Self-scattering malware found in privacy Crypto dero

Welcome to Protocol, where Coindesk is a weekly summary of the most important stories in cryptocurrency technology development. I’m Margaux Nijkerk, Ethereum Protocol Reporter from the Coindesk technical team.

In this issue:

The Solana network is currently live on Meta Mask
Privacy Crypto Dero targets new self-rated malware
FIFA will work with Avalanches to build their own blockchain and expand Web3 ambitions
FIFA will work with Avalanches to build their own blockchain and expand Web3 ambitions

Network News

Solana is currently on Meta Mask:Metamask announced on Tuesday that Solana integration will be live. This means that users can now trade on the second largest smart contract platform and interact with Solana-based applications via wallets. The integration is currently only on desktop, but will be released on the Metamask mobile app in the coming weeks, the company said. Metamask is the most popular browser wallet on the Ethereum Network, with over 100 million users per year. – Tom Carreras read more.

Self-scattering malware found in Privacy Crypto dero: The newly discovered Linux malware campaign is compromising on unsecured Docker infrastructure around the world, turning exposed servers into part of a decentralized cryptojacking network that mines privacy coin Dero. According to a report from cybersecurity company Kaspersky, the attack begins by leveraging the published Docker API. In software terminology, Docker is a set of applications or platform tools that deliver software in small packages called containers. Once access is obtained, the malware generates a malicious container. Infects what is already running, sucks up system resources and scans and scans additional targets without the need for a central command server. As of early May, over 520 Docker APIs were published worldwide on port 2375. Each is a potential target. – Shaurya Malwa read more.

FIFA taps avalanches for its own blockchain: FIFA is the global governing body of football and will use Avalanche’s network to strengthen its own dedicated Layer-1 blockchain. The FIFA blockchain is the Avalanche L1, a customizable blockchain that uses Avalanche technology (formerly known as a subnet). The news comes as Avalanche Network recently went through a major Avalanche9000 upgrade aimed at attracting new developers and encouraging them to create customized L1s. Thursday’s announcement is not FIFA’s first foray into the world of blockchain and crypto. In 2022, Football Body released a Uneven Token (NFT) collection on the Algorand blockchain ahead of the Qatar World Cup. – Margaux nijkerk read more.

Square Pilot Bitcoin Payment: Jack Dorsey’s Square took his Bitcoin payments a step further at this week’s Bitcoin 2025 conference in Las Vegas. For three days, the company has been piloting a program that allows participants to purchase with Bitcoin by scanning barcodes. According to the press release, payments will be resolved in close to real time via lighting networks, while the square handles real-time exchange rate calculations and acknowledgement. Square hopes to make the feature available to more audiences later this year, until all customers are withheld regulatory approval by 2026. – Helen Brown read more.

In other news

Bitcoin’s upward trend continued to show signs of weakness early on Wednesday despite a surge in Wall Street technology stocks overnight, in anticipation of bright revenues from AI giant Nvidia (NVDA). According to Data Source Coingecko, it is the leading cryptocurrency by market value traded for nearly $108,900 at the time of press, teasing the shortcomings of the trendline that characterizes the upward trend since early April. Bullish trendlines show areas of strong demand, so movements below one are generally considered as signs of potential reversals and downward movements. -Omkar Godbole read more.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has officially launched a review of the WisdomTree XRP Trust, a Spot Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF), which provides investors with exposure to XRP. Submitted by CBOE BZX Exchange, the application marks the first formal SEC review of the US-based Spot XRP ETF. If approved, it will be the first spot XRP ETF in the US. This is a milestone that allows for the door to similar products across other crypto assets. – Shaurya Malwa read more.

Regulation and policy

The US Senate is approaching passing its groundbreaking Stablecoin Bill, the Genius Act, following the battle that Senator Cynthia Ramis (R-Wyo.), the bill’s leading legislative champion, fights incredibly hard. “It was extremely difficult,” Ramis said in a fireplace chat with Coinbase Chief Legal Officer Paul Grewal at Bitcoin 2025 in Las Vegas on Tuesday. “I didn’t know how difficult this would be.” Last week, the Senate voted for advancing the bill, easily clearing the 60-vote threshold required to kick the bill to the final stage of discussion before the final vote, leaving it all to it. Previous attempts have failed on a bipartisan basis after Senate Democrats led by years of crypto skeptic Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and several Republicans, including Josh Hawley of Missouri and Rand Paul of Kentucky. – Cheyenne Ligon read more.
A man suspected of torture Italian cryptocurrency investors by helping them torture them in a Manhattan townhouse surrenders to the New York City police. William Duplesey turned himself on Tuesday after the New York Times described officials as days of negotiations with authorities. He is the third suspect in a conspiracy that allegedly extracts keys into a Bitcoin wallet belonging to Michael Valentino Theophlastro Carturan, an associate of the Cryptocurrent who said he has been a prisoner and abused for nearly three weeks. – Francisco Rodriguez read more.