Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Backpack's Tokenized SpaceX Token on Solana Crosses 10,000 Holders, Nearly Double xStocks' SPCXx

Backpack’s tokenized SpaceX share token has crossed 10,000 onchain holders on Solana, six days after listing alongside the company’s Nasdaq…
Jun 18, 2026
Infrastructure

Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028

The announcement reflects a crypto’s growing recognition that adopting quantum-resistant cryptography could take years, requiring changes not only to user…
Jun 18, 2026
AI

Alchemy's AI-driven identity and payment service gains access to Visa network

The AgentCard integration with Visa Intelligent Commerce allows AI agents built on models from any provider, including OpenAI or Anthropic,…
Jun 18, 2026
Infrastructure

Moody’s Rolls Out Credit Ratings on Solana in a Push to Bring Trusted Financial Data Onchain

Moody’s Ratings extended its Token Integration Engine to Solana through a partnership with Alphaledger, letting tokenized-bond issuers embed credit ratings…
Jun 18, 2026
DeFi

Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery

Users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery systems. The post…
Jun 18, 2026
Infrastructure

Here is how Coinbase plan to survive the crypto downturn by ditching its reliance on trading fees

Analysts say the exchange’s push into derivatives, payments and infrastructure broadens its growth story beyond crypto trading. Read Full Story…
Jun 17, 2026
Infrastructure

CoinFund, Coinbase Back Stablecoin Payments Startup Trace Finance in $32 Million Raise

Stablecoin infrastructure firm Trace Finance said Wednesday that it raised a $32 million Series A round to help expand its…
Jun 17, 2026
Infrastructure

FIFA wanted Avalanche's blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here's how it's going

In this week’s edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we’re looking at how FIFA is using the Avalanche blockchain to test…
Jun 17, 2026
DeFi

World Chain Bridge TVL Climbs 33% Over Seven Days as Worldcoin Token Posts Matching Rally

World Chain’s canonical-bridge TVL climbed 32.87% over seven days to about $602M, with WLD tracking the move at +33.6%. The…
Jun 17, 2026
AI

Wall Street is paying up for Bitcoin miners’ AI infrastructure before most of it is built

A megawatt leased to an AI tenant now commands a different price on Wall Street than a megawatt sitting in…
Jun 17, 2026