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102 itemsApril 20, 2026
- DecryptScore: 90
LayerZero Pins $292M KelpDAO Bridge Hack on North Korea’s Lazarus Group
Attackers forged a cross-chain message, came within minutes of a second drain, and wiped their tracks on the way out.
- The BlockScore: 90
LayerZero says North Korea’s Lazarus likely behind Kelp DAO exploit; blames single-point setup
The entire total value locked in the DeFi sector fell 7% in the past 24 hours to $86 billion, according to DefiLlama data.
- CoinDeskScore: 90
LayerZero blames Kelp's setup for $290 million exploit, attributes it to North Korea's Lazarus
LayerZero said the attackers compromised two RPC nodes the company's verifier relied on and DDoS'd the rest, with the attack working only because Kelp had ignored multi-verifier recommendations.
- DecryptScore: 90
Morning Minute: DeFi's Future in Question After $292M KelpDAO Exploit
DeFi TVL fell by $13B after the KelpDAO exploit, and now the Vercel CEO is saying "highly sophisticated" actors used AI for its exploit.
- CoinDeskScore: 90
North Korea’s crypto heist playbook is expanding and DeFi keeps getting hit
More than $500 million was siphoned across the Drift and Kelp exploits in just over two weeks. What once looked like isolated breaches now resembles a sustained campaign, likely driven by the financial needs of a sanctioned state.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Hack at Vercel sends crypto developers scrambling to lock down API keys
Breach tied to compromised AI tool may have exposed credentials used by app frontends, the user-facing layer that connects web3 wallets and trading interfaces to backend services.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Aave's TVL tanks $8B a day after $293M Kelp DAO hack
The Aave token fell nearly 20% to $89.5 in just over 24 hours as users withdrew billions of dollars from the lending protocol.
- DecryptScore: 85
RaveDAO Token Crashes, Sheds $6.6 Billion in Value as Exchanges Probe Alleged Manipulation
RaveDAO's token cratered this weekend after blockchain sleuth ZachXBT called on exchanges to investigate trading tied to its surging token.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Hackers impersonated eth.limo team to hijack its domain: Post-mortem
EasyDNS CEO Mark Jeftovic said the social engineering attack was highly sophisticated and the company is conducting further investigation to determine how the breach occurred.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
DeFi users pull $10 billion out of the market as $292 million exploit sparks bank-run optics
A $292 million exploit at KelpDAO set off a broad retreat across decentralized finance over the weekend, draining roughly $10 billion across the DeFi industry and forcing multiple protocols to freeze markets tied to rsETH. The breach began late Saturday when an attacker drained about 116,500 rsETH f...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
BIS warns dollar stablecoins could strain banks and policy
BIS general manager Pablo Hernández de Cos says US dollar stablecoins could pose risks to financial stability and urges stronger global coordination on regulation.
- CryptoSlateScore: 85
Public miners dump record BTC and are pivoting to AI — is Bitcoin’s security backbone starting to hollow out?
Publicly listed Bitcoin miners liquidated more than 32,000 Bitcoin during the first quarter of 2026, marking a record sell-off as the industry's largest operators redirect billions in capital toward artificial intelligence. This historic shift is unfolding precisely as the economics of Bitcoin valid...
- CointelegraphScore: 85
LayerZero says Kelp setup caused exploit, as Aave loss questions mount
LayerZero said that Kelp’s DVN setup caused the $290 million exploit, as investors questioned which protocol would step up to cover the shortfall.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Strategy buys 34,164 bitcoin for $2.54 billion, third-largest purchase on record
Last week's purchases were funded by sales of the companies perpetual preferred stock, STRC and common stock.
- The BlockScore: 85
‘Think even bigger’: Michael Saylor’s Strategy buys 34,164 bitcoin for $2.5 billion as total holdings top 800,000 BTC
Strategy's total holdings account for more than 3.8% of the 21 million bitcoin supply cap — worth around $61 billion.
- CointelegraphScore: 85
Strategy buys 34,164 Bitcoin for $2.5B, holdings top 800,000 BTC
Strategy bought 34,164 Bitcoin for $2.54 billion last week, marking its third-largest BTC purchase on record.
