The Defiant

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In their own words
The Defiant is a crypto and DeFi news publication delivering original, primary-source journalism since 2019. Meet the team and read our editorial standards.

From their own about page, read 12 Oct 2026. Quoted, not reproduced.

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How it behaves

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314events covered
174times first
261 minlag when not first
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Busiest: Tue around 14 UTC.

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What they are publishing

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Seen Event Newsrooms
Oct 16 21:33 Anthropic Says Claude Traced NIST Curve Seeds to 1990s Timestamps 1
Oct 16 18:32 SEI Perpetual Futures Trade on CFTC-Regulated OG.com Markets 2
Oct 16 18:14 Ledger, Again: Another Attack, Another Phishing Wave: How Can Users Protect Themselves? 4
Oct 16 17:34 Starknet launches 7-day vote on leaving Ethereum over quantum risks 10
Oct 16 16:29 NEAR Intents Postmortem Links $3.8 Million Exploit to Deposit Bug 1
Oct 16 15:06 Deutsche Bank is weeks from crypto custody. What will clients get on day one? 6