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_Balancer co-founder Fernando Martinelli announces BLabs shutdown after a damaging exploit, outlining a leaner path forward for the protocol._
Balancer Labs is shutting down. Co-founder Fernando Martinelli made the announcement in a detailed post addressed to the Balancer community. 
He cited

_Hedera ETFs record $400K inflows as institutions test exposure while Google and IBM back the network governance structure_
Hedera Gains Traction As ETF Inflows Suggest Growing Market Confidence as new data shows early capital entering related exchange traded products.
Recent inflows into Hede

_Aave V4 approved after 345 days of audits with a $1.5M DAO backed security budget for Ethereum launch._
_Mantle TVL hits $755M, just 1.9% below ATH as Aave drives rapid DeFi capital growth on the network._
_Cian and KelpDAO add over $300M liquidity to Aave as looping and LST

_Tron expands AI Fund to $1B and launches OWS supporting multi chain wallets with local key storage and secure transaction signing_
Tron Expands AI Fund To 1 Billion To Back Agentic Economy Projects as the network increases its focus on AI and blockchain integration.
The updated fund targets e

_Swift confirms 25+ banks will launch blockchain based 24/7 cross border payments by June using real time settlement infrastructure_
Swift Blockchain Push Signals Shift To 24/7 Cross Border Payments as the network confirms new rollout plans.
More than 25 banks will go live by June, advancing c

_BlackRock CEO backs tokenization as $150B digital assets and $65B stablecoins support shift to blockchain based finance systems_
BlackRock CEO Says Tokenization Is Key To Future Of Finance Growth as Larry Fink outlines strategy in his 2026 shareholder letter.
The letter positions tokenization

_Four linked wallets have bought 86,268 ETH for $187.31M USDT since March 10, after selling 53,799 ETH at higher prices last year._
Four connected crypto wallets bought more than 86,000 ETH since March 10. The total value of these transactions is about 187.31 million USDT.
The scale and

_Hashi launches on the Sui blockchain to bring Bitcoin lending, yield, and DeFi services with support from BitGo, Bullish, and FalconX institutions._
A new finance protocol called Hashi plans to bring Bitcoin into decentralized finance. The project is being built on the Sui blockchain.

_Evernorth files SEC Form S-4 to go public on Nasdaq via SPAC merger, plans XRP treasury strategy, yield program, and blockchain validator support._
XRP treasury company Evernorth filed papers to go public in the United States. The company filed a Form S-4 with the US Securities and Exchange

_US regulators classify Hedera as a commodity as Canary’s HBAR ETF records $94.3M in net inflows since its Q4 2025 launch._
United States regulators have classified Hedera as a digital commodity, marking a shift in its regulatory status.
The decision has drawn attention from market

_ Bitcoin rejected $76,000 resistance as US strikes on Iran, hot PPI at 3.4%, and Powell’s FOMC tone sent crypto and risk assets into a sell-off._
Bitcoin hit $76,000 and turned back around. The rejection was clean. Sellers were waiting right at the level that traders had marked for

_Four linked wallets have bought 86,268 ETH for $187.31M USDT since March 10, after selling 53,799 ETH at higher prices last year._
Four connected crypto wallets bought more than 86,000 ETH since March 10. The total value of these transactions is about 187.31 million USDT.
The scale and