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Bitcoin’s 30-day realized volatility fell to 42%, slipping below South Korea’s Kospi index (51%) and Pakistan’s KSE 100 (51%).
The divergence stems from geopolitical energy shocks impacting oil-dependent Asian economies more severely than the crypto market.
Analysts credit the stabilization of Bitcoin to structural changes, including the maturation of U.S. spot ETFs and increased institutional capital.
Bitcoin is increasingly distancing...
Arbitrum Security Council Freezes $70M ETH from Kelp DAO Exploiter in Emergency Onchain Action
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Emergency freeze: Arbitrum Security Council transferred 30,766 ETH (~$70 million) from the exploiter’s wallet on Arbitrum One to a protocol-controlled address (0x…0DA0) before the native bridge withdrawal finalized.
Timing: The action followed PeckShield’s alert on the withdrawal initiation and was confirmed by Lookonchain roughly 20 minutes after execution on April 21, 2026.
Context: The move addresses funds traced to the April 18...
LayerZero attributes $290 million Kelp DAO exploit to Lazarus Group via RPC compromise
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LayerZero clarified that the $290 million exploit of Kelp DAO’s rsETH bridge resulted from external security configurations rather than a flaw in the LayerZero protocol.
The attack is being attributed to the North Korean Lazarus Group, involving a sophisticated DDoS attack and the compromise of RPC nodes.
Kelp DAO has paused its liquid restaking operations while security teams work to trace the stolen assets across multiple chains.
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Bitcoin’s Fourth Halving Cycle Dramatically Underperforming Prior Ones
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Cycle comparison: The post-April 2024 halving cycle is “dramatically” weaker than the 2012, 2016 and 2020 cycles, according to Galaxy head of research Alex Thorn.
Price gains: Bitcoin’s 2025 peak above $125,000 was only 97% above the April 2024 halving price near $63,000, versus 9,294% in 2012, 2,950% in 2016 and 761% in 2020.
Volatility decline: The 30-day Bitcoin Volatility Index now sits at 1.75%, well below the 9.64% peak seen...
RaveDAO’s RAVE token plunges 90% as Binance and Bitget launch manipulation probes
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RAVE token prices plummeted nearly 90% in a 24-hour window, erasing approximately $5.7 billion in market capitalization following a record-breaking rally.
On-chain investigator ZachXBT alleged that 90% of the token supply is controlled by team-linked wallets, claiming coordinated transfers to exchanges triggered a massive short squeeze.
Binance and Bitget have initiated internal investigations into the trading activity after liquidations...



