Infrastructure
DeFi

1inch opens Aqua liquidity protocol across 13 chains

Liquidity providers can keep assets in their own wallets, using one balance to back multiple positions without splitting capital across…
Jul 28, 2026
AI

Circle Buys Nearly 1,000 Blockchain Patents From IBM, Becoming the Largest U.S. Holder

The stablecoin issuer acquired more than 680 patent families from IBM for an undisclosed sum, strengthening its IP position across…
Jul 28, 2026
Infrastructure

Circle is arming USDC with 1,000 IBM patents to secure its grip on global banking rails

Circle has acquired nearly 1,000 IBM blockchain patents as the USD Coin (USDC) issuer pushes deeper into the infrastructure connecting…
Jul 28, 2026
DeFi

Lido upgrade aims to slash Ethereum’s validator count by one-third

Lido launched Curated Module v2, an upgrade that could reduce Ethereum’s validator count by one-third by consolidating validators and introducing…
Jul 28, 2026
Infrastructure

Ondo shifts from layer-1 blockchain plan to offchain execution network

The new system marks an apparent departure from the institution-focused layer-1 blockchain Ondo announced in 2025. Read Full Story at…
Jul 28, 2026
Infrastructure

Bitmine keeps buying Ether as ETH outperforms Bitcoin

The company added nearly 10,000 ETH over the past week, bringing its holdings to 5.79 million Ether, about 85% of…
Jul 27, 2026
Infrastructure

Compromised owner contract just let hackers print 5.2 million WEMIX stablecoins out of thin air, forcing a complete network freeze

WEMIX says the issuance became WEMIX and USDC.e, but final losses and user impact remain unknown. The post Compromised owner…
Jul 27, 2026
Infrastructure

Compromised contract let hackers print 5.2 million WEMIX stablecoins, forcing a complete network freeze

WEMIX says the issuance became WEMIX and USDC.e, but final losses and user impact remain unknown. The post Compromised contract…
Jul 27, 2026
DeFi

Crypto’s favorite $90 trillion trading product is coming to Wall Street, but big banks are taking it slow

Regulated perpetual futures are officially landing in the U.S., but while agile trading firms and crypto exchanges race to capture…
Jul 27, 2026
Infrastructure

Kraken parent Payward acquires Magic Labs’ wallet business

The deal brings wallet technology to Payward’s enterprise platform, potentially reducing the number of infrastructure providers businesses need to integrate…
Jul 27, 2026