- DecryptScore: 85
Strategy Adds $2.5 Billion in Bitcoin as STRC Dividend Traders Drive Largest Buy Since 2024
Strategy reported its largest purchase in over 16 months, scooping up $2.54 billion in Bitcoin last week alongside STRC’s ex-dividend date.
- DecryptScore: 85
Polymarket in Talks to Raise $400M at $15B Valuation: Report
The round comes on the heels of NYSE parent company Intercontinental Exchange’s $2 billion investment in the prediction market firm.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Bitcoin bounces above $76,000 as DeFi suffers $14 billion exodus after KelpDAO hack
Crypto steadied despite rising Iran tensions, but DeFi is reeling from one of the largest exploits of the year.
- CoinDeskScore: 85
Aave could face up to $230 million in losses after Kelp DAO bridge exploit triggers DeFi chaos
Aave published a report outlining two possible outcomes: around $123 million in losses if damage is shared across all rsETH, or up to $230 million if confined to Layer 2s, with the final impact depending on how Kelp DAO allocates the shortfall.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
The $13 billion DeFi wipeout in two days, and it started with KelpDAO attack
Multiple lending and yield protocols are posting double-digit percentage declines in TVL, though token prices are seeing a limited decline.
- DecryptScore: 80
‘Highly Sophisticated,’ AI-Powered Hackers Behind Vercel Breach: CEO
The security incident compromised some customer credentials of the cloud platform, which is used by many crypto frontends to host their UI.
- CointelegraphScore: 80
How Mastercard plans to settle card payments with stablecoins
Mastercard is testing stablecoin settlement with SoFiUSD to speed up card transaction clearing and help bridge traditional finance and blockchain.
- The BlockScore: 80
Bitcoin holds ‘fragile equilibrium’ near $75K as ETF demand cushions crypto market despite Hormuz tensions: analysts
Nearly $1 billion in spot bitcoin ETF inflows and rising stablecoin liquidity suggest institutional demand is still stemming pullbacks.
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Bitmine buys 101,627 ether worth over $230 million, its largest weekly haul of 2026
The Ethereum treasury firm is nearing 5 million ETH holdings as it has sped its accumulation pace over the past weeks.
- CryptoSlateScore: 80
Six years after “DeFi Summer” is the sun already setting on the decentralized finance revolution?
KelpDAO's $292 million rsETH exploit landed at the wrong moment for DeFi. Roughly $10 billion left the sector over the weekend, after confidence had already been shaken by Drift Protocol's April 1 breach and Venus's March post-mortem. That combination makes DeFi's problem harder to ignore. Open DeFi...
- CoinDeskScore: 80
Kelp DAO claims LayerZero’s 'default' settings are what actually caused the massive $290 million disaster
The liquid restaking protocol said the compromised verifier was LayerZero's own infrastructure, and the setup it was faulted for running was LayerZero's onboarding default.
- The BlockScore: 80
DeFi losses top $600 million in weeks as Kelp DAO exploit drags TVL to one-year low
Kelp Dao, Aave and LayerZero are pointing the finger at each other and it is still unclear how losses will be distributed.
- The BlockScore: 75
Polymarket seeks $400 million raise at $15 billion valuation: report
Polymarket had a $9 billion post-money valuation in October after Intercontinental Exchange agreed to invest up to $2 billion.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Polymarket in talks to raise $400M at a $15B valuation: Report
Polymarket’s potential $15 billion valuation would still put it below the $22 billion valuation of competitor platform Kalshi in its latest funding round.
- The BlockScore: 75
Spot bitcoin ETFs log nearly $1 billion in weekly inflows, highest since mid-January
Morgan Stanley's MSBT logged a weekly net inflow of $71 million in the first full trading week since its debut.
- CoinDeskScore: 75
A $300 million borrowing spike on Aave signals liquidity crunch after exploit
The aftershocks of the Saturday's KelpDAO hack are spreading through stablecoin markets in ways that were not immediately obvious.
