Oct 1, 2026
El Salvador has launched Sivar, a national remittance and payments app built by Modveon on Coinbase's Base network, settling transfers from the US in stablecoins. The move represents a shift toward stablecoins for everyday payments, separate from the country's Bitcoin experiment.
Chainlink released CCIP 2.0, allowing institutions to run or hire their own verifiers that must approve cross-chain transfers alongside Chainlink's default network, giving enterprises more control over security for token transfers.
Crypto scammers created a counterfeit version of the Upbit-backed GIWA blockchain and tricked DYORSWAP into integrating it, leading to the theft of approximately 767 ETH (about $2 million) from over 1,300 wallets that bridged funds to the fake Layer 2 network. DYORSWAP has paid over 200 ETH in compensation to affected users.
Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante announced plans to expand tokenized stock access on Solana from approximately 200 symbols to 10,000, enabling shares to move between traditional brokerage accounts and decentralized finance platforms.
Evercrest Technologies, developer of KelpDAO, filed a civil claim in British Columbia against LayerZero Labs, its Canadian entity, and CEO Bryan Pellegrino over the April 2026 rsETH bridge exploit that caused roughly $292 million in losses. The lawsuit alleges LayerZero failed to disclose technical vulnerabilities and endorsed the setup used in the exploit.
An attacker minted over 40 BTC worth of nBTC out of thin air on Nomic on June 25, but Osmosis took 74 days to discover the exploit, which left allBTC 36% unbacked. The incident contributed to an 8.3% decline in ATOM price amid shaken investor confidence.
Visa announced it will integrate VisaNet settlement data with onchain lending infrastructure to help stablecoin-linked card issuers and fintech companies access working capital. The system uses payment and blockchain transaction records to automate lending decisions as demand for stablecoin cards increases.
DBS Bank and Citibank executed the first weekend USD payment between Singapore and the US using tokenized deposits via Swift's Digital Ledger, demonstrating 24/7 settlement capabilities for traditional banking infrastructure.
Router Protocol, a cross-chain infrastructure project backed by Coinbase Ventures, announced it will shut down all operations by September 30 after failing to commercialize its products and stand out in a competitive market.
Router Protocol, a Coinbase Ventures-backed cross-chain infrastructure project, announced it will cease all operations by September 30, 2026, and burn approximately 303 million ROUTE tokens (30% of total supply) after failing to commercialize its products in a competitive market.
Payment services provider Bottomline is integrating Chainlink technology to bring its network of over 600 banking institutions and $16 trillion in annual payment volume onto blockchain networks. The partnership will enable banks to access blockchain-based cross-border settlement while continuing to use existing payment messaging systems.
OpenSea has integrated full Solana NFT trading support into its OS2 platform, allowing users to buy, sell, and trade Solana-based digital collectibles alongside assets from over 25 other blockchains. The launch comes more than four years after an initial beta and includes popular collections like Mad Lads and Claynosaurz.
A bridge configuration flaw on Base and BNB Smart Chain allowed attackers to hijack LayerZero delegate permissions, mint trillions of phantom SAND tokens, and drain approximately $675,000 from the Ethereum vault.
Hackers exploited a critical balance-handling flaw in the Cosmos EVM module to drain funds from six blockchains between August 20-25, 2026. Cosmos Labs had identified the vulnerability affecting approximately 40 blockchains but failed to act for four months before the attacks occurred.
Circle has launched Cross-Chain Transfer Protocol V2, reducing USDC transfer times from minutes to seconds, with Aptos among the first to integrate. Legacy V1 applications have until December 1 to migrate before old routes stop working, with burn limits beginning to fall on October 31.
Thirty-nine US state bankers associations announced the BankChain Alliance on August 25, a consortium designed to build a nationwide permissioned blockchain network for community banks, led by former federal regulator Kathy Kraninger.
The Sandbox contained a vulnerability in its SAND cross-chain bridge on Base and BNB Smart Chain after an attacker minted approximately 500 million unbacked tokens. The project stated the impact was under $1 million, though the full extent of damage remains unclear.
Binance founder Changpeng Zhao (CZ) advocated for countries to tokenize assets as a means to raise capital and attract foreign investment, while cautioning that deploying assets across multiple blockchains could lead to fragmentation issues.
Cross-chain decentralized exchange Maya Protocol suspended its network after an attacker exploited multiple software vulnerabilities to steal approximately $1.7 million in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies. The exploit caused the protocol's native CACAO token to plummet 89%.
Wyoming transferred its Frontier Stable Token (FRNT) from LayerZero to Chainlink's CCIP following a security review, marking the first time a U.S. state has switched blockchain infrastructure providers for a stablecoin.
Securitize and Neuberger launched the Neuberger Securitize High Income Tokenized Fund (HINC), a tokenized fixed-income fund investing primarily in high-yield bonds. The fund operates across Ethereum, Solana, Avalanche, and Sui blockchains, marking Neuberger's first engagement as subadvisor to a tokenized fund.
