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The Kelp DAO exploit involved the theft of $175 million worth of ETH, with most stolen funds laundered through THORChain. About $71 million remains frozen by Arbitrum’s security council as DeFi protocols scramble to contain fallout and recover assets.
Tether coordinated with U.S. law enforcement and over 340 agencies worldwide to freeze $344 million in USDT linked to illicit activities, part of a broader crackdown that has resulted in $4.4 billion in frozen crypto assets globally.
The KelpDAO attacker converted $175 million worth of stolen ETH into Bitcoin using THORChain, complicating recovery efforts as decentralized finance protocols face heightened security and regulatory scrutiny.
Shiba Inu (SHIB) now has over 1.573 million holder addresses with more than 10,000 new addresses added between April 19-22, 2026. Its layer-2 Shibarium exceeded 1 billion transactions, and 505 billion SHIB tokens have been moved offline, indicating growing network usage and self-custody.
Shiba Inu usage surged 88%, XRP Ledger is poised to surpass one billion transactions, and BlackRock invested $900 million in Bitcoin, signaling strong network adoption and increasing institutional involvement in crypto markets.
Over 100 crypto firms, including the Crypto Council for Innovation and Blockchain Association, have urged the US Senate to advance the CLARITY Act markup to avoid risks to digital asset investment and jobs, emphasizing the importance of timely regulatory frameworks.
Bitcoin’s price rallied from $66,000 to nearly $79,500 driven by strong futures demand, but spot market data shows net selling over 30 days and rising retail leverage, which may pose risks of a price pullback.
Bitcoin hit a high of $77,727 on April 23 following a $2.54 billion purchase of 34,164 BTC by the investment firm Strategy, marking one of its largest weekly buys. Spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded five straight days of inflows as of April 22, reflecting robust institutional demand.
Galaxy’s Head of Research, Alex Thorn, predicts that Galaxy will surpass Satoshi Nakamoto’s Bitcoin holdings of 1.1 million BTC by late 2026, with current holdings already surpassing BlackRock, indicating significant institutional accumulation.
US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs backed by BlackRock have seen a seven-day inflow streak totaling $1.9 billion, pushing Bitcoin prices near $80,000 and demonstrating strong ongoing institutional appetite for BTC exposure.