The founder and lead developer of Ethereum Name Service has warned his X followers of an “extremely sophisticated” phishing attack that can impersonate Google and trick users into giving out login credentials. The phishing attack exploits Google's infrastructure to send a fake alert to users informing them that their Google data is being shared with law enforcement due to a subpoena, ENS' Nick Johnson said in an April 16 post to X.

Nick Johnson, a well‑known Ethereum Name Service (ENS) engineer, disclosed a cunning phishing campaign that preyed on weak spots within Google's backbone, notably a recently patched OAuth flaw.

Grayscale, one of the largest digital asset managers in the world, has just refreshed its “Assets Under Consideration” list for Q2 2025, highlighting 40 altcoins that could be included in future investment products. This move gives us a sneak peek into what Grayscale sees as the next big trends in the crypto space.

Berachain (BERA) is under heavy pressure, down 50% over the last seven days as technical indicators continue flashing warning signs. Momentum remains firmly bearish, with the RSI stuck deep in oversold territory and the DMI signaling that sellers are still in control.

Here is how some of your favorite assets concluded the week.

The cryptocurrency market experienced significant volatility late Wednesday and early Thursday. As such, several altcoins, including Hyperliquid, Berachain, and Bonk, crashed by double digits. Furthermore, Bitcoin (BTC) gave up gains from above $88k. Notably, markets remained jittery after US President Donald Trump's “Liberation Day” announcement. The global market cap has dipped 3% to $2.

TL;DR Lido DAO has strengthened its governance system with extended two-phase voting periods, an emergency mechanism called GateSeal, and a structure of expert committees for technical and financial decision-making. These enhancements aim to boost participation, reduce risk, and ensure transparent, decentralized governance.

BERA shows divergence that could have a positive market effect.

Berachain has emerged as a leading blockchain for net bridge inflows and one of the fastest-growing networks in total value locked over the past month. Over the past month, Berachain (BERA) led in net bridge flows with $354.

Cryptocurrency trader and analyst Ali Martinez is leaning bullish on an altcoin that's less than two months old while unveiling his forecast for XRP (XRP) and Sui (SUI).

DeFi lending is recovering in March after a series of market capitulations and liquidations. More value is flowing into smaller chains, with the biggest growth for Berachain and Sonic.

Berachain, the fast-growing layer-1 network, is performing well as its token rises and its decentralized finance ecosystem booms. Berachain (BERA) price rose to $8.60 on Thursday, up 60% from its lowest point in March.

Bitcoin price has failed to break the crucial resistance point at $90,000 this week. It has formed numerous risky patterns, pointing to a potential crash potentially below $80,000.

Berachain's BERA token has surged 37% in seven days following its Proof of Liquidity system launch, with technical patterns suggesting a potential rise to new all-time highs around $12.37.

Berachain (BERA), the innovative EVM-compatible Layer 1 blockchain, has officially launched its mainnet, drawing massive attention from the crypto world. Within its first 30 days, the Berachain network amassed $3.2 billion in total value locked (TVL), onboarding over 230 decentralized apps (dApps) across DeFi, GameFi, RWA, and more.

Berachain has gained over 35% in the past week, regaining strength after a consolidation phase. Trading at $7.89 as of press time, Berachain (BERA) is nearing a crucial resistance level of $8.34.

After a period of selling, market participants are starting to buy again.

The Berachain Network has ignited a wave of excitement with the launch of its Proof of Liquidity (PoL) system, propelling the BeraChain price to an intraday high of $8.25. Trading at $8.04 at press time, BeraChain crypto has witnessed an impressive 38.

The $BERA token underlying the speedy new Berachain blockchain is surging harder than Solana today even amidst a wider market downturn that has seen crypto's $2.98 trillion market shed 1.4% in the last 24 hours. Bitcoin ($BTC) and Ethereum ($ETH) lead the downturn, with respective overnight losses of 1% and 1.5%.

Proof of liquidity is live as reward vaults are released for Berachain, causing BERA to break into the top 100 crypto tokens by market cap.

A proof-of-liquidity mechanism redistributes blockchain incentives, prioritizing liquidity over validator-centric models through a dual-token system. The post Berachain's ‘Proof of Liquidity' Goes Live Today, Governance Proceeds to Phase 1 appeared first on Cryptonews.