- The BlockScore: 75
Coinbase expands USDC borrowing to UK, allowing loans against bitcoin, ether
Coinbase's facility allows UK users to borrow up to $5 million in USDC against bitcoin, ether, and cbETH via Morpho on Base.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Crypto fund inflows hit $1.4B in second-strongest week since January
Crypto investment products recorded $1.4 billion in inflows last week as Bitcoin almost touched $78,000, with assets under management rising to $154.8 billion.
- The BlockScore: 75
Global crypto funds see $1.4 billion in weekly inflows as bitcoin rebound boosts risk appetite: CoinShares
Crypto ETPs drew $1.4 billion in weekly inflows as improved demand from bitcoin's move above $76,000 lifted sentiment, per CoinShares.
- The BlockScore: 75
BIS says stablecoins act more like ETFs than money, warns of fragmentation without global rules: report
The BIS warned stablecoins resemble ETFs, not money, and called for global rules to prevent fragmentation across the $300 billion market.
- The BlockScore: 75
Tom Lee says ‘crypto winter is much closer to ending’ as Bitmine buys another 101,627 ETH
Bitmine bought 101,627 ETH in a week, pushing its treasury to 4.12% of ether's supply as chairman Lee calls crypto winter's end.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Bitmine buys 101,627 ETH in largest purchase since December 2025
Bitmine bought 101,627 Ether last week, lifting holdings to 4,976,485 ETH, or about 4.12% of supply, as the company moves closer to its 5% target.
- DecryptScore: 75
Coinbase Now Lets UK Users Borrow Against Their Bitcoin and Ethereum
After launching crypto-backed loans in the U.S. last year, Coinbase has expanded the Bitcoin, Ethereum offering to U.K. users.
- DecryptScore: 75
Crypto Funds Add $1.4B as Bitcoin Clears Two-Month Range
Bitcoin investment products accounted for $1.12 billion in inflows last week, as BTC hit its highest level since early February.
- CointelegraphScore: 75
Ethereum whale opens $90M long bets as ETH price chart eyes $3.2K
ETH price rising to $2,400 drove whales to open large ETH long bets, as technical indicators suggest a short-term ETH price rally toward $3,000.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin erases weekend gains as US-Iran ceasefire falls under pressure
Bitcoin briefly crashed below $74,000 on Sunday as Iran threatened retaliation for a US military seizure of an Iranian cargo ship.
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin, ether, solana slide, oil jumps on renewed U.S.-Iran war risks
Bitcoin traded at $74,335 after Iran reimposed controls on the Strait of Hormuz over the weekend, with the modest 1.6% pullback standing out against a 5.7% jump in Brent and a 1.2% drop in European equity futures.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
The quantum gap: Why Bitcoin and Ethereum are taking different paths on security
Why Bitcoin and Ethereum are taking different paths to address future cryptographic risks and long-term blockchain security.
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
How Strategy’s STRC could propel the Michael Saylor’s firm Bitcoin holdings past BlackRock’s IBIT this week
Michael Saylor has signaled that Strategy, formerly MicroStrategy, may be preparing to buy more Bitcoin, reviving a pattern investors now treat as an early marker for another weekly treasury announcement. On April 19, the company’s executive chairman posted a screenshot of Strategy’s Bitcoin portfol...
- CoinDeskScore: 70
Bitcoin drops from recent highs as traders watch CME gap, DeFi hack fallout
Bitcoin pulled back after Friday’s surge as traders considered a CME futures gap, a DeFi exploit rattled altcoins and macro pressures weighed on sentiment.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
BTC price due 'new highs:' Five things to know in Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin saw a green weekly close despite renewed US-Iran war momentum, and a trader forecast that BTC price action would beat last week's local highs.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Coinbase rolls out UK crypto-backed loans as FCA shapes rules
Coinbase launched USDC loans for UK users backed by BTC, ETH and cbETH, expanding its borrowing product as Britain moves toward a crypto regulatory regime.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bitcoin metrics line up bull signals with $78K the BTC price level to beat
With $75,000 possibly the new floor, Bitcoin is giving hints that a BTC price breakout is about to begin, based on two classic technical indicators.
- DecryptScore: 70
Tom Lee's BitMine Nears Major Milestone With Largest Ethereum Buy This Year
BitMine Immersion Technologies bought $235 million worth of Ethereum last week, bring its total holdings to nearly 5 million ETH.
