DeFi - The Wire by FourthWeb - AI, RWA, & Web3 / Web4 Intelligence (Page 140)

Real World Assets Apr 24, 2026

Lido Votes to Cover $5.8M From Partner's $292M Hack

When your partner loses $292 million to hackers, you either walk away or you write a check — Lido's choosing the latter, and the precedent matters more than the dollars.

Real World Assets Apr 24, 2026

Aave Hits $93 While New DeFi Protocols Implode

The same DeFi protocols that survived 2022's implosion are now proving why boring is beautiful when everyone else is chasing yield with their hair on fire.

Real World Assets Apr 24, 2026

DeFi's Dirty Secret: Aave Creates Bailout Fund After Kelp Collapse

When your trustless system needs trust to survive, the social layer becomes the last line of defense. Aave launched 'DeFi United,' a multi-protocol relief fund to restore backing for rsETH after the Kelp DAO bridge exploit left $190M-$230M in bad debt across Aave markets

Real World Assets Apr 24, 2026

USDC Reserves Hit $7.5B While Bitcoin Traders Scream Trap

The market structure says rally, but the traders say trap. Bitcoin exchange reserves hit their lowest levels since 2017 while USDC stablecoin reserves on exchanges push above $7.5 billion, creating a classic setup for a short squeeze.

Human Imperative Apr 23, 2026

OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Ships Code Without Asking Permission

The race isn't to build better code generators — it's to build agents that ship software without asking permission. OpenAI released GPT-5.5, claiming it's their most capable AI system for coding, science work, and autonomous task execution

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

BIS Warns Crypto Exchanges Now Function as Unregulated Banks

The global banking watchdog just called out crypto's worst-kept secret: your exchange is offering bank products, taking bank risks, but skipping the boring part where they actually protect your money.

AI Agent Economy Apr 23, 2026

OpenAI's GPT-5.5 Writes Code Without Instructions

OpenAI just shipped a model that doesn't need you to hold its hand, and that shift from instruction-follower to autonomous executor is the entire Web4 game in one release.

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

JPMorgan Tells Wall Street DeFi Is Too Broken to Touch

Wall Street's most powerful bank just told institutions to stay out of DeFi, and the numbers say they already were.

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

Bitcoin Holds $77K While Crypto Fear Index Hits 3-Month High

Fear is a floor, not a ceiling, and Bitcoin just found its footing. Bitcoin's sentiment metrics hit a 3-month high while holding $77K, though the Crypto Fear & Greed Index remains stuck in "Fear" territory since January 18.

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

KelpDAO Hacker Moves $180M in 36 Hours Before Anyone Could Stop Them

When the cops freeze your bank account, you don't just shrug and move on—you sprint to another jurisdiction, fast.

AI Agent Economy Apr 23, 2026

Robots Learn to Work by Watching Gig Workers Train Them

The gig economy is about to teach robots what humans already know: context is everything. Spark Capital's Nabeel Hyatt says physical AI needs real-world training data diversity that the internet can't provide, and gig workers may become the collectors

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

$15B Web3 Gaming Boom Implodes With 90% Shutdown Rate

Turns out building a Ponzi with better graphics doesn't make it a game. Over 90% of Web3 games launched during the 2021-2022 boom have shut down, with most never attracting actual gamers beyond initial token speculators

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

SPARK Doubles as $8 Billion Flees Aave After $290M Exploit

When $290 million disappears from a bridge, the real story is where the next $8 billion goes. Spark (SPK) jumped 98% to $0.05834 as SparkLend doubled its total value locked following the Kelp bridge exploit that drained $290 million

AI Agent Economy Apr 23, 2026

Omni Raises $120M Because AI Agents Can't Read Your Company Data

The $1.51 billion valuation isn't the story—it's that AI agents can't read your company's data without a translator. Omni raised $120 million led by Iconiq at a $1.51 billion valuation to build a "semantic layer" that translates enterprise data for both AI agents and humans

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

Bitcoin Traders Hunt Crypto Clues in Warsh's Fed Hearing

Bitcoin traders are watching a Fed confirmation hearing for crypto clues, which tells you everything about where regulatory clarity actually lives in 2026.

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

Singapore's Second-Largest Bank Puts $526M in Gold on Solana

Singapore's second-largest bank just put half a billion dollars of gold on public blockchains, and it's not using some private enterprise chain you've never heard of.

AI Agent Economy Apr 23, 2026

Google's Search Chief Admits AI Is Killing Her Own Product

The woman who's run Google Search for two decades just admitted the quiet part out loud: AI is eating her product, and she's the one holding the fork.

Human Imperative Apr 23, 2026

Pentagon Demands $54B to Build Autonomous War Machines

The Pentagon just asked Congress for $54 billion to build autonomous war machines, a 24,000% budget increase that dwarfs every AI investment you've seen in the private sector.

AI Agent Economy Apr 23, 2026

AI Chips Added $200 Billion to America's Trade Deficit in Two Years

The AI hardware race just blew a $200 billion hole in America's trade deficit, and no amount of tariff talk can plug it. A Federal Reserve study found AI-related imports added roughly $200 billion to the U.S. trade deficit, even as tariff policies aimed to shrink the gap

AI Agent Economy Apr 23, 2026

Apple's $4 Trillion Bet: Hardware Guy Over AI Visionary

Apple just handed a $4 trillion company to a hardware engineer, not an AI visionary, and that tells you everything about how the world's most valuable tech company plans to fight the agent war.