Infrastructure
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 →
Apr 3, 2026
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…
Apr 3, 2026
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…
Apr 3, 2026
Infrastructure

Stablecoins flip automated clearing house volume in February

Stablecoin monthly transaction volume hit $7.2 trillion in February, surpassing the $6.8 trillion processed by the Automated Clearing House network.…
Apr 3, 2026
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…
Apr 2, 2026
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…
Apr 2, 2026
Infrastructure

Crypto Markets Tumble as Iran Strikes Resume, Drift Exploit Rattles Solana

Bitcoin fell below $67,000, and Ether dropped over 4% as oil surged on renewed geopolitical tensions. Read Full Story at…
Apr 2, 2026
DeFi

Drift Protocol's $285 Million Exploit on Solana Raises Questions Over DeFi Security

A blockchain security expert compared Drift’s lapse in security to Ethereum network Ronin’s $625 million loss in 2022. Read Full…
Apr 2, 2026
AI

Coinbase's x402 Payment Protocol Moves to Linux Foundation With Backing From Google, Stripe, and Visa

The open standard for embedding payments into HTTP interactions aims to become the settlement layer for AI agent commerce, with…
Apr 2, 2026
Infrastructure

Solana Meme Coin Linked to Death Hoax for 194-Year-Old Tortoise—Who Is Very Much Alive

Jonathan, a nearly 200-year-old tortoise, was widely mourned Wednesday—but his purported demise was a hoax, and there’s a crypto connection.…
Apr 2, 2026