Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Bitcoin network activity just hit an 8-year low — has Wall Street replaced retail in the market?

Bitcoin’s network just recorded its lowest activity in eight years, and the price has barely flinched. CryptoQuant flagged that active BTC addresses hit their lowest…
DeFi

Kelp restaking platform exploited, $293M drained in attack

The attack caused a “cross-protocol contagion” that has impacted at least nine crypto protocols, blockchain security firm Cyvers said. Read Full Story at Cointelegraph.com →
DeFi

2026's biggest crypto exploit: $292 million gets drained from Kelp DAO with wrapped ether stranded across 20 chains

An attacker drained 116,500 rsETH, roughly 18% of circulating supply, from Kelp’s LayerZero-powered bridge on Saturday, triggering emergency freezes across Aave, SparkLend, Fluid and Upshift.…
Infrastructure

Solana futures open interest rose by 20% this week: Is $100 SOL next?

SOL’s steady recovery alongside the wider crypto market has traders debating whether $100 could be the next stop for the altcoin. Read Full Story at…
Infrastructure

Circle unveils USDC Bridge for native cross-chain stablecoin transfers

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…
Infrastructure

Wrapped XRP Now Available Across Major Solana Apps: Solana

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…
DeFi

You Can Now Use XRP on Solana—Here's How

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…
Infrastructure

Sam Altman’s World project launches major upgrade to fight deepfakes and bots

The project is also expanding its partnerships with Tinder, Zoom and Docusign. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
DeFi

Figure Clashes With Short Seller Over Blockchain Lending Claims

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.…
Infrastructure

Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Acquire Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial for $550 Million

The acquisition will give Kraken access to complete CFTC-licensed crypto derivatives infrastructure in the U.S. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →