
Zcash NU7 Upgrade Risks Freezing Legacy Sprout Pool Funds
Zcash users must move ZEC from the legacy Sprout shielded pool before the November NU7 upgrade to avoid losing spending ability.
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Zcash users must move ZEC from the legacy Sprout shielded pool before the November NU7 upgrade to avoid losing spending ability.

BitMEX ceased all exchange operations on September 23, ending trading and deposits while allowing users to withdraw remaining balances via its web platform.

US spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded over $1.7 billion in net inflows across two days, driven by BlackRock and Fidelity funds, as the asset price surpassed the average investor's cost basis.

Blockchain security firm SlowMist identified malicious modules in the FomoPeek iOS app that exploited kernel vulnerabilities to steal nearly $580,000 in crypto assets.

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent is reportedly a leading candidate to become President Donald Trump’s next artificial intelligence czar, according to Semafor.

BlackRock research suggests broad AI adoption and machine-to-machine payments could significantly increase demand for stablecoins and tokenized compute assets.

Sam Altman and Dario Amodei will brief the UN Security Council on Wednesday as France convenes a meeting examining artificial intelligence risks to international security.

The CFTC advised regulated exchanges that prediction market 'mentions' contracts are more susceptible to exploitation due to settlement criteria relying on unverifiable individual conduct.

Anthropic, OpenAI, DeepSeek, and Moonshot will brief the UN Security Council on AI risks ahead of a Trump-Xi summit.

Crypto lender Arch Lending plans to offer loans backed by tokenized equities soon, joining a growing market where onchain stock value has reached $3.15 billion.

The Federal Reserve Board approved BancFirst Corporation's application to acquire and merge with Spirit BankCorp, Inc., based in Bristow, Oklahoma.

CME Group plans to launch standard and micro Bitcoin Cash and Uniswap futures on October 19, pending regulatory review, expanding its regulated crypto derivatives lineup.