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In brief Created in response to Bitcoin’s perceived limitations, Zcash offers privacy with zk-SNARK tech. In 2025, Zcash undergoes its halving, a funding overhaul, and a software migration—its biggest test yet. A decade on, Zcash is one of the privacy coins fighting for private, and decentralized payments. For many years, Bitcoin was used to buy…
In brief A trio of scientists shared the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physics for proving quantum behavior can occur in ordinary circuits. Their 1980s experiments enabled superconducting qubits—the foundation of today’s quantum computers. The prize, decades after discovery, affirms the long arc from lab curiosity to industry-defining technology. Three scientists whose experiments proved that the…
In brief Ethereum came within $200 of its all-time high Thursday, and could reach $5,000 driven by strong institutional demand and over $1.3 billion in ETF inflows last week. Analysts cite robust on-chain metrics, whale accumulation, and supportive macroeconomic conditions as key factors supporting the rally. The upcoming Fusaka upgrade expected in November promises major…
In brief BNB leads the top 10 coins by market cap with 85.6% YTD gains, far outpacing Ethereum and Bitcoin. The rally has been fueled by interest in the Aster DEX, surging on-chain activity, and institutional interest. Experts have queried whether the rally is sustainable, pointing to overbought technical indicators. While Bitcoin and Ethereum have grabbed…
In brief Decrypt is partnering with Opera to distribute its news, educational content and features through Opera News, Opera Mini and Opera for Android. Opera News users will be able to discover Decrypt’s journalism directly inside Opera, localized and tailored to their region and interests. The partnership reflects Decrypt’s commitment to its core values of…
In brief VanEck projects a $644,000 price if Bitcoin matches half of gold’s value. Bitcoin’s market cap stands at $2.48 trillion, up 12% in the past month. Analysts caution the target may take five to ten years amid slower, steadier growth. Bitcoin is poised to capture half of gold’s market capitalization, according to investment firm…
In brief Eliza Lab’s Walters said fully autonomous trading agents are not investment-ready and perform best as interfaces that structure unstructured data into executable actions. Eliza is building a “marketplace of trust” that paper-buys shilled tokens to score users’ calls, and an agent-run OTC desk with smart-contract guardrails. He framed the token migration and cloud…
In brief OpenAI’s new SDK lets developers build interactive tools that run inside chats, integrating services like Expedia, Canva, and Zillow. A drag-and-drop interface via AgentKit enables creation of autonomous AI agents—workflows that reason, retrieve data, and act within OpenAI’s ecosystem. Together the features shift ChatGPT from chatbot to software platform, aiming to anchor developers—and…
In brief Grayscale has added staking functionality to its two spot Ethereum ETFs in the United States. It also added staking to its Solana Trust, which has yet to be approved for an ETF conversion. Investors will be able to earn ETH staking rewards from the exchange-traded products. U.S. investors in exchange-traded funds tracking Ethereum’s…
In brief Standard Chartered analysts predict stablecoins could draw $1 trillion in deposits from banks in emerging markets over the next three years. That represents 2% of aggregate deposits in high-vulnerability countries including Egypt, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Turkey, India, and Kenya. Depositors in these emerging markets are expected to adopt stablecoins even without yield…
