Tally Raises $8 Million Series A in Co-Led Round to Advance DAO Governance and Protocol Tokens

thedefiant.io Tally, a company specializing in governance tooling for decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), has secured $8 million in a Series A funding round. The investment was…

WalletConnect Relaunches on Layer3 With 205,000 WCT Rewards, Supports 61,500+ Apps and 42.7M Users

thedefiant.io WalletConnect, a protocol that connects over 600 wallets and more than 61,500 onchain applications to the blockchain economy, has reemerged with renewed incentives on the…

Bitcoin Futures and Options Open Interest Surge to $38.6B and $30.7B Amid $104M Short Liquidations

thedefiant.io Bitcoin's derivatives market has experienced a notable surge in open interest and trading activity, signaling increased trader confidence and bullish sentiment. Bitcoin…

Tally Raises $8 Million Series A Led by AppWorks, Blockchain Capital to Scale Onchain DAO Governance Platform

thedefiant.io Tally, an onchain DAO governance platform, has raised $8 million in a Series A funding round. The round was led by AppWorks and Blockchain Capital, with participation from…

Swiss National Bank Buys MicroStrategy (MSTR) Shares, Boosting Institutional Crypto Optimism

thedefiant.io The Swiss National Bank has reportedly begun purchasing shares of MicroStrategy Inc. (ticker: MSTR), a business intelligence company known for its substantial Bitcoin…

Trump Media Technology Group Partners With Crypto.com and Yorkville America to Launch Cryptocurrency ETF Featuring $CRO

thedefiant.io Trump Media and Technology Group has finalized an agreement with cryptocurrency exchange Crypto.com and Yorkville America Digital to launch a new cryptocurrency…

Animoca Ventures Backs StakeStone’s Ethereum-Backed Omnichain Liquidity Platform Spanning 20+ Chains and 100+ Protocols

thedefiant.io Animoca Ventures has invested in StakeStone, a platform that provides omnichain liquidity infrastructure for music rights, gaming intellectual property, and real-world…

Galaxy Digital Swaps 65,600 ETH for 752,240 SOL Tokens, Withdraws $95M SOL from Binance

thedefiant.io Galaxy Digital has executed a large-scale cryptocurrency swap, exchanging over $100 million worth of Ethereum (ETH) for Solana (SOL) tokens. Over the past two weeks, Galaxy…

Galaxy Digital Deposits 65,600 ETH and Withdraws 752,240 SOL in $105M Ethereum-for-Solana Swap

thedefiant.io Galaxy Digital has conducted a major cryptocurrency transaction involving Ethereum (ETH) and Solana (SOL) over the past two weeks. The firm deposited approximately 65,600…

ECB Allocates Over One Billion Euros for Digital Euro Launch by October 2025, Lagarde Seeks to Reduce Reliance on Visa and Mastercard

thedefiant.io The European Central Bank (ECB) is advancing plans to launch a digital euro by October 2025, with President Christine Lagarde confirming the decision timeline. The ECB has…

Bitcoin Dominance Hits New Five-Year High at 64.34%, Says Jan3 CEO Samson Mow

thedefiant.io Bitcoin's market dominance has reached a new cycle high, hitting 64.34%, the highest level in over 1,520 days or more than three years. This surge marks a new five-year peak…

Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving Cuts Miner Rewards to 3.125 BTC; Miners Produced <160k BTC, ETFs Bought >500k BTC

thedefiant.io Bitcoin underwent its fourth halving event recently, which reduced miner rewards from 6.25 to 3.125 BTC per block. This halving, occurring less than three years after the…

BlackRock and MicroStrategy Hold Over 1.11M BTC, Surpassing Satoshi as BlackRock Buys 1,000 BTC Near $88K Price

thedefiant.io BlackRock and MicroStrategy have collectively amassed over 1.11 million bitcoins, surpassing the estimated 1.1 million bitcoins held by Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto.…

Circle to Launch Global Payments and Cross-Border Remittance Network Using USDC on April 22 Targeting Financial Institutions

thedefiant.io Circle, the issuer of USDC, the second-largest stablecoin, is set to launch a global payments and cross-border remittance network on April 22, 2025. The new platform aims to…

Tom Lee Says Bitcoin Set to Catch Up to Gold as Institutional Deleveraging Ends

thedefiant.io Tom Lee, a prominent market strategist at Fundstrat, stated that the period of deleveraging by institutions is now complete, which he believes will allow Bitcoin to catch up…

