Infrastructure
DeFi

XRPL’s May 27 upgrade shows how validators and markets decide a blockchain split

XRPL’s known amendments page lists fixCleanup3_1__3 for activation on May 27, and by design the event is a maintenance upgrade.…
May 22, 2026
Infrastructure

NEAR Launches Confidential Payments via Intents Protocol

NEAR Protocol has launched confidential payments on its Intents platform, enabling private cross-chain swaps between NEAR and ETH. Read Full…
May 22, 2026
AI

NEAR Protocol Jumps 28% on Privacy, AI, and Scaling Upgrades

NEAR rallied by 45% this week on a series of upgrades positioning it as a potential settlement layer for AI…
May 22, 2026
Infrastructure

Blockchain.com Files Confidentially for US IPO, Adding to Crypto’s Growing Listing Pipeline

Blockchain.com filed a confidential S-1 after 14 years in crypto, joining Kraken, Grayscale, and SpaceX in a crowded but tentative…
May 22, 2026
Infrastructure

ZachXBT flags $520K Polymarket exploit on Polygon, team says funds are safe

Blockchain investigator ZachXBT has highlighted a suspected security breach involving Polymarket, the world’s largest decentralized prediction market platform. Read Full…
May 22, 2026
Infrastructure

Verus bridge exploiter returns $8.5M after bounty offer

The hacker behind the Verus bridge exploit returned 75% of the stolen funds as part of a recovery deal negotiated…
May 22, 2026
Infrastructure

Near Protocol to automate its own growth and its token is skyrocketing

Near Protocol will introduce dynamic resharding in June, allowing the blockchain to automatically add shards as demand grows without human…
May 22, 2026
Infrastructure

Nearly $500B in Bitcoin Is Exposed to Future Quantum Computing Attacks: Glassnode

Blockchain data firm Glassnode mapped the vulnerabilities embedded in Bitcoin’s existing supply, pointing to exchanges as a weak point. Read…
May 21, 2026
Infrastructure

Satoshi’s 1.1 million bitcoin and millions more can be saved from quantum attack, says expert

Researchers at the privacy-centric blockchain startup say their multi-layer quantum defense will feature a soft fork to freeze and protect…
May 21, 2026
Infrastructure

Blockchain.com Confidentially Files for U.S. IPO, Joining Wave of Crypto Listings

Bitcoin Magazine Blockchain.com Confidentially Files for U.S. IPO, Joining Wave of Crypto Listings Blockchain.com, one of the industry’s oldest firms,…
May 21, 2026