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View More NewsIn brief A security researcher discovered a critical vulnerability in Zcash nodes that bypassed proof verification for the deprecated Sprout shielded pool. Major mining pools deployed the patch within three days, with Zcash developers releasing v6.12.0 on Tuesday. Zcash’s “turnstile” mechanism would have prevented broader supply inflation even if the pool had been compromised. A security researcher discovered a critical vulnerability in Zcash nodes that could have allowed malicious miners to drain more than 25,000 ZEC from the network’s deprecated Sprout shielded pool—a sum worth about $6.5 million at writing.Alex “Scalar” Sol disclosed the flaw on March 23, according to…
Cardano and Midnight Founder Charles Hoskinson said proposed U.S. crypto legislation could take more than a decade to implement, fail to survive political change and structurally disadvantage new entrants while benefiting established cryptocurrencies.The Digital Asset Market CLARITY Act is still being negotiated in Congress, with lawmakers circulating updated text and trying to close final gaps. While a compromise on stablecoin yield appears close, other sticking points, including decentralized finance and Democratic political demands, remain unresolved, leaving the bill short of a full Senate vote for now.“Even if it does get passed, it’s going to take many years of rulemaking,” he…
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A review of End of Days: Ruby Ridge, The Apocalypse and the Unmaking of America by Chris Jennings; 384 pages; Little, Brown and Company (February 2026)On 31 August 1992, a siege at a remote cabin in Ruby Ridge, Idaho, ended with the negotiated surrender of religious fanatic and white separatist Randy Weaver and his three daughters. During the eleven-day stand-off with federal law enforcement agents, Weaver’s wife and son were killed and so was a US marshal. Consequently, the incident rapidly became a notorious example of federal incompetence and overreach. That is not, however, the view of author and journalist…
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In brief Benchmark analysts assigned a $16 price target to Securitize, expressing bullishness on the firm’s ability to establish a competitive moat through blue-chip…
Europe risks losing control of its financial future to the U.S. dollar unless it brings the euro onto blockchain rails, according to Jan-Oliver Sell,…
Opinion by: Jeff Handler, co-founder at OpenTrade.The tech has been solved. The digital dollars are flowing. In 2026, the only variable left is understanding…
In brief Bitcoin treasury firm Nakamoto (NAKA) sold around $20 million in BTC. The firm still holds 5,342 Bitcoin, but is down an estimated…
The political sphere, and the world more broadly, would probably be a better place if we did away with the practice of lying. Most…
from the great-orange-hope dept Shortly after Trump took office for a second time, his administration made it clear that it felt constitutional rights were…
Joseph Gordon-Levitt has a new gig, but it’s not in Hollywood. On Tuesday, the actor was appointed as the United Nations’ (U.N.) first global…
The Committee to Protect Journalists joined a proposed amicus brief supporting detained journalist Estefany Rodríguez’s habeas corpus petition in the United States District Court…
Dutch market maker IMC Trading has hired Alex Casimo as chief commercial officer of its cryptocurrency business, according to a person with direct knowledge…
Ryde Group, a Singapore-based ride-sharing and carpool platform, similar to Uber or Lyft, said Wednesday that it has adopted a crypto treasury strategy for…
In brief The World Gold Council, which helped establish the first gold-backed ETF in the U.S., is working on a service to standardize tokenized…
Governments around the world have increasingly sought to regulate online speech well beyond their borders.If global platforms are forced to comply with the world’s…