Ethereum - The Wire by FourthWeb - AI, RWA, & Web3 / Web4 Intelligence (Page 42)

Real World Assets Apr 29, 2026

Circle mints $500M USDC on Solana in single transaction

Circle just minted half a billion dollars worth of digital cash on Solana in a single batch, and the timing tells you everything about who's winning the stablecoin wars.

Real World Assets Apr 29, 2026

LayerZero Writes $23M Check After Bridge Exploit Traps User Funds

When your bridge gets exploited and traps user funds, you don't just apologize — you write a $23 million check and ask a DAO to unlock another $71 million frozen by the hacker.

Real World Assets Apr 29, 2026

Institutions Bought Bitcoin Every Day While $600M in Retail Positions Got Liquidated

While retail traders got liquidated for $600M betting on volatility, institutions quietly bought Bitcoin every single day. Crypto ETPs pulled in $1.2B last week, with Bitcoin capturing $932.5M and breaking a four-month outflow streak

Real World Assets Apr 29, 2026

Bitmine Controls 4% of All Ethereum While Sitting on $6.5B Loss

A single company now controls more than 4% of all Ethereum in existence, and they're buying more while sitting on $6.5 billion in paper losses. Bitmine has accumulated 5.08 million ETH worth $13.3 billion, representing over 4% of Ethereum's total supply, with a stated goal of reaching 5% control

AI Agent Economy Apr 28, 2026

SEC Chair Reveals Crypto Rulebook After Years of Enforcement-Only Crackdown

The regulator who spent years torching the industry just told it exactly what he wants to build instead. SEC Chair Paul Atkins outlined crypto regulatory plans at Bitcoin 2026 Conference in Las Vegas, marking a sharp policy pivot from the enforcement-first Gensler era

Real World Assets Apr 28, 2026

Israel Launches Regulated Stablecoin to Challenge Dollar Dominance

The dollar's stablecoin monopoly just got its first serious national challenge from a country that knows how to build hard things under pressure. Israel approved its first shekel-backed stablecoin after a two-year regulatory review, marking a rare non-dollar stablecoin with state backing

Real World Assets Apr 28, 2026

Bitmine Now Controls 5.08M ETH Worth $13.3B, Targets 5% of Total Supply

One company now controls more Ether than most countries hold in foreign reserves, and they're not slowing down. Bitmine has accumulated 5.08 million ETH worth $13.3 billion, reaching 84% of their stated goal to own 5% of Ethereum's total supply

Real World Assets Apr 28, 2026

Wall Street's First Multi-Crypto ETF Just Killed Single-Asset Funds

The first multi-asset crypto ETF on NASDAQ just made "pick one blockchain" obsolete for institutional investors. GSR's Crypto Core3 ETF launched on NASDAQ bundling Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana in a single tradable security.

Real World Assets Apr 28, 2026

DeFi Just Raised $300M to Bail Itself Out

DeFi just invented the bailout fund, and somehow made it work without a central bank or taxpayer money. Aave-led "DeFi United" effort raised $300 million to cover bad debt from the April 18 Kelp DAO exploit, with Mantle and Aave DAO contributing $127 million combined

AI Agent Economy Apr 28, 2026

Monroe's Josh Koenig Says AI Will Only Save Software Companies Worth Saving

The AI panic in software investing isn't about AI replacing software — it's about AI replacing *bad* software. Monroe Capital's CEO Ted Koenig argues the real AI risk in software is misdiagnosed — AI won't destroy the category, it'll split winners from losers faster than VCs can redeploy capital.