Category: Blockchain

[ad_1] AI-powered crypto trading assistant Bankr said it disabled transactions after identifying an attacker who gained access to at least 14 wallets, with users reporting that as much as $150,000 in crypto was drained from some.  In an X post on Tuesday, Bankr said it was investigating reports that several wallets had been compromised and…

[ad_1] Key Takeaways Casper Association launched its Manifest on May 12 to scale the $16 trillion real-world asset market.The roadmap integrates EVM compatibility and ERC-3643 standards to bridge Web3 with traditional finance.Casper plans to ship X402 micropayments in 2026 before deploying quantum-safe algorithms by 2027. Bridging the Ethereum Ecosystem The Casper Association on May 12…

[ad_1] Japan’s major brokerages are preparing to bring crypto investment trusts to retail investors, with SBI Securities and Rakuten Securities already developing products in-house, while others like Nomura plan to enter the space once regulations are finalized. SBI Securities plans to sell funds developed by group company SBI Global Asset Management, with products spanning both…

[ad_1] Key Takeaways Blackrock’s BUIDL fund secured a top AAA-mf rating from Moody’s this week for its $2.58 billion AUM.The AAA-mf rating signals that tokenized Ethereum assets now meet the highest institutional safety standards.Following the BUIDL and Fidelity FILQ ratings, the $15 billion tokenized debt market expects further expansion. Institutional Grade: Moody’s Assigns Aaa-mf Rating…

[ad_1] Blockchain analytics platform Arkham has published what it says is a public, onchain map of crypto wallets attributed to Iran’s central bank, making a pair of US-sanctioned Tron addresses publicly searchable for investigators and the wider public. The move could increase scrutiny of how Iranian-linked entities use stablecoins and blockchain networks to move funds…

[ad_1] Key Takeaways Elliptic secured $120 million on May 12, 2026, boosting its valuation to $670 million for onchain analytics.Nasdaq Ventures and Deutsche Bank joined the Series D, signaling deep institutional trust in crypto compliance.Elliptic plans to scale its artificial intelligence (AI)-native platform to monitor $33 trillion in annual stablecoin transaction volume. Elliptic to Advance…

[ad_1] Liquid Restaking Tokens (LRTs) are the next generation of staking assets. They represent a user’s restaked position in protocols like EigenLayer, allowing them to earn multiple layers of rewards—Ethereum staking yield plus additional security fees—while remaining “liquid” and able to use their capital across the DeFi ecosystem.   The Problem with Traditional Restaking As…

[ad_1] The team behind the Renegade.fi protocol said a whitehat hacker returned about $190,000 after exploiting one of its Arbitrum-based decentralized dark pools and later complying with instructions in an onchain message to return 90% of the funds. Renegade confirmed the return of funds on Sunday after blockchain analytics platform Blockaid flagged the $209,000 exploit…

[ad_1] Rongchai Wang May 09, 2026 22:42 Seven major Bitcoin mining pools, including Foundry and AntPool, join Stratum V2 group to create an open standard for mining communication. Seven heavyweight Bitcoin mining pools, including Foundry and AntPool, have joined forces under the Stratum V2 working group to…

[ad_1] Decentralized finance protocols are reevaluating their blockchain oracle providers’ security after the fallout from the $293 million Kelp DAO exploit last month. Several protocols have announced migrations to Chainlink infrastructure in recent days, citing security concerns around third-party oracle and bridge providers. On Thursday, Bitcoin DeFi platform Solv Protocol announced it would migrate to…