May 5, 20264m 13s
Drift Outlines Recovery Plan for Users After $295M DPRK-Linked Exploit
Solana perpetuals exchange Drift published a recovery plan for users after a $295M exploit that on-chain investigators have linked to North Korean actors.
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May 5, 20264m 20s
SoFi Launches SoFiUSD Stablecoin on Solana for Payments
SoFi is launching SoFiUSD on Solana, citing low cost and fast settlement. The bank-chartered fintech now joins a growing list of US issuers.
May 5, 20263m 47s
Morgan Stanley Plans Spot Crypto Trading on Wealth Platform This Year
Morgan Stanley will roll out spot crypto trading on its wealth management platform later in 2026, alongside tokenized assets and ETF integration.
May 5, 20264m 10s
a16z Raises $2.2B Crypto Fund 5 Aimed at Stablecoins and Onchain Finance
Andreessen Horowitz closed $2.2B Crypto Fund 5, a narrower crypto vehicle focused on stablecoins and onchain finance.
May 5, 20264m 29s
Coinbase Cuts 14% of Staff in Push to Become AI-Native Exchange
Coinbase is cutting 14% of headcount and experimenting with one-person teams as it restructures around AI tooling, the company confirmed on May 5, 2026.
May 5, 20264m 48s
Sabadell and Bankinter Set to Join European Stablecoin Consortium
Spanish lenders Sabadell and Bankinter plan to join a euro stablecoin consortium alongside nine other European banks under MiCA, per Expansion.
May 5, 20264m 56s
Coinbase Opens Australian SMSFs to Crypto, Targeting $1T AUD Retirement Pool
Coinbase rolls out support for self-managed super funds in Australia, giving SMSF trustees direct crypto access inside a retirement pool worth over $1 trillion AUD.
May 5, 20264m 34s
Aave Lifts GHO Borrow Cap to 150M on Core Instance
Aave raised the GHO borrow cap to 150 million on its Core instance, signaling steady demand for the protocol's native stablecoin as DeFi TVL hits records.
May 5, 20264m 45s
Aave Asks Court to Block $71M Crypto Seizure Tied to North Korea Claims
Aave is fighting a $71M crypto seizure motion tied to KelpDAO funds and a North Korea debt claim, arguing the protocol has no custody over the disputed ETH.
May 5, 20264m 42s
Tetra Trust Launches CADD, Canada's First Regulated CAD Stablecoin
Tetra Trust has launched CADD, a CAD-pegged stablecoin issued by a federally regulated trust company and backed by Shopify and National Bank of Canada.