DTCC Integrates Chainlink for Tokenized Collateral Platform
The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) will integrate Chainlink infrastructure into its collateral management platform ahead of a planned...
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Canton Network Developer Digital Asset Seeks $300M From A16z Crypto
Key TakeawaysA16z crypto leads a ~$300 million round at Digital Asset Holdings, valuing the company at ~$2 billion, per Bloomberg.Canton...
Hyperliquid, EdgeX, Pump.fun Return $96M to Token Holders in 30 Days
Three of DeFi’s relatively young applications, including Hyperliquid, EdgeX and Pump.fun, have distributed a combined $96.3 million to token holders...
How Iran’s biggest crypto exchange stays off the OFAC blacklist
Iran’s internet formally remained part of global routing, but user activity fell almost to zero. That points to a managed...
Kelp DAO Fallout Pushes Solv, DeFi Protocols Toward Chainlink
Decentralized finance protocols are reevaluating their blockchain oracle providers’ security after the fallout from the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit...
Polygon Reduces Block Production Time to 1.75 Seconds
Blockchain layer-2 (L2) network Polygon reduced its average block time by 250 milliseconds to 1.75 seconds, marking its first block-time...
Samsung SDS To Build KSD Tokenized Securities Platform
Samsung SDS, Samsung’s information technology services subsidiary, will reportedly build a token securities platform for the Korea Securities Depository (KSD),...
Microsoft-backed Space and Time Launches Virtual Vaults for Institutional Lending
Space and Time (SXT), a level-1 data blockchain that secures onchain finance projects, has launched a virtual vault platform that...
Australia Flags Tokenized Money as Future Payment Rail Issue
Australia’s future account-to-account (A2A) payment systems may need to adapt if tokenized forms of money gain broader use, including stablecoins...
Carrot’s TVL Collapses 93% in a Month Following Drift Hack
Solana-based decentralized finance yield protocol Carrot said Thursday that it is shutting down permanently, becoming one of the first DeFi...
Riot Posts $167M in Q1 Revenue as Data Center Arm Pulls in $33M
Riot Platforms posted $167.2 million in revenue for the first quarter of 2026, with its newly launched data center business...
DeFi’s Lose-Lose Problem on Freezing Stolen Funds
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocols are stepping in to freeze stolen funds while centralized issuers face criticism for holding back.A recent...
Startale Group Embeds Privacy Boost, Enables Sub-500ms Shielded Asset Transfers
Key Takeaways: Startale Group chooses Sunnyside Labs to bring native privacy to its consumer-facing app. Privacy Boost delivers 1,800+ transactions...
Solana Readies Quantum Defense With 3-Step Roadmap and Falcon Implementation
Key Takeaways: Anza and Firedancer independently selected the Falcon post-quantum signature scheme for Solana, with code on Github. Blueshift’s Solana...
Ethereum’s EEZ could pull other blockchains into its orbit
The Ethereum Economic Zone aims to unify fragmented rollups, but its broader goal is to extend interoperability to other blockchains,...
Space and Time Launches Dreamspace Ai App Builder to Simplify Onchain Development
Key Takeaways: Space and Time launched Dreamspace with Microsoft to enable no-code AI app building for 140,000+ students. Built on...
Canton, ZKsync Clash Over How Blockchains Enforce Rules
Banks are moving onchain through competing models that take different approaches to how financial rules are enforced.On the one hand...
Flying Tulip Adds Withdrawal Circuit Breaker After DeFi Exploits
Flying Tulip, a decentralized finance (DeFi) platform founded by DeFi developer Andre Cronje, has added a circuit breaker that can...
0G Foundation and Alibaba Cloud Partner to Bring Qwen LLMs Onchain
Key Takeaways: 0G Foundation and Alibaba Cloud launched onchain access to Qwen LLMs for AI agents on April 21, 2026....
DeFi Platform Volo Hit by $3.5M Vault Attack, Begins Recovery Efforts
Decentralized finance (DeFi) protocol Volo has disclosed a security breach that resulted in the loss of approximately $3.5 million in...
Japanese Government Bond Collateral Goes Onchain in New JSCC and Mizuho Blockchain Pilot
Key Takeaways: JSCC, Mizuho, and Nomura launched a PoC on April 20, 2026, to test JGB digital collateral on the...
Coinbase Expands Crypto-Backed USDC Loans to UK Users
Crypto exchange Coinbase has rolled out crypto-backed USDC loans for users in the United Kingdom, allowing users to borrow USDC...
