Stablecoins - The Wire by FourthWeb - AI, RWA, & Web3 / Web4 Intelligence (Page 20)

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

Blockchain Capital Raises $700M After Nailing the Coinbase Bet Early

The money that backed Coinbase when it was still a scrappy bet is back in the market, and it's hunting at both ends of the risk curve. Blockchain Capital is raising $700 million across two funds: its seventh early-stage fund and second growth fund, targeting completion in five to six months.

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

Bitcoin Crashes From $80K as Traders Dump Everything at Once

Bitcoin kissed $80,000 and then flinched, dragging the entire crypto market into profit-taking mode while investors wonder if a Fed chair nominee just moved the goalposts.

Real World Assets Apr 23, 2026

North Korea Drains $292M in Single DeFi Heist, Triggers $10B Panic

A nation-state just walked off with $292 million through a DeFi bridge, triggered $10 billion in panic withdrawals, and forced a Layer 2 to freeze assets for the first time in its history.

Real World Assets Apr 22, 2026

DoorDash Quietly Turns 3 Million Gig Workers Into Crypto Users

DoorDash just turned 3 million gig workers into the frontline of stablecoin adoption, and none of them will notice. DoorDash is deploying stablecoin payouts to Dashers through Tempo, a Stripe-backed blockchain network designed for enterprise payment flows.

Real World Assets Apr 22, 2026

DeFi Loses $13 Billion in 48 Hours—Not From a Crash

DeFi just lost $13 billion in TVL in 48 hours, and it wasn't a market crash. Volo Protocol lost $3.5 million across three vaults holding WBTC, XAUm, and USDC, days after the KelpDAO breach triggered a sector-wide cascade

Real World Assets Apr 22, 2026

Ramp Makes $8B Bet That Stablecoins Just Became Corporate Money

A $8.1 billion corporate spend unicorn just made stablecoins feel like regular money. Ramp rolled out zero-fee conversions between USDT and dollars across its entire corporate card and spend management platform

AI Agent Economy Apr 22, 2026

Crypto Billionaire Accuses Trump's Token Project of $150 Million Extortion

The first lawsuit between a crypto billionaire and a sitting president's token project just landed, and it's about to stress-test how much regulatory theater we're willing to tolerate in Web3.

Real World Assets Apr 22, 2026

Volo Protocol Loses $3.5M in Exploit as Liquid Staking Remains DeFi's Weakest Link

A $3.5 million exploit just proved that liquid staking protocols are still the soft underbelly of crypto infrastructure. Volo Protocol, a Sui-based liquid staking platform, lost roughly $3.5 million from its WBTC, XAUm, and USDC vaults in an exploit

Real World Assets Apr 22, 2026

DoorDash Makes Stablecoins Actually Useful Beyond Crypto Trading

DoorDash just made stablecoins useful for something other than trading jpegs. DoorDash partnered with Tempo blockchain to integrate stablecoin-powered payment infrastructure, alongside Stripe, Paradigm, Coastal Bank, and ARQ

AI Agent Economy Apr 22, 2026

Polymarket Raises $400M at Half the Valuation of Smaller Rival Kalshi

Prediction markets are worth billions, but the crypto one just got a $7 billion haircut. Polymarket is raising $400 million at a $15 billion valuation, a steep discount to rival Kalshi's $22 billion mark

Real World Assets Apr 22, 2026

Blockchain.com Puts Perpetual Futures in Your DeFi Wallet

Self-custody wallets just got serious about derivatives, and the timing tells you everything about where regulation is heading. Blockchain.com integrated Hyperliquid to bring perpetual futures trading directly into its DeFi wallet, covering 190+ crypto markets with no custodial handoff.