coindesk 12 hours ago

Zcash targets November upgrade to make private payments up to three times faster

NU7 would reduce block times to 25 seconds while setting aside at least 60% of transaction fees to supplement mining rewards begin...

coindesk 15 hours ago

Live updates: HYPE leads altcoin rally as bitcoin recovers toward $78,000

Bitcoin recovered from $75,972 overnight to just below $78,000, a third straight day of gains.

coindesk 15 hours ago

Live updates: Bitcoin climbs over $80,000 as crypto shakes off Clarity failure a...

Another central bank hiked rates overnight, this time the Bank of Japan. The move failed to halt the slide in the yen.

coindesk 15 hours ago

Live updates: Bitcoin climbs over $80,000 as rally accelerates at U.S. market op...

Another central bank hiked rates overnight, this time the Bank of Japan. The move failed to halt the slide in the yen.

coindesk 18 hours ago

Solana speeds up blocks by 17%, but transaction capacity stays the same

The network is cutting its target slot time to 250 milliseconds, giving apps fresher blockchain data and validators shorter contro...

coindesk 19 hours ago

Ethereum confirms Glamsterdam dates, but warns 'fake' builders could stall the c...

Free test ether lets fake builders outbid rivals and withhold transaction payloads, while client teams get half the usual review t...

coindesk 1 day ago

Ethereum’s upcoming Glamsterdam upgrade clears rehearsal for a big jump in capac...

The test network raised its limit on work per block toward 200 million gas as developers prepare for a proposed October 6 public t...

coindesk 1 day ago

Live updates: Bitcoin rises as oil sinks on report of China intervention on Iran

U.S. stocks are set for a sharply higher open one day after the Fed hikes interest rates for the first time in more than three yea...

coindesk 1 day ago

Live updates: Bitcoin edges higher as Nasdaq climbs 1.7% in wake of Fed rate hik...

The SEC debuted its long-awaited "innovation exemption," providing a roadmap for blockchain-based venues to offer tokenized securi...

coindesk 1 day ago

Live updates: Zcash jumps 17% as $345 million of liquidations hit crypto traders

Short sellers took the bulk of the damage, with zcash alone accounting for $56 million of forced closures.