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Altcoins Explained: A Straight-Talking Guide to Everything Beyond Bitcoin

Altcoins cover everything from billion-dollar smart contract platforms to tokens minted five minutes ago. This guide breaks down the categories, the risks, and the five questions worth asking before you buy anything.

By Sonia Paganuzzi • Mar 24, 2026 • 8 min

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Balancer Labs Is Shutting Down Its Current Structure After Months of Financial Fallout

Balancer Labs is proposing to gut its current operating model after a November exploit accelerated months of decline, dropping TVL from $800 million to under $160 million. CEO Marcus Hardt wants to end BAL emissions, shrink the team, and rebuild the protocol from its core.

By Sonia Paganuzzi • Mar 24, 2026 • 3 min

Illustration of a broken key on top of a cracked vault with stablecoin tokens spilling out, representing the Resolv Labs USR stablecoin hack.

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Resolv Labs Hack: How a Compromised Key Drained $25 Million and Crashed the USR Stablecoin

Resolv Labs lost $25M after an attacker exploited a stolen key to mint 80 million unbacked stablecoins. USR crashed 97% in 17 minutes. Here's what we know so far.

By Sonia Paganuzzi • Mar 24, 2026 • 5 min

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Brazil Finance Minister Delays 3.5% Crypto IOF Tax Plan

Brazil's new finance minister has delayed a controversial plan to tax crypto transactions as foreign exchange operations at rates up to 3.5%, after industry groups representing over 850 companies called the proposal unconstitutional.

By Sonia Paganuzzi • Mar 23, 2026 • 2 min

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Bernstein Backs Circle and Coinbase as Top Stablecoin Plays, With AI Payments as a Wildcard

Bernstein backs Circle and Coinbase as the top stablecoin plays, pointing to record USDC volumes and early agentic payment infrastructure as reasons to pay attention.

By Sonia Paganuzzi • Mar 23, 2026 • 3 min

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Altcoins Explained: A Straight-Talking Guide to Everything Beyond Bitcoin

Balancer Labs Is Shutting Down Its Current Structure After Months of Financial Fallout

Resolv Labs Hack: How a Compromised Key Drained $25 Million and Crashed the USR Stablecoin

Brazil Finance Minister Delays 3.5% Crypto IOF Tax Plan

Bernstein Backs Circle and Coinbase as Top Stablecoin Plays, With AI Payments as a Wildcard

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