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Artificial intelligence tools are now twice as effective at exploiting smart contract vulnerabilities as they are at detecting them, according to research from Binance Research.

Digital asset firm Bakkt has completed its acquisition of Distributed Technologies Research in a share-based deal aimed at expanding its stablecoin payments infrastructure.

Solana-based DeFi protocol Carrot is shutting down after suffering severe losses linked to the $285 million Drift Protocol exploit.

A group of Bitcoin advocates has launched an open-source AI tool designed to counter misinformation about Bitcoin using peer-reviewed research.

The tokenised real-world asset market has grown more than 420% since early 2025, with total value rising from $5.8 billion to over $30.2 billion.

Crypto has become the most-muted topic on X following the launch of its snooze feature, signalling a sharp drop in user engagement with digital asset content.

Decentralised exchanges increased their share of crypto spot trading to 27.4% in Q1 2026, even as total trading volumes declined during a risk-off period.

Dogecoin has surged more than 11% over the past week, outperforming the wider crypto market which declined 0.7% over the same period.

Bitcoin exchange-traded funds recorded $137.8 million in net outflows on April 29, led by BlackRock’s IBIT with $54.73 million in exits, marking a third consecutive day of withdrawals.

Australia is considering integrating stablecoins and tokenised fiat into its domestic payments infrastructure, according to a draft vision for future account-to-account (A2A) systems.

Major US banks are seeking to delay implementation of the GENIUS Act, urging regulators to extend public comment periods as stablecoin rules take shape.

Elizabeth Warren and Ron Wyden have questioned Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Paulo Ardoino over reports that Tether provided a loan linked to Lutnick’s family trust.