Author: CryptoPress
Zcash (ZEC) has gained 60% over the past seven days, outperforming the broader market to reach a three-month high of approximately $383. The rally follows the launch of a compliant mining pool by Foundry Digital and a surge in the network’s shielded pool supply, which now holds over 31% of ZEC. Market participants are closely watching the April 28 deadline for the SEC’s decision on Grayscale’s application to convert its Zcash Trust...
Bitcoin Hits $70,000 as Institutional Focus Shifts Toward Ethereum Staking
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Bitcoin surged past $72,000 following a two-week ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran, fueling a broad recovery in global risk assets.
While MicroStrategy added 41,000 BTC in March, its accumulation rate has slowed relative to the aggressive growth seen in 2025.
Bitmine Immersion Technologies (BMNR) has emerged as a major institutional force, staking over 3.3 million ETH to control nearly 4% of the total supply.
Bitcoin reclaimed...
Microsoft and Google DeepMind Researchers Propose ‘Agentic Risk Standard’ for AI Transactions
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Researchers from Microsoft Research, Google DeepMind, and Columbia University have proposed the Agentic Risk Standard (ARS), a framework for managing financial risks in autonomous AI transactions.
The protocol introduces escrow, underwriting, and collateralization to protect users from financial losses when AI agents execute tasks involving real assets.
Separately, Bitcoin wallet provider Nunchuk released open-source tools to grant AI agents...
Bitcoin Mining ‘Quantum-Safe’ as Research Highlights Astronomical Energy Barriers
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Entrepreneur Rodolfo Novak analyzed 66 research papers, concluding that quantum attacks on Bitcoin mining remain physically impractical.
While Google researchers recently warned of a 20-fold reduction in resources needed to break wallet signatures, mining remains protected by the laws of thermodynamics.
Research suggests that using Grover’s algorithm to outpace classical miners would require the energy output of a star.
Bitcoin...
Solana Foundation Unveils Security Overhaul Following $286 Million Drift Exploit
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The Solana Foundation and Asymmetric Research launched STRIDE, a tiered security program for the ecosystem.
Protocols with over $10 million TVL will receive 24/7 active threat monitoring, while those over $100 million get formal verification support.
The Solana Incident Response Network (SIRN) was established to coordinate real-time crisis response among top security firms.
The Solana Foundation has introduced a sweeping set of security...

