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Zcash developers plan a fix to keep ZEC swaps private.
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The team behind Zakura wants every swap through NEAR Intents to get its own key, so a refund address left on NEAR’s public chain can’t expose a user’s wider payment history. The team behind Zakura, a newer version of the software that runs the Zcash network, wants to give every ZEC swap made through NEAR Intents its own private key. The change would close a gap that a future quantum.
Validators have a bug-fix patch on course to go live Friday. The lending system it partly repairs is still 10 votes short of approval. A batch of bug fixes is set to go live on the XRP Ledger on Friday, and some of them patch the lending system Ripple has pitched to banks and payment companies since June — a system that hasn’t been switched on yet and is still.
Bitcoin, Nasdaq futures and Asian stocks rally as stronger-than-expected China GDP and falling oil prices lift risk appetite. Financial markets are a sea of green on Monday as upbeat China data and lower oil prices revive investor risk appetite. Starting with bitcoin. The leading cryptocurrency by market value was trading around $82,500 at the time of writing, up 0.7% since midnight UTC and 1.3% over the past 24 hours. Nasdaq.
The service will initially support bitcoin, ether and the stablecoins USDC, EURC and EURAU, with the bank managing clients’ wallets and private keys. Deutsche Bank (DB) plans to bring its crypto custody service to Asia in 2027, extending its push into digital assets as it prepares to launch the service in Germany within weeks. The German banking giant, Reuters reported citing the firm’s co-head, also plans to offer stablecoin conversion,.
Eight more companies objected to trading on the planned OKX-ICE venue, while Nasdaq has separately said it would opt out under the SEC’s framework. The SEC’s new framework for trading tokenized stocks is encountering resistance from some of the companies whose shares could trade, with Broadcom (AVGO), Verizon (VZ) and UnitedHealth (UNH) among the latest issuers to object. Eight newly disclosed objections appeared in an October 15 public notice from.
Patrick Witt announced his departure from the White House last week. White House Executive Director of the President’s Council of Advisors for Digital Assets Patrick Witt is leaving government service and returning to the private sector. Where does that leave the council? PS: I'll be at Money 20/20 on Monday and Tuesday and NEXTPredict on Thursday and Friday. Want to say hi? Ping me on Telegram. You’re reading State of.
Wall Street's fear gauge, the VIX index, spiked on Friday as stocks dropped. History says Friday panics usually fade on Monday. Seasonality and calm bitcoin suggest the same. Wall Street's fear gauge, the VIX index, ripped higher on Friday as stocks tanked on AI and geopolitical worries. Bitcoin BTC$81,015.33 traded choppy. However, if VIX history and bitcoin’s steady weekend price action are any guide, the panic could subside just as.