[2026-05-04] The latest IT, economic, blockchain and coin news

North Korean-linked hacking groups have sent a shiver down the cryptosphere’s spine amid mounting losses for decentralized finance projects, but those fears have grown just as intense on Wall Street, according to Digital Asset co-founder and CEO Yuval Rooz. Even before Kelp DAO’s $290 million hack rattled confidence in DeFi last month, Rooz told Decrypt that the team behind Canton—a public, permissioned blockchain—had fielded questions from financial institutions about threats from the so-called...