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HTX Ventures Latest Report | The Rise of Yield-Bearing Currency: How Crypto Neobanks Are Challenging the Traditional Banking Model
Introduction
Currency is never static. From metal coinage to paper banknotes, and from savings passbooks to mobile payments, every evolution in the form of currency has been rooted in technological change and institutional restructuring. What we are witnessing today may be the most profound and rapid transformation in this history yet.
Apr 29, 2026 • 48 min read
What the KelpDAO Exploit Reveals About DeFi’s Hidden Risks
Attackers drained roughly $292 million from KelpDAO’s bridge this month, then used the released tokens as collateral on lending protocols that were never originally hacked. The result is a textbook example of how one failure can spread through DeFi — and why that matters as more tokenised assets move into wider markets.
Apr 24, 2026 • 7 min read
