Trump’s Suddenly All About Crypto. What Changed?

thedefiant.io The blockchain industry is trying to decipher whether they can trust their new supposed ally. Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump has taken a U-turn on his crypto…

Crypto Markets Decline Amid Mt. Gox Jitters

thedefiant.io Wallets linked to the defunct crypto exchange moved $9 billion worth of Bitcoin on May 28. Crypto markets dropped on Tuesday due to fears of a potential sell-off emanating…

Ethereum Loyalists Say ETF News Isn’t Priced in but Bitcoin Maxis Push Back

thedefiant.io Bitcoiners believes Bitcoin will "win" even after Ethereum's major TradFi victory. Ethereum holders were on the edge of their seats, waiting for a price surge after the U.S.…

Maple Launches New Protocol Enabling Permissionless Lending To Insitutions

thedefiant.io Alongside the launch of Syrup Finance, Maple will also replace MPL with the new SYRUP token. Maple Finance, an uncollateralized lending protocol for institutional players,…

Poisoned Wallet Address Loses $70 Million in ‘Very Suspicious’ WBTC Transaction

thedefiant.io A fake transaction led a user to send 1,155 WBTC to the wrong address. An unsuspecting user lost $69 million in WBTC today after sending the funds to an address linked with…

Bitcoin Halving Strains Miners as Revenues Drop

thedefiant.io Bitcoin's recent halving event is delivering a financial blow to mining operators, as their earnings have sharply declined. Data from Bitinfocharts show that the average…

Polygon Launches Alpha Testnet For STARK-Based L2 Miden

thedefiant.io Miden seeks to introduce high throughput parallelized execution to Polygon’s line-up of Ethereum scaling solutions. Polygon, one of the top teams working on Ethereum scaling…

Crypto Markets Surge on U.S. Jobs Report

thedefiant.io U.S. jobs report missed expectations, while the unemployment rate rose to 3.9%. Crypto markets rose on Friday morning following the release of the US government's jobs…

Bitcoin Fees Normalize After Runes' Coming Out Party Abruptly Ends

thedefiant.io Runes’ on-chain activity and Bitcoin transaction fees dropped more than 97% in two weeks. Bitcoin’s transaction fees have returned to normal after a brief parabolic spike…