A brand new ZCAT token charges a 3% tax whenever the token moves and uses the proceeds to distribute ZEC to holders, creating an unusual link to one of crypto’s hottest assets.
Oil up, bitcoin down as U.S. strikes Iranian crude carriers
Bitcoin trades lower by nearly 1% as escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities push oil higher.
Ukrainian police took down a crypto scam that stole up to $1 million a month
Investigators have identified 62 victims and say more than 46 Ukrainians took part in the alleged operation.
Prediction markets inch closer to the Supreme Court: State of Crypto
New Jersey petitioned for a writ of certiorari in Kalshi’s case against it last week, finally throwing the ball to the high court.
Better and Coinbase’s bitcoin-backed mortgages can reuse borrowers’ collateral
Better Mortgage can reuse the pledged bitcoin, and borrowers cannot recover their crypto until the main conventional mortgage is fully repaid or refinanced.
AMC CEO blasts Robinhood for stock token, putting synthetic shares in spotlight
Adam Aron said AMC has no connection to Robinhood’s tokenized shares, reviving questions around how stocks are brought onchain.
Bitcoin back above $81,000 as hike odds fade, Zcash leads with 15% jump
Every major token gained on Friday as traders cut bets on a September Federal Reserve rate increase to a coin flip, though most of the majors are barely changed on the week.
One full bitcoin now buys a little more than 18 ounces of gold, the most since January
Bitcoin is pulling ahead of gold even as both hard assets rally together, driven by fears that governments will inflate away their debt rather than by bond yields.
OpenAI puts $1 billion behind cyber defense after unveiling AI that can find zero-days
The company is subsidizing access to its Daybreak security platform after saying Astra can independently find previously unknown software flaws and turn them into working attacks.
South Korea targets February 2027 rollout for full tokenized securities market
Financial regulators unveiled a phased roadmap moving traditional capital markets onto distributed ledgers, concluding with onchain stablecoin settlement.