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Secret Network's Axelar Bridge Hit by a $4.67M Infinite Mint

An attacker minted unbacked wrapped tokens on Secret Network through a customized bridge contract, draining $4.67 million before Axelar cut the connection.

· 17 Jun 2026· 🕐 3 min read

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Anza and a16z Researchers Propose Gatling, Targeting 10ms Solana Slots

Researchers at Anza and a16z Crypto published Gatling, a design that runs nine consensus instances in parallel to produce a block proposal every 56 milliseconds, with 10ms slots as the theoretical target. It is a paper and a prototype, with no production timeline.

· 16 Jun 2026· 🕐 3 min read

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XRP Ledger v3.2.0 Renames Its Core Server From rippled to xrpld

The XRP Ledger's v3.2.0 release renamed its core server from rippled to xrpld, a change XRPL Operations tied to an ecosystem it describes as increasingly independent of Ripple. The release itself was maintenance only, with no new features and no amendments.

· 15 Jun 2026· 🕐 3 min read

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Firedancer v1.0.0 Reaches Testnet, Completing Solana's C Rewrite

Firedancer reached v1.0.0 on Solana's testnet, finishing the ground-up C rewrite. It is not recommended for mainnet, where the Frankendancer hybrid still runs.

· 12 Jun 2026· 🕐 3 min read

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Starknet Ships STRK20, Bringing Privacy to Arbitrary ERC-20 Tokens

Starknet put STRK20 live on mainnet on 9 June, a privacy standard covering arbitrary ERC-20 tokens. Private transfers are validated by zero-knowledge proofs, with encrypted notes stored in contract storage and a stated cost of roughly 4 STRK each.

· 9 Jun 2026· 🕐 3 min read

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Syscoin Halts Its Bridge After an Exploit Minted 5 Billion SYS

An attacker exploited a mismatch between Syscoin's two layers to mint about 5 billion SYS, roughly $10 million. The funds were recovered and destroyed; the bridge stays paused.

· 7 Jun 2026· 🕐 3 min read

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JPMorgan, BofA and Citi Build Shared Tokenized-Deposit Network

JPMorgan, Bank of America and Citi are building a shared tokenized-deposit network operated by The Clearing House, targeting the first half of 2027. The aim is defensive: keeping corporate deposits inside the regulated banking system rather than losing them to stablecoins.

· 5 Jun 2026· 🕐 3 min read

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RWA Tokenization: Why DTCC is Integrating Chainlink Solutions

The Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) recently announced a major integration of Chainlink’s infrastructure into its Collateral AppChain platform. This strategic move aims to modernize collateral management…

· 26 May 2026· 🕐 4 min read

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Top 10 Largest Crypto Capital Movements

There’s one trap almost everyone falls into. You see a transaction worth hundreds of millions — and your brain instantly fills in the story: “dump incoming,” “sell pressure,”…

· 1 Apr 2026· 🕐 6 min read

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Top 10 Largest Crypto Capital Movements

There's one trap almost everyone falls into -- you see a transaction worth hundreds of millions and assume manipulation. Reality is far more nuanced. Here are the 10 largest on-chain capital movements explained.

Elena Volkov· 1 Apr 2026· 🕐 3 min read

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SWIFT Is Getting Serious About Blockchain

March 29, 2026 On March 5, SWIFT quietly dropped a pretty big update: by the end of June, more than 25 major banks — including Bank of America,…

· 29 Mar 2026· 🕐 1 min read

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SWIFT Is Getting Serious About Blockchain

On March 5, SWIFT quietly announced that by the end of June, more than 90 member banks will begin live testing of blockchain-based cross-border settlements -- a seismic shift for traditional finance.

Elena Volkov· 29 Mar 2026· 🕐 4 min read