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ZODL, a development lab formed by former Electric Coin Company engineers, raised over US$25M (AU$35.25M) to build privacy infrastructure for the Zcash ecosystem. The group emerged after a January 2026 governance dispute with ECC’s overseeing board, leading the entire engineering team to establish an independent organisation. ZODL’s Zodl wallet has processed over US$600M (AU$846M) in swaps and contributed to major growth in Zcash’s Orchard shielded pool. ZODL, an independent development lab created by former Electric Coin Company engineers, has raised more than US$25 million (AU$35.25 million) in seed funding to continue building privacy infrastructure for the Zcash network. The organisation…
Starcloud plans to test Bitcoin mining in orbit by launching ASIC mining hardware aboard its upcoming Starcloud-2 satellite. The project builds on a 2025 mission that successfully ran Nvidia H100 GPUs in space and demonstrated orbital computing. The company believes continuous solar energy and natural cooling in space could reduce costs, though technical hurdles remain. Starcloud, a space infrastructure startup founded in 2024, is preparing to test whether Bitcoin mining hardware can operate in orbit. The company plans to send specialised mining processors aboard a spacecraft scheduled to launch later in 2026, marking one of the first practical attempts to…
Treasury’s mixer language points to a new U.S. line on crypto privacyA new Treasury report says lawful users may use mixers for financial privacy on public blockchains. The language leaves Treasury’s money-laundering case intact, while opening room for privacy tools that can operate inside regulated U.S. crypto markets.In a report to Congress this week, the U.S. Treasury said lawful users of digital assets may use mixers to protect financial privacy on public blockchains.Treasury gave ordinary examples. It said users may want to shield personal wealth, business payments, charitable donations, and consumer spending from full public view.The same report also kept…
America may reject the name “CBDC” while still building the conditions for CBDC-like control through private dollar infrastructure.Washington has ruled out a retail Federal Reserve digital dollar in legal form. At the same time, the stablecoin regime now taking shape can normalize freeze, block, reject, and temporary hold functions across private dollar tokens and, increasingly, tokenized financial assets.Back in January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order barring agencies from establishing, issuing, or promoting a U.S. central bank digital currency.That made the politics plain: Washington wanted to be seen as anti-CBDC.But the policy stack that followed points in another direction.In…
Zcash gained 9% to above $215 but faces resistance and could dump hard. The altcoin rose amid Bitcoin’s rebound to above $69,000 on Monday. Privacy coin narrative and venture funding have helped ignite ZEC’s uptick. Zcash (ZEC) rose nearly 9% after bouncing from recent lows, placing the token among the top gainers among the 100 largest cryptocurrencies by market capitalisation. The privacy-focused coin retested resistance above $215 as altcoins broadly posted modest gains over the past 24 hours. Sentiment improved after Bitcoin climbed above $69,000, helping lift the wider market. ZEC advanced alongside other privacy-oriented tokens, including Tornado Cash, Oasis…
Bitcoin spent the weekend mostly within a familiar price channel, then slipped lower before recovering as traders reacted to the developing impact of the Iran war.However, while real-world macro events now dictate Bitcoin’s movements more than fundamentals or adoption levels, where on the chart it stops to test the waters has not changed.Bitcoin has tested both long-term support and resistance since Friday. But with trading desks now back at their terminals, it has now rebounded into the middle of a price channel we’ve seen many times before.This type of activity is exactly why I’ve kept coming back to the same…
Subscriptions are once again available through the United States Mint for the 1776 ~ 2026 Enduring Liberty half dollar, allowing collectors to sign up in advance for products featuring one-year-only designs created for the nation’s Semiquincentennial. It is also the first half dollar since 1964 issued without the portrait of President John F. Kennedy. CoinNews photo shows two circulation-found rolls of 1776 ~ 2026 Enduring Liberty half dollars, the first half dollar since 1964 issued without the portrait of President John F. Kennedy. U.S. Mint-branded rolls and bags debut May 5. Through the U.S. Mint’s subscription program, eligible products are…
XRP remains under significant pressure as the latest oil shock and broader market unease push investors toward a more defensive stance.The Ripple-linked digital asset has fallen 26% this year to about $1.34 and is down 54% over the past six months, according to CryptoSlate data. In the latest 24-hour session, XRP slid from about $1.37 to as low as $1.33 before recovering to nearly $1.35 as of press time.The move was modest by crypto standards. However, the larger signal comes from on-chain and exchange data showing a market still working through a large pool of holders sitting on losses and…
Avalanche climbed above $9 as bulls mirrored broader gains. However, the altcoin remains in bearish momentum as the price hovers below a key level. Derivatives data and technical indicators offer a mixed outlook for the AVAX price. Avalanche price continues to face headwinds as the token trades just above $9.00. Despite slight gains after four consecutive days of downward action, AVAX price remains below the $10 mark as on-chain metrics and technical indicators show a mixed outlook. The overall bearish price action and underlying crypto market sentiment favour sellers, particularly amid the unfolding geopolitical scenario. Avalanche derivatives outlook The derivatives…
On-chain analyst Willy Woo warned that Bitcoin’s recent recovery toward US$74K is a “bull trap” likely to last until the end of April before the broader downtrend resumes. Bitcoin has declined 46.82% from its October 2025 all-time high of US$126K, with Woo placing the asset “solidly in the middle of its bear market” based on liquidity flows rather than price action alone. Supporting data from Santiment and CryptoQuant aligns with Woo’s bearish outlook, with whale selling continuing even as retail investors buy below US$70K. Bitcoin’s fallout from a record US$126K (AU$180K) in October 2025 surely made a lot of people…