- The BlockScore: 70
Ripple races to make XRP Ledger quantum-ready as computing threat turns ‘credible’
The company also made the case that XRP Ledger is better prepared than other blockchains, including Ethereum.
- The BlockScore: 70
A year under Paul Atkins: SEC crypto embrace grows as prediction markets draw scrutiny
About a year into the job, SEC Chair Paul Atkins says he is on a mission to "advance, clarify and transform" or (ACT).
- CryptoSlateScore: 70
Crypto trading joins wartime propaganda as “digital oil” called out amid volatile US-Iran ceasefire trading
Tehran is fighting a new price signal in public Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf chose a strange phrase for a dangerous moment. In the middle of a live crisis around the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s parliament speaker mocked “vibe-trading digital oil” and took a swipe at US Treasuries as well, turning a market ...
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Tether takes 8.2% stake in Bitcoin mining finance platform Antalpha
The purchase comes as the stablecoin issuer expands its investments across crypto infrastructure and financial services, including in Kaio, also announced today.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
One year under Paul Atkins, SEC's crypto stance shows break with past
While the regulator under Atkins has dropped several cases against crypto companies, the SEC still awaits passage of a market structure bill to clarify its authority over crypto.
- CointelegraphScore: 70
Bybit leads funding for Malaysia’s Hata dual-licensed crypto platform
The funding supports a dual-licensed platform as Malaysia expands its regulatory framework for digital assets and tokenization.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Coinbase, Bybit said to be working together on tokenization, custody and distribution of U.S. stocks
The talks do not involve any sort of stake acquisition or similar deal to enter the U.S., as was reported elsewhere last month.
- CoinDeskScore: 65
Blockchain sleuth accuses RaveDAO of knowing who manipulated the price of its token
The on-chain sleuth cited "suspicious" exchange-linked activity as RAVE swung from $60 million in market capitalization to $6 billion and back.
- CointelegraphScore: 65
Bitcoin daily gains near 3% as stocks ignore US-Iran war threat, oil drops
Bitcoin bulls avoided a correction as US markets opened, but analysis warned that Strategy was responsible for much of the latest BTC price strength.
- DecryptScore: 65
NSA Is Using Anthropic's Powerful Claude Mythos AI as CEO Meets With White House: Report
The NSA is reportedly running Anthropic's Claude Mythos Preview on classified networks, even as the Pentagon fights the AI giant in court.
- The BlockScore: 65
Inside Bitwise’s Avalanche ETP and institutional strategy with Matt Hougan
Matt Hougan explains how ETFs, tokenization, and institutional capital are reshaping crypto and driving the next phase of growth.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Nearly $1 billion in bitcoin ETF inflows power bull case as Kelp hack fuels DeFi jitters
What you need to know for April 20, 2026
- The BlockScore: 60
Singapore-based Cobo launches agentic wallet with guardrails for AI-led onchain execution
Cobo has launched Cobo Agentic Wallet, enabling AI agents to perform onchain tasks and incorporating multi-party computation for safety.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Cloud hosting firm Vercel confirms ‘limited’ hack of user info
Vercel has confirmed it was compromised after a member of a hacking forum put the company’s information up for sale for $2 million.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Saylor teases 'bigger' BTC buy days after floating semi-monthly dividends
Strategy’s Michael Saylor posted “Think Even Bigger” on Sunday, coming just a week after it disclosed $1 billion of Bitcoin buying.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Here's how bitcoin's $7.9 billion April options expiry impact prices
With the bitcoin price above max pain and heavy positioning at $75K, traders face a potential squeeze or pullback into "max pain" expiry.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
Bitcoin is rallying as flagship conference approaches, data shows the gains rarely last
After a 50% slide and partial recovery for bitcoin, traders are watching whether the Las Vegas event marks another short-term top for bitcoin.
- CryptoSlateScore: 60
Wall Street moves beyond the Bitcoin ETF trade as XRP leads altcoins on fragile macro relief
Institutional investors are looking past the crypto market’s two largest behemoths, aggressively rotating capital into alternative cryptocurrencies as geopolitical tensions in the Middle East agitate traditional markets. Data from SoSoValue shows that US-based investment vehicles tracking the spot p...
