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Solana-based Drift Protocol has suffered the largest exploit of 2026 to date, losing nearly $300 million in a “highly sophisticated operation” that …

In brief Bitcoin treasury firm Metaplanet purchased 5,075 BTC during Q1 2026 for around $405 million, according to its quarterly report. The …

Japan-based firm strengthens its position with nearly $400 million purchase, surpassing MARA Holdings in global rankings. www.coindesk.com

In short Publicly traded companies are now racing to accumulate Ethereum. Companies with strategic ETH reserves now account for more than 6% …

Viva Republica, the operator of South Korea’s largest fintech platform Toss, wants to both issue and distribute stablecoins. The declaration adds another …

Project Samara will continue to test issuing, trading and settling bonds using digital Canadian dollars on a distributed ledger. www.coindesk.com

Bitdeer, the largest Bitcoin mining company by hashrate, wiped its BTC ledger clean this week. Its corporate Bitcoin treasury now shows 0 …

US trade deficit data came in heavy for December. The Commerce Department said the monthly gap hit $70.3 billion. That was $17.3 …

Bitcoin mining difficulty has climbed to 144.4 trillion (T), up 15%, the largest percentage increase since 2021, when the China mining ban …

Josh Kushner’s Thrive Capital has raised more than $10 billion for its largest-ever fund, Thrive X, giving the firm substantial capital to …