Infrastructure
Infrastructure

US Government Runs a Bitcoin Node, But Not Mining BTC: US Admiral

The commander of U.S. forces in the Pacific said the military is investigating Bitcoin’s ability to “secure and protect networks.”…
Infrastructure

The U.S. Military Is Running a Bitcoin Node, Admiral Paparo Reveals

Bitcoin Magazine The U.S. Military Is Running a Bitcoin Node, Admiral Paparo Reveals The U.S. military is actively running a…
AI

Google Will Spend Up to $185 Billion This Year to Power AI 'Agentic Era': CEO

Google will invest up to $185 billion this year to build the infrastructure behind autonomous AI agents, CEO Sundar Pichai…
DeFi

SparkLend Sees Over $1B in Deposits Since Kelp Exploit as Aave TVL Plunges

Aave TVL has dropped by $10B since the Kelp attackers used the protocol to borrow $190 million in WETH, depositing…
Infrastructure

Pyth Network to determine outcomes in Kalshi’s commodities expansion

The prediction platform will use Pyth’s pricing data to settle trades on its new commodities markets, as it expands into…
Infrastructure

Base Pushes Toward Final L2 Stage with First Independent Upgrade

Base’s Azul upgrade is currently live on testnet, with mainnet launch scheduled for mid-May. Read Full Story at Thedefiant.io →
DeFi

The Protocol: Kelp DAO exploited for $292 million

Also: DPRK hacking crypto, Aave contagion and Coinbase on quantum computing. Read Full Story at Coindesk.com →
DeFi

Crypto Long & Short: Protecting the people building DeFi infrastructure

In this week’s Crypto Long & Short Newsletter, Jennifer Rosenthal writes on the need to protect the people actually building…
Infrastructure

The $292 million Kelp DAO exploit shows why crypto bridges are still one of the industry's weakest links

The problem is structural and as long as bridges depend on complex systems with shared infrastructure and hidden trust assumptions,…
Infrastructure

Crypto is leading the race to build the ultimate gambling super-app

Kalshi is reportedly preparing to offer US crypto perpetual futures, while Polymarket announced today that perpetual contracts are coming to…