DEFI

Apr 13 2026FINANCE

New Crypto Fund Bridges Old Finance and Blockchain

A group of finance professionals who cut their teeth in traditional markets is launching a fresh take on crypto investing. Calling themselves Tok-Edge, they've quietly built a platform that mixes the rules of hedge funds with digital assets. After spending a year in stealth mode, they've just reveal

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Apr 11 2026FINANCE

Why Crypto Savings Now Pay Less Than Safe Bank Accounts

A few years ago, crypto promised big rewards for people willing to take on extra risks. The idea was simple: lock up your digital coins in lending platforms and earn more than your bank would give you. That deal no longer exists. Today, the top DeFi lending platform Aave offers less than 2% yearly

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Apr 07 2026SCIENCE

Brain Switching: How Childhood Hurt Shapes Schizophrenia’s Memory Maze

Schizophrenia often comes with a tough memory hurdle—especially in working memory, the brain’s short‑term storage. This difficulty is linked to how big brain networks talk to each other, notably the default mode, frontoparietal, and salience systems. Researchers wanted to know if early life traum

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Apr 06 2026TECHNOLOGY

Crypto Labs Under North Korean Watch

North Korea’s cyber workers have been quietly shaping the world of digital money for more than seven years. A security expert explained that dozens of popular decentralized finance sites have had these programmers working on their code from the early days of the industry. The experience listed on th

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Apr 06 2026FINANCE

Big Money Tests Blockchain’s Trust Problem

Wall Street is quietly racing ahead in crypto—but not the way you might think. Instead of betting on wild DeFi schemes, traditional finance is building regulated on-chain markets where trades settle instantly and never sleep. In early 2026, the New York Stock Exchange launched a round-the-clock toke

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Apr 06 2026CRIME

Drift Protocol hack: How trust and security gaps led to a $280 million loss

A $280 million hack on Drift Protocol, a Solana-based DeFi platform, didn’t happen overnight. Instead, it unfolded over months of careful deception. Attackers didn’t break in with brute force—they walked in through the front door, slowly gaining trust before slipping in malware. According to a legal

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Apr 04 2026CRYPTO

Crypto theft drops but hackers keep finding new ways in

In the first three months of 2026, hackers walked away with $168 million from DeFi projects—that’s down from $1. 5 billion stolen in the same stretch the year before. The biggest single hit came when someone stole $40 million from Step Finance by getting their hands on a private key. Then on January

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Mar 30 2026CRYPTO

CoinFello Unveils AI‑Powered Chat for Easy DeFi Moves

CoinFello, a new tool that lets people talk to their crypto wallets like a friend, has opened its doors to everyone at the EthCC event in Cannes. The platform turns simple sentences into blockchain actions, so users can send coins, swap tokens, bridge across chains, or set up recurring trades withou

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Mar 28 2026CRYPTO

DeFi’s New Legal Shield: What the CLARITY Act Means

The Senate is pushing a bill that promises to give developers of decentralized finance tools the strongest legal protection yet. A senator explained that recent tweaks to the draft will make it a powerful safeguard for those who build non‑custodial software. The changes are still hidden from the pub

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Mar 27 2026EDUCATION

Anchorage Schools: The Cost of Too Many Buildings

The Anchorage School Board talks about a $90 million shortfall, but the real problem is that the district has more schools than it needs. Last year, a $50 million reserve was used to keep the budget balanced, and now the district is at the minimum legal balance. If the board had kept a healthy cushi

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