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Zcash devs unveil ‘cashZ’ wallet after exiting Electric Coin Co
Employees who left the Electric Coin Company en masse on Wednesday are launching a new Zcash wallet, citing the need to return to cypherpunk principles and to scale faster. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/zcash-developers-unveil-new-wallet-cashz-hours-after-exiting-electric-coin-co?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Optimism floats OP buyback proposal using Superchain revenue
A new plan would tie OP token value to network performance by using half of all Superchain fee revenue for systematic repurchases. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/optimism-floats-op-buyback-proposal-using-superchain-revenue?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Global sanctions fuel record flow to illicit crypto addresses
The Global Sanctions Inflation Index estimated there were just under 80,000 total sanctioned entities and persons globally as of May 2025. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/sanctions-illicit-crypto-transactions-record-2025?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Bitcoin to hit $2.9M by 2050 as it muscles into global trade: VanEck
VanEck analysts said Bitcoin could handle 5–10% of global trade and make up 2.5% of central bank reserves by 2050, driving its strategic role as a monetary hedge. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bitcoin-hit-2-9m-2050-global-trade-vaneck?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Coinbase lands 2nd ‘buy’ rating in a week, with BofA seeing 38% upside
Bank of America has upgraded Coinbase’s rating on reversing short interest and tax-loss harvesting, while the exchange is broadening its vision to put the financial system onchain. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/bank-of-america-upgrades-coinbase-buy?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Revived NY bill targets sports, politics and death prediction markets
New York lawmakers will soon review a bill that seeks to ban certain sports and political event contracts in the state, among others. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/new-york-bill-limit-sports-politics-prediction-markets?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Nexo to offer zero-interest crypto lending for BTC and ETH holders
The offering expands Nexo’s structured lending products to Bitcoin and Ether holders amid a broader recovery in crypto-backed lending. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/nexo-zero-interest-crypto-btc-eth-holders?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
CFTC issues no-action letter to Bitnomial, clearing way for event contracts
The no-action letter comes amid growing acceptance by US regulators of prediction-style markets and event contracts during an election year. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/cftc-issues-no-action-letter-to-bitnomial-clearing-way-for-event-contracts?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound
Donald Trump will not consider pardon for Sam Bankman-Fried: NYT
The US president reportedly said he had no intention of pardoning the former FTX CEO, and defended his family’s connections to the crypto industry. Read More at https://cointelegraph.com/news/donald-trump-no-pardon-sam-bankman-fried?utm_source=rss_feed&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound