Telegram CEO Pavel Durov cited claims the EU’s new age-check app was hacked in minutes, warning it could expand into wider online identity controls.
Ramp Network rolls out multichain wallet for simpler self-custody
The crypto infrastructure company said its new wallet lets users buy, sell, swap and cash out digital assets in one app without relying on outside providers.
Flow Capital plans to tokenize $150M private credit fund via DigiFT: Report
Bloomberg reported Flow Capital plans to tokenize its private credit fund to raise additional capital, but crypto execs warn tokenization doesn’t magically make hard-to-trade assets liquid.
Tempo’s ‘Zones’ sparks debate over privacy in crypto infrastructure
Tempo’s new “Zones” feature offers private, permissioned stablecoin transactions on its layer-1 for enterprises, but critics warn the operator‑controlled design adds back centralized trust.
Ethereum NFT platform Foundation shuts down after failed Blackdove sale
Foundation is shutting down after a failed sale to Blackdove, having processed about $230 million in NFT primary sales since its launch in 2021.
Tokenization doesn’t ‘magically’ fix illiquid assets: PBW 2026
Industry speakers at Paris Blockchain Week said tokenization can broaden access and issuance, but it does not by itself create active secondary markets for illiquid assets.
Texas man in $20M Meta-1 Coin fraud sentenced to 23 years in prison
Meta-1 Coin was sold and marketed from 2018 to 2023 as an investment backed by $44 billion in gold and $1 billion in artworks, which turned out to be fictional.
Crypto in sustained winter as CEX volumes drop 39% in Q1: CoinGecko
March was the “weakest month” with $800 billion in centralized crypto exchange trading volume, the lowest since November 2023.
Cybersecurity researcher uncovers fake Ledger sold on Chinese marketplace
The researcher said they examined the fake Ledger device’s firmware and found signs pointing to a Chinese semiconductor company named Espressif Systems.
Ethereum Foundation-funded program exposes 100 DPRK workers in crypto
The Ketman Project, funded by an Ethereum Foundation stipend, identified 100 North Korean IT workers and alerted about 53 projects employing DPRK operatives.