Grayscale completed its Q1 2026 portfolio review, adding Ethena (13.59% weight) to its DeFi Fund while removing Aerodrome Finance. The Smart Contract Fund kept all assets, with Ethereum (30.14%) and Solana (29.69%) narrowing their gap.
April 2026 became the worst month on record for crypto hacks, with at least 13 DeFi exploits causing more than $630 million in losses. Drift Protocol and KelpDAO accounted for 92% of the total, and both were linked to Lazarus Group.
Circle's investment arm Circle Ventures announced it is buying AAVE tokens, supporting the DeFi United movement. AAVE price jumped 3.6% to near $100 after the news.
Marc Zeller of Aave Chan Initiative said Aave Labs received about $86 million since 2017, while six standalone products failed or did not reach sustainable profitability. The report also questioned Horizon’s economics and governance decisions.
A wallet swapped about $50.4 million worth of aEthUSDT for aEthAAVE on Aave and received only 324 tokens worth roughly $36,000. The reported cause was thin liquidity and extreme slippage, not a hack or protocol bug.
AAVE fell to $83.92 on April 6 before recovering to $94.66, while $100 shifted from support to resistance. Daily and 4-hour indicators still point to a bearish setup, with $92.29 now the closest support to watch.
Wrapped tokens let assets like BTC and BNB move onto non-native blockchains through 1:1 backing. This article covers how they work, the largest wrapped assets, key DeFi use cases, and the risks tied to custody and smart contracts.
On Jan 21, 2026, Tether Gold (XAUT) surged nearly 10% to $4,859.79, decoupling from a crypto sell-off. Analysts cite a 'triple threat' of geopolitical tensions and bond market turmoil pushing capital into tokenized gold.
