Blockchain
All the latest Cryptovolix news on blockchain protocols, infrastructure, and technology.
GnosisDAO Votes to Turn Gnosis Chain Into First Ethereum Economic Zone
GnosisDAO approved GIP-153, retiring its validator set to become the first Ethereum Economic Zone rollup settling directly on Ethereum by late 2026.
August 20, 2026
HSBC, Standard Chartered Settle First Live Trade on Swift's Blockchain Ledger
HSBC and Standard Chartered executed the first live cross-border tokenized deposit transfer on Swift's blockchain ledger, part of a 17-bank pilot.
August 20, 2026
Bitcoin.com Wallet Adds UAE's Central Bank-Registered USDU Stablecoin
Bitcoin.com's self-custodial wallet now supports USDU, the UAE central bank's first registered Foreign Payment Token, expanding beyond institutional use.
August 20, 2026
Rapid7 Exposes AI-Built Crypto Phishing Ring Targeting 885,000 Numbers
Rapid7's Operation ASTERIX report details a crypto fraud pipeline that processed 885,000 phone numbers and used AI tools to build fake wallet apps.
August 19, 2026
FBI May Have Identified First-Wave Attacker in $116M Coldcard Theft
Investigators say the FBI may know the identity of the attacker behind the first wave of the Coldcard hardware wallet exploit, part of a theft now near $116M.
August 19, 2026
Tokenized Equity Trading Hits Record as Volume Surges 800% YTD
Onchain tokenized equity trading has climbed 207% quarter-over-quarter and 800% year-to-date in 2026, driven by demand for high-momentum tech stocks.
August 19, 2026
Robinhood's Tenev Presses US to Unlock Tokenized Stock Trading
Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says the US risks falling behind as overseas markets move ahead on tokenized equities and 24/7 settlement.
August 19, 2026
DTCC to Tokenize Russell 1000 Stocks Including Nvidia, Apple in October
DTCC, which oversees $114 trillion in securities, will launch a tokenization service in October covering Russell 1000 stocks, ETFs and Treasuries.
August 18, 2026
8 VPNs Crypto Traders Are Actually Using in August 2026
As exchanges tighten geolocation checks, here are the VPNs crypto traders are leaning on in August 2026 for access, privacy and security.
August 18, 2026
Kraken's Parent Payward Joins Anthropic's AI Security Program
Payward becomes the first crypto exchange operator to join Anthropic's Project Glasswing, deploying Claude Mythos 5 to hunt vulnerabilities.
August 18, 2026
Coldcard Wallet Attack Still Active as Pre-2026 Seeds Stay Compromised
Galaxy's Alex Thorn says the Coldcard hardware wallet attack remains active, with seeds generated on vulnerable firmware permanently compromised.
August 17, 2026
Crypto Card Market Balloons to Over 250 Competing Projects
More than 250 projects now compete in the crypto card sector, spanning exchange-issued cards from Binance and Bybit to neobank offerings like EtherFi and Kast.
August 17, 2026