- CoinDeskScore: 60
CoinDesk 20 performance update: AAVE price plummets 22.9% over weekend
Bitcoin (BTC) price dropped 2.5% and BNB Token (BNB) fell 2.3% from Friday.
- CointelegraphScore: 60
Japan to test government bonds as digital collateral on Canton
The Japanese Securities Clearing Corporation will test using Japanese government bonds as digital collateral on the Canton network with Mizuho, Nomura and Digital Asset.
- CoinDeskScore: 60
U.S. crypto adoption is rebounding, bitcoin still dominates, Deutsche Bank says
Retail participation in the U.S. has bounced back to mid-2025 levels even as most consumers expect lower bitcoin prices ahead, the bank said.
- DecryptScore: 60
The Quantum Threat Is Coming for Bitcoin and Crypto—Here's How XRP Ledger Is Preparing
Quantum computers could threaten Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other major networks. Here’s how Ripple plans to secure the XRP Ledger.
- The BlockScore: 55
Tether discloses nearly 2 million-share stake in Bitmain-linked Antalpha
Nasdaq-listed Antalpha’s lending business is growing quickly despite a more than 27% drop in its stock price.
- CoinDeskScore: 55
Bitcoin faces near-term pressure as liquidity tightens, Hilbert Group CIO says
Russell Thompson warned of a sharp tightening in global liquidity that could weigh on risk assets and bitcoin in the near term, before expected U.S. policy action provides relief.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
Coinbase is testing AI agents that show up on Slack and email
Brian Armstrong has now predicted that AI agents will not only transact onchain more than humans but will outnumber employees at his company very soon.
- The BlockScore: 50
Coinbase tests AI agents that offer high-level feedback to staff
Coinbase CEO Brian Armstrong said the AI agents are modeled after former executives Fred Ehrsam and Balaji Srinivasan.
- DecryptScore: 50
Coinbase Tests AI Agents Modeled on ‘Legendary’ Former Execs
The exchange is trialing AI agents that replicate the decision-making styles of co-founder Fred Ehrsam and former CTO Balaji Srinivasan.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
U.S.-Iran ceasefire ends, Tesla earnings: Crypto Week Ahead
Your look at what's coming in the week starting April 20.
- CointelegraphScore: 50
RaveDAO's RAVE token risks another 50% crash amid price manipulation claims
RAVE is trending inside a descending channel pattern, and is about to test the lower trendline target near $0.30 amid price manipulation concerns.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Global stablecoin rulemaking slows, prompting BIS to urge cooperation to avoid fragmentation risks
To mitigate risks like sudden withdrawals, policymakers are debating safeguards such as limiting interest payments and offering issuers access to central bank backstops.
- The BlockScore: 50
Tether joins $8 million strategic funding round in RWA firm Kaio
"Kaio’s unique position unlocks new pathways for capital formation and investment," Tether CEO Paolo Ardoino said.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
UK gas-investment firm weighs bitcoin mining, draws criticism
Reabold Resources' gas field is so large it could theoretically mine 50,000 BTC, local media said. The firm said it will test bitcoin mining before pivoting to data centers.
- DecryptScore: 50
Ocean Network Builds ‘Airbnb for Compute’ Network Using Idle GPUs
Amid the ongoing GPU shortage, Ocean Network is looking to connect the world’s massive amounts of idle computing power with those who need it.
- CoinDeskScore: 50
Five times President Trump made a statement that moved bitcoin, and why it might happen again this week
Trump’s social media posts and statements to news reporters have triggered 5% to 12% swings in the price of bitcoin, blurring the lines between policy and market manipulation.
- The BlockScore: 50
Grayscale’s amended Hyperliquid ETF filing drops Coinbase as custodian, names Anchorage
Grayscale previously tapped Anchorage as a secondary custodian for a portion of the firm’s Bitcoin and Ethereum trusts’ holdings.
- DecryptScore: 50
UK Gas Firm Faces Pushback Over Plans to Mine Bitcoin
Reabold Resources faced criticism for plans to use a gas field to mine Bitcoin, but said serving U.K. energy demand remains its main focus.
