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Raoul Pal expects the current crypto liquidity cycle could continue into 2027 as governments face large funding needs while companies continue investing in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
Zcash’s NU7 upgrade is now live on testnet, giving developers several weeks to assess 25-second blocks and other protocol changes before a planned November mainnet activation.
Zcash has activated its NU7 upgrade on the public testnet, cutting the targeted time between transaction blocks from 75 to 25 seconds. The change could reduce waiting times for merchants and exchanges. Both major Zcash …
The XRP Rich List shows that the balance needed to enter the top 1% has fallen to 43,995 XRP, down from about 64,077 XRP in January 2024. At XRPâs current $1.54 price, that balance is worth about $67,753. The top 2%, …
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Japan’s 30-year government bond yield rose to a record 4.235% on Monday, the highest since the bonds were first sold in 1999. It first crossed 4% only in May. The Bank of Japan said heavy bond issuance by AI companies i…
The queue reached roughly 851,000 ETH on Oct. 2 after MetaMask, a cryptocurrency wallet provider that also runs staking services, began withdrawing validators as a precaution following a security incident affecting part…
Greenfield Capital said it sought changes to Safe Ecosystem Foundation’s board for months before turning to the Swiss regulator.
Jay Clayton, the former SEC chair who left the agency before it sued Ripple over XRP, has been named President Trump’s AI czar and will head a new “Super Intelligence Force.” He will spend the next 120 days assessing AI…
The newly registered lobbying operation lists the CLARITY Act and two digital asset tax proposals among the issues it plans to lobby on in Washington.
Roman Storm and the XRP army aren’t happy former SEC boss Jay Clayton is Trump’s new AI czar, Peter Brandt flips bullish and says Bitcoin may reach as high as $600K by 2029.
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XRP’s chart still allows for an upside breakout, but the token has to clear two nearby price levels first. An analyst sees a target zone between $2.14 and $2.99 if buyers regain control.
The U.S. is holding its midterm election in a month, on November 3. The results will determine whether Republicans or Democrats control the House of Representatives and the Senate, and that in turn will determine what n…
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Garantex was previously sanctioned by the US, the EU and other jurisdictions for helping Russian entities evade financial restrictions.
America's community banks are taking the nation's top banking regulator to court over its practice of handing bank charters to cryptocurrency companies, arguing the agency has blown past the limits Congress set.
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Bitcoin still has room to climb toward $92,000 or even $97,000, but only if it holds a narrow support band just above $81,000. That is the latest view from an analyst, who says the uptrend that began in July remains int…
President Donald Trump said US intel chief Clayton will lead the SIF, reporting to the president and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles.
The cross-chain swap service said Friday that the roughly $3.8 million drained in an exploit on Thursday has been returned in full. The return came a day after the team publicly told the attacker it knew who they were.
Efforts will continue to reduce the state’s involvement in Bitcoin-related activities and to strengthen crypto‑asset regulation and governance, the IMF said.
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