South Korea’s Hanwha Backs US Blockchain Firm Kresus With $13M Investment

Blockchain infrastructure company Kresus secured about $13 million from South Korea’s Hanwha Investment and Securities to expand enterprise digital wallets, real‑world asset tokenization and onchain financial workflows. Strategic Investment Kresus, a blockchain infrastructure company, has secured approximately $13 million (18 billion KRW) from South Korean firm Hanwha Investment & Securities. The deal builds on a … Read more

Throughput vs. Latency: Why DBFV is the Superior Choice for Complex Financial Logic

Fully Homomorphic Encryption (FHE) has long promised secure computation on encrypted data, but was too slow for real-world finance. Fhenix’s Decomposed BFV changes this by breaking ciphertexts into smaller “limbs,” reducing noise growth and delaying costly bootstraps. The ‘Precision Wall’ in Financial Logic For a long time, fully homomorphic encryption (FHE) has been considered the … Read more

Sui Developers Gain New Seedless Wallet Tool via Human.tech Integration

Human.tech has integrated Wallet-as-a-Protocol (WaaP) onto the Sui blockchain, introducing a fully decentralized wallet execution layer that enables seedless, self-custodial wallets with familiar logins. Seamless Onboarding and Decentralized Infrastructure Privacy-first infrastructure provider Human.tech has announced the integration of Wallet-as-a-Protocol (WaaP) on the Sui blockchain. The rollout introduces a fully decentralized wallet execution layer on Sui, … Read more

New Intents Widget From Aurora Labs Simplifies Cross-Chain Execution and Funding

Aurora Labs has launched a new integration layer that makes NEAR Intents integration faster and easier for wallets and trading platforms worldwide. Solving the Integration Bottleneck Aurora Labs announced the launch of the Intents Widget, a new integration layer designed to make NEAR Intents accessible within third-party applications. The release is accompanied by Intents Widget … Read more

Ault Blockchain Debuts Public Testnet, Rejects Traditional Token Sale Model

Ault Capital Group has launched the public testnet of Ault Blockchain, a layer one (L1) network built for trading, settlement and institutional-grade onchain infrastructure. Ault Capital Group Launches Public Testnet for Institutional-Focused Ault Blockchain The Las Vegas-based firm, Ault Capital Group, disclosed to Bitcoin.com News that the release marks the first public version of the … Read more

Layerzero Unveils Zero Blockchain With Citadel, DTCC, ICE Partnerships

Layerzero announces Zero, a heterogeneous blockchain designed for global finance with strategic partners and ZRO investment from Citadel Securities. Layerzero Labs on Feb. 10, 2026 unveils Zero, a new heterogeneous blockchain claiming four 100x breakthroughs in compute, storage, networking and zero‑knowledge that underpin zones capable of ~2 million transactions per second and near‑zero fees, and … Read more

Stablecoin-Focused Startup Tempo Adds Farcaster Founders After Neynar Acquires Social Protocol

Farcaster co-founders Dan Romero and Varun Srinivasan have joined stablecoin-focused blockchain startup Tempo following Neynar’s acquisition of the Farcaster social protocol in January 2026. Farcaster Co-Founders Join Tempo The move marks a strategic shift for the founders and the broader Merkle team, who spent the past five years building Farcaster as a decentralized social networking … Read more

MegaETH Goes Live, Challenging Layer 2 Norms With Real-Time Design

MegaETH launched its public mainnet this week, positioning itself as a performance-first blockchain designed to deliver real-time execution rather than fit neatly into existing layer one (L1) or layer two ( L2) labels. MegaETH Launches Mainnet, Targeting High-Frequency DeFi and Gaming The MegaETH project frames its approach around ultra-low latency and high throughput, aiming to … Read more

Address Poisoning Scams Drain Millions as Crypto Attacks Surge

Crypto users lost tens of millions of dollars in January to address poisoning and signature phishing scams, as attackers exploited lower transaction costs and user inattention to steal funds at scale. Scam Sniffer Warns of Spike in Address Poisoning Losses Crypto wallet scams intensified in January, with address poisoning and signature phishing attacks driving significant … Read more

Autonomous AI Agents Are Using Crypto at Scale—and Breaking Things Along the Way

Openclaw, an open-source AI agent framework once known as Clawdbot and Moltbot, has rapidly become a favorite tool for crypto-native developers building autonomous trading bots, token economies and onchain agents. Its rise has been fueled by flexibility and speed, but the same traits have also exposed users to hacks, scams, and costly security lapses. AI … Read more

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