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A hand holds up a Zcash coin in front of the US Capitol and American flag, illustrating reports that the US government is holding ZEC.

Privacy

Zcash is discreetly sitting in US government wallets, creating a bizarre conflict for the regulators attacking privacy

Tension mounts as Zcash's traceability claims coincide with federal asset disclosure and regulatory discussions.

1 week ago

A hand holds a glowing Bitcoin coin as a stressed man stands in a neon city, illustrating time-locked Bitcoin incentives that reward behavior change for your future self.

Payments

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Using Taproot updates, these wallets automatically route your locked funds to an anti-charity the moment a digital oracle detects a trigger.

1 week ago

A hooded man furiously types on a laptop as a hand holds a Bitcoin coin with the US Capitol behind him, illustrating the provocative claim of adding Bitcoin to America’s arsenal of weapons.

Analysis

Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers?

The new defense bill avoids the word "crypto" entirely, yet Section 1543 creates a stealth mandate that could make Jason Lowery’s controversial SoftWar thesis the law of the land.

1 week ago

A dramatic scene showing an eagle symbolizing the SEC looming over Zcash as storm clouds gather, highlighting the high-stakes meeting that could determine personal liability for privacy-protocol developers.

Privacy

Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code

With Samourai’s November sentencing and Tornado Cash’s mixed verdict, the SEC’s Dec. 15 privacy roundtable lands in a new phase for wallet privacy and exchange compliance.

2 weeks ago

Privacy

Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH grants: When Ethereum falls, privacy rises

The grants point to a simple idea: privacy begins with how messages move and how identities are avoided.

2 weeks ago

Zcash coin stands prominently in front of the New York Stock Exchange, with Grayscale and ZCSH ETF banners and American flags displayed on the building in the background under a bright blue sky

In Focus

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF: Regulated privacy, or privacy in name only?

Wall Street is about to price privacy without practicing it.

3 weeks ago

Low-angle ultra-wide daylight view of a hyper-real glass-and-steel skyline with a luminous Chainlink hexagon floating above a long reflective boulevard under mid-tone skies.

Privacy

Chainlink says it finally solved crypto’s $3.4 trillion problem: The privacy fix Wall Street has been waiting for

What privacy-preserving compute would unlock for institutions, and how it competes with L2 rollups and TEEs.

1 month ago

A Ledger hardware wallet with a glowing red padlock icon stands in front of London’s skyline at sunset, surrounded by yellow caution tape and watched by a CCTV camera, symbolizing digital restrictions and surveillance.

Censorship

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

Due to new UK financial promotion rules in 2025, Ledger has blocked access to certain educational blog pages for UK users, highlighting a wider crackdown on crypto education, advertising, and banking.

1 month ago

a gleaming silver Zcash (ZEC) coin standing upright on a mossy rock surrounded by lush greenery

Privacy

Zcash soars 1,486% in 3 months and reaches highest price since 2018

The token now ranks as the 18th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, at $11.2 billion, positioning it near Hyperliquid.

1 month ago

Privacy

Privacy on trial as Samourai Wallet cofounder lands in jail for writing code

Samourai Wallet cofounder Keonne Rodriguez received the maximum sentence of five years in a landmark crypto privacy case.

1 month ago

a crowned golden Zcash coin rising before balanced scales while a Monero coin recedes on a rooftop skyline at sunset with vivid teal-and-amber glow, symbolizing ZEC reclaiming the privacy crown.

Privacy

How Zcash reclaimed the privacy crown from Monero

Institutional interest and network resilience guide Zcash's resurgence as regulatory landscapes shift.

1 month ago

a gleaming Zcash coin erupting from turquoise crystals in a sunlit desert canyon with a muted Bitcoin disk blurred in the background, symbolizing a privacy-powered resurgence.

Privacy

Bitcoin fork Zcash up 380% to $5.8B: Does scarce privacy have legs?

With search interest at a five-year high, Zcash redefines its market identity, capturing attention as a scarce and ideologically driven asset.

2 months ago

Name	Price	24H %	Mcap
XMR Monero	$421.537	-1.89%	$7.78B
ZEC Zcash	$393.840	-0.92%	$6.48B
CC Canton Network	$0.07599	+0.93%	$2.76B
WLD Worldcoin	$0.49192	-2.6%	$1.22B
BDX Beldex	$0.09213	+1.04%	$688.78M

Bitcoin’s viral $5 billion whale buy signal was actually a dangerous trap set by institutional accounting

JP Morgan’s move to Ethereum proves Wall Street is quietly hijacking the digital dollar from crypto natives

YouTube is now paying creators in crypto, offering a $100B path to finally exit banks

Bitcoin ETFs are 60% underwater, creating a $100 billion distressed house of cards

New SEC rules lets Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sach legally “control” your private keys without the safety net you assume exists

Over $17 trillion missing when on-chain “proof of reserve” standards are applied to Trump’s tariff data

Hyperliquid is erasing $1 billion in token supply, but the market is still punishing the wrong metric

What is x402? The HTTP-402 payments standard powering AI agents, explained

X claims the right to share your private AI chats with everyone under new rules – no opt out

Privacy News

Zcash is discreetly sitting in US government wallets, creating a bizarre conflict for the regulators attacking privacy

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers?

Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code

Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH grants: When Ethereum falls, privacy rises

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF: Regulated privacy, or privacy in name only?

Chainlink says it finally solved crypto’s $3.4 trillion problem: The privacy fix Wall Street has been waiting for

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

Zcash soars 1,486% in 3 months and reaches highest price since 2018

Privacy on trial as Samourai Wallet cofounder lands in jail for writing code

How Zcash reclaimed the privacy crown from Monero

Bitcoin fork Zcash up 380% to $5.8B: Does scarce privacy have legs?

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Privacy News

Zcash is discreetly sitting in US government wallets, creating a bizarre conflict for the regulators attacking privacy

Bitcoin’s new “self-bribe” code lets you build sobriety wallets that pay your enemies if you break a promise

Has Congress quietly forced the Department of War to use Bitcoin to bankrupt Chinese hackers?

Zcash and privacy protocols face a “do-or-die” SEC meeting that determines if developers are personally liable for code

Inside Vitalik’s 256 ETH grants: When Ethereum falls, privacy rises

Grayscale’s Zcash ETF: Regulated privacy, or privacy in name only?

Chainlink says it finally solved crypto’s $3.4 trillion problem: The privacy fix Wall Street has been waiting for

Ledger pages blocked as UK’s crypto crackdown hits education, advertising, banking

Zcash soars 1,486% in 3 months and reaches highest price since 2018

Privacy on trial as Samourai Wallet cofounder lands in jail for writing code

How Zcash reclaimed the privacy crown from Monero

Bitcoin fork Zcash up 380% to $5.8B: Does scarce privacy have legs?

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