CN CryptoNewsBytes Editorial Team Our editorial team covers institutional stablecoin adoption and real-world blockchain payments. Sources include Western Union press releases, Anchorage Digital announcements, Decrypt, CoinDesk, The Block, and Solana Foundation. Reviewed May 15, 2026. What Just Went Live On…
Japan Credit Bureau to Test CBDC for Payment Settlement
Japan Credit Bureau (JCB) has introduced its digital currency before Japan issues a CBDC. CBDC Tested Using Current Payments Infrastructure According to JCB’s projection, the adoption of CBDCs may be constrained in the future if older people and small children…
DeFi’s $292M KelpDAO Stress Test: Standard Chartered Says ‘Bent Not Broken,’ JPMorgan Disagrees
At 17:35 UTC on April 18, 2026, an attacker tied to North Korea’s Lazarus Group sent a single forged cross-chain message through KelpDAO’s LayerZero bridge. The bridge accepted it, releasing 116,500 rsETH tokens, roughly 18% of the entire restaked-Ethereum supply,…
Vitalik Buterin Unveils Kohaku: The Game-Changing Privacy Framework Revolutionizing Ethereum Wallets in 2025-2026
Buenos Aires, Argentina – In a highly anticipated keynote at Ethereum Cypherpunk Congress 2 on November 16, Ethereum co-founder Vitalik Buterin introduced Kohaku, a bold new privacy framework designed to make private transactions the default experience for Ethereum wallet users.…
