May 17, 2026

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Kelp DAO Hacker Just Moved $175 Million In Ethereum And Started Laundering It – Here Is What We Know

This is a developing story. Figures may have changed since publication. One of DeFi’s largest exploits in recent memory has taken a sharp new turn after the Kelp DAO hacker began moving around $175 million in Ethereum and appears to have started laundering the stolen funds. The attacker’s on‑chain reaction came almost immediately after Arbitrum’s

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Lithosphere News Releases

Lithosphere Establishes Cross-Chain Execution Model for Intelligent dApps

Singapore, Singapore–(Newsfile Corp. – April 22, 2026) – Lithosphere has launched a cross-chain execution mannequin designed to allow clever decentralized functions to function throughout a number of blockchain networks inside a unified framework. The event advances Lithosphere’s infrastructure by permitting functions to execute past single-chain limitations, supporting coordinated logic, shared state, and seamless interplay

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Ripple

This Ripple-Ethereum Crossover Could Usher In A New Era Of Trading

Trusted Editorial content, reviewed by leading industry experts and seasoned editors. Ad Disclosure Ripple and Ethereum are increasingly aligning through a key stablecoin development that is beginning to reshape how liquidity moves across blockchain ecosystems. With new RLUSD supply entering Ethereum, this shift points to a more connected trading environment where assets are no longer

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Bitcoin

KelpDAO Exploit Reveals High-Stakes Shift in Cross-Chain Cybercrime

Key Takeaways: The Arbitrum Security Council and SEAL 911 froze 30,766 ETH on April 18 to mitigate the Kelp DAO heist. Certik analyst Wenzhao Dong warns that bridge thefts now create systemic bad debt for platforms like Aave. Kelp DAO aims to restore the rsETH peg and recover the remaining $220 million in missing digital

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Tech & AI

Redwood Materials lays off 10% in restructuring to chase energy storage business

Redwood Materials has laid off around 135 employees, or roughly 10% of its workforce, as it restructures to better accommodate its growing energy storage business, TechCrunch has learned. The cuts come just five months after Redwood cut 5% of its workforce, and three months after it closed a $425 million funding round that boosted the

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Crypto

Fed chair pick Kevin Warsh signals pro crypto stance during committee hearing

Kevin Warsh signaled support for integrating digital assets into the U.S. financial system during his Senate confirmation hearing to lead the Federal Reserve. Summary Kevin Warsh said digital assets are already embedded in the U.S. financial system and supported their integration with proper safeguards. Warsh rejected the idea of a U.S. central bank digital currency,

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Solana

Solana Mobile’s Long-Awaited SKR Token Goes Live

Seeker users get 90 days to claim SKR before unclaimed tokens return to Solana Mobile’s airdrop pool after the April deadline. Solana Mobile has finally launched the much-anticipated SKR, the native token of its Seeker smartphone ecosystem. The distribution went live on Tuesday at 9:00 pm ET. It allows eligible Seeker users to claim

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Nft

ETH Beats BTC for First Time in 2026: Is Capital Finally Rotating to Ethereum?

Ethereum is beginning to quietly reclaim ground against Bitcoin – and the shift, while still early, is becoming difficult for markets to ignore. For the first time this year, Ethereum has started to outperform Bitcoin on a relative basis, pushing the ETH/BTC ratio toward 0.0306, its highest level in months. At the same time, Bitcoin

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Bitcoin

SEC Flags dYdX and Other Decentralized Exchanges for Unlicensed Operations in PH

The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a wave of public advisories against prominent decentralized cryptocurrency exchange dYdX, alongside four other decentralized trading platforms, warning the public that they are not authorized to solicit investments in the country. In a series of advisories, the Commission stated that these platforms allow Filipino investors to

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Crypto

Iran rejects ceasefire extension, US blames Mojtaba Khamenei

Iran has rejected a ceasefire extension, with the US identifying Mojtaba Khamenei as the primary obstacle. The odds of a ceasefire by April 30 have dropped to 14.5% YES, down from 32% yesterday. The April 30 ceasefire market sits at 14.5%, a sharp decline from 32% just 24 hours ago. The largest single move was

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