The cryptocurrency industry has spent years strengthening digital defenses. Smart contract audits have become more sophisticated, hardware wallets have improved security standards, and exchanges now invest millions into cyber protection systems. Yet despite these advances, a darker reality is emerging in parallel. Criminals are increasingly abandoning keyboards and malware in
May 8, 2026 5 mins read
In a strategic fundraising round headed by Mercury Fund and Notion Capital, OpenTrade, a stablecoin yield infrastructure platform used by fintechs and exchanges, has received $17 million. The business recently handled more over $250 million in transactions in 2025 and exceeded $200 million in total value locked (TVL). AlbionVC, CMCC
May 6, 2026 5 mins read
Today, Binance Pay, the payments division of the biggest cryptocurrency exchange in the world based on trading volume, Binance, revealed its plan to extend its real-world QR payment network to more than ten nations by Q3 2026. This comes after the product reached a noteworthy milestone: in only one year after
May 5, 2026 3 mins read
Today, Nexo, the leading digital asset wealth platform, announced that Solana’s SOL and Ripple’s XRP are now supported collateral assets for its Zero-interest Credit (ZiC). With this move, Nexo joins the current BTC and ETH collateral options as the first platform to provide 0% APR, no-liquidation lending backed by either asset. ZiC,
April 30, 2026 3 mins read
In order to provide a regulated institutional framework for involvement in blockchain-based financial markets, Real Finance and Wiener Privatbank established a strategic alliance. In order to provide institutional customers access to on-chain financial products within a framework that complies with European regulatory norms, the partnership focuses on integrating conventional banking
April 29, 2026 3 mins read
Today, Startale Group announced a collaboration with Sunnyside Labs, designating Privacy Boost as the Startale App’s official privacy partner. Privacy Boost will offer self-custodial, onchain privacy features inside a consumer cryptocurrency ecosystem by integrating directly into the Startale App and deploying natively on Soneium. As a key consumer gateway to
April 28, 2026 3 mins read
Following a week in which Bitcoin touched its highest level since early February, the cryptocurrency stabilized and remained around $77,000 on Friday. The cryptocurrency market leader is poised for its greatest monthly performance in a year, with a 13.6% increase in April, according to statistics from CoinGlass. The recovery comes
April 25, 2026 2 mins read
Sentora, an institutional DeFi intelligence and risk management platform, and Firelight Protocol have partnered to provide native coverage for Sentora’s public and private vaults. In order to facilitate institutional involvement across Sentora’s platform—which now oversees billions in deployed capital—the integration adds a capital-backed protection layer. With infrastructure integrated into platforms like
April 23, 2026 3 mins read
Today, Zodia Custody, the institution-first digital assets platform, made an announcement on the launch of BitMEX on Interchange, which is Zodia Custody’s off-venue settlement network. Standard Chartered, Northern Trust, SBI Holdings, National Australia Bank, and Emirates NBD are among the shareholders and investors in Zodia Custody. As a result of the
April 21, 2026 3 mins read
The crypto exchange sector saw a significant slowdown during the first quarter of 2026. The total trading volume dropped to $17.9 trillion, which is a 32% decrease from the previous quarter and a 42% decrease from the cycle top of $31.0 trillion that in Q3 2025 occurred. The shrinkage was caused
April 20, 2026 3 mins read
