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A Manhattan judge modified a restraining notice to let Arbitrum DAO move $71 million in frozen Ether to Aave, while preserving terrorism victims’ legal claim on the funds.
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Judge Margaret Garnett allowed frozen exploit funds on Arbitrum to move to Aave, but the legal freeze follows the assets as terrorism plaintiffs continue their claim.
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The credit facility would help Aave address bad debt created after the April rsETH exploit strained its WETH market.
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BlockSec data shows Tether froze over $500 million in USDT across 370 Ethereum and Tron addresses in 30 days, adding to $1.26 billion frozen in 2025 linked to illicit activity.
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DAO delegates approved releasing exploit-frozen ETH to an Aave-led recovery effort, though Arbitrum’s governance rules delay any transfer for at least eight days
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MIT researchers developed a new cryptocurrency, Vault, that reduces data users need to join the network and verify transactions by up to 99 percent compared to Bitcoin and Ethereum.
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As Bitcoin (BTC) defends a pivotal support level, Tom Lee has called for the end of the crypto winter, setting massive year-end outlooks for the flagship crypto and Ethereum (ETH). Related Reading: DeFi Platform TrustedVolumes Hit By $6.7M Hack As 2026 Exploits Surge Tom Lee Shares $200,000 Bitcoin Target Tom Lee, the chairman of Ethereum’s largest treasury firm, Bitmine Technology, shared bold end-of-year price predictions for the two largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalization. During a quick-fire round of questions at Consensus 2026, the executive affirmed that Bitcoin could soar “wel
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Ethereum has lost ground below $2,300 as the market cools after weeks of cautious recovery. The price is retreating — but a CryptoQuant report tracking Binance derivatives activity has identified a dynamic beneath the surface that complicates the bearish reading considerably. Related Reading: Bitcoin Found Support Where Recent Buyers Can’t Afford to Lose: Discover the Mechanics The data shows that derivatives traders on Binance have been aggressively betting against Ethereum throughout the recent rebound — and they are still adding to those positions even as the price pulls back. Cumulative ne
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Bitcoin is facing resistance after weeks of upside that carried it significantly above the lows that defined the worst of the correction. The recovery had been building momentum — and today that momentum met a specific kind of obstacle that XWIN Research Japan has analyzed in detail, with findings that change how the decline should be read. Related Reading: Bitcoin Found Support Where Recent Buyers Can’t Afford to Lose: Discover the Mechanics Bitcoin briefly fell below $80,000 today. Ethereum dropped under $2,300. More than $90 billion was erased from the combined crypto market cap from recent
Ethereum whale Garrett Jin sent $178M to Binance as BlackRock, Fidelity moved ETH to Coinbase Prime after ETF outflows. The post Ethereum Price Braces For a Major $260 Million Shock appeared first on BeInCrypto.
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Vibes are on the upswing a week after lawmakers reached a compromise on what had become a major sticking point in passing crypto legislation.
BMNR stock price trades at $22.00 after a 4% drop on May 7, sliding alongside the broader crypto-treasury complex as chairman Tom Lee signaled BitMine may slow its Ethereum accumulation pace. The stock sits within an ascending channel that appears bullish on the surface, but multiple flow and positioning signals suggest a deeper test is The post BitMine Stock Faces Risk as Tom Lee Cools on Ethereum Buying appeared first on BeInCrypto.
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Bitcoin continues to find buyers on each dip, but charts suggest traders may struggle to overcome the $84,000-$92,000 resistance cluster.
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The CLARITY Act is finally moving toward a long-awaited Senate Banking Committee markup next week, but its path is being complicated by a fight over whether Congress should impose new ethics restrictions on federal officials and elected leaders involved with the crypto industry. On May 7, crypto journalist Eleanor Terrett reported that the draft text […] The post Next week’s CLARITY Act markup could fall apart over Trump family crypto ethics fight appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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Ethereum's share of the total value locked (TVL) in DeFi compressed from 63.5% at the start of 2025 to around 54% as of May 7, hovering near the lowest level recorded since May 2025. DefiLlama puts Ethereum's current TVL at $45.4 billion, while the chains absorbing share have each staked out a distinct function, such […] The post Ethereum loses 10% of its DeFi market share as rival chains close in appeared first on CryptoSlate.
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Coinbase missed earnings, but one of its newest businesses is scaling incredibly fast—and Tom Lee may finally be slowing his Ethereum buying.
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Several Ethereum metrics suggest the ETH price could see further downside due to reduced demand and weakening network fundamentals.
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However, a May 1 court order restricted Arbitrum DAO from moving the recovered funds, prompting Aave to file an emergency motion against it.
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Leading Ethereum treasury firm BitMine Immersion Technologies may start slowing its ETH purchases as it approaches its 5% supply goal.