Infrastructure
Infrastructure

Sam Altman’s World project launches major upgrade to fight deepfakes and bots

The project is also expanding its partnerships with Tinder, Zoom and Docusign. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
Apr 17, 2026
DeFi

Figure Clashes With Short Seller Over Blockchain Lending Claims

Morpheus Research’s report alleges that the $7.7B fintech is exaggerating its use of blockchain technology, while Figure and asset manager…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Kraken Parent Payward Agrees to Acquire Derivatives Exchange Bitnomial for $550 Million

The acquisition will give Kraken access to complete CFTC-licensed crypto derivatives infrastructure in the U.S. Read Full Story at Decrypt.co…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Crypto execs ramp up security as wrench attacks increase

Notable crypto execs descended on Paris Blockchain Week, bringing more attention to personal security as kidnapping and ransom attempts skyrocket.…
Apr 17, 2026
DeFi

Tether uses $127M Drift rescue to challenge Circle’s grip on Solana payments

USDT stablecoin issuer Tether has stepped in to anchor a massive recovery plan for Drift Protocol, the Solana-based decentralized exchange…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Drift Secures $147.5 Million From Tether, Drops Circle’s USDC After Massive Exploit

Tether commits $127.5 million to fund Drift’s recovery and relaunch on Solana, while a class action targets Circle for failing…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Hoskinson Says Bitcoin’s Quantum Proposal Is a Disguised Hard Fork That Leaves 1.7 Million BTC Unrecoverable

Cardano’s Charles Hoskinson argues BIP-361 is misclassified as a soft fork and cannot rescue the roughly 1.7 million BTC —…
Apr 17, 2026
Infrastructure

Mitsui & Co.'s Crypto Arm Brings Tokenized Metals Asset Zipangcoin to OP Mainnet

The shift to Optimism is ZPG’s first deployment on a public blockchain since launching in 2022, and the start of…
Apr 17, 2026
AI

HIVE plans $75M raise to fund AI infrastructure push

The Bitcoin miner will use the proceeds to expand GPU capacity and data centers as it scales its high-performance computing…
Apr 16, 2026
Infrastructure

Foundation NFT Marketplace Shuts Down Permanently After Failed Sale

The curated art platform says its infrastructure has already been spun down with no plans to come back online. Read…
Apr 16, 2026