
Aave DAO Finalizes Its $25 Million Bet on Aave Labs With a Binding On-Chain Vote
The Aave Will Win framework passed its final on-chain AIP vote with 75% support, making $25M in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE enforceable at the smart contract level.
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The Aave Will Win framework passed its final on-chain AIP vote with 75% support, making $25M in stablecoins and 75,000 AAVE enforceable at the smart contract level.

Tron founder alleges Trump-backed World Liberty Financial embedded a hidden freeze function that locked 545 million of his tokens. WLFI threatens litigation.

Oil surged 10% to $105 per barrel after US-Iran peace talks collapsed and Trump ordered a naval blockade. BTC fell 3.4% as the April 8 relief rally unwinds.

The Qivalis consortium, now 12 banks strong with BBVA as the latest member, is in advanced talks with crypto exchanges for a H2 2026 euro stablecoin launch.

MARA, Riot, Cango, and Bitdeer liquidated more than 20,000 BTC in Q1 2026. The money went to retire debt and buy AI data center land.

EURC surged from 17% to over 40% market share in 12 months as MiCA forced Tether's EURT off EU exchanges. Three Q1 integrations are turning it into payment infrastructure.

Ether Machine and Dynamix mutually terminated their $1.6B SPAC merger. The ETH treasury firm keeps 496,712 ETH but pays $50M to walk away.

Bitwise filed its second amended S-1 for a spot HYPE ETF with ticker BHYP and a 0.67% fee. Grayscale, 21Shares, and VanEck are all chasing the same product.

Bitcoin's largest holders reversed from accumulation to aggressive distribution, a 400,000 BTC swing, while ETFs and Strategy absorbed the supply.

Senator Cynthia Lummis warns Congress has until mid-2026 to pass the Clarity Act or lose crypto market structure legislation until 2030.