Zcash targets November for NU7 mainnet upgrade with 25-second blocks
NU7 will cut Zcash block times to 25 seconds and preserve its halving schedule, with testnet activation planned for Oct. 6.
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Japan targets early 2030s launch for blockchain-based stock and bond settlement system
Japan’s regulators are racing to modernize national settlement systems to prevent institutional investors and foreign capital from fleeing to overseas markets.
MANTRA Halts Chain, Bitcoin Miners Bet on AI, Crypto Phishing Targets 885K Numbers
Today in crypto, MANTRA’s token fell to an all-time low amid a precautionary halt. Bitcoin miners are pouring billions into AI and high-performance computing even as revenue trails investment, while a newly uncovered phishing operation targeted about 885,000 phone numbers worldwide. MANTRA token sinks 18%… Read More
Inside Zcash’s new node that targets Visa-scale privacy at 50,000 transactions per second
Throughput targets and Tachyon’s role The reason for building all this is arithmetic. Mastercard and Visa process more than 50,000 transactions per second, and the team calls that figure ‘“its floor, not its target.” Zcash’s current cryptography would require a node to take in and… Read More
Kentucky targets prediction markets, puts red state in potential clash with Trump team
“This action runs counter to the CFTC’s established framework for regulating prediction markets,” the spokesperson said in a statement emailed to CoinDesk. So far, the states that have filed such a challenge against the prediction markets have met with counter suits from the CFTC, where… Read More
State Street targets stablecoin reserve boom with new money market fund
Wall Street’s largest asset managers are increasingly competing to manage the assets backing stablecoins, a market that could swell into the trillions of dollars as digital dollars become a larger part of the financial system. State Street Investment Management introduced the State Street Stablecoin Reserves… Read More