Robinhood’s ZEC listing, easing US–Iran tensions and a shrinking liquid supply of tokens are further strengthening the bullish outlook for Zcash in the coming weeks. Zcash (ZEC) has outperformed the broader crypto market over the past month, rising by over 125% compared to an average 15% gain for most coins. ZEC/USD versus TOTAL crypto market...Continue Reading

Remittance firms are using crypto to bypass parts of traditional settlement infrastructure, but this does not mean SWIFT is disappearing. Some of the world’s largest remittance providers are accelerating their digital asset strategies as they look for faster settlement alternatives to traditional banking rails. Western Union’s new stablecoin USDPT is the latest example of the...Continue Reading

The Korea Securities Depository platform is expected to go live by February 2027, aligning with South Korea’s incoming security token framework. Samsung SDS, Samsung’s information technology services subsidiary, will reportedly build a token securities platform for the Korea Securities Depository (KSD), moving South Korea’s central securities depository closer to operating blockchain-based securities infrastructure as the...Continue Reading

OpenTrade raised $17 million to expand its stablecoin yield platform, bringing total funding above $30 million as it scales stablecoin yield infrastructure for global clients. OpenTrade, an institutional-grade platform for onchain and real-world asset (RWA)-backed lending and stablecoin yield products, has raised fresh capital to expand its yield infrastructure. The platform secured $17 million in...Continue Reading

Linea Consortium board director Declan Fox said the move gives its technology a neutral, foundation-governed home. Linea Consortium has joined Linux Foundation Decentralized Trust (LFDT) as a premier member and contributed the open-source zero-knowledge (ZK) rollup stack powering Linea as a new code project called Lineth. The contribution places Linea’s core layer-2 technology under LFDT’s...Continue Reading

Bitcoin’s onchain data suggests that the upside may not be over for BTC price, but resistance at $84,000 could delay the recovery. Bitcoin (BTC) buyers resumed their activity during the early Asian trading hours on Wednesday, pushing the price to a new multi-month high of $82,240. Onchain indicators, including the short-term holder (STH) cost basis,...Continue Reading

Bubblemaps said it identified a large wallet cluster that accumulated 90% of the Mystery token’s supply at launch, raising concerns around the token’s distribution. Blockchain analytics platform Bubblemaps said 90 newly funded wallets bought 90% of Mystery (MYSTERY) memecoin supply at launch, raising concerns about coordinated sniping. The wallets were all funded by wallet “0x544E,”...Continue Reading

CME to launch CFTC‑regulated Bitcoin Volatility futures in June, giving institutions an onshore way to trade implied BTC volatility. CME Group plans to launch Bitcoin Volatility futures on June 1, pending regulatory review, giving investors a compliant way to trade expected Bitcoin volatility rather than price direction, according to a company release published Tuesday. The...Continue Reading

Bitcoin price analysis saw $84,000 as bulls’ “most critical” reclaim target as the risk of new $50,000 lows returned to the radar. Bitcoin (BTC) is approaching its “most critical” resistance hurdle of the bear market, new BTC price analysis says. Key points: Read moreContinue Reading

The plaintiff says Coinbase froze traceable assets from a 2024 DAI phishing theft but refused to return them without a court order. Cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase was sued in California federal court over frozen crypto allegedly tied to a $55 million DAI phishing theft from August 2024. The complaint, filed Monday in a San Francisco federal...Continue Reading