Cryptocurrency

NEAR Protocol (NEAR) gained 5.8% and Avalanche (AVAX) climbed 3.6%. Source link

The U.S. employment market rebounded in a big way from February’s sizable losses. According to a Friday morning release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the country added 178,000 jobs in March, after losing 133,000 positions the previous month. Economist forecasts had been for 60,000 jobs to have been added. The unemployment rate fell to…

The Ethereum Foundation staked roughly $93 million in ether (ETH) on Thursday in several batches, bringing its total staked position to approximately $143 million and nearly completing the 70,000 ETH staking target it announced in February, according to Arkham data. The total deposit of 45,034 ETH was split into uniform chunks of 2,047 ETH, each…

The crypto market continued to exhibit signs of choppiness on Friday, with bitcoin BTC$66,863.30 trading at $67,000 in the middle of a trading range that spans back to early February. A selection of altcoins picked up during the lower liquidity Asia hours, prompting the likes of ALGO and RENDER to post double-digit gains over the…

In today’s newsletter, Paul Frost-Smith, CEO of Komainu, covers how institutional crypto is converging with traditional finance, but speed can introduce risk if legal and compliance layers aren’t aligned. Then, in “Ask an Expert,” Sam Boboev, from the “Fintech Wrap Up,” details the key coordination risks institutions must solve for. Beyond custody: why connectivity will…

Naoris Protocol debuted its quantum-resistant blockchain Thursday, which it says is designed to stay secure even against future powerful quantum computers that could break modern day cryptography. “Mainnet represents the transition from proof-of-concept to production infrastructure. The network has already validated over 100 million transactions using post-quantum cryptography. That is not a roadmap promise; it…

The Nasdaq mostly erased an early 2% loss Thursday after reports that Iran is drafting a protocol with Oman to manage traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, easing concerns about disruptions to a key global oil route. WTI crude oil — which had surged to nearly $115 per barrel as President Trump vowed to continue…

The attack on Drift Protocol was not a hack in the traditional sense. Nobody found a bug or cracked a private key. There wasn’t a flash loan exploit or manipulated oracle either. Instead, an attacker used a legitimate Solana feature, ‘durable nonces,’ to trick Drift’s security council into pre-approving transactions that would be executed weeks…

Social media platform X is preparing a new security measure aimed at shutting down a widespread form of crypto phishing that leverages hijacked accounts to promote scam tokens. The company will soon auto-lock any account that mentions cryptocurrency for the first time in its history, according to the company’s Head of Product Nikita Bier. Users…

Bitcoin is trading choppily around $66,600, as the extended holiday weekend sidelines potential buyers and gives bears greater control over price action. With CME futures and ETF flows set to pause over Good Friday, the market is heading into a liquidity gap just as its most reliable source of support is already weakening. Bitcoin’s $65,000…