River Financial Inc. has sued Blockstream Services Canada ULC for breach of contract, seeking roughly $6.7 million that River alleges has remained unpaid under an agreement terminating the companies' commercial relationship. River filed the complaint in the Northern District of California on September 11. The case names Blockstream Services Canada ULC, not Blockstream Corp, as the sole defendant and requests a jury trial. The disputed amount consists of approximately $3.55 million in prepaid refunds and a separate $3.15 million early…
Solana
Kamino Adds ZEC-Backed Credit as Zcash Rally Pushes Privacy Sector 213% Higher
Kamino has launched Zcash-backed credit on Solana, allowing ZEC holders to borrow USDC against their positions as the privacy coin trades near its strongest levels since 2016. The new ZEC lending market is curated by Allez Labs and operates as an isolated market. Users can supply ZEC as collateral, borrow USDC and use Kamino Multiply for leveraged ZEC exposure of up to 1.7x. ZEC Gains New Utility on Solana The integration gives ZEC holders access to dollar liquidity without requiring…
3 weeks ago
Avici to Refund 1,685 Users After $500K Solana Card Contract Exploit
Solana-based neobank Avici will refund 1,685 users in full after an attacker exploited an outdated card contract supplied by its issuing partner Rain, draining $500,859.22 from customer card balances. The final reconciliation came after early onchain estimates put the attack above $1 million as funds rapidly accumulated in attacker-controlled addresses. Avici’s self-custodial Solana and EVM wallets were not affected. The vulnerable infrastructure was the separate Solana contract holding balances that users had moved into the card system. Outdated Rain Contract…
4 weeks ago
Charles Schwab to Add Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink to Crypto Platform
Charles Schwab is expanding its direct crypto lineup beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum, with Solana, Avalanche and Chainlink set to become available on Schwab Crypto in the coming months. The brokerage confirmed the three planned additions on Thursday, five months after beginning the rollout of direct BTC and ETH trading. Schwab said SOL, AVAX and LINK were selected as established crypto assets that align with client demand, while additional cryptocurrencies are planned over time. The expansion puts three major altcoins inside…
1 month ago
X to Add Crypto Trade Buttons Soon, Nikita Bier Says
X is preparing to add trade buttons for crypto assets, moving the social platform closer to letting users go from discovering a token to trading it without leaving the app. Nikita Bier said trade buttons are “coming soon” alongside X's existing Cashtags infrastructure, which can display Solana and Ethereum charts inside posts and recognize contract addresses for newly launched tokens. A launch date, supported token list and execution partner have not been disclosed. Trade Buttons Build on X Cashtags X…
1 month ago
Bitcoin Eyes $80K as Ethereum Hits $2,500 and Altcoins Extend Rally
Bitcoin was trading around $79,200 on Monday, putting $80,000 roughly 1% away as Ethereum pushed through $2,500 and strength continued across major altcoins. BTC has gained more than 20% over the past week after a $3 billion short squeeze accelerated the breakout through $70,000 and $75,000. The move has also brought the year-end $100K scenario back into play, with $80,000 now the immediate level separating BTC from another push toward $90,000. Bitcoin ETF Inflows Add Spot Demand Behind Rally U.S.…
1 month ago
Trump Wallets Pull $3.39M USDC From TRUMP Liquidity as Token Rallies
Wallets linked to the Official Trump memecoin team received 3.39 million USDC over roughly 10 hours by repeatedly adding and removing liquidity from TRUMP markets on Solana. The transactions used single-sided TRUMP liquidity positions rather than conventional market sells. As traders exchanged USDC for TRUMP inside the configured price ranges, the positions accumulated USDC that could then be withdrawn by the liquidity provider. TRUMP Liquidity Positions Convert Tokens Into USDC The activity centered on Meteora liquidity pools, where TRUMP was…
1 month ago
Solana Breaks $100 For First Time Since February As Altcoin Rally Accelerates
Solana broke above $100 for the first time since early February, extending a powerful weekly rebound as capital spread deeper into large-cap altcoins. SOL reached a 24-hour high of $101.75 before retreating toward $95, leaving the token up about 5% over 24 hours. Trading volume climbed to roughly $10.3 billion, almost doubling from the previous day, while market capitalization moved above $55 billion. The breakout ends a stretch of more than six months below triple digits, a level that repeatedly…
1 month ago
Tokenized Equity Holders Hit 759,000 As 24/7 Trading Demand Accelerates
The number of blockchain addresses holding tokenized equities has reached a record 759,000 as investors move stock exposure into markets that remain open after U.S. exchanges close. The holder count increased 92% over the past 30 days and 522% since the start of 2026, extending a surge driven by new tokenized-stock platforms, wider asset coverage and around-the-clock trading. [caption id="attachment_466865" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] Source: RWA.xyz[/caption] The metric tracks onchain addresses rather than verified individual investors, meaning one trader can control multiple…
2 months ago
BancaStato Adds Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin And Solana Trading Through Sygnum
Swiss cantonal bank BancaStato has opened cryptocurrency trading to its clients through an integration with digital asset bank Sygnum and banking software provider Avaloq. Clients can buy, hold and sell Bitcoin, Ether, Litecoin and Solana from BancaStato’s existing web and mobile banking applications. Market orders can be entered by asset quantity or cash value, allowing customers to manage crypto positions alongside their traditional portfolios. The service connects Sygnum’s digital asset infrastructure directly to BancaStato’s Avaloq core banking environment. Trades are…
2 months ago



