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Sophie Chastain

Financial journalist and market analyst covering digital asset markets and decentralised finance. Focused on translating on-chain data and macro trends into clear, accurate reporting for a broad audience.

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DeFi Incidents
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HypurrFi Pauses Markets Due to Rounding Error Vulnerability

HypurrFi, a decentralized lending protocol operating on the HyperEVM blockchain, has announced the suspension …

Markets
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Smart Whale Nets $540,000 Profit via Strategic WBTC and XAUt Trades

A prominent cryptocurrency investor, commonly referred to as a whale, has successfully liquidated a significan…

DeFi Markets
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Pump.fun Faces Community Backlash Over New Cashback Mechanism

The Solana-based meme token launchpad Pump.fun is currently at the center of a community dispute following adj…

DeFi Technology
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Vitalik Buterin Urges Radical Redesign of Ethereum App Layer

Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has called upon the global developer community to adopt a more courageous …

Markets Technology
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21Shares to Launch Passive Polkadot ETF (TDOT) with Staking Features

The cryptocurrency investment landscape continues to expand as 21Shares US announces the debut of its latest e…

Markets
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Altseason Interest Hits Record Lows: Is a Market Rebound Imminent?

Market sentiment regarding a potential altcoin season has reached a period of notable stagnation, according to…

Markets Technology
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QFEX Secures $4.5 Million Seed Funding to Bridge TradFi and DeFi

The perpetual futures exchange QFEX has successfully finalized a $4.5 million seed financing round, marking a …

Markets Mining
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Bitcoin Miners Liquidate Holdings to Fund Pivot Into AI Industry

Major Bitcoin mining corporations, currently holding a combined $5 billion in BTC, are accelerating their asse…

Markets Technology
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BNB Chain to Decommission Beacon Chain Token Recovery Tool by July

The BNB Chain ecosystem has officially announced a phased decommissioning schedule for its Beacon Chain Token …

Markets Technology
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Bitwise Donates $50,000 to Support Bitcoin Open-Source Development

The prominent asset management firm Bitwise has announced a new financial contribution of $50,000 to support t…

Markets Regulation
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US and UK Regulators Diverge Over Blockchain Sandbox Models

Financial authorities in the United Kingdom and the United States have reached a strategic impasse regarding t…

DeFi Technology
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Optimism to End Support for Op-geth and Op-program on May 31

The Optimism ecosystem is preparing for a significant infrastructure transition as developers announce the off…