Zcash founder Zooko Wilcox has explained how the network’s July 28 Ironwood hard fork will address uncertainty around a critical flaw in the Orchard shielded pool. Summary Zcash will seal the old Orchard pool, limiting how much ZEC can leave after Ironwood. Ironwood cannot identify fake coins individually but can stop excess hidden supply from…
ZEC stands in one corner, HYPE in the opposite. Bitcoin continues with its gradual weekend climb and has neared $65,000 after bouncing from $63,700 yesterday. Most larger-cap alts have remained still over the past 24 hours, which is why we will focus on their weekly moves, where ZEC, CRO, LTC, and ONDO stand out….
A prediction made more than a decade ago about closer ties between Bitcoin startups and traditional payment companies increasingly resembles the payments market of 2026. Summary A 2014 prediction about traditional payment firms partnering with Bitcoin startups increasingly resembles today’s market. Visa and Mastercard now work directly with crypto firms on cards, settlement, stablecoins, and…
Although it cleared a major Senate committee, the CLARITY Act’s final approval is still far from reality. Prediction-market traders have become less optimistic. Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential campaign had a strong focus on the cryptocurrency industry. While trying to lure donations and votes, he promised favorable regulatory frameworks that could help it flourish. The…
Bitcoin Ordinals advocate Leonidas has introduced DOG Mode, an alternative open-source Bitcoin client that changes how nodes relay certain valid transactions without altering Bitcoin’s consensus rules. Summary DOG Mode removes default relay limits while keeping Bitcoin’s existing consensus rules completely unchanged today. Leonidas says fee-paying users should access block space without Bitcoin Core deciding transaction…
FTX will begin its fifth creditor distribution on July 31, sending nearly $900 million to eligible claimants under its court-approved recovery plan. Summary FTX will distribute nearly $900 million to eligible creditors beginning July 31 through approved providers. The fifth payout round pushes total creditor distributions to about $10 billion since FTX collapsed. Bankman-Fried faces…
XRP stands next to BTC in this very prestigious list. A recent report by CoinGecko found that Ripple’s cross-border token is the only cryptocurrency besides the market leader to remain among the largest 10 cryptocurrencies every year for a decade. This came despite the asset’s ups and downs, some of which pushed it to…
With Strategy’s cash reserve now at $3 billion, founder Michael Saylor has named corporate adoption as a necessary condition for Bitcoin to become a global currency network. Summary Michael Saylor says corporate adoption is essential for Bitcoin to become a global currency network. Strategy’s $3 billion cash reserve has helped ease concerns about forced Bitcoin…
Aside from PI, the other notable gainers today are CRO and VVV. Bitcoin’s price dipped once again on Friday on schedule but managed to rebound almost immediately, and it’s now challenging $64,000 once again. Most larger-cap alts have remained sideways on a daily scale, with minor gains from ETH, XRP, and SOL. ADA has…
The network that moves the world’s money spent 9 months building a blockchain, and the most important decision it made was what not to put on it. No stablecoins. No public tokens. Just bank deposits, wearing a new coat. Summary On July 9, SWIFT launched a blockchain-based shared ledger with 17 major banks, including Citi,…
