Zcash Private Transactions Could Get 14 Times Faster
New Cryptographic Library Targets Long-Standing Speed Bottleneck Zakura, the developer behind a Zcash full node client, has released an open-source library called Zakura Common that compresse
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Cardano Seeks Crucial Participation to Avoid Governance Stalemate
You can also read this news on BH NEWS: Cardano Seeks Crucial Participation to Avoid Governance Stalemate As Cardano’s governance vote for the 2026 Constitutional Committee reaches its final
After Bitcoin, Is It Altcoins’ Turn? Technical Analyst Makes Big Claim for Altcoins: “The 9-Year Trend Has Been Broken, a Super Cycle Is Beg...
Ran Neuner, a closely followed analyst in the cryptocurrency market, has made a noteworthy prediction for the altcoin market. Neuner believes that a new altcoin supercycle may be starting in
3 Promising Crypto Projects to Put on Your Watchlist: XRP, SOL, ADA
XRP: Focuses on fast digital payments, strong liquidity, and established market recognition. SOL: Supports high-volume blockchain activity, DeFi, consumer applications, and growing developer
More Markets Exploit: How a Liquid Staking Token and E-Mode Pulled $9.3 Million Out of a Lending Market
Around 15.5 million WFLOW drained from the lending market More Markets on August 31, 2026, worth roughly $9.3 million according to the security firm Blockaid. The attacker needed no stolen ke
BitMine adds 53,501 ETH as holdings reach 5.9M
BitMine Immersion Technologies has purchased another 53,501 ETH, lifting its Ethereum treasury to 5,901,112 tokens worth about $14.54 billion at the time of writing. Summary BitMine has bough
BitMine Adds 53,501 ETH as Holdings Reach 5.90 Million
BitMine Immersion Technologies, the Nasdaq-listed Ethereum treasury company, acquired 53,501 ETH over the past week, lifting its total holdings to 5,901,112 ether and bringing its combined cr
Hyperliquid, Pump.fun Drive Record $638M Crypto Buybacks
Why Are Crypto Token Buybacks Surging? Cryptocurrency projects have spent a record $638 million buying back their own tokens so far in 2026, according to Allium Labs data, with decentralized
Mina Hard Fork on September 3, 2026: What Happens to Your MINA During the Network Halt
The Mina network will temporarily suspend operations on Thursday, September 3, 2026. Between 10:00 and 18:00 UTC, a transaction stop, a full network halt and a restart under new protocol rule
BitMine Ethereum Treasury Reaches 5.9 Million ETH Holdings
BitMine Ethereum Treasury grows to 5.9 million ETH holdings. Company stakes 5.07 million ETH through MAVAN and partners. BitMine reports $15.6 billion in crypto and cash assets. BitMine Ether
Cardano voting for Update CC 2026 nears deadline as Dijkstra upgrade at risk
Cardano, a leading proof of stake blockchain platform, is approaching a crucial governance vote that could shape the pace of its upcoming technical upgrades. Intersect, the member-based organ
Zcash Zakura Cuts Private Transaction Proof Time Below 200ms
Zakura has released Zakura Common, an open-source cryptography and protocol library suite for the Zcash ecosystem, with reported optimisations that can reduce private-transaction creation fro