Inside Zcash's new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per second
The new Zakura client is the first live piece of a plan to take Zcash from roughly one private transaction per second to paymentnetwork scale. Source:CoinDesk
France orders country's internet service providers to block Polymarket
The regulator cited concerns over addictive mechanics, a lack of selfexclusion tools, and a high volume of French users bypassing previous financial…
Crypto executives say digital native generations may never need a bank account
teakhouse Financial cofounder Adrian Cachinero says digitalnative generations may rely less on banks, while Binance says younger users are already driving…
My relative inherited money in her 80s. Will it affect her Social Security taxes or Medicare premiums?
“She lives a modest lifestyle.” Source:MarketWatch
DOG Mode explains Bitcoin's next governance fight
Leonidas' DOG Mode client challenges Bitcoin's default relay policies, reopening a philosophical debate over censorship, free markets and who really governs…
Trump targets Brazil's payments system while dollar stablecoins are quietly overtaking country's payments
Washington views Brazil’s promotion of nondollar payment channels, including Pix and the growth of stablecoins, as a potential threat to dollarbased trade,…
Here is why a massive $1.6 billion in crypto liquidity is sitting idle and wasting away
About $542 million weekly sat outside active trading ranges, meaning this capital earned zero fees and provided no market depth. Source:CoinDesk
Massive bitcoin call spreads target $72,000 by month end, right when the Fed meets
Large traders are betting on a BTC price rise to $72,000 by the end of the month, latest options market flow suggests. Source:CoinDesk
Tokenization has become a strategic priority for 84% of financial firms
A Broadridge survey found Wall Street is accelerating tokenization efforts while betting on hybrid markets where digital and traditional assets coexist.…
A massive lettuce recall hits home as local restaurants shake up their salad menus
Some independent restaurants are throwing out all their bagged lettuce, while others have found ways to keep serving customers their leafy greens.…
How a homegrown Chinese chip maker became the memory industry’s biggest wild card
As ChangXin Memory Technologies gears up for a breakout public listing, the chip maker is eyeing the turf held by Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung.…
Forget gasoline: Why the price surge in this under-the-radar fuel is the real threat to the U.S. economy
As investors fret about gasoline, diesel prices have been rising and are threatening to cause even more economic destruction. Source:MarketWatch