Month: May 2026

Bitcoin-focused DeFi platform Echo Protocol has suffered an exploit after an attacker minted roughly 1,000 unauthorized eBTC tokens on the protocol’s Monad deployment. Blockchain security firm PeckShield and on-chain analytics platform Lookonchain reported on Tuesday that the attacker generated around…...

Rising UK unemployment amid geopolitical tensions signals potential economic instability, challenging growth forecasts and policy responses. The post UK unemployment unexpectedly rises to 5% amid Iran war pressures appeared first on Crypto Briefing....

South Korea’s KB Financial has completed a Proof-of-Concept (PoC) for won-denominated stablecoin as lawmakers and experts push to advance the country’s digital asset framework. KB Stablecoin Pilot Cuts Fees, Speeds Transfers On Sunday, KB Financial Group, the parent company of South Korea’s largest bank, announced that it had completed...

Ethereum Foundation exits grow as Carl Beek and Julian Ma resign, adding pressure to Protocol Cluster changes and Ethereum roadmap work now....

Although every major breakout attempt from the cross-border token has been halted in the past several months, analysts continue to be highly positive that such a big move is in the making. Ali Martinez is the latest to outline such an opinion, basing his view on the tightening Bollinger...

TaoWeave (NASDAQ:TWAV) shares are trading lower in after-hours trading Monday. TWAV shares fell 14.6% to $1.35 in after-hours trading after the company reported first-quarter 2026 financial results and detailed its Bittensor-focused digital asset treasury strategy. The company focuses on the Bittensor ecosystem and holds Bittensor (CRYPTO: TAO) tokens as its...

Banking behemoth Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) sold all its Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and XRP (CRYPTO: ETF) exchange-traded fund holdings in the first quarter, according to its latest 13F filing released Friday. Major Altcoin Positions Dumped Goldman Sachs liquidated its position in Bitwise XRP ETF (NYSE:XRP), Franklin XRP ETF (NYSE:XRPZ), 21Shares...

Minnesota crypto custody law lets banks and credit unions hold digital assets from Aug. 1, as the state crypto ATM ban also starts that day....

Bitcoin-focused DeFi protocol Echo Protocol was exploited on Monday in the latest security breach to hit the DeFi sector this month. The attack was first flagged by pseudonymous crypto influencer DCF GOD on X at around 5:55 p.m. ET. The exact cause of the incident has not yet been...

Bitcoin has fallen about 6% from $82,000 to $76,800, but underlying data point to more than routine pullback....