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Ethereum's biggest 'sandwich' bot drained of $7.5 million in ironic exploit
Blockaid said an attacker tricked Jaredfromsubway.eth into approving fake trading routes, then used those approvals t…
AI is making crypto security cheaper, faster and harder to ignore
As AI-powered security tools become cheaper, faster and more widely available, researchers said they could reshape wh…
Microsoft found malware that hijacks crypto wallets and spreads through USB sticks
The software intercepts shortcut files and directs them to install a worm that harvests private keys from the Windows…
Algorand plans ‘broad quantum resilience’ by 2027
Algorand is planning new accounts and consensus mechanisms designed to be resistant to the cryptography-breaking thre…
Algorand Plans to Be Ready for Quantum Computing Threat by End of 2027
Quantum computing threatens the blockchain ecosystem, from Bitcoin to Ethereum and beyond, and Algorand has a plan to…
Global $2.75B payments deal shows stablecoins moving into the rails they were meant to bypass
The $2.75 billion acquisition points to token settlement moving inside regulated payment networks before it replaces …
Ethereum Foundation loses another key leader as co-executive director Hsiao-Wei Wang resigns
Wang's departure follows the resignation of fellow co-executive director Tomasz Stańczak and marks the latest in a s…
Zama And Morpho Push Confidential DeFi With New USDC Yield Vault
Zama and Morpho are moving confidential DeFi forward with a USDC yield vault design using fully homomorphic encryptio…
Algorand unveils roadmap to achieve quantum resistance by 2028
The announcement reflects a crypto's growing recognition that adopting quantum-resistant cryptography could take year…
Alchemy unveils Visa-powered virtual payment card for AI agents
AgentCard will default to Visa-issued tokens, but will support crypto and agent-native payment protocols when available.
Solana’s $1B USDC mint collides with DeFi app shutdown as users face unfinished Drift recovery
Users face a September exit deadline while fresh Solana minting signals show liquidity moving faster than recovery sy…
Live markets: Bitcoin and ether ETFs lost $111 million combined as rate-cut hopes died
Total market value has held flat near $2.26 trillion since Tuesday, with the recovery losing momentum after the Fed k…
France to stop certifying products lacking quantum-resistant encryption
France’s cybersecurity agency plans to block certification of products without quantum-resistant encryption startin…
Ready USDC Card Halts Non-EEA Service Following Card Issuer Transition
A Ready Card service halt outside the EEA shows how stablecoin payment products still depend on issuer relationships …
Bitcoin layer-2s face a bear-market reality check
Botanix's shutdown has raised an uncomfortable question for Bitcoin builders: Does the market actually want programma…
FIFA wanted Avalanche's blockchain to help curb World Cup ticket scalping. Here's how it's going
In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at how FIFA is using the Avalanche blockchain to tes…
EarnOS launches anti-AI slop app, raises $6 million from 1kx, Circle and Coinbase
Ero app is designed to help brands verify human internet traffic, reduce wastes caused by bots, and reward "authentic…
A new Bittensor proposal would turn validators into something like fund managers
Root Reborn would have TAO validators pick which subnets to back and reinvest yield into, rather than constantly sell…
Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse launch first ‘confidential DeFi yield’ vault on Ethereum
Zama, Morpho and Steakhouse launch the first confidential DeFi yield vault on Ethereum, letting firms earn yield with…
Live markets: A bitcoin bottom signal flashed as holders absorbed 125,000 BTC in June
Bitcoin's Sharpe ratio hit a level that has marked every cycle low since 2015, but in each case it preceded months of…
Coinbase And AWS Bring x402 Payments To CloudFront Publishers
Coinbase and AWS are pushing x402 as a way for publishers and APIs to charge autonomous AI agents, but hot-key and sp…
Standard Chartered’s $100 Uniswap call exposes the open DeFi problem Wall Street may need to solve
The reported $100 UNI target hinges on tokenized assets leaving closed rails for liquid, composable markets. The post…
Ethereum’s biggest protocol overhaul in years moves into its final development stage
Developers are entering the final stretch of work on Glamsterdam, the network's next major upgrade, as teams begin te…
Y Combinator reveals a new AI agent that can build and run an entire business just from a text message
Y Combinator's Locus Founder lets users text a business idea via iMessage, SMS, or Telegram, and the AI handles the r…
Coinbase, AWS enable publishers on CloudFront and WAF to charge AI agents via x402 protocol
Coinbase and AWS are allowing publishers on CloudFront and WAF to charge AI agents for content via the x402 protocol.
IMF says Nigeria’s stablecoin adoption is ‘testing the limits’ of monetary and regulatory frameworks
The IMF said stablecoin adoption in Nigeria is testing monetary and regulatory frameworks, while warning of digital d…
Live markets: Bitcoin ETFs bled cash Monday while every other crypto ETF gained
Ether, XRP, Solana and Hyperliquid funds all took in money, but bitcoin's outflow was really just Grayscale's GBTC.
‘Let’s just put it in an ETF’ is the worst outcome for bitcoin, says Trezor exec
Trezor Chief Commercial Officer Danny Sanders said simplifying self-custody remains one of bitcoin's biggest onboardi…
Morpho Secures $175 Million Round Led By Paradigm, a16z And Ribbit
Morpho raised $175 million in a new financing round.