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The ECB says the digital euro is being designed to avoid turning payments into a surveillance machine, with separate online and offline privacy rules. But critics want hard-coded privacy protections, not polite promises from central bankers.
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Grayscale has launched ZCSH, a U.S. product tied to Zcash’s ZEC, giving investors regulated exposure to a privacy coin without direct ownership. The “first U.S. privacy-coin ETF” claim is unconfirmed here, and privacy, volatility, and regulatory risk remain front and center.
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NEAR Protocol’s 2.13 upgrade brings post-quantum signing to mainnet with NIST-approved ML-DSA, aiming to harden account security against future quantum threats. The upgrade also adds dynamic resharding, signaling a serious push toward scalable, long-term infrastructure.
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The Blockchain Association wants the SEC and CFTC to work together on a U.S. framework for equity perpetual futures, aiming to keep this high-leverage product onshore instead of in regulatory limbo. The pitch is simple: clearer rules could mean better oversight, but perps still come with serious risk.
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Roman Storm’s Tornado Cash retrial has been pushed to April 26, 2027, as the court waits on a long-pending Rule 29 motion. The delay keeps a high-stakes fight over privacy tools, developer liability, and crypto regulation in limbo.
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Japan is weighing a blockchain-based settlement system for stocks and government bonds, with regulators and major financial institutions set to study whether faster, around-the-clock market plumbing is worth the complexity. The move could modernize finance, but it also brings real risks around liquidity, security, and governance.
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A Georgia man has been charged in a federal case accusing him of running a $165 million crypto Ponzi scheme that promised fake 25% monthly returns. Prosecutors say he was deported from Fiji after allegedly fleeing abroad and is now back in the U.S. to face charges.
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Kraken temporarily restricted some customer accounts after nearly 12,000 unsolicited “dust” transfers linked to HTX-triggered wallets raised sanctions concerns. HTX denied involvement, and the incident exposed how public blockchains can turn compliance into a messy, high-stakes guessing game.
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JPMorgan sees SpaceX as much as 75% upside to $240, citing Cursor’s AI boost and enterprise reach — but a looming share unlock could swamp the bull case with fresh supply and renewed valuation pressure.
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SQD says it is bringing validated blockchain data from 10 networks into Google Cloud BigQuery, with six cryptographic checks per block and full history from genesis. The pitch: cleaner, enterprise-ready onchain data for analytics, compliance, and machine learning—without the usual indexing guesswork.
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