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Zcash Is Running—Devs Want to Make It Faster

A new upgrade would cut Zcash block time from 75 seconds to 25, while quietly rewriting how the network pays for its own security...

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House Committee Advances US Bitcoin Reserve Bill on Party-Line Split

A substitute text adopted before the vote strips out the Federal Reserve funding routes and thins the transparency rules.

decrypt 2 days ago

Crypto Tax Bill Clears House Committee After Clarity Act Setback

The bill would exempt qualifying crypto fees from gain-or-loss calculations and restrict tax-loss deductions on tokens sold and qu...

decrypt 2 days ago

Bitcoin Core Software Update Aims for Speed and Security Patches

Bitcoin Core 32.0 has entered final testing, bringing faster block checks and changes to how wallets prepare payments.

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Circle Launches Arc Mainnet With BlackRock, DTCC and Visa as Validators

The Layer 1 network’s validator set is permissioned, and Circle has minted 10 billion ARC tokens without committing to publicly la...

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Tonkeeper Becomes Keeper as Wallet Adds Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Tron

The self-custodial wallet is expanding beyond The Open Network, with support for seven blockchains and more financial products pla...

decrypt 6 days ago

Revolut Leaks Passports, Bitcoin Transaction Histories to Fake Government Reques...

The fintech company fulfilled a fraudulent information request sent from a government agency's own email domain, exposing ID docum...

decrypt 1 week ago

Blockstream Refuses Ransom for Return of $47M in Bitcoin from Liquid Hack: 'It I...

With 598.5 BTC still outstanding, the company says it will go to law enforcement should the funds not be returned.

decrypt 1 week ago

Coinbase Wallet Rebrands to Chase 'Anything, Anywhere' Trading as Robinhood Chai...

Head of Product Ryan Kass says the return to Coinbase Wallet reflects a broader trading strategy, with the self-custody app servin...

decrypt 1 week ago

Bitcoin at $400K by 2030 Still 'Reasonable Target': Coinbase CEO

Brian Armstrong argues the bottom is in, a year into the downturn, with the next halving roughly 18 months out.