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Researchers have introduced a proposal that could enable fully private Bitcoin transactions, eliminating the need for fundamental changes to the network. Misha Komarov, co-founder of the priv
Pi Network joins growing OUSD partner roster Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) has signed on as a partner with Open Standard (@openstandard), the organisation behind the Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin. Ac
Five Chains, One Token @USDai_Official has extended its dollar-pegged stablecoin USDai and its yield-bearing counterpart sUSDai to five blockchains: Arbitrum, Ethereum, Plasma, Base, and Sola
@openstandard has named @chainlink as the official data oracle for its Open USD stablecoin, a move that opens OUSD up to a broad range of decentralized finance applications on the day of its
@Coinbase is developing a financial architecture designed specifically for artificial superintelligence and autonomous AI agents, a structure that gives non-human entities access to a native
@Chainlink's $LINK token has climbed to its highest price of 2026, but on-chain data is flashing a signal worth watching: the number of wallets holding LINK is beginning to fall even as the p
Crypto markets are once again putting meme coins under the spotlight, with Dogecoin, Shiba Inu, Pepe, Bonk, dogwifhat and FLOKI attracting attention across the sector. At the same time, the m
Crypto News Now: Bitcoin, CLARITY Act, Fed, PCE, Chainlink and More Cryptocurrency news today, October 1, 2026: The global crypto market cap rose 0.2% to $2.96 trillion on October 1, 2026. Bi
Key Insights: Zcash (ZEC) price climbed from $60 to $1,500, yet Grayscale sees room for growth. ZEC crypto now equals 1.5% of Bitcoin’s market cap, up from below 0.1%. Privacy could help Zcas
Ethereum closed the third quarter of 2026 up around 70.6 percent, its strongest third quarter on record. The price rose from $1,569.83 on July 1 to $2,689.39 on the evening of September 30. B
Stacks co-founder Muneeb Ali has become CEO of Stacks Labs, placing one of the project’s original architects in the chief executive seat. The move puts a founding voice in direct control of t
Pi Network joins growing OUSD partner roster Pi Network (@PiCoreTeam) has signed on as a partner with Open Standard (@openstandard), the organisation behind the Open USD (OUSD) stablecoin. Ac