Etherealize co-founder Vivek Raman criticized the resurgence of private, permissioned consortium blockchains in traditional finance, warning they risk recreating siloed systems that undermine interoperability.
The Coreum cross-chain bridge connecting to the XRP Ledger was drained of approximately 199,916 XRP on August 9 in under two hours. The attack exploited a flaw in the bridge's relayer logic rather than a vulnerability in the XRP Ledger itself.
SBI Digital Practice and South Korea's Nodeinfra have agreed to jointly develop a cross-border payment and settlement network between Japan and South Korea using Canton Network infrastructure, beginning with test tokens.
MoneyGram is extending its MoneyGram Ramps cash-to-crypto service to the Solana blockchain, expanding its global cryptocurrency-to-cash offerings. The announcement was made by Chairman and CEO Anthony Soohoo at Consensus 2026.
Crypto payment processor Coinsbuy was hit by a security breach on August 9, 2026, draining over $7.9 million from wallets across Ethereum and TRON networks. The attacker converted stolen assets into Monero, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency that complicates transaction tracing.
Visa Inc. is integrating stablecoin funding and payout capabilities into its Visa Direct platform through a collaboration with blockchain infrastructure provider zerohash. Eligible clients will be able to use stablecoins for transactions through the payment network.
BitGo has replaced LayerZero with Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as the exclusive cross-chain provider for Wrapped Bitcoin (WBTC), bringing the total value of assets migrating from LayerZero to Chainlink to approximately $14.6-15 billion following recent security concerns.
Moonbeam froze all GLMR token transactions at 23:59 UTC on July 31, 2026, as part of its migration to relaunch on the Base network. Users who missed the migration window are being instructed to contact support via email.
The Bank for International Settlements reported Project Agorá completed $1 million in real-value cross-border payment trials, with 28 financial institutions settling transactions across six currencies in about 80 seconds.
Major global banks including JPMorgan, Citibank, and UBS successfully settled real cross-border payments using tokenized central bank reserves and commercial bank deposits in a pilot program coordinated by the Bank for International Settlements.
Decentralized exchange aggregator 1inch publicly launched Aqua, a shared liquidity protocol across 13 EVM chains, with a 10 million 1INCH incentive program. The protocol allows liquidity providers to approve wallet balances rather than depositing into pools, with tokens moving only when trades execute.
An attacker exploited a missing eight-byte check in Across Protocol's offchain code to fabricate $41.7 million in Solana deposit events, draining approximately $4 million from a Risk Labs-operated relayer on July 17, 2026. The attack was part of a broader wave of cross-chain bridge exploits that drained over $35 million across multiple protocols within hours.
Singapore-based cryptocurrency payment firm Triple-A lost over $9.7 million from its hot wallets across six blockchains on July 24-25, 2026, according to security firms PeckShield and on-chain analyst Specter. The incident affected wallets on TRON, Ethereum, TON, Solana, and other chains.
Ripple has launched Ripple Mint, an enterprise platform that enables institutional customers to mint, redeem, bridge, and manage Ripple USD (RLUSD) stablecoin through web interface and API integration. The platform provides multichain bridging capabilities and automated management tools for institutional operations.
Ripple has made an undisclosed strategic investment in Notabene, which describes itself as the operator of the world's largest open network for regulated on-chain transactions. The companies plan to integrate RLUSD into Notabene Flow and explore how Notabene's payment authorization capabilities could complement Ripple Payments. According to Notabene, its broader compliance and authorization network facilitates more than $2 trillion in annualized transaction volume.
Stacks published its Q2 2026 report stating that cumulative users surpassed 1.6 million and that PoX-5, the mechanism powering Bitcoin Staking, had reached public testnet and was undergoing an audit ahead of a planned Q3 mainnet launch. Separately, the Sui Foundation launched the Hashi testnet on July 22, 2026, allowing BTC locked on the Bitcoin network to be represented by hBTC for use as collateral on Sui, with more than 25 institutional partners testing integrations.
Two unrelated bridge exploits hit AFX Trade and Verus Protocol within seven hours, draining approximately $24 million and $7.5 million respectively through compromised bridge infrastructure on Arbitrum and other chains.
LayerZero Labs and Keeta announced a partnership to make tokenized commercial bank money natively transferable across Ethereum, Solana, Base, and the Keeta Network. Keeta Stablecoins will be backed by commercial bank deposits held through Bivo, a U.S.-licensed financial technology platform, and are scheduled to become available later in July 2026 in nine currencies.
Mubadala Capital, the asset management arm of Abu Dhabi's $385 billion sovereign wealth fund, has launched a tokenized version of one of its private markets investment strategies on multiple blockchains including Solana, Sui, and Base, with Coinbase taking exposure in the fund through a partnership with Abu Dhabi FinTech firm Kaio.
Ring Protocol has integrated Orbs-powered infrastructure to support decentralized limit and TWAP orders across Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, and BNB Chain, bringing advanced trading features typically found on centralized exchanges to decentralized platforms.
