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Solana Yield Protocol Carrot Shuts Down After Drift Exploit Drains $8M in TVL
Carrot, the Solana-based decentralized finance ( DeFi) yield protocol, announced its shutdown on Thursday, following direct losses tied to the April 1 exploit on Drift Protocol, which drained approximately $285 million from the Drift…
Bitcoin’s August Hard Fork May Dwarf Every Previous Split Combined — Here’s Why
Bitcoin is scheduled to fork in August 2026, and for the first time, the entities holding a great deal of coins are not retail traders but exchange-traded fund (ETF) sponsors, corporate treasuries like Strategy, and regulated custodians…
Meta Launches USDC Stablecoin Payouts for Creators in Colombia and the Philippines
Meta has launched a pilot program allowing eligible creators in Colombia and the Philippines to receive earnings in USDC stablecoins through Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp. Key Takeaways: Meta launches USDC stablecoin payouts for…
Robinhood Posts $1.07B Q1 Revenue as 47% Crypto Drop Shifts Focus to Equities
Robinhood posted solid first-quarter growth, with revenue up 15% year over year, even as crypto trading income fell sharply. The results highlight a shift toward equities, options, and interest income as key drivers. Key Takeaways:…
TON Tech Gives Telegram Bots Spending Power With New Agentic Wallet Standard
TON Tech launched Agentic Wallets on April 28, 2026, an open standard that allows artificial intelligence (AI) agents operating on Telegram to hold and spend TON without user approval on every transaction. Key Takeaways: TON Tech launched…
Tim Draper Says ‘You Should Be Scared’ Without 6 Months Bitcoin Savings
Venture capitalist Tim Draper told a packed crowd at Bitcoin 2026 in Las Vegas that companies, families, and governments without bitcoin holdings face serious financial risk as global monetary systems continue to shift. Key Takeaways: Tim…
Lightspark CEO Launches Grid Global Accounts at Bitcoin 2026 Las Vegas
David Marcus, CEO of Lightspark and former president of Paypal, took the stage at Bitcoin 2026 Las Vegas to announce Grid Global Accounts, a dollar-denominated payment layer built entirely on Bitcoin that connects to 175 million Visa…
Fidelity Says Bitcoin Has Thin Profit Cushion as Macro Risks Drive 25% YTD Decline
Fidelity Digital Assets released its Q2 2026 Signals Report on Monday, showing bitcoin holding a net unrealized profit/loss (NUPL) score of 0.21 while ethereum and solana remain in capitulation territory. Key Takeaways: Fidelity Digital…
TRM Labs Highligihts Rise of Stablecoins in Venezuela
TRM Labs’ latest report on global cryptocurrency adoption stressed that stablecoins are being used in Venezuela as part of retail users’ arsenal to deal with high inflation and capital-constrained environments, countering currency…
Litecoin X Account Tells Critics to ‘Stay on the Shallow End’ After 13-Block Reorg
Litecoin’s official X account fired back at critics on Sunday, one day after a 13-block reorganization that reportedly exposed a vulnerability in its Mimblewimble Extension Blocks privacy layer and triggered fresh questions about the…