Infrastructure
DeFi

Trump's World Liberty Financial borrowed millions from a protocol its own advisor co-founded

Onchain data shows WLFI deposited 5 billion of its own tokens as collateral to borrow stablecoins it then sent to Coinbase Prime, pushing a lending…
DeFi

Polymarket Acquires Brahma to Strengthen DeFi Infrastructure

Polymarket has acquired Brahma to enhance its DeFi infrastructure and trading performance capabilities. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
AI

Visa Rolls Out AI Agent Shopping Infrastructure Globally

Visa’s Intelligent Commerce platform lets AI agents shop, compare, and transact on behalf of consumers, and the company says the majority of business leaders are…
Infrastructure

Circle Launches Stablecoin Settlement Solution for TradFi Institutions

Circle Payments Network (CPN) Managed Payments let financial institutions operate in fiat, while using crypto rails behind the scenes via Circle. Read Full Story at…
AI

The Protocol: Bernstein says quantum threat to Bitcoin is real but manageable

Also: North Korea’s 6-month plot with Drift, Solana Foundation’s new ad and Alchemy AI. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Infrastructure

Iran wants Bitcoin as payment to guarantee ships safe passage through the Strait of Hormuz – FT

Iran’s reported Bitcoin tolls at Hormuz point to a new use case for crypto, sanctions-resistant trade infrastructure Iran is reportedly planning to charge oil tankers…
Infrastructure

After the $285M Drift hack, new Solana scare shows crypto’s next security risk may already be inside

The Drift exploit and Stabble’s precautionary warning point to a difficult crypto security problem: the next major breach may begin long before funds move on-chain.…
Infrastructure

World Liberty Financial Partnered With Firm Linked to Sanctioned Cambodian Crime Network

World Liberty Financial (WLFI), the cryptocurrency venture co-founded by the Trump family, partnered with a Southeast Asian blockchain project that had ties to a U.S.-sanctioned…
Infrastructure

Will quantum-safe cryptography slow Ethereum down? The performance tradeoff explained

Will quantum-safe cryptography slow Ethereum? It is likely to affect gas fees, validator load and network efficiency, prompting Ethereum to pursue a broader redesign strategy.…
Infrastructure

Will quantum-safe cryptography slow Ethereum down? The performance tradeoff explained

Will quantum-safe cryptography slow Ethereum? It is likely to affect gas fees, validator load and network efficiency, prompting Ethereum to pursue a broader redesign strategy.…