- DeFi users pull $10 billion out of the market as $292 million exploit sparks bank-run opticsby Oluwapelumi Adejumo on April 20, 2026 at 7:45 am
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 from KelpDAO’s cross-chain bridge. The stolen tokens were The post DeFi users pull $10 billion out of the market as $292 million exploit sparks bank-run optics appeared first on CryptoSlate.
- Oil Prices Bounce as Middle East Conflict Reignitesby Sergio Goschenko on April 20, 2026 at 7:30 am
Markets reacted swiftly to the reactivation of the hostilities in the Middle East: oil futures for both WTI and Brent benchmarks rose as President Trump announced that an Iranian-flagged cargo ship named TOUSKA had been attacked, with the Iranian regime allegedly retaliating by attacking U.S. ships with drones. Key Takeaways: The U.S. Navy attacked the
- Saylor teases 'bigger' BTC buy days after floating semi-monthly dividendsby Cointelegraph by Stephen Katte on April 20, 2026 at 6:49 am
Strategy’s Michael Saylor posted “Think Even Bigger” on Sunday, coming just a week after it disclosed $1 billion of Bitcoin buying.
- Coinbase Starts Rolling out AI Agents Modeled After ‘Legendary’ Employeesby Sergio Goschenko on April 20, 2026 at 6:30 am
According to Coinbase co-founder and CEO Brian Armstrong, the company is currently testing a rollout of AI agents that can be present in virtual environments, including Slack and email. The first two agents are modeled after two former employees, co-founder Fred Ehrsam and Balaji Srinivasan. Key Takeaways: Coinbase tests AI Slack agents mimicking ex-employees, setting
- Coinbase is testing AI agents that show up on Slack and emailby Cointelegraph by Brayden Lindrea on April 20, 2026 at 6:07 am
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.