- DecryptScore: 50
Alibaba Drops Qwen 3.6 Max Preview—Its Most Powerful Model Yet
Alibaba released Qwen3.6-Max-Preview, its most powerful AI model yet, topping six major coding benchmarks and posting gains in world knowledge and instruction following over its predecessor.
- The BlockScore: 40
The Funding: Why the bar for crypto VC is higher than ever
Venture funding in crypto is no longer as fast or easy as before. I spoke to several top VCs to understand why.
- The BlockScore: 40
What are AI agent tokens?
While early blockchain AI projects focused on infrastructure, such as decentralized compute or data networks, a newer wave is shifting toward AI agents themselves. These AI agent tokens are crypto assets tied to a specific agent, rather than a broader network or infrastructure layer. As these autono...
- The BlockScore: 40
UK gas firm downplays bitcoin mining plans after report suggested pivot
The firm said it is exploring the potential to deploy bitcoin mining, but remains committed to progressing the site for UK energy security.
- CryptoSlateScore: 40
What Happens to Bitcoin if the TradFi rally breaks? Wall Street keeps printing record highs but consumer confidence just hit rock bottom
The S&P 500 closed at 7,126 on April 17, another record, while the University of Michigan’s preliminary April consumer sentiment reading fell to 47.6, the weakest print in the survey’s history. The split on the screen looks surreal. Charlie Bilello shared the chart below, highlighting the gap. Wall ...
- The BlockScore: 40
Coinbase-incubated x402 protocol unveils app-store for AI bots
X402 creator Erik Reppel noted agentic commerce is already reshaping activation costs with bots accessing services on a per-use basis.
- The BlockScore: 40
Pokémon TCG marketplaces near record as tokenized collectibles show staying power
The tokenization layer of these platforms is being used as a liquidity wrapper, as opposed to a purely speculative venue.
- DecryptScore: 40
Lose Your Job to AI? New York Lawmaker Proposes 'AI Dividend' Stimmy
Congressional candidate Alex Bores outlined a policy that would trigger payments to Americans if surging AI use reduces employment.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
ZachXBT asks MemeCore to explain valuation and token supply
ZachXBT challenged MemeCore to justify its valuation and explain what he claimed is insider-held supply, as the onchain sleuth widened a probe after the RAVE token’s collapse.
- DecryptScore: 30
Prediction Markets Expect Prolonged Strait of Hormuz Disruption—And Oil Traders Are Betting Big
Prediction markets suggest Strait of Hormuz traffic will not return to normal any time soon, and oil traders expect higher prices.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Price predictions 4/20: SPX, DXY, BTC, ETH, BNB, XRP, SOL, DOGE, HYPE, ADA
Bitcoin bulls retain control over the market, but charts show $80,000 is likely to remain a stiff overhead resistance. Will altcoins rally as BTC price consolidates?
- DecryptScore: 30
Playdate Gaming Handheld Maker Bans Generative AI Tools for Development
Panic, the firm behind the Playdate handheld, now prohibits creative AI applications while preserving developer productivity aids.
- CointelegraphScore: 30
Last Week Tonight‘s John Oliver says he won‘t placate prediction markets users
Prediction market platforms took center stage on HBO‘s Last Week Tonight on Sunday as host John Oliver addressed regulation, laws and market manipulation.
- DecryptScore: 25
Palantir Faces Backlash Over AI-Driven Military Doctrine
A weekend post summarizing ideas from CEO Alex Karp’s 2025 book reignites debate over Silicon Valley’s role in warfare and national defense.
- CoinDeskScore: 20
Tether backs UAE tokenization firm KAIO in $8M funding round to bring Emirati funds onchain
The Abu Dhabi regulated firm build infrastruture to distribute insitutional funds on blockchain rails, lowering entry barrier for investors.
- DecryptScore: 20
Nearly Half of New Streaming Music Is AI-Generated, Says Deezer—But Nobody’s Listening
French streaming service Deezer says AI-generated music now accounts for nearly half of new uploads—but actual listening remains minimal.