Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Switzerland’s Crypto Valley funding rose 37% in 2025 as TON led deals

Crypto Valley raised $728 million across 31 deals in 2025, outpacing global blockchain funding growth as a $400 million TON deal lifted totals. Read Full…
Infrastructure

Ether-bitcoin ratio bounces from 2026 lows, signaling broader crypto recovery

The ETH/BTC ratio hit its highest since January as Ethereum’s network added 284,000 new users in Q1 and stablecoin supply reached a record $180 billion.…
DeFi

Ethereum DeFi Exchange CoW Swap Pauses Protocol Following Website Compromise

CoW Swap, a decentralized exchange used by Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin, paused its protocol after suffering a front-end attack. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Infrastructure

XRP Ledger Gets Native ZK Proof Verification Via Boundless Integration

The integration lays the groundwork for private, compliant financial applications on Ripple’s Layer 1 blockchain. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Infrastructure

Visa Joins Stripe's Tempo Payments Network as 'Anchor' Validator

Visa joins Stripe and Zodia Custody by Standard Chartered as the first external validators for the Stripe-backed Tempo blockchain. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
DeFi

Morpho Unveils Fixed-Rate Protocol Morpho Midnight

Morpho is the second-largest lending protocol in DeFi, with $7.7B in TVL. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
Infrastructure

Circle 'Exploring' Arc Network Token Launch, Proof-of-Stake Shift: CEO

Circle CEO Jeremy Allaire reiterated plans for its stablecoin-focused layer-1 blockchain to launch in mainnet “soon.” Read Full Story at Decrypt.co →
Infrastructure

Why Cantor Fitzgerald thinks Robinhood and Coinbase are the best ways to play the prediction market boom

Cantor Fitzgerald says Robinhood and Coinbase are best positioned to dominate the prediction market space by leveraging their massive retail scale and existing trading infrastructure.…
DeFi

Scroll moves to cut costs after top protocol migrates to Optimism

The downsizing follows a financial hit after Scroll’s top protocol migrated to Optimism, draining nearly $160 million in TVL and $13 million in annualized fees.…
Infrastructure

X product chief Nikita Bier teases a crypto ‘fix’ amid market slump

X product chief Nikita Bier teases a crypto “fix” product as speculation grows around an X Money rollout this month, a potential Bitcoin revival and…