Author: CryptoPress

X (formerly Twitter) is rolling out an auto-locking and verification system for users who post about cryptocurrency for the first time in their account history. The measure aims to dismantle the economic incentive for hackers who hijack high-follower accounts to promote phishing links and meme coin scams. X Head of Product Nikita Bier stated the feature should “kill 99% of the incentive” for bad actors exploiting the...

Blockchain analytics firm Elliptic has identified multiple indicators linking the $286 million exploit of Drift Protocol to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The attack on the Solana-based perpetual exchange involved a sophisticated social engineering campaign to compromise the Security Council’s administrative powers. Stolen funds are being moved through cross-chain bridges and swapped to Ethereum, mirroring laundering...

Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal stated that a deal on the CLARITY Act, specifically regarding stablecoin yield provisions, could be finalized within the next 48 hours. The dispute centers on “passive yields”—rewards earned simply for holding stablecoins—which banking groups fear could trigger deposit flight from traditional institutions. A potential compromise, led by Senators Thom Tillis and Angela Alsobrooks, may ban...

WTI and Brent crude futures both declined by approximately 2% as traders reacted to shifting geopolitical signals in the Middle East. The Dow Jones Industrial Average surged over 1,000 points, marking a 2.5% gain to close out a volatile first quarter of 2026. President Trump stated he expects U.S. forces to be out of Iran in “two or three weeks,” though the Iranian foreign ministry has denied reports of a ceasefire request. ...

Solana (SOL) has dropped 12% over the past week, making it the only top-ten cryptocurrency by market cap to see double-digit losses.The token’s price slide toward sub-$80 levels occurs despite a massive long-term increase in Total Value Locked (TVL), which now sits at $6.4 billion.Market analysts point to macroeconomic headwinds as the primary driver for the current price stagnation. Solana (SOL) is grappling with significant downward...