Zcash Sets July 28 For Ironwood Upgrade
Zcash has confirmed July 28 as the activation date for its Ironwood network upgrade, one week later than the original target, according to core developer Sean Bowe. Bowe announced on Thursday
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Is Bitcoin still Digital Gold?
Bitcoin has long carried the "digital gold" label, built on its hard cap of 21 million coins and a design resistant to monetary inflation. But in 2026, that narrative is being put to the test
New Hampshire Rejects Bitcoin Bond, Sending a Chill Through State Crypto Finance Experiments
State government adoption of bitcoin just hit a brick wall in New England. New Hampshire’s executive council voted 3-2 to reject a bond structure that would have woven bitcoin into a public f
Gyeonggi Province to Launch Stablecoin Proof-of-Concept Test in August
South Korea's Gyeonggi Province plans to launch a stablecoin proof-of-concept test in August, marking a notable instance of a provincial government exploring digital currency infrastructure a
How Does Core DAO's Token Burn Work, and What Does It Mean for Long Term Supply?
Core DAO burns a percentage of all block rewards and transaction fees every round, following a model similar to Ethereum's fee-burning approach. The exact percentage is determined by the DAO
Strategy's New Bitcoin Monetization Program: Will It Sell More BTC?
Strategy now has board approval to sell part of its Bitcoin holdings, but it is not required to sell any. On June 29, the company filed an 8-K with the US Securities and Exchange Commission i
SoloHost, Pi Sign-In & PiVerify: Pi Network's 2026 Pi2Day Releases Explained
Pi Network used its annual Pi2Day celebration to ship three new products, SoloHost, Pi Sign-In and PiVerify, each built to take Pi's infrastructure to developers, websites and businesses outs
What Are Stellar Anchors, and How Do They Bridge the Gap Between Banks and Blockchains?
A Stellar anchor is a regulated business, such as a bank, money transfer operator, or licensed fintech, that accepts fiat currency through normal banking rails and issues the equivalent digit
World.xyz Finally Revealed: What Is the Mysterious Solana Project?
World xyz is a fully onchain prediction market built on Solana, now live inside the Phantom wallet and at world xyz. The project spent weeks building attention on X with little more than a gl
Bybit Launches Spot Trading Arena for BTC, ETH, SOL, HYPE, and More With 200,000 USDT Prize Pool (10 Jul)
DUBAI, UAE, July 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bybit, the world's second-largest cryptocurrency exchange by trading volume, has announced the launch of the Spot Trading Arena, a global trading com
Bitcoin Wallets Get A New Quantum Shield
Crypto custodian BitGo (NYSE: BTGO) has introduced a suite of quantum-risk management tools for institutional Bitcoin $BTC wallets, as the industry begins treating future quantum computing th
Bitmine Boosts Ethereum Holdings Again
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE: $BMNR), chaired by Fundstrat's Tom Lee, has purchased another 20,500 $ETH worth approximately $35.9 million from Galaxy Digital, according to onchain dat