Meet Zooko Wilcox: The Cypherpunk Who Built Zcash
Zooko Wilcox is the American computer security specialist who co-founded Zcash (ZEC), a cryptocurrency that uses zero-knowledge proofs to hide transaction details. He ran the Electric Coin Co
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Can Stellar Really Help People Without Bank Accounts?
Yes, within limits. Stellar lets a person with a smartphone receive, hold and send digital dollars without a bank account, and turn them into cash at partner locations such as MoneyGram. Aid
Very Network Mining Halving in 2 Days: What Changes at the 0.6 Stage?
Halving Expected Within Two Days as Harvest Total Nears 700M Very Network Mining is about to reach its halving, according to an official X post dated October 28, 2026. The project says it can
Bithumb Breach Exposes Gaps in South Korea’s Financial Security
Bithumb’s incident raises questions about access controls between employee applications and financial infrastructure. Daishin’s customer-data exposure highlights the risks associated with int
Bitcoin Miners Turning to AI: A New $70 Billion Market Has Emerged! Here Are the Details
With mining companies’ AI and high-performance computing contracts exceeding $70 billion, Luxor has raised $16 million to grow in this new market. The shift of the Bitcoin mining industry tow
Keystone Hardware Wallet Breach Exposes Authentication Key as Crypto Security Risks Grow
Hardware wallet maker Keystone has disclosed that hackers who breached its website also stole a key used to verify whether devices are genuine, expanding an incident that was initially believ
Bitcoin Price Gains as 14,942 BTC Leave Exchanges
Bitcoin recovered above $80,000 as on-chain data showed 14,942 BTC leaving exchanges ahead of a scheduled Federal Reserve policy decision, a combination of signals that traders across Southea
Zcash Proposal Seeks to Redirect 8% of Block Subsidies to NSM
Bowe proposes redirecting ZCG’s 8% subsidy allocation while preserving its existing treasury. The estimated $125.3 million balance assumes a $1,300 ZEC price and deducts grant liabilities. Th
Why a Firmware Fix Can’t Save a Weak Wallet Seed: Coldcard Lesson
A Hardware Wallet Built for Safety Still Lost Millions A weak wallet seed can drain a hardware wallet even when the device never leaves its owner’s hands, and the Coldcard incident of 2026 sh
Coinbase Denies Systems Breach, Points to Vendor Amplitude for Data Exposure
The exchange says its own infrastructure was not compromised, placing responsibility on a third-party analytics provider. Coinbase has publicly denied suffering a direct data breach, respondi
Web3 Tokenization Accelerates as Janus Henderson Launches Nasdaq-100 Fund on Stellar
Tokenization is moving deeper into traditional finance as Janus Henderson launches a blockchain-based fund tracking the Nasdaq-100. The new JQQQ fund is built using tokenization infrastructur
Blind Signing: How to Spot Dangerous Wallet Approvals
Blind Signing Explained: The Risk Behind Wallet Bugs Blind signing is approving a blockchain transaction without being able to read what it does on the signing device. It can hide malicious t