Bitcoin

Block’s Square has officially reached a massive milestone in its mission to mainstream cryptocurrency, announcing that one million U.S. merchants are now enabled for Bitcoin payments. By leveraging the Lightning Network, Square allows customers to spend BTC while providing sellers with the stability of automatic U.S. dollar settlements. This achievement follows a strategic roadmap laid…

The decentralized finance (DeFi) space is on high alert after Transit Finance, a prominent cross-chain aggregation protocol, fell victim to a sophisticated exploit. On May 13, blockchain security firm PeckShield detected a drain of approximately $1.88 million from the platform, marking yet another blow to the industry’s interoperability infrastructure. While the breach was first highlighted…