Helius, a Solana infrastructure company, has acquired Light Protocol to develop advanced privacy solutions on the Solana network. The acquisition aims to integrate Light Protocol's zero-knowledge cryptography expertise with Helius's infrastructure to create a flexible privacy protocol for private payments and DeFi applications. This protocol, using ZK Compression technology, will reduce storage costs and support both retail and institutional users with regulatory compliance. Helius plans to launch this privacy infrastructure for developers in 2026, marking a key step toward scalable, secure blockchain use.
Ripple CEO Brad Garlinghouse confirmed that Wall Street and crypto firms are increasingly embracing the institutional finance approach that XRP and Ripple promoted from the start. This shift follows years of criticism labeling XRP as a "banker coin,"...
Kalshi has introduced Solana (SOL) perpetual futures trading, adding to its lineup of CFTC-regulated crypto derivatives in the United States. This move is part of Kalshi's "American Perpetuals" initiative, allowing traders to hold positions indefinit...
Helius has acquired Light Protocol to enhance privacy features on the Solana blockchain by combining cryptographic innovation with infrastructure expertise. This acquisition refocuses Light Protocol on its original zero-knowledge privacy mission, ena...
Kalshi has introduced Solana perpetual futures to its CFTC-regulated crypto derivatives lineup, expanding its American Perpetuals product suite. This addition follows Bitcoin, Ethereum, and XRP contracts, with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Stellar, and Hedera...
Raydium's Legacy AMM V3 program was exploited due to a validation flaw allowing an attacker to bypass proportion checks and drain $1.34 million from five inactive liquidity pools. The attack did not affect current Raydium programs, SDK, or user inter...
