Solana Surges as DeFi Giant Eyes Validator Takeover.
SOL pumped to $145 after DeFi Development Corp revealed plans to acquire a Solana validator—fueling fresh momentum and highlighting rising institutional confidence in Solana’s infrastructure.
Elon Musk’s legal team confirms he’ll proceed with action against OpenAI, even after the company reiterated its nonprofit status. The dispute reflects broader concerns over AI governance and organizational transparency.
On April 16, Solana quietly identified a critical flaw in its confidential-transfer ZK-proof system—one that could have enabled unauthorized token minting or theft. Working hand-in-glove with validators, the team deployed a complete fix by April 18, with no signs of exploitation and all user assets fully protected. #solana
As of May 3, 2025, 23:29 PM (UTC), Bitcoin (BTC) has dipped below the 96,000 USDT mark, now trading at 95,967.40 USDT, according to Binance market data. The 24-hour change shows a 0.74% decline, reflecting mild downward pressure in the market.
As of May 03, 2025, 00:41 AM (UTC), BNB has edged below the $600 mark, trading at $599.98. According to Binance Market Data, the price reflects a modest 0.04% decline over the past 24 hours.
Bitcoin (BTC) Surpasses $97,000 USDT and Marks 2.94% Increase in 24 Hours.
Binance Market Data BTC recently crossed the 97,000 USDT cap and is now trading at 97018.867188 USDT during UTC on May 02, 2025, 00:33. Bitcoin's value showed a modest increase of 2.94% within the last 24 hours.
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After shorting at a lower price, Ethereum Whale is losing money.
PANews reports that a well-known Ethereum investor who usually shorts the cryptocurrency when its price hits $1,800 recently adopted a new strategy. When the price fell to $1,764.7, the investor borrowed 6,000 ETH, or roughly $10.58 million, to short sell. Since then, though, Ethereum's price has increased to $1,796.11, leaving the investor with an unrealized loss of $186,000. The investor has made a number of unsuccessful deals, including this most recent shorting attempt.
The USD1 stablecoin from World Liberty Financial has a market capitalization of over $1 billion on the BNB chain.
The stablecoin USD1, created by the Trump family's cryptocurrency venture World Liberty Financial (WLFI), has a market valuation of more than $1 billion on the BNB Chain, according to PANews. Hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of USD1 have been issued on the BNB Chain as a result of the currency's three rapid minting phases, according to on-chain data. With Ethereum's current supply included, the USD1 market value currently exceeds $1.02 billion. According to analysts, this expansion might be a component of a larger marketing campaign meant to increase USD1's visibility in trading platforms, cross-chain liquidity pools, and DeFi protocols.
EOF is being removed from the upcoming Fusaka upgrade by Ethereum developers.
Odaily claims that Ethereum core developers have made the decision to leave the EVM Object Format (EOF) out of the upcoming Fusaka update. The development team's agreement to give PeerDAS progress first priority, the short timescale for the Fusaka upgrade, and the possible technical concerns around EOF all had an impact on the choice. Furthermore, community input was not adequately incorporated into the decision-making process. With intentions to incorporate roughly 15 EIP contents, EOF was first designed to optimize the EVM bytecode structure, improving security and speed.
More than 111,000 Bitcoin ETF shares are sold by ARK Invest
The ARK 21 Shares $BTC ETF (ARKB) has had 111,059 shares sold by ARK Invest through its ARKW fund, according to PANews. Based on the closing price of $94.51 per share, the shares were worth around $10.496 million at the time of the transaction on April 28.
-$BTC : Holding ~$83K. Break above $88K could ignite a surge! -$ETH : Steady at ~$1,850. Targeting $2,100 next? -$XRP : At ~$2.20. Needs to clear $2.50 for a rally. -Market’s buzzing—BTC drives, ETH grows, XRP pushes forward.