An attacker exploited KelpDAO's cross-chain bridge on April 18, stealing 116,500 restaked ETH worth roughly $292 million. The breach triggered more than $13 billion in DeFi TVL outflows within 48 hours, hitting Aave, Compound, Morpho, and at least 9 other protocols.
Data has become the defining currency of global power. The nations and organizations that can manage, protect, and share it responsibly will shape the future of economic resilience and international cooperation. In an era where artificial intelligence and digital interdependence connect every market and mission, the ability to build and maintain trust in data is now a central pillar of both commerce and diplomacy.
What I walked through wasn't just an immigration gate. It was a node in a rapidly expanding global infrastructure of digital identity, one being constructed at extraordinary speed, across dozens of countries, by a mix of governments, multilateral organizations, and private technology vendors. The people building it believe they are solving real problems: fraud, statelessness, inefficient public services, financial exclusion.