Infrastructure
DeFi

Hyperliquid’s kHYPE Liquid Staking Sees TVL Expansion to $680M Mark

Kinetiq’s kHYPE liquid staking infrastructure experienced an 11.7% TVL growth surge, pushing locked capital to $680 million. The protocol’s performance…
Infrastructure

Iran crisis puts the regime's $7.8 billion crypto shadow economy in spotlight

The government relies on this crypto infrastructure for international trade, while ordinary Iranians use it as a financial lifeline during…
Infrastructure

Mt. Gox's former CEO floats hard fork to recover 80K hacked Bitcoin

Mark Karpelès said it has been 12 years since the start of Mt. Gox’s bankruptcy proceedings and “this is probably…
Infrastructure

Bitcoin slides to $65,000 in weekend sell-off, with solana, XRP, dogecoin down 6%

The pullback erased most of Wednesday’s push toward $70,000 as hot producer-price data and a post-earnings Nvidia decline dragged risk…
Infrastructure

Morgan Stanley applies for OCC bank charter to custody crypto

The Wall Street banking giant has been accelerating its foray into crypto, filing to launch Bitcoin, Ether and Solana ETFs…
Industry News

Technical Analysis: Mt. Gox Hard Fork Proposal Could Set Precedent for Asset Recovery

Mark Karpelès’ suggestion for a Bitcoin hard fork to retrieve 80K tokens from the Mt. Gox incident raises questions about…
Industry News

DCTRL Vancouver Hackerspace Shutdowns Signal Regulatory Pressure on Crypto Infrastructure

The closure of DCTRL’s physical premises highlights growing municipal intervention in cryptocurrency community spaces. This volunteer-operated innovation lab previously facilitated…
Industry News

StarkWare’s Starkzap SDK Revolutionizes DApp Development Pipeline

The newly unveiled Starkzap development framework leverages StarkWare’s zero-knowledge proof infrastructure to streamline smart contract integration. This developer-focused solution eliminates…
Industry News

Nexus BTC Bridge TVL Contracts 10.9% as Bitcoin DeFi Faces Headwinds

Nexus BTC, a prominent Bitcoin bridging infrastructure, recorded a 10.9% TVL contraction to $300 million within 24 hours according to…
Infrastructure

Magic Eden Pulls Plug on Bitcoin and Ethereum Support, Doubles Down on Solana

Magic Eden is pulling support for Ethereum-compatible and Bitcoin-based assets, marking an end to its multi-chain approach to user adoption.…