US-Iran Tensions Spark Bitcoin Drop to $62,000
Escalating tensions in the Middle East, along with renewed fears of a potential war between…
US-Iran Tensions Spark Bitcoin Drop to $62,000
Escalating tensions in the Middle East, along with renewed fears of a potential war between the US and Iran, have shaken global financial markets. The cryptocurrency world did not escape the turmoil. Bitcoin, the leading digital asset, saw a sharp decline, falling to around $62,000. Bitcoin reacts like risky assets despite safe haven narrative Bitcoin…
Buterin Names Quantum Resistance Top Priority in Ethereum Update
Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin has outlined a new technical direction for the network under a “Lean Ethereum” strawmap, featuring quantum resistance, scalability, and privacy as top priorities. In a post on X over the weekend, Buterin described the planned upgrades as a transformation comparable in scale to the Merge in September 2022, which ended energy-intensive…
Rakurai Confirms Protocol Security Following Completed Hashlock Audit
Rakurai, a high-performance Solana validator client built to optimize block production, transaction scheduling, and validator profitability, has confirmed the security of its core codebase following a completed Hashlock audit. The attached final report rates the Rakurai system “Secure” after an April 2026 review of its Rust scheduler stack. What Is Rakurai? Rakurai is a high…
PoolOrbit Achieves “Secure” Rating in Hashlock Smart Contract Audit
PoolOrbit, a fully onchain lottery platform built on Base, has wrapped up a smart contract audit with Hashlock, a Web3 security firm focused on smart contract auditing and blockchain cybersecurity. The contracts came out of the review with a “Secure” rating, an important step as PoolOrbit gets ready to open its transparent, community-driven prize pools…
B.AI and CROSS Partner to Advance AI in Web3 Gaming
B.AI, a digital financial infrastructure built for the AI agent era, has announced a partnership with $CROSS, a full-stack Web3 gaming infrastructure. The goal is to explore how AI agents handle management and transactions inside Web3 gaming economies. The news was shared on B.AI’s official X account. Both platforms are built on blockchain technology, ensuring…
93% of Web3 games fail as gamers reject token model
A new report from market-making and trading firm Caladan reveals that more than 90% of Web3 games have failed after burning through up to $15 billion in investment. The data shows that roughly 93% of so-called GameFi projects are now effectively dead, with token values down about 95% from their 2022 peaks and funding to…
CrossCurve Reinforces Cross-Chain Security with Hashlock Audit of OFT Messaging Layer
Following a February incident affecting one of its bridge components, CrossCurve has taken an active step toward strengthening its broader cross-chain architecture, completing a smart contract audit with Web3 security firm Hashlock on its LayerZero-based OFT messaging contracts. The audit, finalised in March 2026, resulted in a “Secure” rating, with all identified vulnerabilities resolved within…
Celo Completes Multiple Smart Contract Audits with Hashlock, All Rated Secure
Celo has completed three independent smart contract audits with Web3 security firm Hashlock, covering its Staked smart contracts, Optimism smart contracts, and CeloSuperchainConfig. All three engagements, completed in October 2025, February 2026, and March 2026, received a “Secure” rating. What Is Celo? Celo is an Ethereum-anchored Layer 2 built for payments, stablecoins, and DeFi. Its…
Whop Announces Whop Treasury, Expanding Whop Finance to Bring Businesses up to 6% APY
Whop today announces Whop Finance, a new suite of financial tools built for the internet economy, and its inaugural product: Whop Treasury. Whop was built with a single mission: to help anyone make a sustainable income online. Last week, Whop launched Whop Payments Network, opening access to leading payment infrastructure for platforms and businesses worldwide….
MarketDAO Confirms Governance Security Following Completed Hashlock Smart Contract Audits
MarketDAO, an open-source governance framework built to bring market forces into group decision-making, has confirmed the security of its protocol following completed smart contract audits by Hashlock, a Web3 security firm specializing in blockchain security reviews. Hashlock’s public audit page shows both MarketDAO’s January 2026 smart contract audit and its February 2026 updates audit receiving…
