Alcoa is close to selling its dormant New York smelter to Bitcoin miner NYDIG. This isn’t just another mining deal — it’s legacy industrial infrastructure being repurposed to meet crypto’s energy demand. A quiet but telling sign that Bitcoin mining is maturing into a real industrial player. What do you think, more of this coming in 2026? Via: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/18/from-smelters-to-servers-alcoa-to-cash-in-on-crypto-s-thirst-for-energy
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$RAVE token just pumped 4,500% with 90% of supply apparently sitting in three wallets. Binance and Bitget have opened investigations, RaveDAO denies any involvement, and ZachXBT is already digging. Classic timing + concentration flags. It’s good to see exchanges acting quicker on on-chain red flags. Does this feel like it’s raising the bar for more transparent launches going forward? Via: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2026/04/18/binance-and-biget-to-probe-rave-s-4-500-token-surge-as-claims-of-insider-orchestrated-rally-grow
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Kelp DAO’s rsETH bridge just got hit for $292M via LayerZero — biggest DeFi exploit of 2026. Spoofed cross-chain message, collateral dumped across protocols, and wrapped ETH now stranded on 20 different chains. Teams moved fast to freeze everything. It’s a sober reminder that even the “mature” bridging infrastructure still has real attack surface. Curious to hear your take: should restaking teams be demanding more from their bridge partners? Via: https://www.coindesk.com/tech/2026/04/19/2026-s-biggest-crypto-exploit-kelp-dao-hit-for-usd292-million-with-wrapped-ether-stranded-across-20-chains
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