Infrastructure
The USDC Bridge adds to Circle’s Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol, which often sees over $500 million worth of USDC transfers each day. Read Full Story at…
Apr 18, 2026
Infrastructure
Solana announced wXRP is live on Titan Exchange, Real, Phantom, Jupiter, and Meteora, expanding cross-chain asset availability on the blockchain. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…
Apr 17, 2026
DeFi
More than $1.2 million worth of wrapped XRP tokens (wXRP) have been minted on Solana as the Ripple-linked asset gains greater DeFi utility. Read Full…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure
The project is also expanding its partnerships with Tinder, Zoom and Docusign. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Apr 17, 2026
DeFi
Morpheus Research’s report alleges that the $7.7B fintech is exaggerating its use of blockchain technology, while Figure and asset manager Van Eck dispute the findings.…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure
The acquisition will give Kraken access to complete CFTC-licensed crypto derivatives infrastructure in the U.S. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure
Notable crypto execs descended on Paris Blockchain Week, bringing more attention to personal security as kidnapping and ransom attempts skyrocket. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com…
Apr 17, 2026
DeFi
USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has stepped in to anchor a massive recovery plan for Drift Protocol, the Solana-based decentralized exchange (DEX) that was crippled by…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure
Tether commits $127.5 million to fund Drift’s recovery and relaunch on Solana, while a class action targets Circle for failing to freeze stolen USDC during…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure
Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson argues BIP-361 is misclassified as a soft fork and cannot rescue the roughly 1.7 million BTC — including Satoshi’s — that predate…
Apr 17, 2026