsuit alleges Marc Andreessen sold $118.7 million in Coinbase shares through Andreessen Horowitz, while CEO Brian Armstrong offloaded about $291.8 million.
Persistent Extreme Fear in Cryptocurrency Indicates Strong Bullish Potential, According to Santiment Analysis
Crypto sentiment platform Santiment said the “silver lining” in the current crypto market is the “extreme negativity” seen on social media.
Tether Achieves Record Highs in US Treasury Holdings While Reporting a 23% Year-on-Year Drop in Profits
Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said the “structure behind” the company’s growth mattered more than its “scale” in 2025, as US Treasury holdings surpassed $122 billion.
Bitcoin Options Show Bearish Sentiment as BTC Approaches Potential Dip Below $80,000
Bitcoin options flashed extreme fear signals as the spot BTC ETF outflows rose, and the odds for a drop below $80,000 increased. Will dip buyers step in to save the
Impending Miner Exodus May Drive Bitcoin Price Below $60,000
Still, Bitcoin often rebounds toward its energy value after long downtrends, with one model pointing to a fair price near $121,000.
Vitalik Buterin Allocates $45 Million in Ethereum to Enhance Privacy and Support Open-Source Infrastructure
The move comes as the Ethereum Foundation enters a period of “mild austerity” while sticking to its core technical roadmap, Buterin said.
Trump Indicates Progress on Shutdown Agreement as Financial Markets Stay Tense
A tentative deal in Washington has eased some shutdown fears, but with key votes still pending, crypto, gold and silver are trading through liquidity jitters and foreign policy risk.
Building Trust in DeFi Through Effective Risk Management Strategies
DeFi's composability creates cascading exploit risks while protocols handle risk idiosyncratically. Institutional adoption demands TradFi-style standardized frameworks.
Major Exodus of $1 Billion from Bitcoin and Ether ETFs as Cryptocurrency Market Declines by 6%
US spot Bitcoin ETF flows turned negative for January after a series of outflows this week totaling nearly $1 billion, data from SoSoValue shows.
Ethereum Breaks Below $2,800 Support Level as Analysis Predicts Potential 22% Decline
Ethereum slipped under $2,800 as charts and onchain data suggested downside risk remains elevated, with a potential move toward $2,100.