Zcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks
NU7 will cut Zcash block times to 25 seconds and preserve its halving schedule, with testnet activation planned for Oct. 6.
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Bitcoin split after BIP-110 fails, the new chain stopped after two blocks
Opponents argue that anyone paying the transaction fee has bought the right to use the space however they like, and that miners and node operators should not be deciding which transactions count as legitimate. Bitcoin mining firm AntPool mined the first non-signaling block, which the… Read More
Crypto market maker Wintermute lands SEC approval to trade equities and ETF blocks
Crypto market maker Wintermute has secured broker-dealer status in the U.S., giving the firm a regulated route into Wall Street as crypto trading and traditional securities markets draw closer together. New York-based Wintermute USA LLC registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the… Read More
Inside the fierce data dispute over whether a sanctioned Russian crypto token is actually working to evade Western blocks
“We truly don’t think there is large-scale, authentic usage of A7A5 outside of A7,” Keegan said in an email, referring to the token’s issuer. He added that transaction volumes routinely collapse on weekends because much of the activity appears tied to business-to-business transfers involving the… Read More
XRP Ledger’s design blocks the flash loan attacks costing DeFi hundreds of millions
The two biggest DeFi exploits of the past two months have one thing in common. They used a tool that does not exist on the XRP Ledger. Thorchain lost roughly $10.8 million on May 15 to a cross-chain attack that drained funds across Bitcoin, Ethereum,… Read More
Federal judge blocks Arizona from bringing criminal charges against Kalshi
A federal judge has blocked the state of Arizona from bringing criminal charges against prediction market provider Kalshi, at least temporarily, in response to a motion from the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. District Judge Michael Liburdi, in the District of Arizona, ruled Friday that Arizona… Read More