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DAI Yields Crushed ETH Staking and Institutions Noticed

DAI Yields Crushed ETH Staking and Institutions Noticed

The Ethereum Foundation swapping out 5,000 ETH for 11.11 million DAI in early April of 2026 rather than staking those tokens wasn't some optional treasury play. DAI yields across DeFi lending protocols and savings accounts far outpaced native ETH staking. DAI strategies offered between 7.2% to 8.7% APY while ETH staking rewards sat between 2.6% and 3.1%.

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Audius Pays Artists More Per Stream and It Still Fails

Audius Pays Artists More Per Stream and It Still Fails

One artist uploaded a three-song EP to the platform last October. Those three songs earned more from streaming on Audius in one month than the musician made from Spotify in two years. Sure, the actual dollars were minuscule. But on a relative scale, it taught him something about where streaming economics are headed. AUDIO trades at $0.017, down 99.7% from ATH.

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Former Sony Execs Built Japan's First Regulated Token

Former Sony Execs Built Japan's First Regulated Token

It didn't receive much attention in 2021 when the token of Japanese startup Jasmy Corporation received regulatory approval by Japan's Financial Services Agency to list on Japanese domestic crypto exchanges. Five years later this Tokyo-headquartered company with a lineage of former Sony executives has quietly developed a functional IoT data platform, generated enterprise partnerships, and stayed true to its roots as Japan's original legally compliant crypto token.

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Mina Protocol Survived Two Crypto Cycles on a 22KB Promise

Mina Protocol Survived Two Crypto Cycles on a 22KB Promise

Three years in and Mina Protocol has not collapsed. Far from it. Nor has it blasted upwards. Price of Mina coin has depreciated by over 94% from ATH. Yet the project continues to push out software updates, paying developers, with a community that will not quit. A blockchain without a clear killer app made it through two whole cryptocurrency cycles.

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How to Buy Enjin Coin With Liquidity and Storage in Mind

How to Buy Enjin Coin With Liquidity and Storage in Mind

Search Google for "how to buy Enjin Coin" and you'll land on article after article telling you "pick an exchange, deposit, click buy." That'll get you ENJ. It's not how you should buy it though. Enjin Coin is not a swing trade. ENJ is a portfolio asset and how you buy it, how you store it, how it's paired with other gaming coins are what truly determine if it's going to benefit your portfolio or just weigh it down.

Mia Halland logoMia HallandApr 11, 2026
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How to Buy Dogwifhat Without Losing Money to Slippage

How to Buy Dogwifhat Without Losing Money to Slippage

New user opens Coinbase. Buys $200 SOL. Now what? They sit there staring at the screen, mulling over all the options to send that to a Phantom wallet and then trade it for dogwifhat. The token is a Solana-native memecoin which you cannot buy directly with fiat on most centralized exchanges. Deposit to CEX. Withdrawal to self-custody wallet. Swap on Jupiter. Navigating slippage settings. These are the steps most guides gloss over.

Archie Dutton logoArchie DuttonApr 11, 2026
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Virtual Protocol Flipped Three Competitors in Developer Activity

Virtual Protocol Flipped Three Competitors in Developer Activity

A public software company would advertise on its quarterly earnings report that they've outpaced 3 of their competitors in terms of development activity. Virtual Protocol did that in Q4 2025. The virtual crypto space barely registered. The VIRTUAL token traded 86% below a Jan. 2025 all time high of $5.07.

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BORA Isn't What You Think and That's Actually the Point

BORA Isn't What You Think and That's Actually the Point

METABORA GAMES launched a gamer engagement platform with mission-based play content, downloadable mini games, and in-game incentives on March 31. Silence. Deathly silence. That non-reaction speaks volumes about one of cryptocurrency's most stubborn branding problems. Search "bora bora currency" on Google and you'll find resort prices instead of developer blogs.

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Aerodrome Just Flipped SushiSwap on Base and the Data Shows Why

Aerodrome Just Flipped SushiSwap on Base and the Data Shows Why

This wasn't luck. This was someone making a self-fulfilling prophecy with the flywheel that would go on to make Aerodrome Finance the dominant decentralized exchange on Base. One that now boasts over 50% of the network's TVL and $6.5 million in fees over the last 30 days.

Archie Dutton logoArchie DuttonApr 2, 2026
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