#brian-kelly

#brian-kelly

Polymarket is reportedly in advanced talks to raise approximately $400 million in new funding at a post-money valuation of roughly $15 billion, according to a report published by The Information. The round has not been finalized, meaning terms could still change.

RaveDAO, the Web3 music and entertainment protocol, has denied allegations of market manipulation following a catastrophic week that saw its native token, RAVE, lose nearly 95% of its value. The project's response comes as the token, which peaked at an all-time high of $28.90 just days ago, is now trading at approximately $1.24, effectively wiping out billions in paper wealth and triggering investigations by major exchanges.

Attackers obtained 116,500 rsETH from Kelp's bridge on April 18, 2026, and deposited the tokens on Aave V3 as collateral to borrow wrapped ether (WETH). Aave's WETH pool hit 100% utilization as $5.4B+ in outflows pushed TVL down 24.11%, with AAVE token falling 17.7% on April 19.

Ryan, who had worked for seven years at the Ethereum Foundation (EF), Ethereum's de facto governing body, suggested that Ethereum could be on the cusp of an era-defining shift. Since its founding in 2014, the foundation had prioritized technical upgrades and had avoided centralizing power while its user base was growing, but Ethereum had now grown up, and the cryptocurrency world around it had grown up, too.

Our base forecast is that Solana will trade between $330 and $350 by 2030. However, to achieve this projection, Solana would have to maintain steady growth and trade above $100 for the rest of 2026.