Author: John Smith
The Zcash Foundation has denied any connection to two third-party products, ZRC-20 and the CASH token, after a post published through its X account described them as additions to the Zcash network. Summary The Zcash Foundation says ZRC-20 and CASH have no official connection to the organization. ZRC-20’s draft specification relies on shielded memos and off-chain indexers. The proposed standard requires no Zcash protocol change or formal ZIP approval. U.S. investors must distinguish third-party tokens from products endorsed by a network’s developers. Zcash Foundation says it had no prior knowledge The Zcash Foundation said in a statement that it had…
Disclosure: This content is provided by a third party. Neither crypto.news nor the author of this article endorses any product mentioned on this page. Users should conduct their own research before taking any action related to the company. Recently, geopolitical tensions, inflationary pressures, and shifts in U.S. interest rate policy dampened market risk appetite, causing Bitcoin to retreat rapidly from its highs and briefly drop to around $76,000. However, as some of these pressures eased and capital flowed back into asset markets, BTC not only reclaimed the $80,000 level but also broke past $84,000 on September 21. The latest market…
South African crypto companies have put at least R2.2 billion in deals on hold as proposed exchange control rules threaten to restrict how digital assets can be used for cross border transactions, according to people familiar with the matter. Summary South African crypto firms have paused at least R2.2 billion in deals over proposed exchange control rules. The changes would bring crypto assets under the country’s capital flow regime and tighten oversight of cross border transfers. Industry participants warn the rules could push legitimate crypto activity offshore and potentially trigger legal challenges. People familiar with the transactions said at least…
Four masked men have held a family of four captive for more than three hours at their home in northern France and forced the father, an IT worker in the crypto sector, to transfer €40,000 in digital assets. Summary Four masked men held a family of four captive for more than three hours and forced the father to transfer €40,000 in crypto. The attackers assaulted the father for his access codes, while his 12 year old daughter was struck in the face. French authorities are investigating the case as kidnapping and extortion by an organized gang, with all four suspects…
Hyperliquid has generated $429.04 million in revenue from Jan. 1 through Sept. 15, placing the perpetual futures platform first in CoinGecko’s adjusted ranking of crypto revenue generators for 2026. Summary Hyperliquid generated $429.04 million through September 15, leading CoinGecko’s adjusted 2026 crypto revenue ranking overall. Hyperliquid captured 12.62% of the $3.40 billion revenue pool used for CoinGecko’s project comparison dataset. Pump.fun ranked second with $322.21 million, leaving Hyperliquid ahead by more than $106 million overall. CoinGecko excluded Tether, Circle and Grayscale from rankings to improve comparisons among crypto-native revenue models. Hyperliquid routes trading fees toward community mechanisms, including automated HYPE…
Binance has warned iPhone and iPad users to check whether they have installed FomoPeek after security researchers linked versions 1.1 and 1.2 of the app to malicious code capable of exposing private keys, seed phrases and other data stored across affected devices. Summary Binance has warned iPhone and iPad users after malicious code was discovered in FomoPeek versions 1.1 and 1.2. The malware could exploit iOS vulnerabilities to access private keys, seed phrases, login credentials and data stored by other apps. Affected self custody users were advised to create new wallets on clean devices and transfer their assets to the…
REX Shares and Tuttle Capital Management have launched ASSX, a Cboe-listed exchange-traded fund that began trading Sept. 18 and seeks 200% of Strive Inc.’s daily share performance before fees and expenses. Summary ASSX targets 200% of Strive’s daily share performance and resets its leverage after each session. Cboe listed ASSX on September 18 after certifying the fund for registration three days earlier. Strive held 25,000 Bitcoin after purchasing 469 BTC at a $77,954 average price per coin. Strive shares closed Friday at $30.09, rising 6.4% during ASSX’s first trading session on Cboe. REX warns longer holding periods can diverge sharply…
The SEC has opened a five-year route for qualifying tokenized U.S. stocks to trade through permissioned automated market makers, prompting Goldman Sachs and Citizens analysts to identify Coinbase, Robinhood and Circle as companies that could benefit if regulated onchain equity trading expands. Summary SEC relief lets tokenized U.S. stocks trade through permissioned automated market makers for five years. Coinbase offers one-to-one-backed stock tokens on Base, but its U.S. products still need compliance changes. Robinhood’s overseas stock tokens provide economic exposure without full underlying shareholder rights required by SEC. Circle could gain USDC settlement demand because SEC permits payment stablecoins within…
Four suspects have fled after a French cryptocurrency worker, his wife and their two children were restrained inside their Vendin-le-Vieil home, with investigators reportedly tracing the attack to the theft of roughly €40,000 in crypto. Summary Four suspects remain at large after restraining a French crypto worker, his wife, and children. Investigators believe attackers forced the father to surrender codes linked to roughly forty thousand euros. The victims were held for more than three hours before the father alerted emergency services. France recorded seventy-seven crypto-linked kidnappings and detentions through July, according to official gendarmerie figures nationwide. Police have not publicly…
New crypto presales often compete for attention with big promises and fast-moving social posts. MemeToro is standing out in a different way. It has moved into Stage 7 at $0.00430, raised more than $139K, and published public code for an AI-guided fair-launch system on BNB Chain. That combination gives buyers more than a price chart to consider. The project wants to use an AI agent to help creators build memecoin launches with fixed distribution and funding rules. $MT is planned as the token that connects users to this wider ecosystem. The most bullish case is that MemeToro becomes a useful…