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North Korea's Lazarus Group Steals $300M in New Exchange Exploit
The Lazarus Group, North Korea's state-sponsored hacking unit, executed a $300 million theft from a mid-tier centralised exchange through a sophisticated supply-chain attack and social-engineering campaign. We break down the operation, blockchain forensics, and the geopolitical stakes.
Solana Liquid Staking Hits $20B TVL — Jito and Marinade Lead the Charge
Combined TVL in Solana liquid staking protocols crossed $20 billion in Q2 2026, with Jito and Marinade Finance accounting for the majority of deposits. Solana's staking ecosystem is maturing rapidly.
Solana DePIN Sector Tops $20B as Helium, Render and io.net Drive Enterprise Adoption
Solana's DePIN ecosystem crosses $20 billion in combined market cap. From Helium's carrier roaming deals to Render and io.net's GPU compute growth, the sector is transitioning from crypto experiment to real-world infrastructure.
Pudgy Penguins x Walmart Goes Physical: NFTs Meet Mass-Market Retail
Pudgy Penguins has expanded its Walmart partnership with a second wave of physical plush toys linked to on-chain NFT traits. The deal is the most significant physical-digital NFT retail crossover to date — and a blueprint others are watching closely.
Coinbase Base Hits $50B TVL — Now Among the Top Three Layer-2 Networks
Base, the Ethereum Layer-2 network incubated by Coinbase, crossed $50 billion in total value locked, entering the top three L2s by TVL alongside Arbitrum and OP Mainnet. We break down what drove the milestone.
Hut 8 and CleanSpark Break Records With AI-Mining Hybrid Model
Hut 8 and CleanSpark both reported record quarterly earnings by blending traditional Bitcoin mining with AI cloud computing. The hybrid model is redefining what a public mining company looks like in 2026.
ETH Spot ETF Inflows Beat Bitcoin for the First Time in a Single Week
US-listed Ethereum spot ETFs recorded net inflows that exceeded Bitcoin ETF flows in a single weekly period for the first time since launch — a potential inflection point for institutional capital rotation into ETH.
Coinbase International Expands Derivatives Access to 80 Countries
Coinbase International Exchange has extended regulated derivatives trading to 80 countries, making it the broadest-reach compliant crypto derivatives venue in the world and intensifying competition with Binance and Bybit.
BlackRock BUIDL Launches on Solana — Multi-Chain RWA Strategy Expands
BlackRock's tokenized money-market fund BUIDL has expanded to Solana, marking a decisive institutional endorsement of high-throughput blockchains for real-world asset tokenization and broadening on-chain Treasury access.