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A large-scale infrastructure anomaly has been detected in Bitcoin’s P2P network, potentially representing hidden preparation for a technical attack. Starting on April 9, 2026, the chart tracking unsolicited network messages (ADDR) showed a vertical spike: the number of fake and unreachable node addresses surged from a baseline of 50,000 to more than 250,000 per day. The graphical spike was highlighted by well-known developer and Casa co-founder Jameson Lopp, who suggested that someone may be intentionally flooding communication channels with false coordinates as part of preparations for a Sybil attack. Signs of a stealth sybil attack against Bitcoin The attacker appears…

Blockchain infrastructure company Chainlink said it is joining a group of banks that collectively represent over $10 trillion in assets under management to unlock real-time, stablecoin-based cross-border payments for foreign-exchange trades within a year. The coalition, called Project Pangea, aims to redefine the global FX markets, Niki Ariyasinghe, Chainlink’s vice president of Asia-Pacific and the Middle East, said in a video interview on Tuesday. In addition to Chainlink, the group includes Qivalis, a euro stablecoin consortium backed by 37 European banks, and UniKA, a Korean banking alliance representing more than 10 commercial banks. The project aims to explore moving foreign-exchange…

Bitcoin recently managed to reclaim the $80,000 level, but the bulls are not out of the woods yet. Some traders might be too complacent to ignore the bullish trend: $BTC has never recorded three bearish trends during a bear market. For now May remains in the red, but the bulls are on a very fragile ground. The flagship cryptocurrency suffered rather severe double-digit percentage drops in January and February. However, Bitcoin has since managed to eke out a 1.81% gain in March. This was followed by a much more decisive 12% surge throughout April. “Be ready for May to close…

Cumberland joins the project as one of the digital asset industry’s largest institutional market makers. SwissBorg brings a wealth management network with over one million users across the European continent. Fluid prepares its technological integration to offer institutional financial services on the future mainnet. The native Bitcoin financial primitive on the Sui network, known as Hashi, added Cumberland, Fluid, and SwissBorg to its institutional ecosystem ahead of its global launch. This strategic move comes just days before the activation of its testnet next July. The strategy aims to unlock liquidity from dormant Bitcoin capital into decentralized finance (DeFi). Developers indicated…

Oracle has reported stronger fiscal fourth-quarter earnings and revenue than analysts expected. The company also raised its full-year profit outlook, while keeping its fiscal 2027 revenue target unchanged. However, Oracle shares fell 5% in extended trading after the company detailed new financing plans for AI infrastructure. Oracle beats earnings and revenue estimates Oracle reported adjusted earnings of $2.11 per share for the fiscal fourth quarter. Analysts surveyed by LSEG expected adjusted earnings of $1.96 per share. Revenue reached $19.18 billion, compared with the $19.10 billion consensus estimate. The company said revenue increased 21% from the same quarter last year. Net…

Polygon reached 5,000 transactions per second after raising the block gas limit to 160M, matching Visa’s average daily load. Network fees remain low and predictable even at higher volume, at a fraction of the cost of traditional payment systems. Polygon’s Open Money Stack entered technical preview with early access limited to selected partners, using the network as a settlement layer. Polygon reached 5,000 transactions per second following an upgrade that raised the block gas limit to 160 million with block times of 1.5 seconds. The result places it in the same range as Visa‘s average daily load, but at a…

Top European asset manager, Allfunds, has announced a collaboration between the Solana network and its digital assets and cryptocurrency arm, Allfunds Blockchain. This partnership will integrate Solana into its platform for tokenized fund offerings and give institutional asset managers easy access to on-chain channels. The partnership will put Solana’s blockchain infrastructure within the reach of more than 3,300 fund managers and financial institutions using Allfunds. The platform managed almost €1.8 trillion in assets as of the end of March 2026, according to the company’s announcement. Allfunds and Solana integrate at scale The Solana Foundation’s Head of Institutional Growth for Europe,…

Bitcoin continues to trade within a broader recovery structure following the strong rebound from the $60K region. However, despite the recent bullish momentum, the market has been struggling to reclaim a decisive resistance zone at the $80K region, where the next major directional move is likely to emerge. Bitcoin Price Analysis: The Daily Chart On the daily timeframe, $BTC has been recently experiencing choppy price action near the crucial $80K resistance region, while lacking sufficient bullish momentum for a confirmed breakout. This area carries substantial technical importance as it aligns with the 100-day moving average, strengthening seller presence around current…

Lido has announced a significant change regarding its wstETH bridge endpoints, revoking the canonical status for several networks including zkSync Era, Mode, Scroll, Mantle, Swell, Zircuit, Soneium, Polygon PoS, and Lisk. According to the official tweet, users holding wstETH on these networks do not need to take any action. What Went Down The recent announcement from Lido marks a crucial update for users of its Multichain platform. By revoking the canonical status of wstETH bridge endpoints on multiple networks, Lido aims to streamline its operations while ensuring that existing wstETH holders are not adversely affected. This move comes at a…

SpaceX’s record-breaking IPO is vacuuming up billions of dollars from eager investors, leaving crypto traders to watch for the capital rotation that often follows Musk-driven market frenzies. The phenomenon is not new: when Elon Musk’s ventures capture the public imagination, risk capital tends to chase the narrative, and digital assets can quickly fall out of focus. In a Bloomberg interview on Wednesday, TrueCar founder and longtime Musk adviser Scott Painter offered firsthand insight into SpaceX’s early survival struggles, as the Bloomberg video detailed. Painter described a startup that nearly failed multiple times before becoming the global powerhouse now attracting a…