EU sanctions Russian officials over deportation of Ukrainian children
The European Union says thousands of children have been stripped of their Ukrainian identity and culture, given Russian passports and put up for adoption.
Too funded to fail: Crypto needs a forest fire
For new growth, crypto may need to shed tired norms like over-raising and the hoarding of investment resources
Western Union Stablecoin USDPT Launches on Solana
Western Union’s USDPT stablecoin has gone live on the Solana blockchain, marking the traditional remittance giant’s entry into on-chain digital assets.
Lido DAO nears breakout zone as whales back $3.7mln LDO long
Large holders continued accumulating LDO, while exchange reserves declined over the past seven days.
After Monad’s TGE, can the chain turn hype into long-term conversion?
The data paint a complicated picture about user activity and the Monad ecosystem
Securitize Becomes First Broker-Dealer Approved to Custody Tokenized Securities: FINRA
Securitize received FINRA approval to expand broker-dealer activities and custody tokenized securities, completing the first full onchain IPO infrastructure stack.
Hyperliquid: The frontend wars
Nearly 40% of Hyperliquid’s daily active users trade through third-party frontends rather than the native UI
Lawyer Attempts to Seize Frozen ETH Linked to Kelp Exploit From Arbitrum DAO
A U.S. attorney is attempting to claim ETH frozen by Arbitrum following the Kelp DAO exploit — on behalf of victims of North Korean state hackers from prior incidents.
Thursday links: Prediction markets, agent hackers, quantum risks
Anthropic researchers report that their AI agents successfully exploited 56% of vulnerable smart contracts
Africa and Europe’s Most Important Meeting of 2026 Opens in Eswatini
For the first time in its history, the Africa-EU Parliamentary Assembly is holding its inaugural plenary session — not in Brussels, not in Strasbourg, but in Eswatini, a small landlocked kingdom in southern Africa that most international news cycles rarely mention. That choice of location is itself a signal worth reading. The gathering brings together […]
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