According to Cipher's latest statistics, the Decentralized Finance (DeFi) sector has suffered cumulative losses of $137.7 million in the first three months of 2026. The most significant breaches include Step Finance on Solana, with losses of $27.3 million due to private key compromise, and Truebit on Ethereum, which lost $26.2 million due to smart contract vulnerabilities. Resolv also reported losses exceeding $25 million, attributed to minting vulnerabilities. These incidents highlight a continued reliance on compromised private keys, smart contract flaws, and oracle manipulation as primary attack vectors. Despite recent efforts, including Makina's successful recovery of $3.1 million, bringing the total recovered funds to approximately $12.1 million, the recovery rate for the first quarter remains below 10%.

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Dubai's crypto hub status is under review amid regional geopolitical tensions. #Nostr guests discussed firsthand experiences during recent conflicts, flight disruptions, and evacuations. The conversation touched on Dubai's rise as a crypto center, its open regulations, and workforce. The impact on security perceptions, market sentiment, real estate, gold, and oil prices, and crypto's "safe haven" narrative were also explored. While Dubai's crypto position remains strong, some are re-evaluating security & considering alternatives under geopolitical pressure. Ongoing analysis continues. #crypto #Dubai #geopolitics

According to a joint security advisory from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), hackers linked to Russian intelligence agencies are targeting users of encrypted communication applications such as Signal and WhatsApp. The advisory indicates that high-value targets, including U.S. government officials, military personnel, political figures, and journalists, are specifically being targeted. The report details that these malicious actors are primarily employing phishing attacks, impersonating security personnel to trick users into divulging verification codes, thereby gaining unauthorized access to accounts. It is estimated that thousands of accounts have already been compromised.

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Bitrefill network attack linked to North Korean Lazarus Group. On March 1, 2026, crypto platform Bitrefill suffered a network intrusion suspected to be by Lazarus/Bluenoroff. Attackers used compromised employee credentials to access databases & hot wallets, transferring funds. ~18,500 order records accessed, potentially exposing emails, crypto addresses, & some names. Bitrefill states they don't store full KYC data. Operations largely restored, losses absorbed internally.

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Coinbase has announced that Katana (KAT) will be added to its listing roadmap. Trading of the asset will commence once market-making support and the necessary technical infrastructure are in place. A separate announcement will be made to confirm the trading launch once these conditions are met.

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Stacks Labs' SIP-034 upgrade is live on mainnet, significantly boosting network capacity for its Bitcoin Layer 2 solution.

This enhancement optimizes transaction resource limits, reportedly increasing effective capacity by up to 30x for some DeFi applications.

The change shifts from a system where any limit breach reset all others, to one that only resets the depleted limit, aiming to improve block throughput.

While not directly altering STX token economics, Stacks Labs expects increased transactions and fees due to growing network activity.

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Bybit CEO Ben Zhou met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze to discuss regulatory cooperation, fintech innovation, and the role of responsible growth in Georgia's digital economy. Zhou stated that Georgia is becoming a model for crypto companies integrating into national financial systems, emphasizing the importance of making financial services more accessible, affordable, and interconnected. Bybit also announced that it has obtained VASP and PSP licenses in Georgia and is expanding its trading and payment infrastructure through a localized platform and the Bybit Card, which it described as Georgia's largest crypto card.

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Worldcoin, co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, has introduced AgentKit, a development tool enabling AI agents to carry verifiable proof of human authenticity via World ID. The integration with protocols like Coinbase and Cloudflare allows for stablecoin micropayments at the internet communication layer, facilitating automated transactions for AI agents. World anticipates the AI agent economy could reach $3 trillion to $5 trillion by 2030.

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Aster Chain mainnet is LIVE! 🚀 This privacy-focused Layer 1 solution from YZi Labs integrates zero-knowledge proofs & stealth addresses for default account privacy. "Viewing credentials" allow selective disclosure. Staking starts this week! #AsterChain #Privacy #Blockchain #Web3 #Crypto

Tally, a leading governance platform for 500+ DAOs like Uniswap, Arbitrum, & ENS, is shutting down after 6 years. CEO Dennison Bertram cited a regulatory shift: heightened SEC scrutiny under Gensler previously pushed projects to DAOs for risk mitigation. Now, a more relaxed environment has reduced demand for DAO governance tools. Reported by CoinDesk.

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Moody's Ratings, a leading global credit rating agency, has launched its Token Integration Engine (TIE), a new platform designed to bring credit rating analysis data onto the blockchain for on-chain distribution. The agency has also established a node on the Canton Network, becoming the first rating agency to offer on-chain credit analysis on this network. Moody's stated that this initiative aims to integrate traditional financial market credit rating data into digital financial infrastructure.

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Malaysia's stock exchange, Bursa Malaysia, has released a consultation paper proposing amendments to its Main Market listing requirements. The revisions, if approved, would permit the listing and trading of Digital Currency Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs). The public consultation period for these proposed changes will remain open until April 10. The adjustments aim to establish a regulatory framework for digital currency ETFs, modifying existing listing criteria and exchange guidelines to accommodate these new investment products.

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