Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Solana is shedding its memecoin reputation as big banks move billions into its ecosystem

Wall Street and payment giants are quietly taking over Solana, moving billions onto the network for tokenized funds and global payments even as the broader…
Infrastructure

Capital B Acquires 192 Bitcoin for €13 Million, Pushes Total Holdings to 3,135 BTC

Bitcoin Magazine Capital B Acquires 192 Bitcoin for €13 Million, Pushes Total Holdings to 3,135 BTC Capital B, formerly The Blockchain Group, added 192 BTC…
DeFi

Aave Proposes Principal-Preserving Charitable Giving Layer for Protocol

Aave governance initiates temp-check on a new charitable mechanism that would allow users to generate yield on deposits while maintaining capital control for humanitarian organizations.…
Infrastructure

$11.58M Drained in Ongoing Exploit on Verus-Ethereum Bridge

An active exploit on the Verus-Ethereum Bridge has resulted in $11.58 million in losses, according to security firm Blockaid. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Infrastructure

Circle Raises $222M in Arc Presale at $3B FDV

The private token sale for Circle’s Arc blockchain was led by a16z crypto, and included BlackRock, Apollo, and Intercontinental Exchange. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io…
Infrastructure

The biggest consensus overhaul in Solana history is officially live for testing

The upgrade, known as Alpenglow, is live on a community test cluster, said Solana core developer Anza. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
AI

Augustus gets conditional OCC approval for AI and stablecoin bank

Peter Thiel-backed Augustus has won conditional OCC approval for a US bank charter focused on AI-driven payments and stablecoin settlement infrastructure. Read Full Story at…
Infrastructure

IRL crypto threats: Physical “wrench attacks” have led to over $100 million in losses since January alone

Crypto investors have lost more than $100 million to physical extortion in the first four months of 2026, according to blockchain security firm CertiK, as…
DeFi

Chainlink emerges as the unlikely $3B winner of KelpDAO exploit as DeFi projects dump LayerZero

Crypto projects with more than $3 billion in total value locked have migrated their cross-chain infrastructure to Chainlink’s Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) following a $292…
DeFi

After the $16.5 billion in exploits, DeFi is now being forced toward the controls it once resisted

The rsETH crisis resulted in $200 million in bad debt on Aave’s books, despite not a single line of its contracts misbehaving. On Apr. 18,…