Bitcoin Tests $82K Ceiling as ETFs Pause for Weekend
Bitcoin $82,000 resistance is 1.1%–1.4% away after a $81,400 high. ETFs pause for the weekend as Farside logs $433M inflows after heavy outflows.
BOJ’s 25bp Hike Meets an Orderly Bitcoin Tape
Bank of Japan rate hike to about 1.25% saw Bitcoin rise on Coinbase data from $76,961 to $77,383, touching $81,000 intraday. No disorderly yen-carry unwind evi…
Warsh’s ‘dose of accommodation’ reframes the Fed’s path after a quarter-point hike
Kevin Warsh rate guidance shifts as he calls the move removing “a dose of accommodation,” with markets pricing several more hikes and Evercore ISI flagging a h…
XRPL Turns to Lean 4 Proofs as xrpld 3.4.0 Ships LendingProtocolV1_1
XRPL Lending Protocol is undergoing Lean 4 formal verification by Common Prefix as xrpld 3.4.0 includes LendingProtocolV1_1 with closed-ended vaults and cash-b…
Starling Advisory Faults Fed Staff on SVB Risk; Bowman Publishes Review
Fed SVB oversight review finds staff ‘knew, or should have known’ risks, Bowman says. 94% uninsured deposits flagged; release aligns with first rate hike since…
US Sanctions Iran’s BitBank Over IRGC-Linked Bitcoin Transfers
US sanctions Iran’s BitBank over IRGC Bitcoin transfers; OFAC cites ‘Hormuz Safe’ payments and names Pishtaz Simorgh and three Zanjani associates in the design…
Revolut Hit with $3M Monero Ransom Claim, Reuters Flags No Contact
Revolut ransom demand: Attackers seek $3M in Monero, per Financial Times; Reuters says no contact. A Reuters source cites ~680 affected customers and no impact…
Zcash Closes on $1,400 as Coinholders Back Halvings
Zcash halving vote: 98.9% of coinholders back Bitcoin-style halvings as ZEC hits $1,388 and $22.9B market cap, per CoinGecko. NU7 picks 25s blocks.
Vitalik Buterin Says AI Won’t Doom Crypto Security, Points to Formal Verification
Vitalik Buterin AI security stance: AI won’t doom defenses. He says formal verification can scale across complex systems, citing crypto use and recent Orchard…
Bitcoin Holds $76,300 After Fed’s 25 bp Hike; Zcash Jumps 23%
Bitcoin near $76,300 after the Fed’s 25 bp hike to 3.75%-4% on a 12-0 vote; Zcash jumps 23% toward $1,425 after Matt Huang’s disclosure; crypto market at $2.63…
