Infrastructure
Infrastructure

North Korean Hackers Suspected in $285 Million Drift Protocol Heist

Attackers drained approximately $285 million from Drift Protocol — the largest decentralized perpetual futures exchange on Solana — on April 1, emptying its vaults in…
Infrastructure

Drift sends onchain message to wallets tied to $280M exploit

Drift Protocol initiated onchain contact with wallets tied to the $280 million exploit as an unknown sender also attempts to pressure the attacker. Read Full…
Infrastructure

Naoris Protocol's quantum-resistant blockchain goes live as Bitcoin and Ethereum face 'Q-Day' threats

Naoris debuts its quantum-resistant mainnet, which uses algorithms approved by the U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
DeFi

Crypto hackers steal $169M from 34 DeFi protocols in Q1: DefiLlama

January saw the largest attack against a DeFi protocol of the quarter, the $40 million private key compromise of portfolio management platform Step Finance. Read…
Infrastructure

Naoris Launches Post-Quantum Blockchain as Bitcoin, Ethereum Devs Scramble to Face Threat

Naoris Protocol says its blockchain network uses quantum-resistant cryptography, as the wider crypto industry prepares for future threats. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Infrastructure

XRP’s longest slump in a decade collides with Ripple’s $13 trillion institutional push

XRP is in its deepest losing streak in more than a decade, even as Ripple aggressively expands into corporate finance and institutional infrastructure. The disconnect…
Infrastructure

Crypto Markets Tumble as Iran Strikes Resume, Drift Exploit Rattles Solana

Bitcoin fell below $67,000, and Ether dropped over 4% as oil surged on renewed geopolitical tensions. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
DeFi

Drift Protocol's $285 Million Exploit on Solana Raises Questions Over DeFi Security

A blockchain security expert compared Drift’s lapse in security to Ethereum network Ronin’s $625 million loss in 2022. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
AI

Coinbase's x402 Payment Protocol Moves to Linux Foundation With Backing From Google, Stripe, and Visa

The open standard for embedding payments into HTTP interactions aims to become the settlement layer for AI agent commerce, with over 20 founding members spanning…
AI

LNVPN Rebrands to Nadanada.me as Privacy Infrastructure Expands with Anonymous eSIMs and Lightning Payments

Bitcoin Magazine LNVPN Rebrands to Nadanada.me as Privacy Infrastructure Expands with Anonymous eSIMs and Lightning Payments Nadanada.me, formerly LNVPN, now offers anonymous eSIM data plans…