Chainlink has extended its Proof of Reserve oracle service to provide onchain reserve data across Ethereum, Base, Monad, and Ink networks, as the crypto industry continues emphasizing asset verification following the 2022 FTX collapse.
Blockchain intelligence firm TRM Labs reports that cryptocurrency exchange HTX has been systematically rotating its hot wallets and deposit addresses across four blockchains since UK authorities imposed sanctions on the platform in May 2026, making sanctions enforcement more difficult.
Corporate finance platform Ramp has opened stablecoin accounts and payment capabilities to business clients, leveraging Stripe's stablecoin infrastructure with Bridge handling dollar conversions and Privy managing balance storage.
A security breach in Wanchain's bridge connecting Cardano to BNB Chain resulted in the theft of between 290-515 million NIGHT tokens (valued at approximately $10M), causing the Midnight privacy network token to plunge 43% to a record low of $0.01524 before rebounding 19%. Seven major exchanges have frozen stolen funds.
Cross-chain bridge protocol Allbridge Core has paused operations following a flash loan exploit that drained approximately $1.65 million from its Solana stablecoin liquidity pools. The attacker used a $1.12 million flash loan from Kamino to manipulate pool ratios before bridging funds to Ethereum.
The Linux Foundation has formally launched the x402 Foundation, backed by major payment networks including Visa, Mastercard, and Ripple, to create an open standard for internet-native payments by AI agents and applications. The protocol, originally developed by Coinbase, processed 75 million transactions worth $24 million last month.
Japan's dominant security token platform completed migration of ¥452 billion ($3 billion) in regulated assets from Corda 5 to a dedicated Avalanche L1, achieving 3–5x faster transfers. Concurrently, BlackRock's BUIDL fund on Avalanche surged 105% in seven days to surpass $900 million.
Hedera-based lending protocol Bonzo Lend (also referred to as Sauce Protocol) suffered approximately $9 million in losses after an attacker manipulated the price oracle for SAUCE collateral, allowing them to borrow assets far beyond deposited value. The stolen funds were bridged from Hedera to Ethereum.
Syscoin halted its bridge after an attacker exploited a validation issue to mint approximately 5 billion unauthorized SYS tokens on the network's UTXO chain. The project is tracing the unauthorized tokens and investigating the breach.
Virtuals Protocol has migrated from LayerZero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol (CCIP) as its exclusive cross-chain infrastructure, moving more than $700 million in VIRTUAL tokens through the new protocol.
Aave published an official postmortem tracing a $230 million exploit to a LayerZero bridge verification failure and announced a sweeping overhaul of its asset-listing standards as DeFi risks shift beyond smart contract bugs.
Gravity Bridge, the cross-chain bridge connecting Ethereum and Cosmos, was exploited for approximately $5.4 million in digital assets including $4.3 million in USDC and 274 ETH, with investigators pointing to a compromised signing key rather than a smart contract vulnerability.
Echo Protocol suffered a bridge exploit where an attacker minted 1,000 eBTC (worth approximately $76.64 million) on Monad using a compromised admin key, then used the fake eBTC to borrow real crypto assets. The protocol suspended all cross-chain transactions.
The Verus-Ethereum cross-chain bridge was drained of approximately $11.5 million on May 18 through a forged Merkle proof exploit. The attack adds to May 2026's growing tally of DeFi exploits and brings the year's total bridge hack losses to $329 million.
The Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation announced it will adopt Chainlink's Runtime Environment (CRE) for its blockchain-based Collateral AppChain, with launch targeted for Q4 2026. The integration follows a wave of DeFi protocols migrating to Chainlink after the KelpDAO exploit.
Following a $292 million KelpDAO exploit, crypto projects with over $3 billion in total value locked migrated their cross-chain infrastructure from LayerZero to Chainlink's CCIP. Solv Protocol moved $700 million in tokenized Bitcoin infrastructure as part of the migration.
Solv Protocol announced migration of SolvBTC and xSolvBTC from LayerZero to Chainlink's Cross-Chain Interoperability Protocol across Corn, Berachain, Rootstock and TAC networks, covering approximately $700 million in assets.
The Arbitrum Security Council froze $71 million worth of ETH stolen in the $292 million Kelp DAO exploit, with funds only movable through further governance action. Kelp DAO and LayerZero continue to dispute responsibility for the bridge vulnerability.
Attackers drained approximately 116,500 rsETH (roughly $292-293 million) from Kelp DAO's LayerZero-powered bridge, causing emergency freezes across multiple DeFi protocols including Aave, SparkLend, Fluid, and Upshift. The exploit represents 2026's largest crypto hack to date and impacted at least nine protocols.
Hyperbridge has raised its loss estimate from the Token Gateway exploit from an initial $237,000 to $2.5 million, with some funds traced to Binance. The Polkadot-Ethereum bridge protocol significantly underestimated the scope of the security breach.
An attacker exploited Polkadot-based Hyperbridge to mint 1 billion bridged DOT tokens on Ethereum through a forged cross-chain message, ultimately stealing approximately $237,000. Korean exchanges Upbit and Bithumb suspended DOT deposits and withdrawals.