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Founders say liquidations from tariff-led market selloff shows DeFi is working: 'Better than TradFi in times of crisis'

The article discusses a recent market selloff affecting DeFi protocols, emphasizing their resilience despite sizable liquidations and how they perform better than traditional finance during crises.

theblock.co • 04/02/2025 - 17:16 PM

Olas raises $13.8 million to launch Pearl, an 'app store' for autonomous AI agents in crypto

Olas raised $13.8 million to launch its agent app store, Pearl, enabling user-owned AI agents for social media and DeFi, alongside a new Accelerator program for developers.

theblock.co • 04/02/2025 - 17:00 PM

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial moves its sizable ETH and WBTC holdings to Coinbase

World Liberty Financial transferred nearly all its ETH and wrapped Bitcoin, with unclear motives, and previously held over $175 million in ETH now reduced to around $33 million.

theblock.co • 04/02/2025 - 00:50 AM

The Daily: What's next for crypto after the Trump tariff tantrum, South Korea's 'kimchi premium' soars to 10-month high and more

The article discusses recent crypto market impacts from Trump's tariffs, THORChain's debt plan, rising South Korean bitcoin premiums, and other developments affecting the industry.

theblock.co • 03/02/2025 - 18:51 PM

Trump-backed World Liberty Financial disputes allegations of 'selling tokens' to crypto teams

World Liberty Financial refutes allegations of selling tokens, asserting routine asset reallocation as part of treasury management amid significant fundraising and cryptocurrency acquisitions.

theblock.co • 03/02/2025 - 17:08 PM

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THORChain plans to tackle $200 million debt crisis by issuing TCY equity tokens

THORChain plans to convert $200M debt into TCY equity tokens, granting holders 10% of revenues, amid a restructure following the suspension of THORFi services.

theblock.co • 03/02/2025 - 07:24 AM

Crypto kicks off 2025 with $74 million lost to hacks in January: Immunefi

In January 2025, the crypto industry lost $73.9 million due to 19 hacking incidents, with BNB Chain being the most targeted network.

theblock.co • 30/01/2025 - 14:01 PM

The Daily: French authorities escalate probe into Binance, US Senate confirms pro-crypto Scott Bessent as Treasury Secretary and more

The article discusses crypto developments, including a Binance probe, Scott Bessent's Treasury nomination, Metaplanet's bitcoin purchase plan, and digital payment advancements by Elon Musk's X platform.

theblock.co • 28/01/2025 - 18:29 PM

Symbiotic launches first fully permissionless and modular restaking protocol to go into production on Ethereum mainnet

Symbiotic, the first permissionless restaking protocol, launches on Ethereum, enabling flexible asset restaking and slashing to enhance capital utilization for various projects.

theblock.co • 28/01/2025 - 15:38 PM

Analog reaches $300 million valuation in $5 million round ahead of token launch

Analog, a blockchain interoperability protocol, raised $5 million, achieving a $300 million valuation before its token launch, backed by notable investors and expanding its development efforts.

theblock.co • 27/01/2025 - 21:35 PM

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