Bitcoin ETFs Lead Crypto Funds With $92.5B AUM, 3,900 BTC Weekly Inflows; Ethereum ETFs Hold $5.33B AUM

thedefiant.io As of April 21, 2025, Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) maintain a dominant position in the cryptocurrency fund market, commanding approximately 90% of all crypto fund…

GSR Leads $100 Million Investment in Nasdaq-Listed Upexi to Build Solana (SOL) Treasury and Support Crypto Asset Reserve Strategy

thedefiant.io Crypto market maker GSR has led a $100 million private investment in Nasdaq-listed Upexi, Inc. This funding supports Upexi's strategy to accumulate and stake the…

Blocksquare and Vera Capital to Tokenize $1B U.S. Real Estate Starting with $5.4M Fort Lauderdale Property

thedefiant.io Blocksquare has partnered with Florida-based Vera Capital to tokenize over $1 billion in U.S. commercial and multifamily real estate. The initiative will begin with a $5.4…

Bybit CEO Ben Zhou Updates on $1.4B Hack: 68.57% Traceable, 27.59% Dark, 500,000 ETH Moved via Wasabi Mixer

thedefiant.io Bybit CEO Ben Zhou provided an update on the $1.4 billion cryptocurrency hack attributed to North Korean hackers. Of the total stolen funds, approximately 68.57% remain…

Metaplanet Buys 330 Bitcoin for $28.2M, Total Holdings 4,855 BTC Worth $414.5M Under "Japanese Strategy"

thedefiant.io Metaplanet has acquired an additional 330 Bitcoin (BTC) for approximately $28.2 million, increasing its total holdings to 4,855 BTC valued at around $414.5 million. This…

Bitcoin ETFs Rebound With $108M Inflows Led by BlackRock’s IBIT; Public Firms Hold 688,000 BTC, Gold ETFs See $8B Weekly Inflows

thedefiant.io Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the United States experienced a rebound with $107.83 million in inflows following a $170 million outflow the previous day. Among the…

Michael Saylor Plans Up to $2 Billion Bitcoin Purchase as Pantera Capital CEO Predicts $745,000 Price

thedefiant.io Michael Saylor, CEO of MicroStrategy Inc., is reportedly planning a substantial purchase of Bitcoin, with rumors suggesting a buy of up to $2 billion worth of the…

ECB's Christine Lagarde Urges Legislative Action for Digital Euro Launch by October 2025 to Boost EU Competitiveness

thedefiant.io The European Central Bank (ECB) plans to launch a central bank digital currency (CBDC), known as the digital euro, by October 2025. ECB President Christine Lagarde…

London-Based Abraxas Capital Buys Nearly 3,000 Bitcoin Worth Over $250 Million in Four Days

thedefiant.io London-based investment firm Abraxas Capital has acquired approximately 2,949 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at over $250 million, between April 15 and April 18, 2025. This purchase…

Charles Schwab to Launch Bitcoin and Crypto Spot Trading Within 12 Months Serving 37 Million Customers

thedefiant.io Charles Schwab Corporation, a financial services giant with approximately 37 million customers and assets under management estimated at $10 trillion, has announced plans to…

Texas House to Hear Bill on Strategic Bitcoin Reserve with $500 Million Annual Bitcoin Purchases

thedefiant.io The Texas House has scheduled a hearing for April 23 on a bill proposing the establishment of a Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. Under the bill, Texas plans to purchase $500…

Binance Requires KYC Re-Verification for All New and Existing Users in India to Comply With AML Rules and Ensure Data Security

thedefiant.io Binance, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, has mandated that all users in India, both new and existing, must undergo KYC (Know Your Customer) re-verification to comply with…

Solana Stablecoin Market Cap Hits Record $12.73 Billion as Sui Supply Reaches $800M with $60M Inflows

thedefiant.io The stablecoin market has surpassed a total capitalization of $233 billion. Within this sector, Solana's stablecoins have reached a new all-time high market capitalization…

Crypto Exchange eXch to Shut Down May 1 Amid $1.4B Bybit Hack, Lazarus Group Links, and DOJ Whistleblower

thedefiant.io Cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced it will cease operations on May 1, 2025, following allegations that it was used to launder funds linked to the $1.4 billion Bybit…

Michael Saylor’s Bitcoin Strategy Drives 2,466% MSTR Surge, Outperforming Nvidia, Tesla, Google, Apple, and Microsoft

thedefiant.io Michael Saylor's investment strategy, centered on Bitcoin, has outperformed major technology companies including Nvidia, Tesla, Google, Apple, and Microsoft. Since the onset…

Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield Plans Lawsuit Against Coinbase Over Unregistered Securities Exchange Charges

thedefiant.io Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield has announced plans to pursue legal action against Coinbase, alleging that the cryptocurrency exchange operated as an unregistered…

Vietnam's Finance Ministry Partners With Bybit CEO Ben Zhou to Launch Crypto Trading Pilot in May and Develop Regulatory Framework

thedefiant.io Vietnam's Ministry of Finance has partnered with cryptocurrency exchange Bybit to launch a pilot program for crypto trading and to develop a regulatory framework for the…

Galaxy Digital Deposits 62,181 ETH ($99M) to Binance and Coinbase, Withdraws 150,221 SOL ($58M), Sells ETH for SOL

thedefiant.io Over the past six days, Galaxy Digital has deposited a total of 62,181 Ethereum (ETH) tokens, valued at approximately $99.46 million, into cryptocurrency exchanges Binance…

HashKey Capital Launches Asia's First XRP Tracker Fund for Institutional Investors with Ripple as Early Investor

thedefiant.io HashKey Capital has announced the launch of Asia's first XRP Tracker Fund, designed to expand institutional access to XRP, the third-largest cryptocurrency by market…

Crypto Exchange eXch to Shut Down May 1 After Lazarus Group Links, $35M Laundering in Bybit Hack, 50 BTC Privacy Pledge

thedefiant.io Cryptocurrency exchange eXch announced it will cease operations on May 1 following allegations linking it to North Korea's Lazarus Group. The group is accused of laundering…

Kraken to Launch Binance Coin (BNB) Trading with Four Pairs on April 22 at 14:00 UTC

thedefiant.io Kraken, a major cryptocurrency exchange, announced that trading for Binance Coin (BNB) will officially launch on April 22 at 14:00 UTC. The exchange has enabled deposits and…

Tokyo-Listed Japanese Fashion Retailer ANAP Buys $70 Million Bitcoin Citing Irreversible Global Trend

thedefiant.io Japanese fashion retailer ANAP Holdings has purchased $70 million worth of Bitcoin for its treasury, marking a notable move by a public company in Japan to adopt…

Binance Founder CZ Predicts Unlimited Money Printing to Buy Bitcoin Amid China's Expanding Money Supply and Crypto Liquidity Flow

thedefiant.io Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) has predicted that nations will resort to printing unlimited amounts of money to purchase Bitcoin. This perspective aligns with…

EigenLayer Launches Slashing on Mainnet April 17, Making Protocol Feature-Complete with Programmable Trust

thedefiant.io EigenLayer has launched the slashing feature on its mainnet as of April 17, 2025, marking the protocol as feature-complete. The introduction of slashing enforces…

Project Eleven Launches Q-Day Prize Offering 1 BTC ($84K) to Crack Bitcoin Cryptography Using Shor's Algorithm Within One Year

thedefiant.io Quantum computing research firm Project Eleven has announced a competition called the "Q-Day Prize," offering a reward of 1 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at approximately $84,000,…

Gold Market Cap Up $5.5 Trillion in 2025, Bitcoin Follows Amid Nation-State Adoption and Expected Bull Run

thedefiant.io Gold's market capitalization has surged by $5.5 trillion in 2025, more than tripling the total market cap of Bitcoin. This substantial increase underscores gold's leading…

Stablecoin Transactions Surpass Visa Payment Volume for First Time in 2024

thedefiant.io In 2024, stablecoin transaction volumes surpassed those of Visa for the first time in history. This milestone marks a notable shift in payment processing dynamics, with…

Binance to Delist Spot Trading Pairs on April 18 After Token Vote Led by FTT 11.1% and Including Zcash

thedefiant.io Cryptocurrency exchange Binance has faced criticism for including the privacy token Zcash (ZEC) in a recent vote to delist tokens from its platform. Binance announced that…

North Carolina Bill HB 92 Passes House Pensions Committee Allowing Bitcoin Investments Amid 59.1% Bitcoin Dominance

thedefiant.io North Carolina's bill HB 92 has passed the House Pensions and Retirement Committee, authorizing the state treasurer to invest in qualifying digital assets, including…

