Ethereum Privacy Push Grows as Aztec Relaunches zk.money Wallet
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Aztec Labs relaunched zk.money, a privacy wallet it shut down three years ago, on its Ethereum layer-2, Aztec Network.
Users send stablecoins to readable tags like bob.zk.money, and payments inside the wallet stay…
Hyperliquid: HYPE crypto faces $5.62M sell threat as Andrew Tate moves $1.87M
Hyperliquid is transforming Circle’s reserve yield into a direct source of HYPE buyback demand. This transformation will change the way the protocol’s revenue returns to its token holders.
In essence, this agreement directs all of the…
Russia pays wages in digital rubles first time
Russia’s Ministry of Finance said on Friday that some of its employees had received their wages in digital rubles for the first time.Being paid in the central bank’s digital currency is available for citizens of Russia on a voluntary basis,…
UK Finance Leaders Expect Tokenization to Reshape Markets
Nearly three-quarters of major UK financial institutions expect tokenization to reshape financial services, as banks and asset managers increasingly explore blockchain-based infrastructure for payments, settlement and liquidity…
Token Trades Near $2,713 as Resistance Sits at $2,747
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Ethereum traded near $2,713 on Oct. 1, up 1.87%, and held above the $2,700 level.
A wallet linked to co-founder Joseph Lubin moved 133,298 ETH (about $356.2 million) to a new address, not to an exchange.
ETH faces…
‘Exceeded its authority!’ – Banking group sues OCC over crypto trust charter approvals
Banks have escalated turf wars with the crypto industry, with OCC trust bank charter approvals becoming the latest battlefield.
In a new lawsuit against the OCC, the Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) alleged that OCC…
Trump expected to pick Clayton as AI czar
President Donald Trump is expected to appoint Jay Clayton, US director of national intelligence, as the new AI czar, CNN and other media reported Friday, citing unidentified sources.Cointelegraph reported Sept. 20 that Trump planned to…
Furious Debate About THORChain vs NEAR Shows Idealism Has Limits
After Bitget got hacked on Sept. 24, $387.5 million of stolen funds quickly began moving across chains, with some headed to decentralized cross chain swaps platform THORChain.Chief executive Gracy Chen publicly appealed to the platform to…
Ethereum Layer 2 Network Blast to Shut Down After Revenue Collapse
Key TakeawaysEthereum Layer 2 Network Blast is being shut down.Revenue and other key metrics on the network have collapsed since peaking in 2024.The BLAST token cratered further on Friday, now down 99% from its peak price. Blast Heads for…
THORChain Under Fire Over Bitget, ETH Evolves Beyond Blockchain: Hodler’s Digest
ThorChain under fire because it won’t blacklist stolen Bitget fundsStop me if you’ve heard this before: A centralized exchange with lax security gets hacked by the North Koreans for $387.5 million, and then somehow shifts the blame game…