Infrastructure
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…
Apr 8, 2026
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…
Apr 8, 2026
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…
Apr 8, 2026
DeFi

Cardano targets Bitcoin liquidity with $80 million fund to meet $3 billion DeFi goal by 2030

The Cardano community has officially approved the first tranche of the Orion Fund, a venture-style initiative designed to bridge Bitcoin…
Apr 8, 2026
DeFi

Cardano targets Bitcoin liquidity with $80 million fund to meet $3 billion DeFi goal by 2030

The Cardano community has officially approved the first tranche of the Orion Fund, a venture-style initiative designed to bridge Bitcoin…
Apr 8, 2026
Infrastructure

Attacking bitcoin mining with a quantum computer would require the energy of a star, academics say

One paper finds that attacking the bitcoin blockchain through quantum mining would demand the energy output of a star. Another…
Apr 8, 2026
DeFi

Solana Exchange Stabble Warns Users to Pull Liquidity After North Korean Hacker Scare

A decentralized exchange on Solana urged its users to exit after a former executive was alleged to be a North…
Apr 7, 2026
DeFi

Sky Protocol Proposes Two Structural Upgrades to Strengthen Capital Protection Framework: Sky Governance

Sky Governance is proposing a stronger solvency buffer and a more sustainable staking rewards model to solidify long-term protocol stability.…
Apr 7, 2026
DeFi

Fintech Transcend Connects to Canton Network for Real-Time Collateral Mobility

The collateral and liquidity focused fintech is also building a node-as-a-service on Canton, which is known as an institution-focused blockchain…
Apr 7, 2026
Infrastructure

Grayscale says bitcoin's quantum problem is governance, not engineering

The asset manager’s research arm argues the technical path to quantum-safe blockchains is clear but reaching consensus on protocol changes,…
Apr 7, 2026