Circle Mints Additional 250 Million USDC on Solana, Total Supply Reaches $10 Billion on April 16, 2025

thedefiant.io Circle, the issuer of the USDC stablecoin, minted an additional 250 million USDC tokens on the Solana blockchain on April 16, 2025. This latest minting increases the total…

VanEck to Launch Crypto-Focused ETF NODE on May 14 With 30-60 Stocks and 80% Asset Allocation

thedefiant.io VanEck plans to launch a new crypto-focused exchange-traded fund (ETF) with the ticker symbol NODE on May 14, 2025. The ETF aims to provide broad exposure to the digital…

Appellate Court Pauses SEC vs. Ripple XRP Lawsuit Appeal for 60 Days as SEC Drops Appeal; Update Due June 15

thedefiant.io The long-running legal dispute between the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and Ripple Labs, the company behind the cryptocurrency XRP, has entered a new phase.…

Securitize Acquires MG Stover Fund Admin Business, Managing $38 Billion Across 715 Funds Including BlackRock's $2.4 Billion BUIDL Fund

thedefiant.io Securitize has completed the acquisition of MG Stover's fund administration business, positioning itself as the world's largest digital asset fund administrator. This…

Auradine Raises $153 Million for Bitcoin Mining Computers and AI Expansion in Series C Led by StepStone Group

thedefiant.io Auradine Inc., a U.S.-based manufacturer of Bitcoin mining computers and a pioneer in web infrastructure solutions including blockchain, privacy, and artificial…

U.S. Bitcoin ETFs See $76.4 Million Inflows on April 15, 2025, Amid $878 Million Outflow Recovery

thedefiant.io After a week of significant outflows, U.S. Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have shown signs of recovery, recording a net inflow of $76.4 million on April 15, 2025. This…

Securitize Acquires MG Stover for $38B in Assets, Becomes Largest Digital Asset Fund Administrator with 715 Funds

thedefiant.io Securitize has completed its acquisition of MG Stover’s fund administration business, positioning itself as the largest digital asset fund administrator globally. This…

Bitwise Launches Four $12 Billion Bitcoin and Crypto ETPs on London Stock Exchange; BlackRock to Launch $11 Trillion ETF

thedefiant.io Bitwise Asset Management has officially launched four Bitcoin and cryptocurrency exchange-traded products (ETPs) on the London Stock Exchange, with a total value of $12…

Bitcoin Dominance Hits 64%, Up to 63.7%, Last Seen February 2021, Price Rose From $20K to $69K

thedefiant.io Bitcoin's market cap dominance has surged to 63.7%, reaching levels not seen since January 2021. This increase reflects a growing preference for Bitcoin amid global economic…

250 Million USDC Minted at USDC Treasury, Additional 250M on Solana

thedefiant.io On April 16, 2025, a total of 250 million USDC, equivalent to 250 million USD, was minted at the USDC Treasury. This minting event was confirmed by multiple sources,…

Panama City Council Votes to Accept Bitcoin and Cryptocurrencies for Tax Payments

thedefiant.io Panama City has officially adopted Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies for tax payments, following a recent vote by the city council. This move marks a significant step…

DWF Labs Expands to U.S. with New York Office and $25M World Liberty Token Purchase, Plans USD1 Stablecoin Support

thedefiant.io DWF Labs has announced the opening of a new office in New York City as part of its expansion into the U.S. market. The company has also made a strategic investment by…

Galaxy Digital Withdraws $28M in SOL and Deposits $60.4M in ETH to Binance, Shifting Strategy

thedefiant.io Galaxy Digital has made substantial movements in the cryptocurrency market, withdrawing a total of 218,285 SOL, valued at approximately $28 million, from Binance over a…

China Sells 194,000 BTC Worth $16 Billion in Seized Crypto Assets Amid Economic Slowdown

thedefiant.io China is reportedly selling seized cryptocurrency assets despite an existing trading ban, according to a Reuters report. Local governments are engaging private firms to…

VanEck Proposes BitBonds: 90% Treasury, 10% BTC to Refinance $14 Trillion U.S. Debt Over 3 Years

thedefiant.io VanEck has proposed a new financial instrument called 'BitBonds' to help the U.S. refinance its $14 trillion national debt over the next three years. The proposal aims to…

Swedish MP Dennis Dioukarev Proposes National Strategic Bitcoin Reserve Review; Finance Minister to Respond on Confiscated Assets

thedefiant.io A Swedish Member of Parliament, Dennis Dioukarev, has formally requested that the government evaluate the establishment of a national strategic Bitcoin reserve. This…