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Zcash plummets 30% as Shielded Labs reveals a major bug that went undetected for four years

Zcash plummets 30% as Shielded Labs reveals a major bug that went undetected for four years

Shielded Labs revealed that the bug could have helped an attacker print unlimited counterfeit tokens. That could have damaged trust in the token's supply and its value.

Crypto Clarity Act in spotlight for bad-actor provisions as Senate process grinds forward

Crypto Clarity Act in spotlight for bad-actor provisions as Senate process grinds forward

The industry has been trying to make a case this week the Clarity Act provides law enforcement strong tools to combat illicit finance involving cryptocurrency.

OCC chief says Democrats applying sole political pressure in World Liberty charter choice

OCC chief says Democrats applying sole political pressure in World Liberty charter choice

The regulator rejected claims he's doing President Trump's bidding during a congressional hearing that also addressed the GENIUS Act stablecoin push.

Nouriel Roubini's business partner sees bitcoin crashing 70% before rallying to $500,000

Nouriel Roubini's business partner sees bitcoin crashing 70% before rallying to $500,000

Backed by economist Nouriel Roubini, a long-time anti-bitcoin advocate, and known as 'Dr. Doom,' the Atlas CEO, Reza Bundy, shot a short-term warning for bitcoin but stayed bullish in the long-term.

Hyperliquid's HYPE drops 10% as Arthur Hayes exits position despite $150 price target

Hyperliquid's HYPE drops 10% as Arthur Hayes exits position despite $150 price target

The crypto veteran blamed macro risks and AI mania for taking profits, drawing backlash from traders for selling well below his recent bullish forecasts.

Why tokenization is an ETF-style market structure revolution

Why tokenization is an ETF-style market structure revolution

The current tokenization dialogue and pattern resemble ETFs’ early days, which ultimately transformed into a $10+ trillion market, Lie argues.

Ethereum (ETH) news: Not all layer 2s are dying, but many no longer have a reason to exist

Ethereum (ETH) news: Not all layer 2s are dying, but many no longer have a reason to exist

In this week's edition of The Protocol Newsletter, we're looking at the state of the Ethereum layer-2 ecosystem.

Tom Lee's $250,000 ether (ETH) target would imply $2 million per bitcoin (BTC)

Tom Lee's $250,000 ether (ETH) target would imply $2 million per bitcoin (BTC)

Bitmine's chairman told a Paris conference ether would 50x from here on AI and corporate validators. Here's how supply schedule, the ETH-to-bitcoin ratio history and the actual breakdown of staked ether look at those levels.

XRP price news: What next for Ripple-linked token as it sinks to four-month lows

XRP price news: What next for Ripple-linked token as it sinks to four-month lows

XRP fell another 7% after losing key support levels, with traders weighing growing institutional demand against one of the token's weakest technical setups in months.

Bitcoin (BTC) isn't broken, says Strategy's (MSTR) Saylor

Bitcoin (BTC) isn't broken, says Strategy's (MSTR) Saylor

Bitcoin's drop reflects capital rotation into artificial intelligence, Saylor argues.

Russia sanctions British teenager for alleging A7A5 use in funding Ukraine war

Russia sanctions British teenager for alleging A7A5 use in funding Ukraine war

The A7A5 stablecoin was designed to bypass sanctions imposed on Russia following its invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

JPMorgan sees shrinking window for U.S. crypto market structure overhaul

JPMorgan sees shrinking window for U.S. crypto market structure overhaul

The Clarity Act still faces several legislative hurdles, and disputes over stablecoin yield have emerged as a key sticking point, the bank said.

Crypto's worst two-day liquidation in months deepens as investors chase the AI trade elsewhere

Crypto's worst two-day liquidation in months deepens as investors chase the AI trade elsewhere

BTC price crashed to $61,300 before recovering to $62,500 as $3 billion in liquidations hit over two days and traders loaded up on $60,000 puts anticipating further losses.

Bitcoin supply in loss overtakes profit, a hallmark of bear-market bottoms

Bitcoin supply in loss overtakes profit, a hallmark of bear-market bottoms

More than half of the bitcoin in circulation is sitting on unrealized losses as the BTC price tests historically significant bear-market support levels.

ADA under 20 cents as Hoskinson says he is 'taking a break' after warning of ecosystem failures

ADA under 20 cents as Hoskinson says he is 'taking a break' after warning of ecosystem failures

Hoskinson's remarks followed a string of setbacks for the ecosystem, including the cancellation of Cardano's flagship conference and the shutdown of a prominent analytics platform.

Goldman Sachs teams with Apex, Archax for tokenized real estate fund

Goldman Sachs teams with Apex, Archax for tokenized real estate fund

The fund combines blockchain native issuance with established fund structures.

Apyx's stablecoin suffers a brief depeg. Protocol says its a feature, not bug

Apyx's stablecoin suffers a brief depeg. Protocol says its a feature, not bug

Apyx’s apxUSD stablecoin briefly slipped to 93 cents Wednesday.

BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP ETFs bleed $4.4 billion over 13 sessions, only HYPE in green

BTC, ETH, SOL and XRP ETFs bleed $4.4 billion over 13 sessions, only HYPE in green

BlackRock's IBIT shed another $342 million on Wednesday as ether, solana and XRP funds joined the redemption wave, leaving Hyperliquid's HYPE products as the only major crypto ETF category still pulling in net new money.

Bitcoin drops below $62,000 as $1.5 billion in crypto longs get wiped out

Bitcoin drops below $62,000 as $1.5 billion in crypto longs get wiped out

Presto Research says bitcoin's drawdowns this year have coincided with rallies in AI stocks and gold as markets scale back expectations for Fed rate cuts.

Live Markets: Bitcoin crashes to $62,000 as billions of longs get liquidated

Live Markets: Bitcoin crashes to $62,000 as billions of longs get liquidated

Analysts and market observers are saying bitcoin's crash is happening due to traders chasing momentum and rotating out of crypto and into high-flying IPOs and AI stocks.

Bitcoin selloff continues as prices slide below $63,000 for the first time since February

Bitcoin selloff continues as prices slide below $63,000 for the first time since February

The selloff has triggered demand for protective options plays, pushing the fear gauge higher.

SpaceX targets record $75 billion IPO as bitcoin treasury and liquidity risks draw focus

SpaceX targets record $75 billion IPO as bitcoin treasury and liquidity risks draw focus

SpaceX targets IPO price of $135/share, and aims to sell 555,555,555 to raise $75 billion.