This infographic reveals the largest known BTC hodlers, from exchanges like Coinbase and Binance to major institutions like BlackRock and Strategy.

Oracles power DeFi by securing billions in onchain assets, with Chainlink leading with over $32B. RedStone, Chronicle, and Pyth follow as key challengers, each securing billions in onchain value.

CHIP trading starts today at 14:00 UTC, backed by $36.8M in private funding. This board compares potential FDV scenarios using benchmarks from other stablecoin protocols like Usual, STBL, Falcon Finance, and Ethena.

Institutional demand is surging: U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded $996.5M in weekly inflows ($1.8B over three weeks), while Ethereum ETFs added $275.8M, both marking their strongest levels since mid-January.

Amid this momentum, Strategy acquired 34,164 BTC ($2.54B), reaching a 9.5% YTD yield and increasing total holdings to 815,061 BTC ($61.5B). Also, Bitmine bought 101,627 ETH ($234.7M) and now holds 4,976,485 ETH ($11.49B).

The impact of the KelpDAO exploit has spread beyond one protocol, with multiple DeFi platforms recording notable 7-day TVL declines. The data shows both where the largest capital losses occurred and where relative damage was most severe.

Hyperliquid remains the clear leader, but April’s data shows the perp DEX market becoming more competitive as edgeX, Lighter, and GRVT continue to gain ground. At the same time, overall perp trading activity has been cooling since peaking in October 2025.

Crypto market updates this week centered around payment systems, stablecoin infrastructure, protocol-level upgrades, and increased institutional participation.

🔎 Recent Updates & Developments

– Tether backed Drift recovery with up to $150M after exploit, integrating USD₮ and restoring user balances through trading revenue

– Kraken filed for U.S. IPO as Deutsche Börse invested $200M, signaling continued institutional demand for crypto exchange exposure 

– Hackers minted 1B DOT via vulnerability, exploiting bridge gateway to compromise token contract on Ethereum

– Visa, Stripe and Zodia Custody joined Tempo as validators, reinforcing institutional adoption of blockchain-based payment infrastructure

– Mastercard partnered with Crossmint to enable AI agents to execute payments using cards with user authorization

– Ether fi completed migration to OP Mainnet, bringing $220M TVL and scaling onchain financial services

– USD AI (CHIP) confirmed April 21 listing after CoinList sale, with Binance Futures already launching pre-market trading

Among the top performers are SuperEarn, a yield-earning DeFi protocol, Paimon, a BSC-based RWA and DeFi protocol, and Sierra Protocol, an issuer of SIERRA, a liquid yield token designed to combine RWA-backed and DeFi-backed yield.

DePIN sector is one of the most active areas in Web3, connecting crypto with real-world infrastructure and services. Protocol revenue remains one of the clearest ways to separate narrative from execution, and this list highlights projects generating real activity.

Bittensor’s economy is built around subnets that compete for emissions by producing and validating useful AI-driven work. The map shows how TAO, alpha pools, miners, and validators connect inside a network that now spans 100+ active subnets.