Berachain activated its long-anticipated Proof of Liquidity (PoL) system on March 24, a new incentive framework to redefine block rewards distribution. The network's native token, BERA, was up 16% over the past 24 hours and trading at $7.89 as of press time.

Berachain's token continued its strong rally on Monday, reaching its highest level since March 3 as its decentralized finance assets gained momentum. Berachain (BERA) price jumped to a high of $7.

TL;DR Innovative PoL Launch: Berachain introduces its Proof-of-Liquidity system, kickstarting Phase 1 of on-chain governance with decentralized BGT distribution. Dual Advantage: Unlike traditional PoS, users stake assets in DeFi liquidity pools to secure the network while keeping funds actively usable.

Berachain is rolling out the next phase of its proof-of-liquidity system, expanding governance and emissions beyond its native BEX pools. Up until now, only Berachain's (BERA) native exchange, BEX, was used to distribute rewards.

Berachain allows users to stake assets in DeFi liquidity pools to earn BGT tokens, a key aspect of its onchain governance.

Berachain's unique Proof-of-Liquidity mechanism will officially go live on March 24, expanding reward distribution beyond BEX pools to other apps and vaults.

Berachain (BERA) is currently trading around $6.05, with a market cap sitting near $653 million, after pulling back from a recent high of $7.08 reached on March 17.

BERA witnessed massive liquidity inflows but remains sluggish.

Buying LDO at these levels went against the trend and technical indicators- is it better to wait for reversal signals, or chase higher potential returns?

TL;DR The crypto market is experiencing a strong correction, with significant losses in Dogecoin (DOGE), Ethereum (ETH), and Lido DAO (LDO). Traders betting on a recovery were the most affected, with losses reaching up to $420 million in BTC, $150 million in ETH, and $30 million in DOGE.

Unichain and Berachain, which debuted last month, led blockchain growth over the past month, followed by Iota.

Uniswap L2 Unichain's DEX volume has been the third-highest in the industry in the past 30 days, according to Nansen data.

Berachain (BERA) has suffered a steep decline over the past week, shedding 30% of its value as bearish sentiment plagues the general market.

Infrared Finance, a decentralized finance (DeFi) infrastructure platform backed by Binance Labs, announced on Tuesday that it has successfully raised $14 million in a Series A funding round. The investment led by Framework Ventures saw participation from Citizen X, Halo Capital, No Limit Holdings, NGC Ventures, and Selini Capital.

Crypto prices have made solid gains today, March 5, 2025. The total crypto market cap is back above $3 trillion and Bitcoin reclaimed $90,000 briefly before retreating to around $89,000.

Berachain (BERA) is hovering near $6.68 after a sharp bounce, but will it break above $7 or face another drop?

The module may further increase Lido's node operator set and improve staking risk mitigation, the CEO of SSV Labs told Cointelegraph.

The module may further increase Lido's node operator set and improve staking risk mitigation, the CEO of SSV Labs told Cointelegraph.

Berachain price retraced 8% to $8 on March 1, after booking 35% gains in the last three days of February. The impressive rally came amid a broader market downturn, making BERA one of the best-performing assets of the week.

Layer-1 blockchain Berachain has seen its total value locked (TVL) rise to over $3.26 billion, making it the sixth-largest decentralized finance (DeFi) network.

Berachain, an EVM-identical Layer 1 blockchain, has achieved a major milestone just 20 days after its mainnet launch.

The crypto market has resumed its downtrend, shedding $40 billion in market capitalization over the past 24 hours.

The proposal, however, is not liked by the community, as it currently allocates nothing to native projects on Arbitrum.

After a superb performance pushing it above Arbitrum and Base, the bullish Berachain momentum seems to be cooling off, with its token, BERA, dropping to $6.90 after hitting $9.10 on February 21. Berachain blockchain has been riding high, with its total value locked (TVL) soaring past $3.

Layer-1 blockchain Berachain's total value locked has surged to $3.26 billion, surpassing Arbitrum and Base to become the sixth-largest DeFi network.

Over the past year, AAVE has surged by 177%, becoming the top performing DeFi token.