Infrastructure
Infrastructure

IMF Says Tokenization Is a 'Structural Shift' in Finance, Not Just a Tech Upgrade

The International Monetary Fund also warns that the distribution and speed of on-chain transactions bring new challenges and risks that require international coordination. Read Full…
Infrastructure

Circle under fire as $230M in stolen USDC flows unblocked days after freezing legitimate accounts

Stablecoin issuer Circle is facing mounting scrutiny from blockchain researchers after millions of USD Coin (USDC) were stolen and flowed unimpeded through its proprietary bridge…
AI

Riot Platforms Sells 3,778 Bitcoin in Q1 as Miner Strategy Shifts Toward AI Infrastructure

Bitcoin Magazine Riot Platforms Sells 3,778 Bitcoin in Q1 as Miner Strategy Shifts Toward AI Infrastructure Riot Platforms offloaded 3,778 BTC in Q1 — more…
Infrastructure

CoinDesk 20 performance update: Bitcoin (BTC) trades flat while altcoins rise

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) gained 5.8% and Avalanche (AVAX) climbed 3.6%. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
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…