Andrew Folkler
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Crypto hacks top $17b in a decade as attackers pivot from code to keys
DefiLlama logs 518 crypto hacks and over $17b in losses in 10 years, with attackers shifting from smart…
Silicon Valley’s ‘monitoring the situation’ MTS meme becomes a 24/7 news machine delivered by a16z
a16z is backing “Monitoring the Situation,” a 24/7 X livestream born from Polymarket meme culture, as tech VCs…
‘Are we an industry of clowns?’ Curve founder urges unified DeFi security rulebook after rsETH shock
Curve founder Michael Egorov is pushing for chain-wide DeFi security standards after the Kelp rsETH exploit exposed how…
Congressman’s PACE Act would plug fintechs directly into Fed rails
A new PACE Act bill would let qualified non‑bank payment firms tap Fed rails directly, cutting fees and…
Nasdaq slip tests crypto’s decoupling story as BTC and ETH hold up
Nasdaq drops 1% and the S&P 500 0.6%, but Bitcoin near $75k and Ethereum around $2.3k show crypto…
ETH whale with $44.6m in gains doubles down on leveraged longs
A whale who made $44.61m on leveraged ETH in two months has topped up a long to 30,000…
Trump’s Iran bomb warning puts oil, Bitcoin and crypto risk back in play
Trump’s threat of “lots of bombs” if the Iran ceasefire lapses feeds straight into Bitcoin’s war‑driven volatility and…
Kelp DAO blames LayerZero defaults for $290m rsETH bridge disaster
Kelp DAO says a LayerZero “default” single‑validator setup helped enable a $290m rsETH bridge hack, forcing a messy…
Bitcoin steadies as Iran reopens Hormuz but Trump keeps crypto‑fuelled oil squeeze
Iran’s move to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz while Donald Trump keeps Iran’s ships under blockade has…
Dollar slides as Hormuz war premium evaporates
Dollar index DXY erases its Iran war gains as Hormuz blockade scales down, safe‑haven flows unwind, and traders…