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KelpDAO has filed a civil lawsuit against LayerZero and co-founder Bryan Pellegrino, alleging undisclosed weaknesses in the cross-chain protocol enabled a major rsETH exploit. Pellegrino called the claim meritless and said he will defend himself and LayerZero in a British Columbia court.

AVAX has climbed nearly 50% in a week, reaching an eight-month high as institutional tokenization developments revive interest in Avalanche. Technical traders are watching whether a rebound from long-term wedge support can extend toward the $19-$20 area.

Circle’s Arc blockchain launched with major institutional validators and strong transaction activity, but its first day was dominated by speculative memecoin trading rather than stablecoin payments. Several early tokens have dropped sharply from launch highs, fueling debate over whether Arc can balance corporate payments ambitions with crypto’s riskier trading culture.

Curve Finance data shows hundreds of borrower positions entered soft liquidation without being immediately closed out. The protocol’s LLAMMA model gradually converts collateral across a price range, creating a more flexible but still risky liquidation path.

Crypto market participation has weakened after a broader advance, with just 48 of the top 100 assets rising compared with 86 previously. Solana remains a standout while Bitcoin consolidates, Ethereum stalls, and several altcoins show fragile holding patterns.

Compound Finance has replaced its leadership team and approved a record $52 million budget as it seeks to regain momentum in decentralized lending. The protocol is shifting toward institutional clients through real-world asset offerings, partner integrations and credit infrastructure built for traditional finance requirements.

Two of the largest public bitcoin treasury firms are carrying combined unrealized losses of nearly $10 billion, underscoring the risks of concentrating corporate balance sheets in one token. Bitcoin remains rangebound between $62,000 and $66,000 as traders weigh fading bearish momentum against macro catalysts.

A broad crypto consolidation is accelerating as more than 100 projects shut down, file for bankruptcy or go permanently dark in 2026. The pressure is hitting layer 2 networks, DeFi protocols, tooling startups and exchanges as token treasuries shrink and hacks become harder to survive.

Ethereum researchers have introduced EIP-8361, a draft proposal that would burn a rising share of newly issued validator rewards as more ETH is staked. The plan has triggered debate across developers, validators and DeFi participants because it could reshape staking economics and may not make the Hegotá upgrade timeline.

Fun CEO Alex Fine says standalone crypto onramps and bridge interfaces are likely to disappear as applications embed payments into their own products. The shift would move Web3 closer to a Web2 style experience, where users focus on the app action rather than the payment plumbing underneath.

Aave is considering a governance proposal to wind down deployments on Sonic, Scroll, zkSync, Metis, Soneium and Aptos while retiring underperforming markets elsewhere. The plan reflects falling usage, weak revenue and a broader push to reduce operational risk across the decentralized lending protocol.

Aave recorded its biggest daily jump in new Ethereum wallets since October 2021, even as the wider crypto market softened. The spike has revived interest in DeFi, but analysts say fresh addresses must turn into real usage to support the rally.

Bitcoin held near $60,000 after a sharp sell-off, while Aave and Solana posted standout gains on renewed DeFi and tokenized stock trading momentum. Traders also reacted to talk of strategic investment interest in Aave and surging activity across the Solana ecosystem.

Bitcoin recovered after touching its weakest level since September, even as ether extended losses and U.S. equity futures softened. Derivatives gauges point to rising stress, with shorts building, volatility climbing and more than $1 billion in leveraged crypto positions liquidated in 24 hours.

Kraken is evaluating a deal to acquire a 15% stake in DeFi lending protocol Aave at a valuation of $385 million, according to sources. The move comes as Payward seeks to diversify ahead of a possible IPO and as Aave rebuilds after the KelpDAO fallout.