Archive snapshot · ZEC
Sat, Oct 17, 7:15 AM ET
Zcash tanks double digits as leveraged longs get liquidated after September's meteoric rally
ZEC's sharp pullback, with roughly $17.8M in leveraged longs liquidated, follows a parabolic run that CoinShares and other analysts warn was amplified by levera
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Bitcoin whipsaws near $82,000 as crypto liquidations approach $1 billion
Bitcoin briefly dropped below $80,000 amid a global equity selloff including an 8% Kospi plunge, with altcoins falling harder than BTC.
Coindesk · +6 outlets
MSCI finalizes rules that could remove Strategy (MicroStrategy) from its indexes
Index removal would force passive funds tracking MSCI benchmarks to sell the bitcoin treasury company's shares, a structural risk for its premium model.
Decrypt · +13 outlets
Zcash spot ETFs take in first inflows since September, ending three-week outflow streak
The reversal in ETF flows coincided with an 8% ZEC bounce off a key support level, though analysts note leverage and social data behind the rally remain elevate
finance.yahoo · +13 outlets
Russia will soon ban peer-to-peer bitcoin trading, central bank confirms
The move tightens Russia's crypto restrictions and would cut off a key channel for retail ruble-to-BTC access.
Decrypt · +3 outlets
Zcash is up more than 1,000% this year with institutions openly backing the privacy coin
ZEC's 2026 surge has drawn institutional interest, though the coin's co-founder floating a $2,000 target underscores how sentiment-driven the move has become.
Startup Fortune · +7 outlets
Tornado Cash's Roman Storm faces 5 years for a crime DOJ now says it won't prosecute
The mismatch between the conviction and current DOJ enforcement policy highlights shifting US posture on privacy tooling and sanctions law.
Decrypt · +9 outlets
Mastercard and BVNK launch 'Global Money Platform' merging fiat and stablecoins
The partnership is another sign of card networks moving stablecoin settlement into mainstream payment rails.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
CFTC bid to drop Gemini's $5M settlement rejected by judge
The ruling keeps a rare enforcement settlement intact despite the agency's change in posture toward crypto cases.
Decrypt · +11 outlets
Google says it cracked a major quantum computing bottleneck
Faster progress on quantum error correction keeps pressure on crypto to plan for post-quantum cryptography, though bitcoin is not immediately at risk.
Decrypt · +14 outlets
Circle plans push into 40 emerging markets as stablecoins go mainstream, CEO says
Circle's expansion plan reflects rising institutional demand for dollar stablecoins in markets with weak local currencies.
Decrypt · +8 outlets
Native Bitcoin collateral on Aave triggers WBTC pool deficit
The shortfall in the WBTC pool exposes design tensions as lending markets add native BTC collateral, following Babylon's Aave V4 proposal.
CryptoSlate · +2 outlets
BitMine boosts Ethereum reserve to $13B as Tom Lee eyes $250K ETH
The disclosure underscores how corporate treasury vehicles continue to accumulate ETH despite the recent altcoin drawdown.
Coindesk
Binance.US seeks up to $100M at billion-dollar valuation: report
The raise would shore up the US affiliate's business as it competes in a market still shaped by enforcement pressure.
finance.yahoo · +14 outlets
White House crypto council chief Patrick Witt steps down
The departure removes a key figure from the administration's crypto policy apparatus during an active rulemaking period.
cointelegraph.com · +14 outlets
White House crypto council chief Patrick Witt steps down
The departure removes a key figure from the administration's crypto policy apparatus during an active rulemaking period.
cointelegraph.com · +14 outlets
Babylon advances native Bitcoin lending proposal on Aave V4
Native BTC lending would let holders borrow against bitcoin without wrapping it, a step toward deeper DeFi integration.
cointelegraph.com · +1 outlets
Study links $188B in 'risky funds' to crypto exchanges worldwide
Global Ledger's finding puts a figure on illicit flows passing through exchange infrastructure across 99 platforms.
finance.yahoo · +1 outlets

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