Reported details of the intrusion say attackers operated inside Binance for months, prompting CZ to warn that pre-AI security systems may not hold up and raising questions for Wall Street's tokenization push.
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Democrats took Congress after crypto's $170.5 million election push failed to deliver, leaving the Clarity Act in doubt while stablecoin and tokenization work is seen as more resilient.
The NU7 network upgrade went live with 25-second blocks, faster wallet scans and fixes for seven security flaws, as ZEC continued a rally traders attributed largely to the software release and a broader altcoin rebound.
Blockchain data showed billions of dollars leaving Binance after the breach, with the exchange saying thinly traded tokens are slowing full replacement of stolen assets.
The committee withdrew its week-old proposal to taper its funding and move roughly 36,200 ZEC into a miners' reserve, leaving the future of Zcash's 8% dev fund share to the project's standard governance process.
The on-chain investigator named the bank as the suspected victim of the theft, and the bank confirmed an intrusion; researchers noted some of the funds were swapped into ethereum and monero.
The regulator allowed stock perpetuals using crypto market structure, drawing immediate litigation and adding to its widening legal clashes.
The state attorney general's action adds to a widening multistate legal campaign against prediction market platforms.
Zcash led a broad crypto rebound with a roughly 12% gain while bitcoin recovered above $80,000 after the Democratic midterm sweep, which analysts said was largely priced in.
Major banks are moving traditional securities onto blockchains, with Morgan Stanley leading the current wave.
The exchange pledged to restore access and compensate users, though a report found the attack continued for hours after the company said it was contained.
The new reporting regime extends tax transparency requirements to crypto trading venues in the territory.
BTC fell on election-night hedging and then rebounded above $80,000, breaking a midterm pattern that had held since 2014.
The asset manager's move is among the largest tokenized fund launches on a public blockchain to date.
Zcash's planned deprecation of an early shielded pool will lock the remaining funds held there, part of the network's long-running migration away from legacy privacy technology.
The listing would bring crypto trading to a sanctioned Russian venue, a notable expansion of access despite Western restrictions.
The Jack Dorsey-led firm is navigating a large federal penalty alongside a sharp drop in bitcoin-related profit.
The USDC issuer reported a profitable quarter while trimming headcount, a signal of cost discipline amid stablecoin competition.
The discrepancy between the CEO's figure and the attestation report raises disclosure questions for the stablecoin issuer.
Korean authorities are considering consolidating financial and state cybersecurity oversight and have asked the country's largest banks how a major crypto hack would affect them.
The regulatory clearance was framed as another step toward institutional-grade tokenized assets.
Ballot results signal rising local resistance to data center buildouts that underpin AI and crypto mining demand.
The push marks the latest in a series of postponements of the country's planned levy on crypto gains.
The bitcoin miner's pivot to AI hosting carries notable financing terms, underscoring miners' growing reliance on data center revenue.
Investors reassessed data center and power demand trades after election results, even as Elon Musk touted orbital data centers.
Major corporates are pushing back on tokenized equity products ahead of a regulatory deadline.
The dispute between the Tron founder and the Trump-backed DeFi venture is now before federal court.
The guidance sets expectations for AI use in banking, including risks from autonomous systems.
The disclosure is aimed at reassuring customers about custody security in the wake of high-profile exchange breaches.
The on-chain transfer of a large BTC Treasury-linked balance drew attention to the company's custody arrangements.
On-chain laundering activity tied to the Binance heist drove trading in the cross-chain protocol's token.
The Ohio result is a setback for crypto PACs that spent heavily to shape Senate races.
The capability claim adds to concerns about automated exploitation of vulnerable infrastructure holding digital assets.
Validators fixed a flaw in the ledger's code, a reminder of ongoing security work on large public chains.
The Bitcoin sidechain said its reserves are whole again following a major bridge exploit.
The security vendor is adding controls for autonomous AI agents as enterprises deploy them.
The asset manager argued US politics matter less to crypto than offshore activity and adoption trends.
Falling inference costs cut both ways for AI model providers racing on price.
Trading in privacy assets was volatile, with Monero resisting a broader selloff while Dash and Zcash moved sharply.
The ruling addresses ownership of seized crypto assets in a criminal case.
The upgrade is being framed as a low-stakes test of Bitcoin's governance and activation process.
The assessment adds urgency to security planning across finance and crypto infrastructure.
The investor argued upcoming lockup expirations and dilution at private tech firms could push capital toward crypto.
The Stellar Development Foundation chief discussed the network's real-world asset totals and payments work.
The exchange operator's push into event and short-dated contracts is reshaping retail trading offerings.
Brad Garlinghouse framed the stablecoin launch as complementary to XRP's role in payments.
With Congress divided, agency rulemaking is seen as the main channel for US crypto policy.
The pool's cumulative lead highlights concentration in Zcash's mining landscape.
Stablecoin issuers and governance groups are refining fee and equity structures as the sector matures.
The funding supports geographic expansion of the trading technology firm.
A cluster of analyst and AI-generated targets for ZEC circulated amid the token's sharp move, with most offering little verifiable information.