Author: John Smith

F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang criticized Zcash on Sept. 8 as ZEC traded near $1,130 following a rally that carried the privacy coin into the cryptocurrency market’s top ten. Summary Zcash traded near $1,130 after gaining more than 2,300% during the previous twelve months overall. F2Pool co-founder Chun Wang criticized Zcash’s funding structure, governance history and optional privacy model publicly. Zcash allocated 20% of early block rewards through its original four-year Founders’ Reward system initially. Ironwood replaced Orchard after developers disclosed a four-year vulnerability carrying theoretical hidden counterfeiting risks onchain. Developers found no evidence of exploitation but cannot cryptographically prove counterfeit…

Chainalysis estimated on Aug. 26 that France generated about $9.4 billion in potentially taxable crypto activity during 2025, placing the country among the world’s 15 largest markets covered by its latest crypto tax study. Summary Chainalysis estimated global potentially taxable crypto activity reached $457 billion across six blockchains during 2025. France accounted for estimated $9.4 billion in income, gains, and crypto payment activity during 2025. French taxpayers reported €368 million in crypto gains for 2024 through approximately 24,000 tax filings submitted. DAC8 requires providers to collect 2026 transaction data, with first exchanges due September 30, 2027. Chainalysis cautioned its estimates…

Liquid Network has recovered 3,400 BTC worth about $269.2 million from the self-described white-hat hackers behind a 4,000 BTC withdrawal, although nearly $47 million remains outstanding. Summary The actors returned 3,400 BTC, recovering about 85% of the withdrawn funds. Roughly 598.5 BTC, worth about $47 million, remains in the withdrawal-linked address. Blockstream told the actors that its bridge nodes had been patched before the repayment. Liquid has not announced when its bridge and L-BTC services will resume normal operations. Liquid Network has recovered 85% of the withdrawn Bitcoin On-chain data shows that the actors returned 3,400 BTC, worth about $268.2…

Brazil’s largest banks have expanded their crypto offerings to as many as 28 assets after transactions across the country reached R$505.5 billion or about $98.7 billion in 2025. Summary Itaú now offers 15 crypto assets, while Nubank has listed 28 tokens for customers. Banco do Brasil has processed more than R$11 million in crypto transactions since January. March filings show Brazilian banks held no virtual assets on their own balance sheets. Crypto firms face new licensing, capital and client-asset rules under Brazil’s regulatory framework. Brazil banks expand crypto access without taking exposure Folha de S.Paulo reported on Sept. 7 that…

The Ethereum Foundation has published ratings for 62 Hegotá proposals after collecting 397 assessments from about 60 protocol specialists across nine teams. Summary 62 Ethereum Improvement Proposals received ratings ahead of the planned Hegotá network upgrade. 397 assessments came from researchers, engineers, and specialists across nine Protocol Cluster teams. Ethereum’s Protocol Cluster wants the Layer 1 network to resist quantum attacks by December 2029. A Reddit AMA on Sept. 16 will cover the ratings and Ethereum’s protocol priorities. The Ethereum Foundation said in a Sept. 7 post on X that its Protocol Cluster had released two articles covering Hegotá and…

Local-currency stablecoin launches have increased demand for 24/7 foreign exchange liquidity as more than 70% of conversions into dollar stablecoins begin in another currency. Summary TransFi CEO Raj Kamal expects local-currency stablecoins to move more foreign exchange activity onchain. Round-the-clock settlement could produce thinner liquidity and higher conversion costs outside normal trading hours. Fragmentation across currencies, issuers, and blockchains may leave businesses relying on dollar stablecoins as intermediary assets. Banks will need redemption, FX, and network connections to turn token issuance into regular commercial use. Raj Kamal, founder and CEO of payments company TransFi, told crypto.news that issuing euro, sterling,…

Bitcoin has processed 893,391 transactions in one day, its fourth-highest daily total on record and a reading above the 99th percentile of its historical range. Summary Bitcoin processed 893,391 transactions, up 23.4% from the previous day. Daily activity more than doubled from the corresponding level one year earlier. Galaxy Research ranked the session as Bitcoin’s fourth-busiest day in history. Low-value transfers have accounted for much of Bitcoin’s transaction growth during 2026. Bitcoin transaction count enters its historical top four Galaxy Research reported the milestone in a Sept. 7 post on X, placing the latest total among the most active days…

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. With the continuous integration of artificial intelligence and digital asset technology, XRPPower has officially launched its intelligent automated trading system, providing global users with a more intelligent and automated digital asset service experience. Summary XRPPower launched an automated AI trading system for XRP and BTC holders worldwide. The platform supports XRP, BTC, ETH, and USDT under its current service rules. Yield contracts…

Ethereum developers have committed EIP-8141, known as Frame Transactions, to the network’s 2027 Hegotá upgrade, putting native account abstraction on the path to becoming part of Ethereum’s standard transaction system. Summary Ethereum developers have scheduled EIP-8141 Frame Transactions for inclusion in the Hegotá upgrade planned for 2027. Frames separates transaction authorization, gas payment and execution, allowing an app or another account to cover a user’s ETH transaction fee. The proposal could let users transact with stablecoins without holding ETH while validators continue receiving network fees in ether. Frames can bundle related actions such as token approvals and trades so permissions…

Arthur Hayes has released the FLOP Network technical paper detailing a proof-of-useful-inference blockchain for AI agents, with a genesis supply of approximately 2.48 billion FLOP tokens allocated through airdrops. Summary Arthur Hayes has released the FLOP white paper detailing a blockchain where AI agents pay miners in FLOP for inference and computing resources. FLOP will launch with approximately 2.48 billion tokens allocated through airdrops, with no venture capital premine or token auction. Miners will receive 75% of block rewards, while validators and agents each receive 10% and regular stakers receive 5%. Block rewards will start at 96 FLOP and halve…