The Merkle

The Merkle

The Merkle (also known as The Merkle Hash) is a long-standing source of information regarding technology, finance, and cryptocurrency. It specializes in deep-dive articles on blockchain security, privacy-focused tech, and emerging financial technologies.

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Western Union Launches USDPT Stablecoin on Solana to Transform Global Payments Infrastructure

Western Union Launches USDPT Stablecoin on Solana to Transform Global Payments Infrastructure

Western Union expands its participation in the digital asset ecosystem with USDPT, a Solana native US-dollar-collateralized stablecoin. The effort represents a

ZachXBT Exposes Alleged Illicit Flows And Market Manipulation Across Tokenlon And Influencer Networks

ZachXBT Exposes Alleged Illicit Flows And Market Manipulation Across Tokenlon And Influencer Networks

The cryptocurrency sector is in the spotlight again as ZachXBT has accused decentralized exchange Tokenlon of allowing individuals to trade funds from suspicious

Mantle Crossing $1 Billion In Aave Growth With ZK upgrade And Institutional DeFi Strategy

Mantle Crossing $1 Billion In Aave Growth With ZK upgrade And Institutional DeFi Strategy

Mantle kicked off 2026 with a milestone event: it reached more than $1 billion in total market size for its integration with Aave only 19 days after launching.

Sonic Labs To Implement $1 Million Buyback Plan Amid Continuation Of Its AI dApp Development Vision

Sonic Labs To Implement $1 Million Buyback Plan Amid Continuation Of Its AI dApp Development Vision

Sonic Labs has recently announced a $1M buyback plan for its native $S token, as part of an intentional strategy to bolster their ecosystem and support continued

Ethereum Layer 2 Networks Are Not Quantum Safe, Says Solana Co-Founder

Ethereum Layer 2 Networks Are Not Quantum Safe, Says Solana Co-Founder

Solana Labs co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko has sparked heated debate within the cryptocurrency ecosystem after issuing a dire warning over the security of Ethereum

MoonPay Launches AI Powered Stablecoin Debit Card To Bridge Crypto And Everyday Payments Globally

MoonPay Launches AI Powered Stablecoin Debit Card To Bridge Crypto And Everyday Payments Globally

A new payment solution that has the potential to change how digital assets are used in day-to-day transactions was launched on April 11 by MoonPay. The MoonAgents

Crypto Hacks Hit $647M, Renewed Systemic Risks for DeFi in April 2026

Crypto Hacks Hit $647M, Renewed Systemic Risks for DeFi in April 2026

April 2026 is recorded as one of the most volatile months where more than 40 attacks extracted a total of about $647 million from the ecosystem. This figure represents

Market Concerns And Governance Debate Ramp Up As World Liberty Financial Token Unlock Nears Approval

Market Concerns And Governance Debate Ramp Up As World Liberty Financial Token Unlock Nears Approval

  One of the biggest token unlock proposals to get approval in recent memory looks set to succeed at World Liberty Financial. As part of the roadmap, 62m $WLFI

Integer Overflow Bug Exposes DeFi Weaknesses, Aftermath Finance Exploit Drains $1.1M On Sui

Integer Overflow Bug Exposes DeFi Weaknesses, Aftermath Finance Exploit Drains $1.1M On Sui

Blockaid recently pinpointed and red-flagged that the Aftermath Finance’ perpetuals trading system on the Sui Network was under active exploitation. The alert spread

Pumpfun Burns $370M In Tokens As $PUMP Surges And New Buyback Strategy Aims To Restore Market Confidence

Pumpfun Burns $370M In Tokens As $PUMP Surges And New Buyback Strategy Aims To Restore Market Confidence

The price of PUMP token saw a big surge after the parent platform Pump implemented a major supply reduction. fun, the token surged around 7.6% in just a day. This