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The Solana Foundation made its first capital deployment outside its ecosystem by lending treasury-held USDT into Aave after the KelpDAO bridge exploit. DeFi United had already gathered more than 43,500 ETH worth over $101 million from Ether.fi, Lido, Golem, and Stani Kulechov.

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Strive Asset Management has raced from zero to 14,557 BTC in months, becoming the 9th‑largest public Bitcoin treasury and turning its balance sheet into a levered bet on BTC.

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After nearly hitting $79,500, bitcoin dropped below the $77,000 mark, resulting in a 1.7% 24-hour loss and a $20 billion decline in market capitalization. Key Takeaways Bitcoin fell below $77,000 on April 27 as optimism regarding an Iranian peace proposal faded rapidly. Bitstamp data showed $454 million in liquidations as bitcoin decoupled from flat U.S.

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Institutional demand pushed crypto funds higher, but caution lingers as markets looked toward the April FOMC decision for direction.