Zcash has released Zakura, a new full node software designed to scale its privacy-focused blockchain to handle transaction speeds comparable to Visa and Mastercard, targeting over 50,000 transactions per second. Zakura is a pruned, fast-syncing fork of Zebra that supports the upcoming Ironwood upgrade to secure the network against counterfeit coins. The project addresses major bottlenecks in data verification and wallet privacy through innovations like recursive proofs (Project Tachyon) and private information retrieval techniques by Valar Group. The Ironwood upgrade activates on July 28, marking a critical step in improving Zcash's scalability and security for high-volume private payments.
Galaxy Digital CEO Mike Novogratz predicts Bitcoin will trade between $60,000 and $80,000 for the rest of 2026 but could rally to $100,000 if three conditions are met: clear U.S. crypto legislation, Federal Reserve interest rate cuts, and renewed ret...
Stoke Therapeutics is progressing its RNA-based treatment for Dravet Syndrome, with the Phase 3 EMPEROR trial for zorevunersen now fully enrolled. Top-line results are expected in the second half of 2027, with interim data at week 28 due in late Dece...
Adam Back, CEO of Blockstream, stated that there is no evidence to confirm whether Bitcoin's creator, Satoshi Nakamoto, is alive or deceased. Satoshi's last known public message was in April 2011 before disappearing completely, fueling speculation bu...
Venice Token (VVV), the native token of the Venice AI platform, surged 20.1% from $9.81 to $11.79 on July 17 following key tokenomics updates. The updates include a 5% buy-and-burn from API credit sales and an increased supply target for DIEM, a stak...
Zcash is developing new technology to increase its shielded transaction capacity from 3-20 TPS to up to 50,000 TPS, comparable to Visa's network. This effort involves Project Tachyon and the NU7 upgrade, which have already shown promising testnet res...
