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Tech

Solana's quantum-threat readiness reveals harsh tradeoff: security vs speed

While Bitcoin developers scramble to find a solution and Ethereum prepares for 'Q-day,' Solana is trying to get ahead of that scenario.

Quantum Computing Room

Tech

Solana DeFi platform Drift confirms 'active attack' as more than $200 million leaves platform

The platform halted deposits while it investigates suspicious activity and urges users to proceed with caution.

CoinDesk

Tech

Here's how bitcoin, Ethereum and other networks are preparing for the looming quantum threat

Across many of the most well-known ecosystems like Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana, responses are diverging along familiar lines: what to do on social consensus and technical iteration, and community members are split between caution and acceleration.

Quantum computer. (Getty Images)

Finance

Solana bets on AI agents: Foundation says network is becoming core infrastructure for ‘agentic’ internet

This shift could fundamentally reshape internet business models, Solana Foundation's Vibhu Norby believes.

Multicoin Capital co-founder Tushar Jain and Solana Foundation chief product officer Vibhu Norby (Digital Asset Summit 2026)

Tech

The Protocol: Ethereum faces make-or-break moment as scaling, quantum and AI pressures mount

Plus: Solana developer platform, Balancer Labs to shut down and Bitcoin mining concentration triggers small reorg.

Graphic showing ethereum symbol on a grid with screens.

Tech

Solana Foundation taps Mastercard, Western Union, Worldpay for institutional developer platform

The platform is a toolkit that lets enterprises create and scale financial applications on Solana without deep crypto infrastructure expertise.

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Tech

Solana Foundation targets institutions with new privacy framework

The organization argued that the next phase of crypto adoption will depend less on transparency alone and more on giving companies control over what they reveal — and to whom.

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Finance

Backpack launches BP token on Solana with 25% airdrop, no insider allocation

The remaining tokens are subject to long-term lockups tied to company milestones and a potential IPO.

Backpack CEO Armani Ferrante (CoinDesk)

Markets

Bitcoin’s derivatives-led rally is already unraveling. Prices are back below $75,000

Bitcoin briefly surged to a six-week high above $75,000 before quickly retreating, underscoring the fragility of the latest rally.

BTC's price falls back below $75K. (CoinDesk)

Finance

Investment firm Multicoin bets 'Internet Labor Markets' will drive crypto’s next wave of adoption

According to the firm, the next wave of users that will onboard into crypto will be thanks to networks where users earn crypto by contributing work rather than buying tokens outright.

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