Arthur Hayes' family office, Maelstrom, is intensifying its support for Bitcoin privacy by funding two developers full-time to create tools that make transactions harder to trace. This shift comes as Maelstrom sold its entire Zcash holdings due to a security vulnerability in Zcash's Orchard pool that could allow counterfeit coins. The funded projects aim to enhance Bitcoin's privacy by breaking transaction traceability and preventing address reuse. Maelstrom's move highlights growing interest in privacy solutions within Bitcoin, even as it steps back from privacy tokens like Zcash.
In June 2026, a critical flaw in Zcash's zero-knowledge proof system was uncovered by security researcher Taylor Hornby using advanced AI, leading to a 50% drop in ZEC's market value. This vulnerability, undetected by human audits for years, highligh...
Nearly $460.9 million in leveraged crypto positions were liquidated in 24 hours as Bitcoin and Ethereum gains caused a broad short squeeze, forcing many traders betting on price drops to close positions. Bitcoin rose 1.09% to $140,697 and Ethereum cl...
Trader Garrett Jin, linked to former Bitforex, sold his entire 184,102 HYPE tokens for about $13.55 million, securing a $2.83 million profit. He then rotated into a long position on Uniswap's UNI token, while maintaining significant holdings of 1,268...
Arthur Hayes, after selling several tokens including ZEC and NEAR, has returned to buying Ethereum, acquiring 1,400 ETH worth about $2.5 million. His recent sales caused price drops, notably ZEC which fell over 50% before recovering. Alongside Hayes,...
Crypto analyst Kevin Capital forecasts the next cryptocurrency bull cycle will surpass the previous one, with altcoins set to outperform Bitcoin after years of lagging behind. He notes that macroeconomic shifts, including the end of the Federal Reser...
